If I close my eyes and never awaken
A thousand adventures I hope to have taken
Some with family and some with friends
All of them undoubtedly cherished in the end
So don’t sit inside and cry, “boohoo”
Feelin’ sorry for me and feelin’ like poo
Instead get yourself where there are no crowds
Look all around you and scream out loud,
“Hey, Dan! This one’s for you!”
Dan Escalante passed away in an avalanche in 2020 while skiing near Crested Butte, Colorado. He wrote this poem some twenty-five years before he died, and he definitely had thousands of adventures. We miss you dearly, Dan!
This poem was originally published in Volume 20. Photo by Braden Gunem
