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NOTICE: This work is the property of the author[s]/creator[s]. Subject to the right of "Fair Use" as recognized by law, no person may print, reprint, publish, copy, perform, deliver, transmit or sell any work posted on the National Gallery of Writing without the prior written permission of the author[s]/creator[s]. NCTE assumes no responsibility for the unlawful or unauthorized use of any work posted on the National Gallery of Writing. My earliest books included Ivanhoe, The Tom Swift series and anything about the Antarctic explorers mixed with a goodly dose of Rudyard Kipling. My search for adventure was kindled by these early stories and led me to write a poem about their influence. ADVENTURE I've always been a lot of things That no one ever knew. I climbed a mountain, swam a river, and once I even flew. Fact was just a whimsy that wasn't in the way, So every time I started out, adventure ruled the day. Today I was the pilot of an aging, trembling Spad. Tomorrow: a batting, scoring Yankee or a 1920's cad. I never know what lies ahead or what tools I may need. But I live for that adventure that happens when I read. |
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