
Photo: Na’ama Yehuda
At the spot
Where one heart stopped
And others pause
To ponder,
It stands
Out-wheeled into pallor
In grief
For what was lost
And what might have been
If there hadn’t the need
To mark this
Post
For a life that can
No longer
Wander.
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Our town has so many of these markers. Every one a living breathing you or me just a moment before. Excellent choice of subject matter.
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Thank you! What a great comment to add to my post!
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We have them too. 😔
Beautifully done, Na’ama
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Thanks, Dale. They are always heartbreaking to see.
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😘
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הצילום נהדר !!! גם השיר.
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Toda! It is a very sad reality, and the bikes are beautiful and haunting. It is important that they commemorate those who died, because it allows people to stop for a moment (and hopefully wear their helmets, drive carefully, and teach themselves and their children to follow traffic laws no matter how they are commuting…).
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Wonderful photo, but sad. 😀
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Yes, it is a very sad kind of memorial, but helpful, perhaps, in how it raises awareness to cycling accidents — and hopefully, preventing more of them from happening.
Na’ama
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Too sad! My husband was cyclist killed on the roads. Even all these years later I still take extra care when I overtake cyclists while I am driving.
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Oh, Suzanne, I am SO SO sorry to hear this. It is such a tragedy. I can hardly imagine. Yes, we must all take extra care when it comes to cyclists, who people do not realize are so vulnerable against the heavy, fast, often blind-eyed machines. It only takes a moment to devastate a life or save it.
Hugs,
Na’ama
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