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[RC] Poem.... Why I ride another mile - Randy or Cheryl WinterSome of you may remember this poem from the OLD Trailblazer newspaper years ago. I cut it out and still have it and remember WHY I LIKE TO RIDE Cheryl Winter Another Mile Someone once asked me why I go through all the pain Pounding down the trail for no monetary gain There is no simple answer to a question of the style Only the dreams inside me make me ride another mile. The first ride of the season to the last ride in the fall And all the in between trails I've memorized them all My gain was a completion or Grand Champion with a smile The incentive to ride again and go another mile The quiet of the morning woods a beauty to behold The frost is natures diamonds fall colors are her gold The call of the whippoorwill to the geese flying single file Just a few of the things that make me do another mile The distance doesn't matter, one hundred, fifty or twenty five When I'm moving down the trails I really feel alive My horse if free and easy the conditioning has been worthwhile And all my troubles float away as we trot another mile So when someone asks me if it's worth all the effort and time I think of all the trails I've seen the hills I've had to climb Of all the pretty sunsets, friends and accomplishments I've compiled I made a lot of memories and I've gain- Another mile Author Jan Mills Kennedy =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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