Bicycling by

Cycling on a Sunday Morning

Laboured breath, squeaking knees

Crunching pain in the lower back

Stench of garbage ride up the nose.

Passing by people, sleepy dogs

Newspaper boys whizzing by

Cycling, cycling, cycling

Cycling on a great Sunday morning.

Old men on cycles pedaling by

I could love them, warts and all.

Sticking up my nose at the bikes and cars

Cycling, cycling, cycling

Cycling on a good Sunday morning.

Smells of the sea wafting by

Drone of the jets sweeping by

Caw of the crows flying by

Roar of the waves lashing by

Laughter of the children playing by.

The Klaxon squealing peee-yo peee-yo

The bell a-peeling ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling

Cycling, cycling, cycling

Cycling on a lovely Sunday morning.

********* Balachandran V, Trivandrum, 09-05-2011

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