Hospitality

RAGBRAI brought out the best of the locals in my area. Here is a poem I wrote about it.
It's an acrostic. Deal with it. (The rhyme scheme, yes there's an acrostic rhyme scheme, is AABBCCD)

Riders, not racers, flood the streets, ringing bells
At 40 miles a day, just imagine the smells
Generally they slept in tents on the village square.
But in one house I spotted, over 20 slept there.
Riders were smiling, approaching the task with great zeal.
Armstrong was in the crowd, that's Lance not Neil
In a surprise twist, one rider assumed any folks who have houses along the route automatically extend an invitation to the rider take a leak behind said homeowners evergreen tree. So, that was interesting.

The End.

I recommend RAGBRAI to all and to all a good night.