Bike Ride – ‘Nother Ending
rails are paved, conveyance on flat measures
shoes and tired frames are bouncing bumps
graded; right direction’s comfort’s treasure
long arms, green sleeves, holes of chainsawed stumps
reaching out to thrill and feeling season’s flux
winds are brushing cheeks with humus in the air
dappled shadows flicker autumn movies’ flair
sparkles on the river, geese are taking flight,
honking as they rise in elegance, we share
‘nother season’s ending, bathed in golden light
Grace is today’s host of dVerse’ Meet the Bar/Form Thursday. Grace wants us to write a dizain form poem.
Tao Talk 
Love the last three lines especially. The golden light of fall is truly beautiful. The geese have been stopping nearby on their migration path. I do enjoy watching them and listening for their honk, honk, honk. Too cold for bike riding now for me.
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Truedessa, so happy you connected with the poem. They were lifting off in groups that day, along the river.
I put my bike and bike carrier in the garage today. It was probably my last ride for the season also.
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This speaks of a lovely time. :-)
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:) It was!
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I feel the motion of the wheels and the landscape rolling by. (K)
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Awesome, Kerfe. Do you ride bikes? I think I mentioned this before but I think riding a bike through Central Park would be a ride of a lifetime.
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I only ride an exercise bike now. It’s very dangerous out there, and honestly, bikers are one of the biggest problems as they never stop for pedestrians or obey the traffic lights. Too many ebikes too.
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Oh so sorry to hear that, Kerfe. Do they make any attempt to have designated bike lanes or pedestrian protected lanes? Don’t get me started on e-bikes! I hate them! They have e-unicycles and e-razors (or whatever they call those things that look like skateboards with a navigating column the rider holds onto.) They were zooming in and out of the slower riders (i.e. people like my friend and I,) old people toddling along, and people with strollers. Like mopeds, they need to stay on motorized paths imo, or have a documented medical reason for having them and maintain a SLOW speed limit. I wouldn’t want to deprive a person unable to pedal a bike from getting out in nature, but there need to be limits. And they are making these things go faster and faster :(
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There are bike lanes in a lot of places, but pedestrians have to cross them to cross the street and when the bikers are paying no attention to the right of way or when the bikes ride the wrong way on them, it makes it difficult. Also the delivery people (and there are so many of them) are almost all on e-bikes. The city council keeps talking about regulating them but doing nothing. Also the batteries have killed a number of people when they caught fire inside apartments (you are not supposed to keep them there, but…) In Central Park, bikers are supposed to give way to pedestrians to cross the roadways, but they almost never do. Riverside Park has a bike path, but the male bikers in their biker outfits who travel in packs prefer Riverside Drive and they are a danger to both pedestrians and cars. I once stopped in front of a couple of them when I was trying to cross at a red light and yelled “There’s a red light!” My daughter almost had a heart attack, but I didn’t think they would really hit me. They did curse me though, as they nearly sideswiped the car that was waiting at the light. I can only imagine how dangerous it is for the people walking and moving slowly where you are with scooters (don’t get me started about them…) and e-bikes weaving in and out. People are so self-absorbed and inconsiderate. It’s no wonder our country is falling apart.
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I’m glad you were OK! You’re right, it is a symptom of a larger issue.
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Lovely! (And you had me at “bike”!)
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Steve, thanks very much. I’m sure You and Sweety would love the path. I prefer it less busy but it was nice to see so many people out and using it on a Sunday.
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How wonderfully descriptive!
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Rosemary, glad you enjoyed the descriptions :)
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“humus in the air” 👏 nice imagery. Well done.
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Thanks, Shaun :)
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Beautiful
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Sadje, thanks so much.
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You’re most welcome 🙏🏼
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What a beautiful autumn season with the geese flying bathed in golden light. Love the sensory delight: winds are brushing cheeks with humus in the air. Thanks Lisa for a lovely dizain.
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Grace, thank you and happy you enjoyed the imagery.
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Love the way you describe the transition… fun fact… I read hummus in the air instead of humus. :-)
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Thanks, Bjorn, and lol on the hummus. Let me guess, you were hungry while reading? Now you’re making me hungry :)
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A lovely bike ride, Li. You take us there and back. “reaching out to thrill and feeling season’s flux.”
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Dora, thanks, glad you enjoyed that line <3
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excellent Lisa… 👍🏼
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Thanks, Rob :) What happened to the poem on your site that I asked if I could share? I only shared half on my blog and linked to your blog for readers to read the rest, but when they went there it was gone? Hope you are doing well, my friend <3
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I could feel the wind in my hair! Love the closing lines, especially.
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Punam thanks so much <3
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