Why Do We Even Bother
...we so often will quiver
underneath the covers
why do we even bother
in a world in so much trouble
perhaps you'll make my Martini stron like on the double
To grasp at straws
in obeying all...
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Categories:
darke, art, autumn, baseball, beauty,
Form: Free verse
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 of...
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Categories:
darke, sports, strength,
Form: Quatrain
Steve Bate
...Steve loves mountaineering, he was the first,
Visually impaired person to climb El Capitan,
Solo, and there he met Karen Darke, cyclist,
Who got him into para-cycling ‘cos it had can.
“Clim...
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Categories:
darke, sports, strength,
Form: Quatrain