Robert Verdon, #335, free and chained
standing on the
pedals
of my aunt’s green
bike
helmetless and
laughed at by some
caring only a little
at that age
up and down Beltana
and Kallaroo Roads
where we had come to
live
on the edge of
Canberra
which was much
smaller then too
finding solace …
hum of wheels
bumps and puddles
the big dip near the
culvert
(both long gone)
free and chained
better off than my
grandfather
riding his
boneshaker to the coal mine
at six in the
cold morning.
A fascinating narrative.
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ReplyDeleteHighway 61 is revisited...
ReplyDeleteBeltana Rd wasn't quite a highway!
ReplyDelete...definitely Highway 61.
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