Defying Death

Imagine a cold winter day with a
sharp wind in a forest whose trails are
ribbons of sheer ice and all about snow
is gently falling, a vision of frigid delight.
Imagine two small black dogs, miniature
companions, sibling male and female
suddenly animated with the approach of
two large, very large members of that
same species whose weight is ten times
that of theirs but who nonetheless snarl 
and leap forward prepared to launch an 
attack. Benevolent fortune smiles on
the awkward communion and all depart
unscathed. Imagine a clear, cold blue sky
above, ice-and-snow-glazed mountains
below and in the intermediate two free
fall adventurers sans parachutes spiralling
downward from the impossible height of
space garbed in wide-webbed suits
moderately impeding the speed of their
descents, radio contact with a helicopter
door wide ajar meant to scoop them into
its belly in a spectacular aerial 'catch'
enabling these extreme adventurers to
cheat death and extend the genetic pool.