Modern Magellan,
O’ how I wish to explore
Beyond my country.
Sheltered by America,
I long to breach its borders.
There is so much more,
More than our brief history,
Our moment in time.
The lands of our ancestors
There–just a voyage away
…Maybe someday.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Pedaling madly
Skating on rain-soaked pavement
Cobblestone death trap
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Authors Note: This haiku is in honor of today’s stage of the Tour de France, stage 5 in the very rainy north of France. Defending champion Chris Froome pulled out of the race after falling twice on the rain slicked roads today after falling once before in a previous stage.
You can get the idea of how dangerous this stage was from this slideshow from the official Tour de France 2014 website.
Dom DiFrancesco 
