Inspired by 'Cargoes', by John Masefield - a poem I remember fondly from primary school.

Japanese Toyota car from distant Essex;
Driver having trouble reading French road signs;  
With a cargo of bottled ale  
And cans in six-packs,  
Blonde beer, alcopops, and cheap red wines.

Stately Ford Mondeo coming from the Carrefour,
Cruising back to Calais Port in the slow lane,
With a cargo of Kronenbourg,  
Stella Artois,  
Hoegaarden, and Grolsch and Becks and Castlemaine.

Dirty Stena ferry with a grime-caked funnel,
Butting through the Channel in the hot June sun,  
With a cargo of bargain booze  
In cars and white vans,  
Stocking up for barbecues and summer fun.

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Author guidance for This poem

This started out as one of my poems, I've now added another, and I'm just this second adding a third... after this, I think I'm going to make this a collaborative work--all I ask, if you do post, make sure it's in the style of a famous poet. Parodies, homages, tributes, etc, are acceptable. In other words silly or serious works are fine :)

I've used Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson so far :)

updated Oct 13 '10 by AmandaQuirky