stop.

then begin again.

90 minutes thru the
dark stillness, wind
leaving with the sunlight.

rolling silent a handlebar's
width off the starlit sheen
of the country road double
yellow. wrapped in vintage
PearlZoomie lacryl and
NF nylon cacoon, LEDs
and reflective bits keeping
the wolves at bay.

sweat and dark shadow
mystery regulates the
pace for now. keeping it
simple.

18,877 in the bank.
267,144 to go.