Pike's Peak and Down

Bump, bump jiggle

bump, the tightness in

my ear drum

reminds me of how high

we are on this

Colorado mountain road

food tumbling around

my tummy

girlfriend at the wheel

doin' a fine job of

getting us through the

red rock,

the hard rain

and smoky grey clouds

that surround my little 'ol

body a tremblin' in

both excitement and fear

Yikes, the feel of a Pike's Peak

trek on the way down

as she shifts down from 2d

to first and we gaze yonder

into waves and waves of

clouds and mist

and eerie but fantastically

majestic hues

that tell you the hand of the goddess

has been here and is gently guiding

you down

Rumble rumble on a sharp curve

over red dirt and gravel

a wide view over flat

plains, snow capped

distant ranges, pale blue lakes

and a giant's playground

of rusty pebbles

Trust is the growing feeling

as I descend and in awesome wonder

and delight

take in the highs and the lows

hoping to grasp with an artist's sight

one more curve

another 10,000 pines

a flash of lightning miles away

and the comforting signs

of being just a few more

miles

a few hundred yards

and a few more feet

from the bottom

and The End.

8/14/95 -Colorado