not as planned: At Prairie Creek
stuck truck! a bale and a half
in the back, no horses in sight,
the gate blocks any inconvenient
get-away plans. ice under all four
wheels as they drive in deeper.
grab the cell phone, call for a
muscle truck, chains, a shovel, and
a hot spiked thermos. one gloves lies
forgotten - for now - on the ground.
don't expect the truth when this story
gets told. eighty percent chance
of exaggeration and a lot more snow.
Kathy Bowman, Joseph, Oregon
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