Brothers

By Steven Wade Veatch

The photo you left 
from gold rush days 
turned up today. 

It lasted over a century.
I would say go 
to Cripple Creek,
grab some gold.
Have some fun—
ride a burro, 
and look down 
the winding trail, 
to a time that didn’t 
last long enough.

Photograph courtesy of the Cripple Creek District Museum.