Hey, Knot, you're a poet! Who knew? I love the way you parodied Eliot (whose "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" has been on my bookshelf for decades!)
Nice use of all our particular bike names, too--very personalized. But I especially love the last three lines--all those wonderful adjectives.

Hey, Colleen--When I was 8 or 9, I named my turquoise bike after the imaginary dog I'd had when I was 5--"White Shadow"--hah!