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"cycling" poems
What if, Pause, consider (Can you see the glittering of my eyes?) Deadly seductive Because I can feel it Fire pulsing through my mind (Cycling though, trapped in my spine) Deadly Seductive The temptation Ever more irresistible 'Stop clinging to life' Not just letting go Not just relinquishing But jumping Madly flying Through the empty space out there Tantalizing How close can you get Playing chicken with fate Deadly Seductive Flirting with the darkest kind of bogeyman (I will not lie and say That it does not lurk in all of us)
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Apr 4, 2011
Apr 4, 2011 at 11:51 PM UTC
Deadly Seductive
He wrote of the light of the world, a testament, a lamp to illuminate the place from which he came —     I saw his lighthouse coalesce     out of the cloaking mist, its blade     shearing the sheath of darkness.     I inhaled the dusk bloom scent     - Four O’Clock Flower, Poinsettia, Frangipani -     beguiled by a road, undeterred     by calls in the night, the rain, the unknown way.     I sang with one thousand night-drunk tree frogs     proclaiming an equatorial cycle to the stars,     choristers intoning a chant of existence.     I rode balanced between     the cycling engine's torque and the     reflective cast of my foreign skin.     I felt the grip of ignominy constrict the stir     of my drink, amongst hands toasting     the crush of entitlement’s bearing.     I walked where people dwell, and stop     to greet and tell news of the market     or of their nets, bearing the sea’s returns.     I savored the song in his speech,     a seasoned stew, unshackling the tongue     to ring like the steel of a drum — a tapestry unfurled: a world paced by sirens of wind and wave, embroidered on the earthbound side of heaven's abiding blanket. Copyright © 2017 Gary Brocks
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Aug 26, 2018
Aug 26, 2018 at 4:46 AM UTC
CARIBBEAN IDYLL with REVERENCE for DEREK WALCOTT
-------------- Just bought a new back wheel For my tall and sturdy bike And riding back from a party I got hit by a big white truck I was cycling by the curb A truck came zooming up I had the space of a meter or more But quickly the space diminished Suddenly I felt it A crunching of the wheel I shouted in anglo-saxon Wehey! As I leapt from the speeding frame I fell into a running roll And stood straight up and turned around My bike was laying flat The back wheel sadly spinning. I wrung my hands and giggled And looked about in awe. The people that saw this happen Came up and shook their heads Are you alright? I cant believe what happened. I didn’t catch his number plate What a ******* crazy driver Are you sure you are alright? A gay irish man was there You uttured a cry he said And then flew from your bike Like a… like a… a ballerina I forced the wheel back into place So it was was sort of fit to roll The chain and gears were gnarled So I couldn’t exactly ride On the way two foreign drunks Looked and spoke about my bike Autobus smash, I said Ohhhhhh they said Finally arriving near finsbury A man who was cycling past Said do you need some help? I said yes please I got run over by a truck What I can do, said thomas from hungary Or what we can do Is take a length of chain out So at least you can get home Ok yes please I said And he bent down and used his little tools And got his hands all oily black And made me a fixed gear bike Now your bike is a fixie bike So im afraid you cant change the gears Like my fixie bike, he said Thanks hungarian dude
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Mar 20, 2012
Mar 20, 2012 at 8:36 PM UTC
Bike Smash Poem
-------------- Just bought a new back wheel For my tall and sturdy bike And riding back from a party I got hit by a big white truck I was cycling by the curb A truck came zooming up I had the space of a meter or more But quickly the space diminished Suddenly I felt it A crunching of the wheel I shouted in anglo-saxon Wehey! As I leapt from the speeding frame I fell into a running roll And stood straight up and turned around My bike was laying flat The back wheel sadly spinning. I wrung my hands and giggled And looked about in awe. The people that saw this happen Came up and shook their heads Are you alright? I cant believe what happened. I didn’t catch his number plate What a ******* crazy driver Are you sure you are alright? A gay irish man was there You uttured a cry he said And then flew from your bike Like a… like a… a ballerina I forced the wheel back into place So it was was sort of fit to roll The chain and gears were gnarled So I couldn’t exactly ride On the way two foreign drunks Looked and spoke about my bike Autobus smash, I said Ohhhhhh they said Finally arriving near finsbury A man who was cycling past Said do you need some help? I said yes please I got run over by a truck What I can do, said thomas from hungary Or what we can do Is take a length of chain out So at least you can get home Ok yes please I said And he bent down and used his little tools And got his hands all oily black And made me a fixed gear bike Now your bike is a fixie bike So im afraid you cant change the gears Like my fixie bike, he said Thanks hungarian dude
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The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for regulations unconsciously transpiring within the organs and the glands of the body. Such as: urination, salivation, digestion, defecation, and lacrimation (noun. ‘the flow of tears’. Latin. from lacrimare (‘weep’) and lacrima (‘tear’). It’s why I cry even when I don’t want to. You are the parasympathetic nervous system. The (ortho-)sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the mobilization of the fight-or-flight response and constantly maintaining homeostasis within the body. It acts rapidly, enacting an attempt at stability and the necessary and critical ability to suddenly escape on pulsing legs or cling to survival through brandishing adrenaline-doused knuckles and dilated pupils. It’s why you live even when you don’t want to. I am the sympathetic nervous system. The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems are two of three essential nervous systems which compose the autonomic nervous system (a part of the peripheral nervous system) that manages involuntary functions of the body. Such as: swallowing, perspiration, arousal, breathing, and heart rate (noun. ‘the speed of the heartbeat’. usually expressed in beats per minute. mine speeds up when I see you). Individually these two systems oppose but compliment each other like our hands do— pressed together and omitting equal force; veins meeting at the fingertips and throbbing at the wrists but running amuck on our respective digits otherwise. You are the invariable and unspoken reminder to breath, love, sweat, and live. I am the sudden snap of reality always aiming to save you but grudgingly willing to fight you and ready to leave. From the deepest lower half of my brainstem and from every nerve in my cycling body, I’m sorry. From all of my chromaffin cells and from the truest parts of submandibular ganglian, I am sorry.
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May 12, 2014
May 12, 2014 at 8:17 PM UTC
don't ask me what a submandibular ganglian is because i won't know (a biologically correct love letter)
The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for regulations unconsciously transpiring within the organs and the glands of the body. Such as: urination, salivation, digestion, defecation, and lacrimation (noun. ‘the flow of tears’. Latin. from lacrimare (‘weep’) and lacrima (‘tear’). It’s why I cry even when I don’t want to. You are the parasympathetic nervous system. The (ortho-)sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the mobilization of the fight-or-flight response and constantly maintaining homeostasis within the body. It acts rapidly, enacting an attempt at stability and the necessary and critical ability to suddenly escape on pulsing legs or cling to survival through brandishing adrenaline-doused knuckles and dilated pupils. It’s why you live even when you don’t want to. I am the sympathetic nervous system. The parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems are two of three essential nervous systems which compose the autonomic nervous system (a part of the peripheral nervous system) that manages involuntary functions of the body. Such as: swallowing, perspiration, arousal, breathing, and heart rate (noun. ‘the speed of the heartbeat’. usually expressed in beats per minute. mine speeds up when I see you). Individually these two systems oppose but compliment each other like our hands do— pressed together and omitting equal force; veins meeting at the fingertips and throbbing at the wrists but running amuck on our respective digits otherwise. You are the invariable and unspoken reminder to breath, love, sweat, and live. I am the sudden snap of reality always aiming to save you but grudgingly willing to fight you and ready to leave. From the deepest lower half of my brainstem and from every nerve in my cycling body, I’m sorry. From all of my chromaffin cells and from the truest parts of submandibular ganglian, I am sorry.
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He almost let out a sigh of dismay, Knowing this stint would be short lived. The common sense in his head seemed to say, "No one could be this lucky, don't have yourself deceived". His wheels wobbled and shook; squeaked and wailed, Under the collective weight of the two. Screaming threats from worn bearings that ailed, He did not want to appear weak so his legs pummelled on through. The ease of cycling was only temporary He pedalled harder to gain more speed. Then the ground began to slope gently His lungs felt like bursting as he pounded his iron steed. The journey uphill had been more laborious than he had expected. All the while, the beauty hadn't uttered a single word. His mind had drifted off even though he was worn and ragged, The thought of emerging as a couple seemed less than absurd. The crest of the hill was a cool, long anticipated welcome. He could finally ease up on the pedalling. The view from there was nothing short of handsome, The downhill would take charge and he could catch up on his breathing. The wind met his face and whistled itself tuneless. The bicycle rattled as it rolled down the uneven trail. He felt a sense of flight, there was an air of calmness, Almost had forgotten about the quiet guest on his tail. At the bottom he thought he should check on his passenger, He looked ahead as he addressed the lady. When he had expected an almost immediate answer, No response came, despite his calls for her repeatedly. He pedalled with little effort as if there wasn't added weight The bicycle slowed down to a clearing where it was dim. Fatigue was setting in as the night stretched late His curiosity won the battle and got the better of him. He stopped his bicycle and maintained balance with his feet, He twisted his torso so he could speak to his fare. The moment he did so, his heart had almost ceased to beat, To his horror, he found that the lady was no longer there...
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Feb 4, 2015
Feb 4, 2015 at 12:00 AM UTC
All Downhill from Here (III)
He almost let out a sigh of dismay, Knowing this stint would be short lived. The common sense in his head seemed to say, "No one could be this lucky, don't have yourself deceived". His wheels wobbled and shook; squeaked and wailed, Under the collective weight of the two. Screaming threats from worn bearings that ailed, He did not want to appear weak so his legs pummelled on through. The ease of cycling was only temporary He pedalled harder to gain more speed. Then the ground began to slope gently His lungs felt like bursting as he pounded his iron steed. The journey uphill had been more laborious than he had expected. All the while, the beauty hadn't uttered a single word. His mind had drifted off even though he was worn and ragged, The thought of emerging as a couple seemed less than absurd. The crest of the hill was a cool, long anticipated welcome. He could finally ease up on the pedalling. The view from there was nothing short of handsome, The downhill would take charge and he could catch up on his breathing. The wind met his face and whistled itself tuneless. The bicycle rattled as it rolled down the uneven trail. He felt a sense of flight, there was an air of calmness, Almost had forgotten about the quiet guest on his tail. At the bottom he thought he should check on his passenger, He looked ahead as he addressed the lady. When he had expected an almost immediate answer, No response came, despite his calls for her repeatedly. He pedalled with little effort as if there wasn't added weight The bicycle slowed down to a clearing where it was dim. Fatigue was setting in as the night stretched late His curiosity won the battle and got the better of him. He stopped his bicycle and maintained balance with his feet, He twisted his torso so he could speak to his fare. The moment he did so, his heart had almost ceased to beat, To his horror, he found that the lady was no longer there...
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I’m thinking now of my childhood Of Dinky toys and a bright shiny trike I travelled for miles going nowhere On that beautiful three-wheeled bike. It even had a boot on the back Like a bread bin between the wheels That I used to fill with books and toys Only opened to best friend’s appeals. The bike was bright red and I loved it I raced round on it every day Until that time when I was just too big And the bike was taken away. I missed that old red tricycle It had been my companion for a while But the two-wheeled cycle that Dad got Soon turned my lips up in a smile. It was a second-hand bike and quite grown-up Hand-painted the darkest maroon And I rode it for miles, this time with my dad But it’s fun-giving days went too soon. My next bike was blue, and a racer Derailleur gears numbered ten I wanted to ride out again with my dad But he’d cycled his last before then. My dad rode a bike for the whole of his life Yet he never reached fifty-three When I’m on a bike now, cycling along I think of him riding with me. ©Joe Wilson – Riding a bike with my dad…2015
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Apr 29, 2015
Apr 29, 2015 at 1:08 PM UTC
Riding a bike with my dad...
The Flower Sellers Rushing with their bundles The Milk Vendors Cycling with their milk cans The Newspaper boys Sorting out their packets The Morning walkers Warming up and stretching The Chai-walas Pouring out their teas The scarfed mill workers Speeding for their shifts The vegetable vendors Carrying their head loads The Suprabhatham Flowing from a distant house The night shift workers Returning home. The Municipality workers Cleaning the streets.. *The city is waking up Or did it ever sleep?*
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Oct 29, 2015
Oct 29, 2015 at 7:37 PM UTC
The city waking up..!
*got.an.appointment.to.keep can’t.be.late.at.all got.an.appointment.to.keep* Cycling hard in the taciturn rain In the English countryside Feeding  chunks rassis to hissing Eton-swans Pitch-black hot tar inside Running relentless along the vacuous side-halls Carrying mercy on three-legged cur Crying for Odin . . .  leaving soon Won’t make it down that clockwork-stairs And can’t show up late for its own demise-appointment *taking.flight.to.a.never.portion of the.ever.furious.wanderer (no latecomers allowed) to.keep.that.appointment to.never.go crying.for.Odin* s t        27 aug
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Aug 27, 2013
Aug 27, 2013 at 3:36 PM UTC
Crying for Odin
I woke up one day And I rode far away And when I came back A few weeks late i decided to shape up or else, its a long ride down How often do you walk home? Or should I say struggle Distances are more attainable In mixed up situations I am too deeply rooted in thought on the topic of meditation To help this patient I am inhabiting Enter: ************* bicycles I used to find Walking uphill And walking downhill Equally awful The climb to the top Is worth the fast ride down The topic of how many hills are around And how often we choose to climb them Will not  play in this ballgame Because cycling is a sport blood doping is dope breaking news: Livestrong sponsors the pope Without a helment You would tell me I look **** As I ride with no hands Don’t worry darlin’ I knew my hair looked good too Drinking whiskey at home you can make art I made that without you It all came out of my mouth And nostrils Without you I will puke again Without you Its true Rough mornings aren’t new their usually rough without you Only because my will is strong And if I didn’t livestrong My will -  still will included you Only if I died on someone else’s terms (spoiler no such thing) In an alternate universe You could be on my bike And I’d be ****** cold sober And when that bus hit me My mom wanted to give you what belonged to me - the one thing That survived the accident Ask a few old friends I survived a few Whether you knew Or not were on it or off Always on the bottom Jake Was a snake Before I met him That’s Kona bike history Living on Without me As I age I am learning To be loyal To all sorts of objects like bikes And women that own them. Withholding without me I can't see what it would be like without me - But lets be honest Its not so as much about the bikes As it is about bliss i've seen what its like without you It true If a bus ran over my *** tomorrow The first thing it would break is my heart You could start The day I stopped Riding my bike
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Apr 27, 2013
Apr 27, 2013 at 3:35 AM UTC
**** Bike
I woke up one day And I rode far away And when I came back A few weeks late i decided to shape up or else, its a long ride down How often do you walk home? Or should I say struggle Distances are more attainable In mixed up situations I am too deeply rooted in thought on the topic of meditation To help this patient I am inhabiting Enter: ************* bicycles I used to find Walking uphill And walking downhill Equally awful The climb to the top Is worth the fast ride down The topic of how many hills are around And how often we choose to climb them Will not  play in this ballgame Because cycling is a sport blood doping is dope breaking news: Livestrong sponsors the pope Without a helment You would tell me I look **** As I ride with no hands Don’t worry darlin’ I knew my hair looked good too Drinking whiskey at home you can make art I made that without you It all came out of my mouth And nostrils Without you I will puke again Without you Its true Rough mornings aren’t new their usually rough without you Only because my will is strong And if I didn’t livestrong My will -  still will included you Only if I died on someone else’s terms (spoiler no such thing) In an alternate universe You could be on my bike And I’d be ****** cold sober And when that bus hit me My mom wanted to give you what belonged to me - the one thing That survived the accident Ask a few old friends I survived a few Whether you knew Or not were on it or off Always on the bottom Jake Was a snake Before I met him That’s Kona bike history Living on Without me As I age I am learning To be loyal To all sorts of objects like bikes And women that own them. Withholding without me I can't see what it would be like without me - But lets be honest Its not so as much about the bikes As it is about bliss i've seen what its like without you It true If a bus ran over my *** tomorrow The first thing it would break is my heart You could start The day I stopped Riding my bike
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I've been running on empty Skipping on dregs Cycling on morsels Jumping on egg shells It's time to recoup regroup   renew, restore, build more reserves Surrender to slumber And swerve Away from activity Simply pause, And deeply breathe.
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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014 at 6:36 PM UTC
Burnout
Nothing matters, Faster, Faster, I pedal away, To a bright new day. Gives me wings to fly, Every terrain I want to try, Also chase the blue sky. With the fresh open air, As it messes with my hair, I cycle everywhere, In the woods, on a street or cycle track, Here, there and back, Up the hill I huff and puff, Going up is tough. Oh,what freedom! Like the joy of stardom, My mind crystal  clear, Lots I discover as my bike I steer. Round and round the wheels go, In the sun, rain or snow, Every moment I relish, Never to end I wish. 18/11/2019.
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Nov 18, 2019
Nov 18, 2019 at 6:35 AM UTC
The Joy Of Cycling
*Her prized first bike came out of a breakfast cereal competition. Then sped her around London from lecture to final examination. Twenty years on it was replaced by gleaming white and black carbon. Bought, lacking in memories faster, lighter with a baby seat for Bethan. Fitness, a priority this year swimming in the pool, open water and the sea. Clare selected a running coach cycling home at an ever higher cadence for tea. Happy, with her performance in her very first event as a triathlon novice. A second, saw Clare pedaling faster to race past fellow competitors with ease. In her last competition she was pictured lithe on posters promoting reactive sports glasses. Winning a new Felt racing bike, seats in the VIP stand for the Tour de France finish and her fit lasses-ass*. My congratulations dear hero...
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Jun 25, 2010
Jun 25, 2010 at 10:26 AM UTC
Tour de France - Clare has won it!
Saturday afternoon cycling up a 1in 6 hill then along the road toward the farmhouse you dismounted and laid your bike against the fence and waited to get your breath back the farmhouse door opened and Mrs Putt came out and said Jim and Pete are out I’m afraid her daughter Monica appeared by her side they’ve gone out with their older brother Monica said ok you said tell them I called sure I will Mrs Putt said I can go on a bike ride with you if you like Monica said Benedict won’t want to have you to drag along with him Mrs Putt said Monica pulled a face and pouted her lips I don’t mind you said better than riding alone well if you don’t mind Mrs Putt said mind you behave yourself young lady she said and went indoors and closed the door just get my bike Monica said and went back behind the farmhouse you looked around the farmhouse and the surrounding fields and trees and waited after a few moments she was back riding her bike toward you where we going? she asked lets go see the peacocks along Sedge lane you said and so you got on your bike and off you both rode she beside you in her summery dress and sandals with her brown hair tied in bunches you in jeans and open neck white shirt the sun bright and hot above you the birds flying and calling the clouds puffy and white I’ve always wanted to go bike riding with you Monica said but the boys don’t let me but I am now you nodded and smiled wondering Jim and Pete would say if they knew she’d got to go bike riding with you she chatted on about Elvis and the film in town and how she’d like to go but no one would take her and how her brothers teased her and her mother nagged her after a while you came to the peacocks in a wire cage by a large house just off the lane aren’t they beautiful? she said peering through the wire her fingers holding on to the cage standing beside you yes they are you said but of course the **** bird has the beauty the hen is just dull and ordinary odd that she said wonder why? don’t know you said I’m not dull and ordinary am I? she asked looking at you sideways on no you said you have your own beauty do I? yes you do and she blushed and looked away and the peacock called out and moved off opening its colourfulness and Monica did a twirl making the patterns move on her twirling dress.
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Apr 7, 2013
Apr 7, 2013 at 2:42 PM UTC
HER OWN KIND OF BEAUTY.
Saturday afternoon cycling up a 1in 6 hill then along the road toward the farmhouse you dismounted and laid your bike against the fence and waited to get your breath back the farmhouse door opened and Mrs Putt came out and said Jim and Pete are out I’m afraid her daughter Monica appeared by her side they’ve gone out with their older brother Monica said ok you said tell them I called sure I will Mrs Putt said I can go on a bike ride with you if you like Monica said Benedict won’t want to have you to drag along with him Mrs Putt said Monica pulled a face and pouted her lips I don’t mind you said better than riding alone well if you don’t mind Mrs Putt said mind you behave yourself young lady she said and went indoors and closed the door just get my bike Monica said and went back behind the farmhouse you looked around the farmhouse and the surrounding fields and trees and waited after a few moments she was back riding her bike toward you where we going? she asked lets go see the peacocks along Sedge lane you said and so you got on your bike and off you both rode she beside you in her summery dress and sandals with her brown hair tied in bunches you in jeans and open neck white shirt the sun bright and hot above you the birds flying and calling the clouds puffy and white I’ve always wanted to go bike riding with you Monica said but the boys don’t let me but I am now you nodded and smiled wondering Jim and Pete would say if they knew she’d got to go bike riding with you she chatted on about Elvis and the film in town and how she’d like to go but no one would take her and how her brothers teased her and her mother nagged her after a while you came to the peacocks in a wire cage by a large house just off the lane aren’t they beautiful? she said peering through the wire her fingers holding on to the cage standing beside you yes they are you said but of course the **** bird has the beauty the hen is just dull and ordinary odd that she said wonder why? don’t know you said I’m not dull and ordinary am I? she asked looking at you sideways on no you said you have your own beauty do I? yes you do and she blushed and looked away and the peacock called out and moved off opening its colourfulness and Monica did a twirl making the patterns move on her twirling dress.
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Unapologetically Human I am **** on the mezzanine facing the darkened wet road illuminated with acrid yellow tube light better reds and blues surround towering palm trees wooden fingers of ancient giant hands buried below growing leafy green nails stretching skyward little things, orange ribbons, endless cricks and dollops bobbles and winches Spirits Play among the windmills climb to the top of trees and sing into the warm wind songs of *** and heartache as the universe ruffles along Dive head first into the opponents forehead grind the sand into his flesh with ram like resolve until the skin is red, determine to die This life is worth proving, the stars are worth gazing, and this body is worth bathing in the Maui air with naked delight The ocean calls to my heart water is a true lover whispering, kissing inescapably feminine I submerge my soul in joyful waves always the tides follow the moon like my silly heart, eclipsing both light both night both day simultaneously cycling fully the light shines and our eyes perceive shadow faces in the dark blanketed clouds the mountain gargoyles stand as titans, forgotten creatures shoulders and heads, waiting for the moon ball the ocean moon, tranquil bays the air is sweeter with you near, a distant thought cast about the horizon, the sun melting easy golden into my dreamy eye, bless my drunken lips dripping doltish songs into the friendly night Wrestling with bulls of men we kept our shirts on this time, yet blood was drawn in the sand we madly danced in the moonlight to clapping hands, kicking feet and knees the ceremonial struggle toasting the stars bottles were shared, some puffed on cigars Come surf with me in the morning or anytime the sun shines even under moonlight would I meet you and we could paddle come fill your heart with life and lust and romantic passions idyllic as freshly fallen snow undisturbed by worldly concerns be not abashed for this embrace is a natural wonder of the soul, join me, forget what words of yesterday the prophets of doom chant, we make our own tomorrow
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Jan 10, 2014
Jan 10, 2014 at 1:48 AM UTC
We Make Our Own
Unapologetically Human I am **** on the mezzanine facing the darkened wet road illuminated with acrid yellow tube light better reds and blues surround towering palm trees wooden fingers of ancient giant hands buried below growing leafy green nails stretching skyward little things, orange ribbons, endless cricks and dollops bobbles and winches Spirits Play among the windmills climb to the top of trees and sing into the warm wind songs of *** and heartache as the universe ruffles along Dive head first into the opponents forehead grind the sand into his flesh with ram like resolve until the skin is red, determine to die This life is worth proving, the stars are worth gazing, and this body is worth bathing in the Maui air with naked delight The ocean calls to my heart water is a true lover whispering, kissing inescapably feminine I submerge my soul in joyful waves always the tides follow the moon like my silly heart, eclipsing both light both night both day simultaneously cycling fully the light shines and our eyes perceive shadow faces in the dark blanketed clouds the mountain gargoyles stand as titans, forgotten creatures shoulders and heads, waiting for the moon ball the ocean moon, tranquil bays the air is sweeter with you near, a distant thought cast about the horizon, the sun melting easy golden into my dreamy eye, bless my drunken lips dripping doltish songs into the friendly night Wrestling with bulls of men we kept our shirts on this time, yet blood was drawn in the sand we madly danced in the moonlight to clapping hands, kicking feet and knees the ceremonial struggle toasting the stars bottles were shared, some puffed on cigars Come surf with me in the morning or anytime the sun shines even under moonlight would I meet you and we could paddle come fill your heart with life and lust and romantic passions idyllic as freshly fallen snow undisturbed by worldly concerns be not abashed for this embrace is a natural wonder of the soul, join me, forget what words of yesterday the prophets of doom chant, we make our own tomorrow
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Cycling High cadence Low resistance Tight corners Horse class climbs Mountainous descents      Back up! Horse class climbs? At my current weight More like fat *** climbs! Cycling No high calories Low carbohydrates Tight spandex More practice climbs Mountains want destroyed       Go forward! At my cycling weight More like what climb?
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Jan 25, 2013
Jan 25, 2013 at 8:42 PM UTC
Spooncycle
8% Remaining, Poets Dilemma Just Breathe When Snow Falls, Laughter Cries Words Reveal ~ Words Shade Cruel Irony, Sweet Awakening Utopia New and Improved, First Born My Son My Stars, Princess Perfect Elegy for American Road Cycling Spooncycle Dreams, Forever Home Companionship, Magic Moon To the Woman, To the S.O.B. Ineffable Ephemeral Perfection, Momentary Perfection The Effect, Hello, Hello Poetry
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Feb 4, 2013
Feb 4, 2013 at 6:53 PM UTC
Soul Collection
building purist æsthetic proselytizing solar-powered heliolatry commemorating historic concert sensing dark forces fokken lekker antwoord pumping sensory overload featuring high-tech dee-jay admiring gelato micro-truck laxing laying lazing "doing something nasty" continuing quality content entering another cathedral journeying without borders "exactly one year since visiting vatican" appreciating full-time gigasphere awaiting pyongyang performance depicting unlikely crowdsurfer foreseeing exponential improvements furthering esoteric agenda sensing profound incompatibility data-mining people's infidelities anticipating futuristic caffeine perfecting invisible propaganda researching mind-control techniques polishing psycho-social weaponry sensing social embargo flourishing frantic fanfare admiring longitudinal monument parodying marketing slogans cycling through österreich eyeing dystopian disneyland streaming crosswords extended-play herding glass kittens deleting idiosyncratic fragment loremipsum-ing laconic loudmouth receiving ultramodern telegram eigo-ga wakarimasu ka? guzzling duck-fat fries encouraging panic selling (juxtaposing past incarnations) getting black-and-white privilege renewing boutique account relishing cinema poutine re-entering hibernation mode opening old windows continuing zoo motif absquatulating excessive excesses nullifying originality claims proliferating protean persona disappearing sidewalk alphabet shrugging opprobrious moments enjoying vertical alignment re-entering cyberpunk paradise approaching island sun soaring beyond monoliths trivializing extraneous argy-bargy decreasing character limits dumping generic accounts uglifying commit message escaping into idiosyncracy moonshining great lake exuding idiosyncratic propaganda living nineties' dreams making occidental cuisine envisioning idiocratic president expropriating your time ascending homely helix singing fat lady
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Sep 12, 2015
Sep 12, 2015 at 12:12 PM UTC
201508-h2
building purist æsthetic proselytizing solar-powered heliolatry commemorating historic concert sensing dark forces fokken lekker antwoord pumping sensory overload featuring high-tech dee-jay admiring gelato micro-truck laxing laying lazing "doing something nasty" continuing quality content entering another cathedral journeying without borders "exactly one year since visiting vatican" appreciating full-time gigasphere awaiting pyongyang performance depicting unlikely crowdsurfer foreseeing exponential improvements furthering esoteric agenda sensing profound incompatibility data-mining people's infidelities anticipating futuristic caffeine perfecting invisible propaganda researching mind-control techniques polishing psycho-social weaponry sensing social embargo flourishing frantic fanfare admiring longitudinal monument parodying marketing slogans cycling through österreich eyeing dystopian disneyland streaming crosswords extended-play herding glass kittens deleting idiosyncratic fragment loremipsum-ing laconic loudmouth receiving ultramodern telegram eigo-ga wakarimasu ka? guzzling duck-fat fries encouraging panic selling (juxtaposing past incarnations) getting black-and-white privilege renewing boutique account relishing cinema poutine re-entering hibernation mode opening old windows continuing zoo motif absquatulating excessive excesses nullifying originality claims proliferating protean persona disappearing sidewalk alphabet shrugging opprobrious moments enjoying vertical alignment re-entering cyberpunk paradise approaching island sun soaring beyond monoliths trivializing extraneous argy-bargy decreasing character limits dumping generic accounts uglifying commit message escaping into idiosyncracy moonshining great lake exuding idiosyncratic propaganda living nineties' dreams making occidental cuisine envisioning idiocratic president expropriating your time ascending homely helix singing fat lady
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During my second trimester I felt like getting some fresh air. I went out cycling through town in the warm sunny day. Observing the comings and goings of people all around. The flower cart on the corner, lent a lovely lilac scent to the air. The street preacher was shouting out his testimonials, trying to recruit believers to his cause. Further on as my pedaling took me, I saw a group of boys. They were pantomiming their favorite rockstars. Strumming the air for all they were worth and Jamming to the silent music in their heads. Down the block past the Bakery, smelling of cinnamon buns, was the museum.  My favorite place to stroll on a quiet day. The gregarious doorman always wished me "A fine  day, Madam!", as he ushered me into the foyer. He always wore that silly hat that makes me smile.   And, of course, he kept an eye on my red bicycle by the door. Making my way through the corridors, observing the sculptures, paintings and artifacts. Wondering at the archaeologists dinosaur finds, mounted above and behind the glass. Finally, on to see Pandora and her ill-fated decision to open the box.   Letting forth into the world all manner of toxicity.  And then, again, opening the box she set Hope free so we could cope in this danger-laden world.   Ending my museum tour, I contemplated my coming child and what he would find to make him cry or hope or love in this world, as I slowly pedaled through the spring infused day.
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Feb 4, 2011
Feb 4, 2011 at 6:27 AM UTC
A Bicycle Journey
Soma that seeps flowing like little creeks sprinkling off the edge wetting a tongue outstretched watering wilted flower beds feeding that pretty head cycling arid to wetlands
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May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019 at 11:54 AM UTC
Lachrymation
The realization that you had gone Hit me harder than ever before Pulling the air from my lungs As if I had just taken a vicious blow Every muscle in my body froze Nothing had the desire to move For fear that I'd slip even farther Tumbling down this dark path I pressed pause, looking for rewind But life doesn't operate that way A desperate cry for help escaped As violent rivets cycling through This broken and unwilling soul Searching endlessly for someone, anyone It was then that I sadly realized No one was ever truly there
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Jan 26, 2015
Jan 26, 2015 at 11:32 AM UTC
Realize
Where is death today? Busily hiding the bodies, Or hunched beside a car loosening wheel bolts, Placing a dark hand over a traffic light, Squeezing the shotgun trigger, Or strapped in a wheelchair Disguised as a patient and wheeling rapidly around the hospital wards, Removing the soap. Or maybe cycling down the motorway The large black cloak neatly bundled into the waistband Right trouser leg tucked into a black sock A bone poking out the toe The Reaper strapped to the bicycle crossbar Blade hanging to the rear   But not obscuring the red reflector Wearing Kevlar gloves when handling the scythe And Vis a Vest neatly tied with a bow At the very least a reflective armband. Or possibly fixing a puncture on his way to my home...Bad form then On arrival should I greet with “Come in, you look perished! ” Discuss the weather as a distraction I could offer new socks Like every interview this might not go well.
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Jun 4, 2017
Jun 4, 2017 at 7:50 PM UTC
Locating Death
*First light in the Hudson Valley Arbor Day of April, 1970.* Adrenaline coursed through our young bodies, our hearts on fire with purpose. As we rode our bikes, walked, or jogged miles to our rural high school, red-winged blackbirds called out from the misty swamps. Beautiful but invading, acres of purple loosestrife were rapidly taking over their wetland habitats. Harbingers of the forests, blue jays issued warning cries from deep in the woods, where blights were killing our trees with increasing frequency. Three of us rode together, cycling in relative silence, until we came to a meadow selected for our early breakfast picnic. We feasted on special fruits and cheeses, hungrily stuffing in rare treats. One friend began to send iridescent soap bubbles into the chilly air. Up they rose, up over the soft, puffy cloud of her reddish curls, and into the dawning sun. One bubble landed, unbroken, in the cold, dewy grass. We stared at it, somehow understanding that here was a delicate metaphor for our own fragile planet. Approaching our school now, we breathed deeply the fragrance of apple blossoms from commercial orchards all around us. The spraying of pesticides had yet to be banned. We were sleepy in our classes that morning; most of our teachers understanding that we stood now for something worthwhile, that we believed in, and they smiled with kindness, some even with approval. Our principal agreed to an awareness-raising slide show designed for our fellow students, teachers and parents. An intelligent man, he was admirably tolerant of the wave of changes that our generation brought with us. Smoke stacks, polluted water, and dying wildlife flashed onto a screen in the darkened auditorium, accompanied by the vivid symphonic power of Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'- a score so revolutionary that a riot broke out at its premier, in May of 1913. We had no idea then how much worse things would become. All these years later, we each do our part, blessing the efforts of our children and their children, hoping fervently that we are not too late.
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Apr 22, 2016
Apr 22, 2016 at 2:37 PM UTC
Earth Day, 1970
*First light in the Hudson Valley Arbor Day of April, 1970.* Adrenaline coursed through our young bodies, our hearts on fire with purpose. As we rode our bikes, walked, or jogged miles to our rural high school, red-winged blackbirds called out from the misty swamps. Beautiful but invading, acres of purple loosestrife were rapidly taking over their wetland habitats. Harbingers of the forests, blue jays issued warning cries from deep in the woods, where blights were killing our trees with increasing frequency. Three of us rode together, cycling in relative silence, until we came to a meadow selected for our early breakfast picnic. We feasted on special fruits and cheeses, hungrily stuffing in rare treats. One friend began to send iridescent soap bubbles into the chilly air. Up they rose, up over the soft, puffy cloud of her reddish curls, and into the dawning sun. One bubble landed, unbroken, in the cold, dewy grass. We stared at it, somehow understanding that here was a delicate metaphor for our own fragile planet. Approaching our school now, we breathed deeply the fragrance of apple blossoms from commercial orchards all around us. The spraying of pesticides had yet to be banned. We were sleepy in our classes that morning; most of our teachers understanding that we stood now for something worthwhile, that we believed in, and they smiled with kindness, some even with approval. Our principal agreed to an awareness-raising slide show designed for our fellow students, teachers and parents. An intelligent man, he was admirably tolerant of the wave of changes that our generation brought with us. Smoke stacks, polluted water, and dying wildlife flashed onto a screen in the darkened auditorium, accompanied by the vivid symphonic power of Stravinsky's 'Rite of Spring'- a score so revolutionary that a riot broke out at its premier, in May of 1913. We had no idea then how much worse things would become. All these years later, we each do our part, blessing the efforts of our children and their children, hoping fervently that we are not too late.
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An Irish judge recently commented that cyclists should pay insurance to protect people driving over priced cars.   I suggest that idiots in powerful positions in the judiciary should pay insurance for the possible damage that they may cause to this country. Cycling is the last vestige of the romantic, facilitating free movement with minimal dealings with capitalists, exploitative business people, bus drivers, and the self interested.
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Jun 12, 2015
Jun 12, 2015 at 8:14 AM UTC
An Irish Judge/About a bicycle
Doris bought herself a bike when she were 93. Thought a trip to John 'O'Groats, would keep her flying free. Started off at Lands End, from there on she did wobble. Rode past the tanker.   ****** driver,what a ****** He nearly knocked her off. She noted down his registration number. Took it to the cop shop. Wasn't feeling very happy, poor old darling needs a ***** Got back on her bike, to resume her hike. The raindrops poured and granny snored. Had a kip while on her bike, maybe Granny needed a trike. Got as far as the corner shop. She fancied a little nibble. Noticed it was getting dark. She checked out the sky. Decided cycling was too hard work. So off she went. Decided to fly. Grabbed her broomstick from the hallway. Off she flew, up, up and away. Wahey Doris. Witch granny on an away-day. (C)LIVVI 2014
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Feb 10, 2014
Feb 10, 2014 at 8:51 AM UTC
DORIS'S BICYCLE