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T h e R i d e r. By Naomi Shihab Nye Found by Zoe Stencel-DeGweck. A boy told me if he can roller skate fast enough his loneliness couldn’t catch up to him the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a champion. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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By Naomi Shihab Nye By Naomi Shihab Nye

Found by Zoe Stencel-DeGweckFound by Zoe Stencel-DeGweck

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A boy told me if he can roller skate fast A boy told me if he can roller skate fast enough his loneliness couldn’t catch enough his loneliness couldn’t catch up to himup to him

the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a the best reason I ever heard for trying to be a champion.champion.

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What I wonder tonight pedaling hard downWhat I wonder tonight pedaling hard down King William Street is if it translates toKing William Street is if it translates to bicycles.bicycles.

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A victor! To leave your loneliness panting A victor! To leave your loneliness panting behind you on same street corner while youbehind you on same street corner while you float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas, float free into a cloud of sudden azaleas, luminous pink petals that never felt loneliness.luminous pink petals that never felt loneliness.

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No matter how slowly they fell. No matter how slowly they fell.