Today Eagle and I biked from our house to our friend’s house near the Arboretum. I thought the ride was an easy peasy 3 miles. It was 5 miles each way (8 km); we got a good second ride of the season in!
Flying wheels
cruising down the bike highway
curving round the lake
hugging the bay.
You first
leading the way
pedaling smoothly
keen sense of direction.
Dreamed of this day
long ago, you in the burley
then on your tiny wheels,
now bike as large as mine.
Here we are you and I
living our green dreams
celebrating the nearness of freedom
with two strong legs.
–Rebecca Cuningham, 20 May 2023
Happy summer cycling! ¡Olé! –Rebecca
For Michele’s What Moves You? challenge.
Hoy Eagle y yo montamos en bicicleta desde nuestra casa a la casa de unos amigos cerca del Arboretum. Pensé que era un viaje fácil de 5 kilómetros. De verdad era un viaje de 8 k ida y 8 de vuelta; así tuvimos un buen segundo salida de la estación.
Ruedas volando
por el sendero de bicicletas
curvando alrededor del lago
abrazando la bahía.
Tu primere
como nuestre líder
pedaleando suavemente
buen sentido de dirección.
Hace tiempo yo soñaba con eso
yu en el carrito detrás de mí
entonces sobre tus rueditas
ahora en bici tan grande como la mía.
Aquí estamos tu y yo
viviendo nuestros sueños ecológicos
celebrando el abrazo de la libertad
con dos piernas fuertes.
traducción por Rebecca Cuningham, 20 mayo 2023
¡Feliz ciclismo del verano (o el invierno)!
¡Olé! –Rebecca
Fake Flamenco 
Eight kms – easy peasy. A challenge will be adding a zero to the 8 😉
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Yes, we’re getting our bike legs back after the winter! We’re more bike for transportation folks than long distance cyclers. 🙂 I admire anyone who can go 80k or more in one sitting!
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PS Forgot to mention that I enjoyed your poem. I really enjoy cycling.
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Thanks, Suzanne. I find cycling so freeing.
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Enjoyed your poem!!😊
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Thanks, Vidah. Hope to see you next month in the poetry challenge. 🙂
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Will try🙂
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I hope that too
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Rebecca! This is so touching! You made me cry, seriously. Your poem brought back so many memories for me with my girl. Thank you so much for participating and sharing this special post with us. Love the photos too!
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Thanks very much, Michele. Glad the feelings transmitted of cycling auld lang syne as our kids grow up. xo
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Thank you! Very special. xo
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What a fun way to spend your Saturday
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Thanks, Sadje. Yes, we slept very well last night!
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🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
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How nice you and eagle got to bike! Glad you both enjoyed the bike ride! Xx
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Thanks, Carol Anne! We had a great time. 🙂
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Really enjoyed your poem! The rhythm matched your cycling and love your play on words in the title. 😉
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Thank you for your kind words. Happy you liked the play on words, that it spoke to you.
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I like this – free and easy, rhythmic, bowling along just like you two on your bikes.
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Thanks, Margaret. Delighted you found the poem’s rhythm matched the theme!
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Fabulous poem, Rebecca. Sounds fun. Love it 💕
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Thanks, Grace. Very kind of you.
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My pleasure 💕
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Love the poem!!
This reminds me that I should stop neglecting cycling!!
Generally, I love cycling in the early morning, when there is no traffic on the roads. However, I am dedicating the time to reading, so cannot find time for it.
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Thank you, Devang! Early morning cycling sounds perfect. I bet reading could be at another time once a week? 🙂
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I read daily early morning!!
I’m reading a lot and you can see some changes on my blogs here 😊
How’s your health RC?
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Ok, you have your schedule set. Health is good, thanks.
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I feel uneasy if I don’t read. 😥
Take care RC
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Sounds like you have good balance; reading and workouts.
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Sounds like a pleasant day out! Got to explore the neighborhood and get a workout in!
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Yes, a perfect carless day!
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What a joyful post! Love your smile 🙂
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Thanks, Bridgette! How was your weekend?
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It was very restful, thank you. I hope yours was wonderful too.
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Thanks, yes very good.
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A wonderful way to stay fit and keep moving. Well done.
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Thanks for your comment. Digging, weeding, and working the garden is another activity I like.
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You are welcome!
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Oh so sweet!! Love it!
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Thanks, Wynne. As a parent, you can imagine the progression…
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Yep! Especially the “you in the burley” stage!
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💜 💜
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Lovely imagery in your well-chosen words.
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Thank you very much, Janet. My heart swelled with the thought of the passage of the years and I was inspired to write it.
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I really liked reading it .
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Thank you, Atul.
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Welcome Rebecca , looking forward to your more creations
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Thanks very much, Atul!
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