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3/25/2026 for Songs About Bicycles Poetry Contest sponsored by Mark Springer 

My Favorite Bikes

To the tune of My Favorite Things by Rodgers and Hammerstein...  

Pop-ups and wheelies and brodies and skids, 
A hand-me-down junker to play with the big kids - 
We'd play Red Baron, though I was a tyke -  
Now I remember my favorite bikes.  
While good transportation, it was, for me, 
I wanted a Schwinn Stingray under the tree.
Candy apple-red - what kid wouldn't like!? 
Now, I remember my favorite bikes.
Freedom and speed, and the feel of the wind - 
My ten-speed became this boy's best friend,
No offense to Jeff, or Alan or Mike -
but I remember my favorite bikes.
When old age brings
Things I dislike
and I'm feeling sad, 
I simply remember my favorite bikes, 
and then I don't feel so bad.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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