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Ode to a Mountain Bike

Criss F Rosenlof 1969 (Utah)

Once I rode with earbuds in,
climbing fast and free.
Down I fell, removing skin,
why happen to me?

I know my bike, I know my bod,
also know I pain.
Why do I ride upon my rod
know’n I’ll fall again?

Back in the saddle do I go
crashes will not win!
Amid the turn, scree, oh no!
Down I go again.

© Criss F. Rosenlof 5/10/2013
- I am into cycling, and an author of a blog I readwrote about a nasty set of falls he had on a rideearlier that day. In response to that, I wrote this poem and sent it to him to cheer him up.
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Scheme ABAB CXCD EAED XX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 517
Words 111
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
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Criss F Rosenlof

Criss has been writing poetry since a "Reflections" contest in the second grade. He has been married for over 30 years as of this writing, and has 4 children, and 8 grandchildren. more…

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