The wind had blown the last of the flower petals away.
Sweepers and thieves had removed
the stuffed animals
along with the notes of love
and remembrance,
only leaving behind
the ghost bike
as a monument
to the fallen.
Share the Road.
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20 comments:
short and (bitter)sweet.
whew. that was a cold blast of reality...saw a bike/car wreck once...not good at all. glad you jumped in tt this week!
A woman on a motorcycle without a helmet was in an accident with a car last Friday. We all know who won! She was dead within 5 minutes. Someone at my Al-Anon meeting had been a witness to this. So sad.
I wear my helmet no matter what.
PG
There are warnings on the ground here, "Beware, death monsters ahead."
Wow. Very moving story, it obviously touched you.
A very good thing, to share the tale. Thanks.
-C
Great thoughtful telescoped post. -J
rich and smart thoughts!
There are wreaths on the corners of every major intersection in this town: brittle, dried reminders of how many cyclists are lost each year.
Thanks for writing about it, and so very succinctly. This one is haunting in so many ways...
I'm lucky that my encounter had a happy ending.
share the road should be in every driver's mind but unfortuantely it is up to the cyclist and the motor cyclist to be vigilant --your words bring to light this reality--here's hoping that the ghost bikes remind us all to slow down...great post!
Graet poem! love it...
by the way, I followed you in google connect. hope you do the same
Drivers need to learn to stay off the bike paths and out of the bike lanes.
Such a senseless loss of lives caused by impatient drivers not giving way & being cautious of bike riders! One of my husbands highschool friends had a friend in his earlier childhood who was knocked down on his bike on the gold coast. Bikes are a popular form of transportation on the gold coast, even back in those days. His friend copped a very bad hit to his head & died in my husbands friends arms. A terrible & tragic loss of life!
I saw this as you described it. Each line was alive. Ironic, that the lines live, but the bicyclist doesn't.
Ghost bike...I like it. I've been on the bike before and felt like the ghost bike...
a good reminder that we do need to share the road, i'm terrified of riding my bike bc cars never seem to pay attention.....
Very well written!
Thanks for sharing this. Too many times drivers forget there are others out there with them.
As a cyclist, I have almost bit it a couple of times. The sidewalks and fields have saved the day.
Thanks for the reminder my friend
Horrible and yet necessary reminder. Thanks, MM!
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