Love Poem: Alcan Fever
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Written by: Sonia Walker

Alcan Fever

Tears in her eyes 
with saddened heart,
she hugs her man,
soon he'll be hauling his rig 
along the dusty, winding 
highway of the north,
he's got the Alcan fever.

After hugs and kisses 
and promises to call,
he starts his rig and heads 
down the road sighing as 
he looks at her 5 X 7
matte-finished photo in his cab,
he's got the Alcan fever.

With miles behind him 
he feels fatigue and loneliness,
his shiny Peterbuilt loses 
its luster to the grime and 
toil of the roadway filled with 
potholes and hairpin turns,
he's got the Alcan fever.

First haul unloaded and
another one to go he calls 
his woman and tells her to 
keep the coffee warm for 
soon he'll be at their front 
door wanting and loving, 
he's got the Alcan fever.