Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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The Human Urge to Move. Humans have always been migrants. Review the human emigration from Africa, Following migrations throughout the remaining world. It appears that a portion of the human genome, Fires the human mind to start moving and exploring. This successful species-population-movement Has been adaptive for exploiting new ranges, While reducing intraspecific competition. The world is now basically exploited, so is there evidence That humans still have this insatiable drive? Of course there is tourism, but what about the 'Marco Polos'? Consider bicyclists who bike for months or years at a time, Relying on a small, simple, self-powered (by a human) device. The challenge is invigorating, difficult, and empowering. Samer Abouhamed (2026) biked 46,000 miles across six continents; Liam Gorner (2023), age 17, rode over 20,000 miles from Alaska to Argentina in two years; Also Lael Wilcox holds a 2008 speed record; And Thomas Stevens (1884), the first person To ride a bicycle around the world, Leaving San Francisco on a precarious 'high-wheeler'. The challenge for new worldly territory, one way or another, Will probably always be in the human spirit and genome! Of course, I have said nothing concerning space travel. Frank Maurer 19 January 2026 1730 Hours.