Whatever (71)

Whatever (71)

1

Red Riding Hood

Is special

We are seldom far apart

With our German motorcycles

And their left-hand side kick start

We prefer them to the British

With their styling and their class

Plus their German engineering

That no one else can surpass

We live in a country cottage

It’s the place we like to be

Away from the big cities

That are full of misery

We still travel to the village

Not on horses like of old

But on Horex motorcycles

That some dealer to us sold

2

Red Riding Hood

Is special

If you don’t care for her name

Then go buy yourself a Honda

(All their stuff is much the same)

Never mind about tradition

It’s an easy thing to lose

Now that natural selection

Gives us rubbish to peruse

In the age of competition

There are cities to complete

And more forests to be ruined

Since you can’t beat sugar beet

Are not motorcycles dangerous

Unlike massive SUV’s?

Or are they just as lethal

But to others if you please?

3

Red Riding Hood

Is special

She’s the only one for me

With tradition and the Horex

Close to where we want to be

Free of modern engineering

That to us is obscene

With its obvious intention

To make us serve the machine

So where does all this leave us?

Well I’m really not that sure

With tradition disappearing

And the ever threat of war

But the people of the cities

May still wake up as of yet

To discover that the Horex

Was indeed a better bet

4

Red Riding Hood

Is special

She has nature in her heart

And a German motorcycle

That has yet to fall apart

Well tradition is worth saving

Having passed the test of time

And when it has been inspired

We inherit the sublime

Okay I’m running over

It’s my passion I suppose

For the treasures of tradition

It’s my most important mission

I don’t need to have permission

For the thoughts that I expose

Even though they appear dormant

Unlike Darwin’s main achievement

He deserves my own endorsement

Bearer of the plastic rose

The End

© Frankie Espirit