The Wheel III

What vistas awaited us
on our journey over high
switchback roads, through
forests of deciduous
lemon and orange -
the firth view was
endless, to the castle and
the sea, high beauty
the road saddling hills

it rolled smooth with a
light clicking sound -
we fitted it in the car,
the old wheel ready
for new tasks, it sits
quiet, waiting, a
cleaning cloth, then

fleeces to skirt and
wash, to card, then
we will be off on the
treadle, watching
as she flies

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