Jennifer Lagier- A Poem & Photo

Concours d’Arrogance

 

“The annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance gathers the world's wealthiest collectors and most-prized cars.” --- Bloomberg

 

Maseratis, Aston Martins, Bugattis clog village streets.

Private jets create gridlock at the airport.

Billionaires and their groupies occupy

every expensive restaurant and fine bar in town.

 

Jags and Ferraris drag race down Ocean Avenue,

playboys in costly toys till 1 a.m.

All week they offend store clerks, toss cigarette butts

onto the sidewalk, expect special treatment, disobey rules.

 

We are neighbors annoyed by their noisy parties,

arrogant comments, inflated expectations,

illegal beach campfires, piles of empty wine bottles,

torn baguettes, shattered glass, wasted fromage.

 

Once a year, they invade our quiet peninsula,

toss around thousands of dollars, snub the locals,

dazzle the Chamber of Commerce with a glut

of lavish consumption, a turbo injection of cash.