Thursday 2 December 2010

bike in snow on ice

it's a busted flush riding
in snow on ice at speed.

don't wear white or black.
do don warm gloves, a hat

slow corners take you down
whichever way you lean.

the benefit of ice to the unwary
solely, if you go down you glide.
not so hot the traffic bears down.

either way it is
jam tomorrow
or maybe today

snow and ice keep drivers twitchy,
a boon in keeping cars fair distant.

offset in over-compensation
when your road is crowded

the side roads ice-skate rinks.
hard as it is snow buffers impact.

right handers on ice offer an unseemly high danger
take the slower arc and caution the off side.

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