Shari's Telling Stories

Proposition:
Walk on safari
carrying camera gear
my only help
a telescoping monopod.

Trepidation:
The probability of
halting pain in my hip
seven years repaired
only not tested to
any great extent.

Pressure:
Failing to keep up
means
shortening the walk
for all eight of us
in the party.

Stake:
I won’t return soon
to Kruger National Park
from my hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana;
don’t want to miss my chance.

Outcome:
I made it through
completed the trek.
Now I face long walks
from the perspective of
I can!

©2009 Shari Lynne Smothers