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The Poet’s Corner (page 2)

Gregory GarceauTo Scott Anderson
Physics nerds have their particle colliders,
And Trekkies have their Star Trek conventions,
Now there's a poetry corner for bike riders,
I think it's one of Scott's finest inventions.
Cycling itself is poetry in motion,
And poets and cyclists are a lot alike.
They express themselves from ocean to ocean,
Some do it with words and some do it by bike.
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3 years ago
Scott AndersonTo Gregory Garceau

You do sound confused, alright.  You can’t reply to Ron from this though,because he didn’t post any of these forum entries - I did all of them.  If you want to respond to Ron, you can follow the link back to the original photo he commented on.

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3 years ago
Scott AndersonTo Scott Anderson

Oh, fine.  We’ve unleashed a minstrel monster.  In response to our ride to Oro Valley, with the suggestion that I might stage a one hour time trial, we received this: 

The aging cyclist and his imaginary time trial / It's the age-old story of a man going senile / And now that you've cited him / You've only ignited him / To add this limerick most vile.

            Gregory Garceau

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3 years ago
Scott AndersonTo Scott Anderson

From a ride in Ferrara:

Off the walls, out of town. The leaves are really starting to drop fast, just in the last two days.

That looks like the first line of a song about 2020.

Off the walls, out of town
This shit show has me down
With the wind I ride away
Through the dark November day.

              Jen Grumby

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3 years ago
Scott AndersonTo Gregory Garceau

What an inspired composition, Greg.  I think you must have the most feverishly creative mind I know of.  And thanks for the upthumb!

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3 years ago
John SaxbyTo Scott Anderson

'Kay now, the Irish in me sez, "Jaysus, Mary an' Joseph, will ye not put a Cork in the Limericks?"  OTOH, the Irish in me is also a lover of word play and sez, "Bravo!"

Well done, all ;)

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3 years ago
Scott AndersonTo John Saxby

Put a Cork in the Limericks?  So are we to allow bad puns in here too?

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3 years ago
John SaxbyTo Scott Anderson

It's an illness, yer honner, I've struggled with it for years, but it won't go away.  In mitigation, I plea that I try to make them bilingual if I can.

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3 years ago
Scott AndersonTo Scott Anderson

From one of our rides In Varaždin:

Simply gourđeous!

On a day when I feel sad and bored
I decorate the wall with some gourd
They’re whimsical and pretty
Bringing smiles to my city
And joy to the nearby fjord!

            Jen Grumby

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3 years ago
Scott AndersonTo Scott Anderson

From our ride on Sasabe Road:

Horse of the day. The only horse of the day.

A lone horse stood still at the gate
And asked me if I like to skate
I got out my board
From where it was stored
In the pannier next to the bait.

           Jen Grumby

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