After Biking to Brady's Lake Beach

three kids romp in the roped-off lake

mother and daughter on a towel watch

a young couple jogs across the bench

as the bench i sit on feels like home

everyone plays with fun at Brady's Run 

i sit here behind the lake beach, observing

a man in a boat under trees fishes

for bugs to drop from the branches

an older couple passes by and says hello

younger folk arrive and get ready to go  

two women gingerly up on their kayaks stand

balancing in the cool air shade of this sunny morning 

Pennsylvania bicycle ride alongside sixteen-wheelers 

is she riding my Taiwan bike to the museum?

am i biking to lakes to take in the natural scene

with dreams of love to remember in between. 

July 26, 2022