Green Spyder Poem by William Kofoed

When I first saw it
in the dark corner there
where none would see it
hidden away from sight

dark green was its color
in the darkness hard to see
with few bright glitters
catching the light

smooth flowing curves it had
without harsh lines breaking the flow
all was formed to fit within
the flowing style that it showed

headlights were covered by flowing glass
fitted within the fenders lines
surrounded by rings of shining chrome
were the first thing to catch my eye

sitting low close to the ground
barely reaching to my waist
with mere inches beneath it lie
been so close to the ground below

only two seats very black
and a shelf behind it where
the convertible top was folded down
covered by a fitted door

in the back a inline four
transverse mounted 820 cc
mated to a manual four
giving almost perfect balance to

in the dash looking of wood
tachometer and speedo lay
beneath them toggle switches were
the electric circuits to control

the heater a wonder had
a toggle switch for winter cold
a heating coil to turn on
the one could have instant heat

and near it there one could find
something that seemed before it's time
a hand throttle that would let you set
is speed that the car would go

in the dash someone crudely had
cut a hole in the fake wood
and within the hole had stuck
an AM transistor radio

getting in I did find
very much to my surprise
lots of room to fit mine
my height of great extreme

turning on a throaty murmur
and making a shift quick and tight
working the clutch so very light
and discovering the high redline

little suspension did it have
feeling every rock that it hit
and feeling that you must surely be
sitting right upon the road

Mustangs and Camaros were surprised
as the red light would change
to see me racing leaving them behind
till I made my first shift

8000 RPMs would let me very quickly go
from 0 to 40 mph quick
second gear however then
would let them leave me far behind

a chrome gas cap on rear deck set
a rag was needed to clean up
when one filled up the gas tank
holding about 10 gallons of fuel

many girls did I scare
with my spyder green when they
would dare to take a ride with me
going round corners not slowing down

long ago when I was young
a green spyder I once had
so much fun was it to drive
long ago when I was young