The First Ride

Strapping on my helmet

Wearing well worn jeans

Tying sneaker’s laces

Checking over brakes

And examining the tires

Ready to take off

Soaring on the ground

Wind rushing through my hair

Cotton floating over head

Quickly turning corners

On top of smooth pavement

This is what I’ve waited for

The first ride of the year

On a bike long forgotten

Freedom of the road

Passed the local pool

The bite of chlorine in the air

Children laughing in the distance

Around the baseball diamond

Little league at play

Summer’s favorite sport

Riding until I'm sore

And all my water gone

Now I head for home

But only for the night