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Pedaling Madly

Pedaling madly

Skating on rain-soaked pavement

Cobblestone death trap

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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~

Authors Note: This haiku is in honor of today’s stage of the Tour de France, stage 5 in the very rainy north of France.  Defending champion Chris Froome pulled out of the race after falling twice on the rain slicked roads today after falling once before in a previous stage.

You can get the idea of how dangerous this stage was from this slideshow from the official Tour de France 2014 website.

Spinning

Orbs,

Large,

Small,

Knobby,

Slick,

Fat,

Thin,

Two or three,

Resisting macadam,

Revolting against pavement,

Carbon,

Steel,

Aluminum,

Combinations in between,

Sleek and beautiful,

Hard, but flexible,

Cool between my knees,

Blue,

Red,

Green,

Black,

Yellow,

White,

All the colors of the rainbow and more,

Pushing,

Up and down in rhythm,

Pumping,

And Pumping,

Carefree and fun,

Wind blowing through my hair,

Sun on my face,

I’m a kid again,

Riding…riding…riding my bike.