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The Fork |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa 
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I paused at the point of putting food in my mouth that point that everyone else at the table will notice it wasn't the meat no it was the fork the fancy fork the silverware my grandmother brings out for special occasions this was a special occasion this was all occasions this was the last time seeing my grandfather lean back in his chair after a wonderful meal with the bay window behind him king of the sun-strewn valley of farms that were his background of the fleet of soft battleships majestic in the sky but he would gaze out of this painting looking at HIS favorite view his wife who had filled all our bellies with contented musings and little smiles at my grandfather's tired jokes there will be more of these meals just not with the glory of all those colors those quiet people bringing in the hay framing a contented man |
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Wind
since 2002-10-12
Posts 2981 |
ohh.. Thats so sad. Is it true? I said I'm going to buy a gun and start a war, |
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brian sites Senior Member
since 2002-06-25
Posts 1475usa |
thank you Wind.... he is alive...they are just moving from this house of 38 years....the only house of theirs I have known....I will miss it thanks again |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
A self-imposed challenge well met Bro! Ya done good, reeeeel good! |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
 WOW, two forks in a row! Love these double edged writes.  but now, yer makin me hungry! |
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Local Rebel Member Ascendant
since 1999-12-21
Posts 5767Southern Abstentia |
heritage doesn't live in a house -- but finds it's home in the words we pass on...eh? |
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Duncan Member Ascendant
since 2001-08-07
Posts 5455 |
"but he would gaze out of this painting looking at HIS favorite view his wife who had filled all our bellies with contented musings and little smiles at my grandfather's tired jokes there will be more of these meals just not with the glory of all those colors those quiet people bringing in the hay framing a contented man" LOL @ "two forks in a row". Again (as I said in wranx' thread)...all this from a fork! Enjoyed the read and the portrait Brian. Very different perspectives from both of you. [This message has been edited by Duncan (07-06-2003 01:07 PM).] |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
there will be more of these meals just not with the glory of all those colors those quiet people bringing in the hay framing a contented man Brian, I'm so glad that there will be more of these excellent meals. What a good story...you had us there sitting around the table, Brian.  Hugs  Ethel |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Bri . . what a beautiful memory you have brought here for me to see LOVE . . . exactly what it is meant to be If this write is indeed a memorie I am terribly sorry Know that he is smiling still at you and at her . . . xxoo |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
Your gentle spirit shines... oh, but you melt me. elov yopu.  |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
Wow....I remember my grandparents moving from their farm to a small house in town. Never again could we play in the rows of corn or skate on the frozen pond. Thanks for the bittersweet memories. |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
brian....Tenderly written....and very much enjoyed! |
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Aenimal Member Rara Avis
since 2002-11-18
Posts 7350the ass-end of space |
Fantastic bri and sad, homes house more than people or things they house memories that can't be boxed and moved.. as an aside did you know the roman catholic church initially tried to ban the fork because of its resemblance to the demon's pitchfork? Of course the usage of the fork became so widespread by the rich that the church had to let it slide. That useless piece of information was loosened by, Raph's insomnia, Isn't it time you slept?.. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
I found a Vignette...  |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
I like this so much... you capture the changing... right along with the constants. *S* |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
What a wonderful write. So well done, the description of loss and of loved ones changing and moving on from our lives. Embraced me. TD |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
This is great!!! I spent a lot of time when I was young with people whose language was conveyed at least 40% with the hands. Somehow, a fork was always more effective in discussion than a knife. The knife almost always was threatening, while the fork, most of the time, simply added a special emphasis to the point being made. Later, in reading history, I learned that Henry II had to ban the fork for a while because his barons would get drunk and then try pronging out each other's eyeballs. |
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