Karen Darke
“Luckily I've got an adventurous gene, as life
in a wheelchair is full of the unexpected.
I was a keen runner, climber and [the life,
An] all round outdoor addict, but, [devastated,
I] fell off a cliff and became paralysed [badly]
from the chest down. With friends [and love],
creativity, and [stamina], most things [happily],
are still possilble, and thanks to [the above],
…to those ingredients I have a [fantastic
and a] pretty extraordinary life.” Karen today
Is involved full time in the cycling athletic,
And in Rio won gold in the time trial bray.
At London 2012 she took home the silver,
For the women’s road time trial in H1-2,
Because she hand cycles, so is a low lier,
And so in the Auckland Worlds, gold too.
Copyright © Dominique Webb | Year Posted 2016
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