cowboys of new york

They carry the food and
They ride bicycles
They are the worker bees of
Manhattan’s food industry
On sturdy bicycles they deliver
Food across this great city
Most of them speak little English and they will go out in any weather condition

They are busiest when the weather conditions are the worst as New York
apartment dwellers burrow in
On steel horses they ride saddle bags filled with the foods of all nations

They don’t complain and are grateful for the tips they get Bikes chained to trees and fences and grates of the city They are invisible but ever present
Dodging traffic like NASCAR stars

In this city where home delivery of goods and services reigns supreme the
bicycle man is the cowboy of the city. His horse his bike his range

the streets of Manhattan Be they cold hot rainy snowy traffic choked they
ride and ride.


Michael Domino