Alaskan Expedition
I am a photographer of wildlife and I was on an expedition,
to capture the wilderness of North Alaska and the life of Inupiact Eskimo's;
Alaska is full of rich history and natural wonders to discover,
last year I had photographed the monasteries of Spruce Island;
we were a group of three snowmobiles with a guide.
We started out early in the morning with great excitement,
and soon we were in a vast space of pure white snow that went forever;
stopping at around noon for lunch and hot steaming coffee,
when I went to start my snowmobile it sputtered but finally it roared;
but a few miles on it croaked and came to a dead stop.
The rest of the group came back and we tried to get it started,
but it was hopeless, I knew there was a trapper's cabin in about 200 miles,
and I told the group to go there for help and I would stay,
there was some protest, but I insisted I was not leaving my equipment;
so they set off leaving me with provisions and light.
Soon it was dark and much colder, I settled down in a tent,
I felt warm and cozy and somewhat safe, only the wind kept me company;
until I heard some snorting noises and felt a forbidding feeling,
peaking out I saw a huge black bear rummaging through my things;
I did what any photographer would do, I took photos.
And in time the bear got bored and left as quickly as he had come,
in the dawn I began my wait, and I waited and waited and soon gave up;
by the second day, I knew something must have happened,
so I decided to set out on foot to a nearby summer abode, 100 miles away,
the food was gone and I was drinking the cold snow.
I don't even know how long it took me but I saw the cabin at last,
but it was not uninhabited as smoke curled from the chimney above;
somehow I was there banging on the door and it opened up wide,
and there stood the most beautiful man I ever saw and I fell into his arms;
it was instant love- now I live with him (a photographer too!)
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December 24, 2016
Poetry/Epic/Alaskan Expedition
Copyright Protected, ID 16-860-585-0
All Right Reserved. Written under Pseudonym.
For the contest, Epic
sponsor, Shadow Hamilton
Third Place
Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2016
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