Jack Ellison Poet Limerick

Proud, You Betcha

At sixty, my dear old dad rode a pedal bike
Montreal to Toronto and back, totally amazing like
350 miles there and 350 back
7 days in total, how about that
Proud? You betcha was a proud young tyke

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Tom Cunningham December 29, 2018 at 3:04 AM Wow that's some distance.I bet he was as fit as a butchers dog. I'm only a couple of hours a day cyclist , Tom. Jack Ellison December 29, 2018 at 7:04 AM AND he was 50 at the time... my hero! Weighed 135 at the time... a health nut! Two hours a day is nothing to apologize for... YEE HAW!

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart December 28, 2018 at 7:45 AM Giggles, my dad's got a story of when he was young (not a practicing cyclist) bought a bike and rode O to T.O.~ without a hat: heat stroke... not so proud ;) Jack Ellison December 28, 2018 at 8:12 AM Heat stroke!!!! Yikes, but also an accomplishment! They were adventurous back then eh! Have a sensational day, Miss Mo!!! Love, Happy Jack XOX