We race against the moon Unafraid of the dark Shadows cast in milk white Light on rough ground We wear the shroud Of the night Hidden creatures Thrilling to the chase Building momentum Into a rush of speed Outrunning the wilderness Into the sky Stitching ourselves anew Out of the stuff of stars Looking for … Continue reading
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Distant Miles ~ #MondayBlogs
With years of miles Behind me I've travelled A strange world Chasing salvation While playing house Before the words Reached my mind The trails were waiting And my feet were ready A race In search of home Movement Leading the way To knowledge And challenge Pushing transformation The spirit and the skin Twining together In … Continue reading Distant Miles ~ #MondayBlogs
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Without a mile marker To offer a numbered name The road rides out ahead Waiting for us to travel And discover its magic The path leads onward Into a forever view Where skies melt into snows As the sun casts its light Onto our path Every road An invitation A chance to seek What we … Continue reading Untitled
The Sun Also ~ #MondayBlogs
There are roads Awaiting our footfalls An exploration First hand On the ground Powered by legs And heart Bravery in the journey A slow speed adventure With new views And foreign paths The world opens Before us One sunrise sprint At a time A middle distance view A snapshot of America Chasing hope Flexing strength … Continue reading The Sun Also ~ #MondayBlogs
Counter/Encounter
Footfalls strike a rhythm Against the drumbeat My heart sets Every edge of anxiety Smoothes away Disappearing behind my heels When the fire sets in It hits my legs Before it moves into my lungs And it is there In the pain and exertion That I find myself on the road And my smile rises … Continue reading Counter/Encounter
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Solitary miles Stretch before and behind So many short journeys To carry me Everywhere A meditation A prayer A daydream Fueled by a fire I cannot explain Opening my eyes To see anew And wrap myself Into the air Fully alive ~ Caroline A. Slee
What Goes Up #wwwblog
And thank goodness. I've been throwing some hill training back into the routine. My thighs hate me. Just sharing the reward for the run up the mountain: the descent has a wonderful view. On the countdown to my favorite holiday. Blessings to you all.
Tunnel Vision #MondayBlogs
Breath Is a meditation And vision Lands me In two places At once I am distant And within My burning muscles Every cell Screaming Triumph and torment As my spirit Flies Ahead of my feet Urging a pace Beyond capacity And I race I reach I dance through That shaded tunnel Seeking a horizon Unfound … Continue reading Tunnel Vision #MondayBlogs
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My eyes drawn left found a raven awaiting my return dawn was falling with cool winds rising my limbs longed for freedom and my heart was riding crashing waves as at last at last I began to run casting off my shackles growing lighter with each step winging through the skies a creature not of … Continue reading Need
Morning Run #MondayBlogs
Racing into stormy skies Past sleepy houses And laundry steam A world my own Domestic wildlife Dogging my feet As I give chase To dreams Piercing the storms With light ~ Caroline A. Slee