Fred Fled (Limerick) Comments
While riding with my old friend Fred
He fell from the trail up ahead
He lost his grip
And so he did slip
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Whew! I was glad to get to the poet's note and find out this was fictional. I used to have a motorcycle, and still have a motorcycle endorsement on my driver's license, but I don't think my wife would ever let me get another motorcycle at my age. I'm also not really sure I want another one. Maybe an ATV to ride in the mountains would be O.K.
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8/12/2025 8:42:42 AM # 1.0.0
A suggestion for a happier line 5: I'm glad old Fred's alive, not dead.
Oh, but then nobody would learn from this poem! Thanks anyway. I didn't give this one a lot of time to digest.