Mabel

Mabel you are truly, a beauty in blue

But look what time and neglect has done to you

Four cylinders and four wheels just waiting to go

Two doors, now two more, you waiting to glow

You waited there quietly covered in grime

Until she found you in such a state, she thought it a crime

So with love and a hose and a sponge and a tub

We set about uncovering your beauty, though we did have to rub

Oh, dear Mabel, who could have known?

as you waited quietly for some love of your own

you would become part of a bigger story

I am quite happy to share in the glory

She and me now, on our new journey

We needed a place to make sense of this yearning

You gave us some freedom, a way to escape

from our boring existence, the peers and the gapes

You became our escape pod, like floating in space

We seemed in a hurry, though you set the pace

Slow and steady was the best you could do

That was OK, ‘cause our days were so few

You carried us where we wanted to go

The where didn’t matter, if you needed to know

You gave us the time to talk, share, discover

And try and make sense of our love for each other

Mabel I’m sorry, we’ve left you alone

We’ve both had to journey so far from our home

And left you to sit and wait, and I wonder

Will you think of us while we travel yonder

I make you a promise, I make you a vow

That on our return, I will show you somehow

How much we have missed you and how loved you are

You are part of our family, you lovely little car

I would like to acknowledge the great Pam Ayres, who used to visit Australia often an appear on daytime variety shows. She is my inspiration. I wish I could be as funny.