Ride of Silence (listen)

Listen

Listen

As you push the pedals

and the crank turns—

the wheels, gyroscopic dancers

are singing to you of joy

listen—in their song is an echo

of joy and exhilaration ongoing

since your very first ride—

from the first turn to this one

your beating heart 

has carried the excitement 

of that moment 

through to this moment 

not only your heart

each of us in common 

since we first turned the crank

children who at once can range further,

confidence enduring and horizons open—

from the first turn to this one

souls and hearts in harmony

with their joyful bicycles

as you listen to your beating heart

it carries on for theirs

so remember—even if recall hurts

as the crank turns— 

the wheels, gyroscopic dancers

are singing to you of joy

listen for the echo 

of their joy in your own