how much practice goes into perfecting a puppet show?
So you go to a puppet show. (Doesn’t everybody? All the time?) You smile and giggle and chuckle the whole way through. Maybe you even laugh out loud a few…
i lost my marbles
On December 16, 2021, my FB friend and avid rider, Hai Vu, claimed in the Ottawa Motorcycle Riders group that he was “starting to lose [his] marbles;” thus: I commented…
spring is sprung
Everyone in Canada loves spring. Especially the everyones who ride motorcycles. Braaaaap! spring is sprung by susan © 2022 Listen here: Read here: spring is sprung spring’s the…
ride o’clock
When Ottawa Motorcycle Riders group member Pinkie shared a post about it being ‘ride o’clock somewhere’ on a snowy day in February, I was inspired to write the first…
10 motorcycle rider cabin fever symptoms (as demonstrated by my cat)
Many thanks to Kitty Cat Jax for demonstrating these 10 symptoms exhibited by many Canadian riders during the winter months when they are unable to be out on their…
snow crew thank you
Snow falls in Canada in winter. Hard working crews clear our roads so we can get around. We appreciate it. This poem is about that. snow crew thank you…
wordle (the poem)
All of a sudden, the world has gone wordle crazy. This poem is about that. wordle (the poem) by susan © 2022 wordle (the poem) puzzle lovers please beware…
a canadian rider’s winter prayer
This poem is a short prayer for Canadian riders in winter. c’mon spring by susan © 2022 c’mon spring when we are too long inside we get depressed and…
frozen
During COVID lockdowns, many of us found out how uncomfortable it can be to be confined. But Canadian motorcycle riders have known forever what that’s like: we get twitchy…
the magic of silent winter fireworks
The first thing I see when I wake up every winter morning is fireworks. Silent, silver fireworks produced for no one but me. They are disguised as a Boston…