Collective Memory Poem by Dee Corpolongo

Since Halloween is right around the corner

many scary/spooky specials are on T.V.

there is one I just finished watching

Worlds scariest rollercoasters that can be.



The Cyclone at Coney Island

was shown among all the rest

many memories made so long ago

but the one I loved the best?



The Dragon coaster in Rye @ Playland

I must've rode it a million times or more

I still recall every twist, turn, and hill

as if I rode it just the day before



The 1st hill is just a bluff and teaser

as you only drop just a few feet down

then the speed accelerates much faster

as you plunge your way down to the ground



Then as you go around the 1st curve,

the G force brings you out if your seat

As you then enter 'into the dragon'

total darkness that really is neat



I googled it and found it on youtube.

and reminisced being in the very 1st seat

but the adrenaline rush felt while on it

is a missed feeling that you can't repeat



Afterward, a walk along the boardwalk

feeling as if you didn't have a care

So much fun as we made a spinned picture

makes growing older just seem so unfair.