The Climb to Andorra Arcalis
"Lance Armstrong trails only Fabian
Canellara of Switzerland entering a 139-
mile mountain stage. . . . with a grueling
uphill finish. . . ."
Washington Post, July 10, 2009
The wheels turn turn turn,
legs pumping, muscles aching.
Whenever anyone knocks him
down, he always gets right up.
But, now, at thirty-seven, almost
thirty-eight? The question hangs.
He refuses to be the last man
struggling winded to the summit,
his eyes on the goal, the cyclist
ahead with bright yellow jersey,
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blue eyes burning like gas jets
a-flame a-flame a-flame.
Christopher T. George
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