Tuesday, June 14, 2016

Acrobatics on a mountain bike - a Quadrille

                                                                                            Attribution :Thiagonegris
Image: Challenging man-made
wooden tracks (here)
Acrobatics on a mountain 
bike taken too far ended with 
a nasty spill. Padded yes, 
physically bruised not a 
bother but an ego bruised
was more telling

Took up a challenge as a 
show-off of his prowess but 
a sharp turn was his downfall

(44 words)
For De's Quadrille #11 of 44 words
at d'Verse and to include the words spill
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10 comments:

  1. brudbergJune 15, 2016 at 12:46 AM

    Ha..yes how can you ever pad your pride?

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  2. nashvillecats2June 15, 2016 at 3:29 AM

    I never could ride a bike, very good verse Hank.
    Yvonne.

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  3. Pat HattJune 15, 2016 at 7:20 AM

    I'll stick to walking and let those like him ride away haha

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  4. De JacksonJune 15, 2016 at 9:52 AM

    Owwie. I have taken this sort of spill. NO FUN. Well done.

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  5. Alex J. CavanaughJune 15, 2016 at 11:42 AM

    Bruised ego is the worst!

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  6. VictoriaJune 15, 2016 at 11:55 AM

    Poor guy--a lesson learned the hard way.

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  7. sarahJune 15, 2016 at 1:21 PM

    Nothing hurts quite like a bruised ego...

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  8. GraceJune 15, 2016 at 5:32 PM

    Ouch...that hurts!

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  9. Rosemary Nissen-WadeJune 18, 2016 at 1:06 AM

    Ah, a different take on 'spill'. Very vividly described.

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  10. tonispencerJune 19, 2016 at 12:18 PM

    Enjoy this different take on spill! Nothing like a bruised bum to hurt ones ego.

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