There is a new sculpture near the bike trail in our town. I really like it…it’s colorful, it uses flowers and bicycles and it’s along the Cannon River in front of the Peggy Prowe Pedestrian Bridge that crosses over the river. The bridge was named for a town advocate for the Mill Towns Trail, which will run from Faribault to Cannon Falls, and continues on to Red Wing. My husband and I like to bike…he’s an eager biker in the Faribault Flyer’s Bike Club and I’m a casual rider.
I wrote this poem earlier this spring.
The First Ride of the Season
The tires pumped up
Hop onto the seat
The helmet on snug
“Start pedaling, feet!”
It feels good to be back
In the saddle once more
Though the going is slow
we will work up to soar.