>>> Item number 35938 from WRITERS LOG9408D --- (25 records) ----- <<< Date: Sat, 27 Aug 1994 14:41:17 JST Reply-To: WRITERS Sender: WRITERS From: Mike Barker Subject: SUB: The Hike (100 words) If there's still room in the chapbook, here's a submission (if it passes the judges?). If not, hope you enjoy it anyway... tink -------------------------------------------------------- The Hike Copyright 1994 Mike Barker I was sad when I drew his name for the pair hike. I race, jump up steep places, beat the time. He is slow. One step at a time, he moves his canes. A slow walk on a safe path. Why climb if you can't go fast? I hid my face as friends sped by. They would reach the top first. He sat down, and pushed green ferns back to show me a web. Threads of air and mist spread in the quiet. We didn't reach the top that day. I asked to walk with him once more. --------------------------------------------------------