HAPPY NEW YEAR ? all is well, still looking for a girl with cool glasses - going to the hair of the dog event in philly next month so maybe - still need a date ? anyone want to go ?
very very rough draft
Musher
I push them forward across the frozen tundra
The pace is staggering
Faster and faster
It is not humane, nor human
I pray they have enough to finish
The trail is endless - dark and dangerous
Could I stand to lose one more
Worse yet, to have to put another one down
I think I can see the end of the world
I know it is near
Grizzly & wolves they are not afraid of
They would rather die, than disappoint me
Sometimes their feet get packed with ice
It hurts just to look at them
The right amount of tenderness and terror
Will keep them going for another day
When they rest , it is my time to really work
Moving around, checking equipment
Assuring we are on course
Reminding and encouraging them; against all odds
We carry little supplies to keep our load featherlike
They do not realize, we do not have enough
Supplies to all make it back
They think they are all coming back
Light and fast
We do not have time for luxuries - like sleep
The weather is closing quickly
We must push through this good white night
It will cover our tracks nicely
Nothing could be tracking us, except perhaps a beast
Still the fresh snow will reassure me a bit
In a calculated race such as this I hate surprises
How many times have they come through for me
Still I must go to the whip to keep them in-line
They know I care for them even when I try to forget
They are after all mans best friend