T h e R i d e r
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By Naomi Shihab Nye By Naomi Shihab Nye
Found by Zoe Stencel-DeGweckFound by Zoe Stencel-DeGweck
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A boy told me if he can roller skate fast A boy told me if he can roller skate fast enough his loneliness couldn’t catch enough his loneliness couldn’t catch up to himup to him
the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a champion.champion.
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What I wonder tonight pedaling hard downWhat I wonder tonight pedaling hard down King William Street is if it translates toKing William Street is if it translates to bicycles.bicycles.
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A victor! To leave your loneliness panting A victor! To leave your loneliness panting behind you on same street corner while youbehind you on same street corner while you float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas, float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas, luminous pink petals that never felt loneliness.luminous pink petals that never felt loneliness.
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No matter how slowly they fell. No matter how slowly they fell.