Momentary Reprieves

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

To live with the hard wind that’s blowing,
You must be intent on the “going.”
And may you receive
Some micro-reprieve,
That morphs knock-down times into “flowing.”

Can you savor life’s momentary reprieves?

Out on a training ride with 
WIND! 
Fierce, strong, battering.
In my face, and into my right side,

Wind several times taking control of my bike,
So that I felt I would splat onto road.
Those times I got off and walked,
Calling the walking, “cross-training,”
When really it was Self-Preservation.

Because my turn-around point,
Was the delivery place for several items,
I wasn’t turning back.

During those challenging miles,
I noticed the micro-relief when
Grove of trees,
Group of farm buildings, 
Rise in ground level along road,
Gave a few moments of relief,
Blocking the wind for those seconds.

Momentary reprieve from battering.

I often see the metaphor for
Life-off-the bike in my rides.

I was seeing the parallel of
Momentary reprieve
In Life’s battering times.

A pause in the shade,
A quiet place midst chaos,
A caring listener,
A word of encouragement,
A genuine smile from passerby,
A place of authentic acceptance.

Moving through bike-ride challenge,
Or through life’s fierce Winds,
Momentary reprieve from battering
Lets us move on down the road.
One little bit at a time.

My out-going ride took two hours,
Returning with wind-at-my-back—
Forty-five minutes.

Life is like that sometimes.

Hugs,
Lin