Bicycle Poetry

[Boomer Cycles]

Here’s the first of a few that I made up while riding during freezing Saddles:

Friendly snow flakes fall, Even though winter withers, Keeping cyclists chill.

Hear plane here, see there. Floating on Foggy River, before the next storm.

Ode Powerful Pete, Dueling for leaderboard 10th, Can we please now Rest?

[Tim Kelley]

[creadinger]

I guess that other lady was not a fan??

I liked it.

[Steve O]

Hey, it’s the “old Erin.”

[creadinger]

Reposting these from the commuters thread where I had put them recently. I guess the point of poetry is that you’re not supposed to have to explain it…. but just in case.

This one describes how I hate the face full of grit and pollution you get while riding across the 14th street bridge when the winds are from favorable (actually unfavorable) directions.

Southern winds blow strong
Dirt and dust on fourteenth bridge
Fast cars, gritty teeth

This one is a reference to all the glass in DC and especially in SE. As a protest I’ve been buying beer in cans lately.

Blossoms great on trees
On the ground they obscure glass
Glass shards cause punctures

[Henry]

With apologies to Freddie Mercury, I did this as “spoken word” at a Busboys and Poets event. Sadly, no video exists (I hope).

“Bicycle Race”

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

You say black I say white
You say bark I say bite
You say shark I say hey man
Jaws was never my scene
And I don’t like Star Wars
You say Rolls I say Royce
You say God give me a choice
You say Lord I say Christ
I don’t believe in Peter Pan
Frankenstein or Superman
All I wanna do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my
Bicycle races are coming your way
So forget all your duties oh yeah!
Fat bottomed girls they’ll be riding today
So look out for those beauties oh yeah
On your marks get set go
Bicycle race bicycle race bicycle race
Bicycle bicycle bicy
I want to ride my bicycle
Bicycle bicycle bicycle
Bicycle race

You say coke I say caine
You say John I say Wayne
Hot dog I say cool it man
I don’t wanna be the President of America
You say smile I say cheese
Cartier I say please
Income tax I say Jesus
I don’t wanna be a candidate
For Vietnam or Watergate
Cos all I want to do is

Bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle bicycle bicycle
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride my bike
I want to ride my bicycle
I want to ride it where I like

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