/me sticks finger in ear, puts on knitted sandals, tops up the foaming ale jug and....
As I was a cycling one warm autumn evening,
I paused at a stop light cos it was bright red.
I waited till green and turned up the steep hill,
with a clatter and crash the chain it was dead!
I picked my self up from the road, warm and wet,
blushing furiously as a maid passed me by.
I cursed at the chain tubes and the zip ties that held them
got oil on my hands and who knows where else!
Got back on the Orca and turned the pedals over
I noticed a whine from the rear of the bike
I tried to back pedal but the chain tube refused me
on closer exam a link it had bust.
Not a simple break, oh no my friend, never!
just one of the fish plates has drifted apart
So Push up the hills and roll down the other side
It took 40 minutes to wend my way home
Tomorrow the car will take me to work early
the Orca in back for the Local Bike Shop!
I thank you, I thank you.... I will apply for poet Laureate later this evening. Queenie will no doubt read my poetry and employ me at once.
B.
As I was a cycling one warm autumn evening,
I paused at a stop light cos it was bright red.
I waited till green and turned up the steep hill,
with a clatter and crash the chain it was dead!
I picked my self up from the road, warm and wet,
blushing furiously as a maid passed me by.
I cursed at the chain tubes and the zip ties that held them
got oil on my hands and who knows where else!
Got back on the Orca and turned the pedals over
I noticed a whine from the rear of the bike
I tried to back pedal but the chain tube refused me
on closer exam a link it had bust.
Not a simple break, oh no my friend, never!
just one of the fish plates has drifted apart
So Push up the hills and roll down the other side
It took 40 minutes to wend my way home
Tomorrow the car will take me to work early
the Orca in back for the Local Bike Shop!
I thank you, I thank you.... I will apply for poet Laureate later this evening. Queenie will no doubt read my poetry and employ me at once.
B.