Mother Goose's Bicycle Tour

Mother Goose, the legendary weaver of nursery rhymes, finds herself drifting toward obscurity in a world that has traded fairy dust for scientific glare. With a mix of pride and melancholy, she decides to revive her old magic by setting out on a grand bicycle tour, accompanied by her faithful goose. The poem’s opening captures her resolve, sketching a playful blend of regal imagery and humble determination as she orders a new hat, a travelling suit, and two finely crafted bicycles from a Parisian milliner.

The narrative teems with whimsical preparation: maps and foreign words are dusted off, a flask of eau‑de‑vie is packed, and the goose—though uneasy about two‑wheeled travel—offers its own clever suggestions. As the duo readies to cross the Channel, the story balances nostalgic verse with the modern anxieties of being observed, hinting at the adventure and mischief that await without revealing how their journey ends.