If I were a poet......

Bob_about

Pedelecer
Nov 17, 2009
113
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Warks/Glos Border
….. I`d write poems (obvious really!)

And today I`d write a poem about my ride into work which would include some of the following sort of stuff:-

  • 06:30 Fresh clean cool air
  • Mist on the horizon, and hanging above the river
  • Bright sunlight just beginning to bring some warmth
  • Puddles on the edge of a damp road
  • Not even a hint of a breeze

  • Fresh green grass verges – some mown already
  • Fresh spring tree leaves
  • The final drifts of bluebells
  • Cow Parsley, Field campion, endless dandelions
  • Hawthorn blossom & horse chestnuts in flower

  • Baby rabbits, idiot squirrels
  • Crazy Lambs & dopey calves
  • Magpies & blackbirds
  • Finches & swallows
  • Swans & ducks on the river

  • Cheery hellos to cyclists & dog walkers
  • Friendly waves to considerate motorists
  • Timing the traffic lights just right
  • Arriving at the roundabout with no other traffic
  • Finding plenty of space in the cycle rack at the office

It was a really great ride in today and made my heart sing – what could be a better start to the working day? I am incredibly lucky to have such a rural route to work - for the first 15 miles I only saw a handful of motorists.

Forget about batteries, gear changers and hydraulic brakes and share the e-biking love – it’s a bank holiday weekend coming up and the sun is shining!

All the best

Bob_about
 

NRG

Esteemed Pedelecer
Oct 6, 2009
2,592
10
That's what I love about cycling, I'm also lucky to be in a rural area but it's very much in commuter land and you have to pick your time of day but get it right like early in the morning and it's delightful.
 

flecc

Member
Oct 25, 2006
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Bob about, there's an idea here for a website using some cunning software!

On that site one could enter the poetry line ideas and the software would add or substitute words to compose and rhyme the lines, keeping the original sense. The program would be very complex, but if possible, such a site would get huge numbers of hits around Valentines Day and Mothers Day etc.

A fortune awaits. :)
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