CHARGE OF THE CYCLE BRIGADE by James Hurst (mostly...) | |
There were times in Idaho and Montana as I rode the Lewis & Clark route during the Summer of 2006 when I felt a certain kinship to the featured characters of Tennyson's 'Charge of the Light Brigade' – and there were only thirteen of us. Please recognize that no one has ever accused me of being anything approaching a poet, but that didn't stop me. | |
Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All on the road of Death Rode the Thirteen. "Forward, the Cycle Brigade! Charge for the camp!," he said, Onto the road of Death Rode the Thirteen. "Forward the Cycle Brigade!" Semis to right of them, Flashed all their wheels bared, Semis to right of them, When can their glory fade? | |
Last updated Oct 30 2006 |