Bicycles and Dirt Roads

From early in the morning till supper time We rode those bikes fearlessly all day long. A big deal for kids not even age nine. A summer to remember like a song. In a rural area, legends we were. We’d travel end to end of the county. To see wonders our young world would offer And curiosities we saw plenty. Peering fearlessly down abandoned wells Wading into forbidden lakes and ponds. A secret summer we would never tell A summer to create a lifelong bond.

She moved with her family that cold winter But our bond and love would not be hindered.