On My Bike Again 

by Marc Mangel

Riding my bike again

Gliding smoothly

connected to the land

As a yogini

moving between plank and downward dog

Racing down hills

the wind whistling

Hearing what Roger Bannister did

when he broke that barrier

(Homework: how fast was he going? I go no more than 12 mph)

Climbing hills

sweating panting

Work

the greatest pleasure of all

10 Jan 2016, following my second total shoulder replacement