Reanimated Lavender Granola Switchblade Nun rides again.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

A Bicyclist's Verse



for Emily


A Wheel is a fair curious Thing--

Traversing toward Age from Birth--

It moves, at once, toward Heaven,

And also, back to Earth.

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18 comments:

  1. Sioux RoslawskiMay 14, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Shay---Most people would use the word "fairly" instead of "fair," but your choice gave it an old-world feel...

    Such a simple idea, yet put in such a profound way. WTF did you threaten those spirits with, to come up with this gem during the GBBO (Great Blog Black Out)?

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  2. JinksyMay 14, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    Words to meditate upon - one more turning wheel of life...beautifully expressed.

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  3. Brian MillerMay 14, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    the wheels on the bike go round and round round and round round and round the wheels on the bike go round and round round and round round and round all through the town...ok everyone now...the wheels on the bike go round and round round and round round and round....and the wheel turns, turns turns to every season turns turns....

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  4. FireblossomMay 14, 2011 at 7:46 AM

    ^^^Brian, don't make me have to hurt you.

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  5. IleanaMay 14, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    Shay, I agree with what Sioux said about "fair" vs. fairly. Beautifully written...short and sweet and the image is perfect. Miss you, amiga!

    PS - I'll hurt Brian for you. ;)

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  6. LynnMay 14, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    Like Ily said - short and sweet. Just lovely, my friend.

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  7. hedgewitchMay 14, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Very much in the spirit of Emily--love the caps. She might have enjoyed biking--in a veil or something. I've always thought of wheels as eating the distance, with their inexorable revolving movement, the future road becoming the road in the rearview, and your metaphor takes it even further and better very naturally.

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  8. ellen abbottMay 14, 2011 at 11:07 AM

    again! how do you keep doing that? so perfect, so beautiful, so concise. one more word would have ruined it.

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  9. Sherry Blue SkyMay 14, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    Beautiful and perfect, as always:)

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  10. TALONMay 14, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    This is gorgeous, Shay. Simple and perfect - just like a wheel.

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  11. Maude LynnMay 14, 2011 at 1:34 PM

    Beautiful!

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  12. RavenMay 14, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    Just wonderful, Shay. Short, sweet, and poignant. Delightful!

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  13. Joanna JenkinsMay 14, 2011 at 7:12 PM

    Nice job, Shay.

    Loved your last post and description of @#$%^! Blogger :-)

    Happy weekend, jj

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  14. fayeMay 14, 2011 at 9:04 PM

    A new spin on the wheel ..... yessss

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  15. Madeleine Begun KaneMay 15, 2011 at 3:28 AM

    Good verse and photo too!
    Mad Kane

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  16. LolamouseMay 15, 2011 at 8:05 AM

    Nice "Emilyesque" verse and I love the photo too!

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  17. Pat WahlerMay 15, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    Just lovely. I liked that piece very much.

    Pat
    www.critteralley.blogspot.com

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  18. Hannah StephensonMay 16, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    Beautiful Dickinson stuff. I love your voice here!

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