Bicycle Ride

Old poem I dug out and finished. It’s nice to get away.

Oh it is nice to get away
for part of the day
Riding my bike
I feel such exhilaration
for a taste of the countryside
that would make
my heart feel pride.

The wind on my face
makes me feel so awake
cycling down past the lake
the ducks and swans
it would seem without a care
are swimming happily there.

The bluebells and dandelions
are all speckled with dew
along the windy roads
the swallows and the seagulls
are flying overhead
as I cycle upon the gravel
of the roads less traveled .

Hearing the trees
rustle in the wind
some sheep going baa
some cows going moo
and maybe I’ll
see a pheasant or hen
Or a horse or two.

For a while I can
own this dream
I’m in no rush
as I see a thrush
as I capture this shot
In all this beauty
I’m deep in thought.

Now on my way
up past the old burn
I promise myself
another day soon
I will return.

Reviews

[PaintedBirdy]

i think it is quite common that people create spaces of comfortable escape. i think most people idealize beaches this way, for me it is mountains, and for you the countryside. i enjoyed the sensory details. yet even though this is a space, it is also a process of travel, to get to one place in one's mind to another place, hence it being described as a dream and "on my way/past the old burn". it's a process of taking comfort and revisiting one's old wounds. thank you for another inspirational moment :) let's keep going!

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thank-you for your insightful and kind review.
Hopefully won’t be too long until we can spend long days out enjoying the sun. Stay safe and well
Kind regards Katrina

[Wild Rose]

I would love to come for a ride on my bike
Puffing and panting up the hill
Stop at the top to admire the view
Now down the brae
Freewheeling
t a faster pace
Feel the wind on my face
And in my hair

Thanks for the lovely bike ride

[Katrina Mckeown]

Thank-you glad you enjoyed it.
Hopefully we will all be enjoying spending long days having fun in the sun soon.
Stay safe and well
Kind regards Katrina

[Wild Rose]

I - We used to enjoy bike rides
In the Yorkshire Dales and across the open moors

read moreI - We used to enjoy bike rides
In the Yorkshire Dales and across the open moors

The roads were quiet then, what traffic their was didn't go as fast > Took to fell walking

[Katrina Mckeown]

Aww sounds a nice reminiscence :)