- Don Rearden
Racing Time

spattered blood on the ski trail
nickel, dime, quarter sized drops
mixed with moose tracks
a mystery in white and red
I should have turned
hockey-skate style stop
and spent more time there
studied the tracks
looked for the story
claw marks or trace fur
instead I chose to blow past
chasing a ghost
trying to best my time
too concerned with the fun
of flying down winding trails
quick hard packed spring crust
racing against the bloodshed
because it wasn't yet mine
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