{"id":2253,"date":"2023-11-12T12:58:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T17:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2023-11-13T10:02:57","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T15:02:57","slug":"the-lone-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/walkingdeadman.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/12\/the-lone-rider\/","title":{"rendered":"the lonely rider…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

from sunrise’s embrace he will not sway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mile after mile like a fleeting ray<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in biking guise a dance with fate<\/p>\n\n\n\n

infinite whispers a celestial date<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with each pedal stroke he courts the wind<\/p>\n\n\n\n

time suspended boundaries thinned<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the saddle’s embrace a peaceful spin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

at mile ten a journey to begin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in life’s battles he races and defies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

running away beneath vast skies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the quiet mind a curious find<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the rhythm of wheels solace will bind<\/p>\n\n\n\n

the lonely rider at dawn’s first light<\/p>\n\n\n\n

seeking identity his journey in sight<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a dance with the wind a poetic feat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

time dissolves no start no cease<\/p>\n\n\n\n

peace found pedaling a moment of release<\/p>\n\n\n\n

in the quietude of mind a profound feat <\/p>\n\n\n\n

wheels forever spinning the serenity’s unique <\/p>\n\n\n\n

fighting life’s challenges relentless won’t be beat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mile by mile a resilient soul’s elite<\/p>\n\n\n\n

yet beneath the wheels  that spin and sway<\/p>\n\n\n\n

he runs from shadows cancer’s relentless play<\/p>\n\n\n\n

but he doesn’t worry his faith is so strong<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with his belief in the Almighty he’ll never go wrong!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

peace and blessings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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