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THE RIDER by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE

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First Line: A BOY TOLD ME / IF HE ROLLER-SKATED FAST ENOUGH
Last Line: NO MATTER HOW SLOWLY THEY FELL.
Subject(s): BICYCLES; SOLITUDE; VICTORY; CYCLING; LONELINESS;
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http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/23311


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