That Is The Day

Posted by Brad Osborne on September 9, 2021 · 20 Comments 

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^{It started early,}

^{can’t say exactly when.}

^{Almost like a tickle,}

^{though I knew even then,}

^{that twist of grip and rush of wind}

^{would always be a friend.}

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^{Exuberant youth spent}

^{riding anything that runs.}

^{Chasing down tree-lined valleys}

^{to catch the setting sun.}

^{Swapping tales of rides gone by}

^{and dreams of rides to come.}

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^{In the summer of life,}

^{filled with family and friends.}

^{The road, life reflected,}

^{full of turns, twists, and bends.}

^{Nicer bikes, the longest rides,}

^{thinking summer won’t end.}

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^{Then so quickly time passes,}

^{now in the fall of my years,}

^{I still love the wind}

^{and the stomping of gears.}

^{I have lived a biker’s life,}

^{yet now I ride with one fear.}

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^{When the time comes}

^{that I can no longer roam,}

^{when the saddle calls}

^{denied by failed body or bone,}

^{that is the day, Lord,}

^{to call me on home.}

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