Cypress knees drink black water slow
His carbon frame leans on splintered pine
Gears lock tight where bayou breezes blow
Spokes catch firefly and fractured shine
Porch rust claims the yellow jersey now
Salt air eats the bolt and brake and bow
No peloton chases dusk again
Just frog hymn and cypress knee amen
Handle tape peels like sunburnt skin
Cleats stuck fast in clipless limbo now
Sweat ghost dries on the top tube's grin
Mosquito choir sings the dusk's vow
Porch rust claims the yellow jersey now
Salt air eats the bolt and brake and bow
No peloton chases dusk again
Just frog hymn and cypress knee amen
Helmet cracked from branch across brow
Iced tea sweats on the screen door tray
Calf muscle remembers every vow
Firefly lanterns mark the last day
Porch rust claims the yellow jersey now
Salt air eats the bolt and brake and bow
No peloton chases dusk again
Just frog hymn and cypress knee amen
Spanish moss on the fork crown now
Wooden flute hums from the neighbor's shack
Chain links stiffen turning orange-brown
Heron calls no rider comes back
Cello bow sings where the derailleur died
Violin weeps where the shifter lied
Harpsichord rain on the rusted ride
Altos breathe where the peloton sighed
Porch swing creaks a metronome deep
Bayou takes the frame board by board
No finish line no crowd no score kept
Just rust and reed and holy chord
Porch rust claims the yellow jersey now
Salt air eats the bolt and brake and bow
No peloton chases dusk again
Just frog hymn and cypress knee amen
Rust blooms orange on the chainring teeth
Altos breathe the final amen
