Bicycle Poem

How fast the bike zooms downhill at speed around curves be sure to dodge the cars, the kids, the dogs, the skateboards and oh yes the mailboxes, be sure to lean in or lean forward to catch the wind the sun glinting down on your helmet your hands loose or tight on the brakes the gears cluck and click when you turn them up or down on the hills you can coast on the flat parts ride slow or fast and then uphill zig and zag and try to maintain your energy your speed how fast the bike zooms past the creeks the walkers on the same pathway and over small wooden bridges the water gurgles along the path and in the hot blazing sun each patch of shade becomes an oasis the green tall grass and weeds wave and salute as the feet and the gears churn up and down then circling around and finally back up the long steep hill so much fun to zoom down but much slower going back and walking up the ride complete.