Twas the Night before Christmas...

Laneco · 12-24-2007, 06:14 PM

‘Twas the night before Christmas
And at casa de Lane
Things were quiet and peaceful
Suprisingly sane…

I had Just Curled Up
With a JEGS Catalog
Sprawled out on the couch with
Two kids and a dog.

Steve was in the garage
Just puttering away
He’d been turning his
Wrenches for most of the day.

The Spyder was so close
To being done you see
As near to running
As a car could be.

But some missing parts
And a few shorted wires
Had kept Mr. Lane from
Lighting the fires.

As the evening wore on
I slipped into a nap
And dreamed of a car
To take a fast lap.

Then from the garage
Came a terrific roar
The bellow of an engine
Running full bore.

The couch and my butt
How quickly they parted
As I ran for the garage
OH GOD IT STARTED!!

The air was filled
With start-up smoke
And sound of the motor
Waking up the dead folk.

With the garage door open
And the road awaiting
The open pipes bellowed
Laws of deceny baiting.

“Move over Steve,
Cause you’re riding *****
The car wants to run
And I’ve got an itch!”

I slipped the lever
Into first gear
And pulled out the clutch
Hands sweaty with fear.

Into second we go
Across the dog-leg
The motor pulls hard
For more brakes I beg…

Into third we go
With tires a spinning
Having some fun now
Both of us grinning.

Fourth gear comes
Alarmingly fast
The air bites hard
A sharp winter blast.

There’s one more gear
We’ve got 5th to go
The chill in the cockpit
Is about fifty below.

Steve laughs like a madman
And cheers me on
I grab that last gear
And baby we’re GONE!

The pipes are wide open
There’s flames shooting high
The Porsche’s exhaust
Lights up the night sky!

Motorheads everywhere
We all know the sound
With the throttle wide open
When the pedal is down.

The music of an engine
Pierces the night
Going fast, pulling hard
This is just right!

But the chill of the air
Reminds us to head home
To the Tree and the kids
Where the Bassett Hounds roam.

We pull into the garage
And shut down the beast
Hand in hand to the house
For the big Christmas Feast.

So from our house to yours
We wish you good cheer
Have a great time with family,
Then GO GRAB SOME GEARS!

*merry christmas everyone!
steve and angela