Rondeau Fridays!

First in a series of new rondeaus!  Here's a new one by poet Jeff Santosusso!

 

 

 

 

Perfect Circles 

In rotation, ankles and feet

pedal the bicycle, athlete

in rhythm, turning like the wheels,

geometric precision, feel

of perfection with her heartbeat.

Balance, left and right, in replete

bilateral harmony, feat

of grace, constant motion, ideal

in rotation.

To climb the hill, rise in the seat,

exchanging downbeat and upbeat,

posture more upright, toes and heels

thrusting, knees and thighs. Spin appeals

to the sense of rising, complete

in rotation.

 

 

 

 

Jeff Santosuosso is a business consultant and award-winning poet living in Pensacola, FL.  A member of the Florida State Poets Society, he is Editor-in-Chief of panoplyzine.com, an online journal dedicated to poetry and short prose.  His work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and has appeared in San Pedro River Review, The Lake (UK), Red Fez, Stories of Music, Vol. 2, Illya’s Honey, Red River Review, Texas Poetry Calendar, Avocet, First Literary Review – East, and other online and print publications.