Doing it all the hard way...

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

A winter's ride


A winter ride, muted colors under grey skies
Gratitude for dry pave, I get to ride today
A narrow ribbon of road cuts through the white snow
Fallen leaves silent, buried below winter’s blanket

The cold bites, my tempo responds in kind 
Measured effort failed, I push now for warmth
Legs and feet long past feeling, spinning as trained
Rising from the saddle, the short day growing darker

Food gone, bottles empty I turn for home
Unclipping at my door I am safe from the cold
Years of dedication, sacrificing for victory
The journey is the victory now. Spent, I win


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