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Mike
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0 posted 1999-11-23 03:35 PM


When I was just a little tyke,
I had a red Schwinn Flyer bike,
With monkey bars; banana seat,
I was in heaven, my life complete.
Upon each spoke, a baseball card,
How "Mickey" hummed, when I rode hard,
(Don't rub it in, because I know,
today that card, is worth some dough.)
I rode that bike, both day and night,
Taped to the front, my Dad's flashlight,
Free as the wind, no cares at all,
Upon my bike, was ten feet tall.

My bike's no more, and now I'm grown,
It is a car that I now own,
But as I park at home each night,
I often see in fading light,
Memories of a little tyke,
Atop a red Schwinn Flyer bike,
With monkey bars; banana seat,
And of a time, life was complete.

© Copyright 1999 Mike - All Rights Reserved
suthern
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1 posted 1999-11-23 03:40 PM


Neat poem!! Well done!
Nicole
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2 posted 1999-11-23 03:41 PM


Oh my goodness...this is *so* touching. With every word, I received a flood of memories of my own, from my long since childhood. Thank you for that, and thank you for posting such a wonderful poem.
FreeByrd
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3 posted 1999-11-23 03:47 PM


Terrific memory for me mike.

Well done

Did you ever use a balloon in place of the card? They didn't last as long but had a different sound.

-RS

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Pepper
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4 posted 1999-11-23 04:42 PM


Delightful Mike!
Memorys for me too..."S"...!

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Iloveit
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5 posted 1999-11-23 06:50 PM


loved this, knew I would somehow, the title just pulled me in.....great job
Andrew Scott
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6 posted 1999-11-23 07:35 PM


I can relate... wrote my own bicycle piece concerning lost youth and all. Liked this one alot. Thanks for sharing.
Denise
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7 posted 1999-11-23 07:54 PM


Memories are great! So is this poem!

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Denise


hoot_owl_rn
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8 posted 1999-11-23 09:37 PM


Nice memories, thanks for sharing
Martie
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9 posted 1999-11-23 09:41 PM


I loved this poem and the memories you brought back to me too.

Like a bike but so much cuter
was my tiny two wheeled scooter

Marge Tindal
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10 posted 1999-11-23 10:03 PM


Mike - How ironic that you would write about a Red Schwinn Flyer bike ... this one brought tears of sweet remembrance to this lady's eyes. My favorite picture of my late brother, MIKE, is of one of him on his red Schwinn bike. Thank you so much for shaking the memory tree with this nostalgic piece.
~Marge~

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Mike
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11 posted 1999-11-24 12:36 PM


Thank you all so much for you gracious comments. Sounds like a lot of bicycle riders in Passions. Andrew, is your poem posted? would like to read it...
Marge... sounds like you were blessed with a wonderful brother. Suthern, Satiate, FreeByrd, Pepper, Iloveit, Denise, Hoot and Martie: thanks. I was reading the posts tonight... really was an impressive array of poetry by some very talented people.

Nan
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12 posted 1999-11-28 07:49 AM


....and hula hoops ... and Betsy Wetsy dolls..
U K Hero
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13 posted 1999-11-28 08:11 AM


So now its fluffy dice on the dashboard eh!
loved the poem.

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