Ymirisms

Silliness that makes me happy - and the world a better place.

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Lost The day was so cool and crisp So I stepped out the door And grabbed my Fat Quad Keen to simply explore. I meandered along little lanes And some random car parks Jumping over the speed bumps Enjoying a childish lark. I spotted an overgrown trail I was happy to test my luck Any conditions were no match For my shiny monster truck. I was frustrated by a fence And the grass stopped me But the unexpected bonus: A majestic fig tree. Then I had to backtrack Not that I really mind It’s worth venturing widely To see what you can find. Then I noodled through the city My anticipation mountin’ Only to take advantage of An exquisite coloured fountain. There also was a garden One I could not pass With statues of native animals And tress that were made of grass. I soon stopped at a park With contentment I soon sighed To take in all the action of Cricket - six a side. Every delivery was exciting The players having fun Laughing and bashing the ball Under the autumn sun. Then, just 4K from home I enjoyed the city streets Tyres howling, enormous smile Bike under butt and feet. I rolled into our yard Reflecting on streets I crossed Delighted to just explore And in many ways just get lost. Greg Noble The Pedalling Poet 05 March 2023 @riders.supply.co @sebikes #bike #bicycle #cycling #fatbike #fatquad @thepedallingpoet #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/CpY0mIfyyPY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Had a lovely noodle around town on the @sebikes #fatquad from @riders.supply.co ❤️🤘🏼🍺🦄 https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYwnI4S4d085bliH0VOQYY-2Jfsz2XT2TX-tU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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True? https://www.instagram.com/p/CpM8dPvSwpi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Little moments matter - look after little ones. https://www.instagram.com/p/CpDGUsrLLVZ_meRg_Ti2Ubd_p1NNZjZbFwlvhM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Kisses? I found this in my book It was sweet and exciting But then I knew it wasn’t Familiar handwriting… The book, it was second hand I bought it with another These were someone else’s words Someone else’s lover. It filled me with a guilty thrill I wondered about circumstance That led to its existence Was it love, or distance, perchance? A reminder to a forgetful lover To always say goodbye? Or an inducement to intimacy? So many reasons why… I’ll never know the answer My search never complete But it’s enough to embrace This moment that was so sweet. Greg Noble 19 February 2023 #kisses #sweet #book #bookmark #drivebypoetry #poem #poetry #instapoet #poetsofinstagram #noblepoetry #poet #poetrycommunity #words #creative #creativewords #instapoems #prose #thoughts #poetsociety #micropoetry #intimacy #wakemeup https://www.instagram.com/p/Co1M45XJqpt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nice whip around town on the @sebikesaus #fatquad from @riders.supply.co ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cox9jmWyb4mAdhza8HZsa2Fir_xpUltQ052Zus0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I have the coveted @sebikesaus Fat Quad for years… @riders.supply.co @riderssupplyco had one in store that I checked out every time I went there. Yesterday I called in for some bar tape with the amazing @helno58 I asked for a price on the bike - they do deals - and the answer had me calculating how I was going to do it. I went to leave to give it some thought and my amazing wife didn’t blink - she did the deal there and then. Amazed, humbled, blessed, grateful. ❤️ #fatquad #fatbike https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQdyvfy8occr7xFt21nbA19ZLKS7fdcjKIs_k0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sneaky night away seeing “Hamilton”. https://www.instagram.com/p/CoPLzJarqEVFwoOaZmaEz1oCCJGqvC1zvEKVeI0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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From last post: The position was upright perfect The seat smooth on my buns This is what cycling should be An infinite source of fun. Riders Cycle Co. is amazing They are the enablers of life Plus, my love and appreciation For my incredible wife. Go out and chase your dreams For soon they’ll be gone With the support of the right people You’ll find your unicorn. Greg Noble The Pedalling Poet 04 February 2023 @riders.supply.co #bike #bicycle #cycling #fatbike #fatquad @sebikesaus @thepedallingpoet #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOxJmEyQ7U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Fat Question SE Bikes are legendary From the streets they came Wheelie bikes and cruisers They are ahead of the game. Fat Rippers and So-Cal Flyers Big Flyers and the Beast Mode But it was the Fat Quad I wanted to ride down the road. That gorgeous quadangle frame With its artful welds Engineered for durability It’s beauty my attention held. We all like to dream of things We do so from when we’re born I dreamed of the Fat Quad It was my unicorn. I never though I’d see one Then Riders had one in store It taunted me as it sat My jawbone on the floor. My attention captured by it It’s tractor beam wouldn’t stop I drooled on the floor They went and got a mop. I left somewhat dispiritedly My cash reserves rather poor The pressures of being a grown up Of being cautious, and more. Today I stopped at Riders My beautiful wife also there The Fat Quad on the wall Announcing it was there. We chatted to Todd for a while I bought some handlebar tape I priced the Fat Quad once again The answer made me gape. The deal was incredible I went to leave and think I tuned to Helen for us to go She didn’t even blink - She bought the unicorn then and there I was swamped by the action Needing a corner for a moment To have an emotional reaction. They needed time for setup I said I’d return at 2 When it got close to time Into the store I flew. Todd put the bike near his sign For a photograph To find me riding it He stood and had a laugh. We chatted for a little while But I was keen for home To set the bike up how I like And across the country roam. With the crap stripped off it I was off down the street The frame shining in the sun Awesome under butt and feet. The fat tyres roared and squirmed It held a steady pace I loved every single moment A huge smile upon my face. The tiny touches of detail The gorgeous angles in the frame I knew this was the bike for me It had “Fat” in its name. Yes, it’s on the heavy side It takes attention and a plan To tackle any kind of incline Single speed riders understand. The position was upright perfect Continued next post #bike #bicycle #cycling #fatbike #fatquad @sebikesaus @sebikes @thepedallingpoet #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/CoOwTstyCVp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Relics The BVRT is historic And whilst the trains are long gone Sprinkled along its length The relics all live on. A dog spike partially covered A speed sign with rust Road crossing signage All with time’s crust. Timber location boards Signs to mark a whistle Railway lines peeking through Gravel, grass and thistle. Each poignant reminders Often leaving me euphoric Of the signifance of each location Each is deeply historic. Greg Noble The Pedalling Poet 29 January 2023 #bike #bicycle #cycling #gravelbike @cannondaleau @cannondalemountain #lefty #bvrt #historic #relic @thepedallingpoet #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn-q63dyU-8/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Be a Zebra Too When you get right down to it We’re all the same inside For we are all people Similarity’s implied. But when out riding the Trail I was greeted by this sight And the more I considered it This horse has it right. Deep down you can be a horse To yourself be true But sometimes be a little crazy And be a zebra too. Greg Noble The Pedalling Poet 29 January 2023 #bike #bicycle #cycling #gravelbike @cannondalemountain @cannondaleau #lefty #horse #zebra @thepedallingpoet #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn-pUm7yB9y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Hi folks! I’m not dead. I hope that you’re well and that the festive season was rad. I’m still battling my shoulder - a bit of bursitis (bones and stuff not playing nicely), but that doesn’t stop riding, swims and pies. There is an ongoing solution, but I have mischief to achieve in the interim. Over the break I sold some bikes and used the money to finally raise my unicorn, or perhaps Phoenix, from the ashes - the blue bike in the images. It has been languishing at the back of the shed and is now whipping along the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail with me. With time, patience and some determination, anything is possible. #goals #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #moreorless https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn80CcBhcly/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nature Finds a Way Darkness holds things still No breath of breeze We all hold our breath The clouds take it from us. Will there be rain? Will it cleanse and sustain? Or, be destructive and uproot us? Nature finds its way. The breath, released violently There’s unwelcome movement all around Trees fall without resistance For some, this is the end. For some, they grasp tenuously Roots and trunk grasp soil Enough to cling to a semblance of life Nature finds a way. Sins and sunsets filter by New branches sprout vertically The tree now grows horizontally Nature finds a way. I am acutely aware that most of my work is the “Grade 5 level predictable rhythm and rhyme” style, so I branch out occasionally into different style. See what I did there…? 😏 Greg Noble 28 January 2023 #drivebypoetry #poem #poetry #instapoet #poetsofinstagram #noblepoetry #poet #poetrycommunity #words #creative #creativewords #instapoems #prose #thoughts #poetsociety #micropoetry https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8XM1rJTqp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Trail Head The BVRT is magnificent But like all works of art It needs to be framed correctly It needs to look the part. Many folks were quite confused About the beginning of the Trail This isn’t PRECISELY it But it’s intent will not fail. With an abundance of parking Toilets and picnic seating It has such a pleasant air A grounded kind of greeting. There’s a place for busses too Paths and gorgeous plantings That greet you as you return With your varied levels of panting. Whether you’re adventuring Or relaxing here instead You’ll find what you need At Wulkuraka Trail Head. Greg Noble The Pedalling Poet 28 January 2023 #bike #bicycle #cycling #gravelbike #bombtrack #audax @thepedallingpoet #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8TQIRSy23/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Lilies The lilies are our fickle friends They don’t take up much room And with the right conditions They spectacularly bloom. Their colours simple, yet vibrant Joy they do impart And every time I see them They light the corners of my heart. They also share a message For their arrrival may well please But they are gone too soon Each moment we must seize. Greg Noble The Pedalling Poet 28 January 2023 #bike #bicycle #cycling #gravelbike #bombtrack #audax @thepedallingpoet #thepedallingpoet https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8OLN6S8_q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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A nice haul form a garage sale 4 doors away - for $10! https://www.instagram.com/p/CnqUcYvr2hLimD_Pl0jacQ5pVYZMinCzbt11cE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=