how can I cycle
if it rains all the time
how can I cycle
it’s supposed to be summertime?
every day
it rains
or hails
or snows
the wind blows the trees down
with a thud
What is it about cyclists
that brings out the wrath of God?
Velochick 2008
(was published in the London Cycling Campaign’s Mag)
This one is by Phil Ilton
Not a hill to highlight the landscape
Not a tree to treat the eyes
Nature nullified on this northern nullabor
Only one thing to aim for
the next ten-kilometer sign
goalpost of the outback cyclist
This is a quote from it:
I’m pedaling in to work
thinking about God’s works
He’s pedaling into work
Old man and old grid
not far to go now
to the end of the ride
look at him, weaving
slow and slower, in an out
of the hating, narled up traffic
he’s old and slow
but skilful
he’s doing no harm
but patient
under unjust rebuke
More on this poem from : ‘The Art of Cycling’
