Wednesday, January 4, 2012

The Rider Comments

Rating: 3.5

A boy told me
if he roller-skated fast enough
his loneliness couldn't catch up to him,
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Naomi Shihab Nye
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Timber Koleden 30 July 2025

A light hearted poem and a great read!

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Laya Bajpai 30 July 2025

A boy told me if he roller-skated fast enough his loneliness couldn't catch up to him, Love these lines.

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Glen Kappy 19 July 2019

this is a nice example of how to turn a personal vignette into a charming poem. -gk

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Ruta Mohapatra 19 July 2019

A little sad but a great composition!

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Edward Kofi Louis 19 July 2019

Trying to be a Champion! ! ! ! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 19 July 2019

A wonderful poem imbued with a meaningful message. Yes, to leave loneliness is a victory.

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Anil Kumar Panda 19 July 2019

'pink petals that have never felt loneliness, no matter how slowly they fell. '... is so beautiful. A nice poem indeed.

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Kumarmani Mahakul 19 July 2019

A victory! To leave your loneliness.....A beautiful poem is amazingly shared.

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Jane Campion 19 July 2019

Imaginative, imaged filled. Wild!

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Mahtab Bangalee 19 July 2019

A victory! To leave your loneliness panting behind you on some street corner../// a beautiful poem shared

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Bernard F. Asuncion 19 July 2019

A wonderful poem by Naomi Shihab Nye...

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Adeeb Alfateh 19 July 2019

A victory! To leave your loneliness panting behind you on some street corner while you float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas, great write great 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Chant 22 March 2018

what inspired you to get into roller skating I wanted to escape my loneliness

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hello 17 March 2018

great I was only gonna put great but it said 20 characters

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Naomi Shihab Nye

Naomi Shihab Nye

St. Louis, Missouri
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