Motorcycle and Walking ~ #007 November 2013 – Haibun

 

 

What Did I Know at Eighteen

 

 

When the first snow fell I rode carefully. 

Late in the day, after school, the street 

was damp with wet snow. Rounding 

a corner my rear wheel flew out from 

under me. I slid to the curb with one leg 

under the bike. 

 

Now I know, I thought, why I see so few 

motorcycles on the road in winter.

 

I stood the bike up. I rode home with even

more care after that. 

 

Snow and motorcycle is solved by walking.

 

 

the last autumn ride

before sunlight turns to snow

my eighteenth birthday

 

 

Digital Photograph

• 8 x 12 Inches @ 300 ppi
• Digital Drawing and Painting
• Nikon D80 Digital Camera 
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 12

 

This is my response to the Ligo Haibun Challenge for Nov. 15-22, 2013

and the quote:

“It is solved by walking.” – Algerian Proverb

Tags: Arts, Eighteenth Birthday, Haibun, Haiku, Ligo Haibun Challenge, Motorcycle, Poetry

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