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We Spoke |
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Rosemary J. Gwaltney Senior Member
since 1999-08-26
Posts 997northern mountains, Idaho 
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We hiked the mile up the mountain from us, to buy the old couple’s little tractor. Now that he was sick, and they were selling, they wouldn’t need it any more. They had bought eighty acres in sixty-seven. Raised five children up there. They were running over with tales of their lives, like a creek in snow-melt time. They spoke of the man with respect; the vet who had come home from ‘Nam in sixty-nine, and moved up the mountain from them “He bought a huge culvert and buried it underground and lived in that pipe all alone for four years or more”, they said. They had to call the forest ranger one time when a bear came too near. “The ranger wouldn’t go up there even to get the bear”, they laughed, “he was too leery of this guy who would jump out of a hole in the ground, looking as wild as an animal himself”. They poured us some more coffee, and we gazed out their kitchen window over the mountain tops. “He was a real back to nature guy,” they said, “with a full beard and everything. He kept to himself, never bothered anyone that didn’t bother him; just lived underground all alone.” “Then, next thing you know, we heard his mother was dying back east, and he up and flew three thousand miles to be with her. And he just stayed there. We guess he got used to it. Now, we hear he’s an airline pilot! You just never know.” . . . (Another true story from our new lives on the mountain.) [This message has been edited by Rosemary J. Gwaltney (04-30-2002 12:29 AM).] |
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Casanova Junior Member
since 1999-06-21
Posts 48Mays Landing NJ |
Sounds Like fun. lol. |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Rosemary, No, you never know. But you wonder... |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
we all have a plan, just waiting to unfold nice story there |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
enjoyed the story, Rosemary M |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Rosemary~ What a wonderful share~ 'They were running over with tales of their lives, like a creek in snow-melt time.' Such lovely imagery comes to mind with that line of thought~ *HUGS* .... and tell Dale that my mailbox still accepts INCOMING mail !!! Love you guys~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Interloper
since 2000-11-06
Posts 8369Deep in the heart |
I truly enjoyed this piece  Well done. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Amazing what one hears when they listen...truth...stranger than fiction... |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Icould sit around a fireplace and listen to such tales all night. this one is too bizarre to be fiction loved it1111 liz |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Cool story. |
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