October Thursday Morning Ride

Sol’s rays barcoded the path
with shadows from trees
guardrails and bridges

sky-dome uninterrupted blue
save a few white brushstokes
over the southern peaks

last weeks rains left
lush green brush and trees
crowding the riverbed

still water lingered under the
Congress St. bridge
and a few other puddles did

while four-wheeler tracks
tortured the ground
between brush and trees

came across one cottontail
and a ginger cat came
out of nowhere

a couple of bike-groups
rolled by in a hurry to
who knows where

there were dog-walkers
hikers and joggers too
enjoying the outside

this October moning
cool and dry
as the Loop I ride

–LE – 10/23/25