Nova Scotia Artist, Joy Laking, posts ramblings while she's travelling and painting in South America.

Sunday, March 19, 2023

march19 Amsterdam

 Bikers, helmet-less

Often in pristine dresses, skirts or business suits,

Sit upright and pedal hard and fast.

They are a cycling river.



The bike lanes are narrow


Weaving between the cars and us, the pedestrians,


Twisting around light poles and


Electric car charging stations.

 


Many of the bikes have large front carts,


Containing one or two children,


Sometimes an adult,


Often a dog.



It is exhilarating to see this river


Of human energy.


Though, I long to ride a bike again





I would never ride in Amsterdam.

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