poetry
What it’s like to belong to a biker ‘gang’
As she makes her way to a weekly meeting for those (like her) who love motorbikes, poet and artist Frieda Hughes meditates on speed, ageing and the open road
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Friday 10 May 2024 14:58 BST
![At the weight of the previous sky, and the roads / Were washed clean and now dry for a Thursday night, / When bikers meet weekly to be among motorbikes](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/05/10/10/newFile-8.jpg)
BIKE NIGHT
Week after week the rain saturated the earth
Until the overspill ran through grain silos