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Iambe's Welcome
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Iambe's Welcome |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
“You always were an odd one,” she said As she bent over the fender of Billie’s old Ford And pulled loose what was left of the top radiator hose After a tree, too stupid to know Billie had been at Halvern’s Tavern Since 10 that morning refused to move from where it has stood Unscarred for ‘most all of 50 years, had pushed the bumper and the radiator Into some semblance of an inverted snow plow. I just stood back and watched her work, knowing that to answer And acknowledge that she was right would in no way appease her need To explain to me how odd I was “You drove over half Hell’s pasture and Arkansas when you left here” She continued when she had straightened up holding a half a foot of gnawed looked rubber hose. “ You no more found what you were looking for, and you couldn’t outrun the thoughts” I was beginning to get worried, since Iambe rarely took the time to talk this much ‘less she was conning some greenhorn or hustling pool at Halvern’s. “I guess we all have a right to be dumb.” She sighed as she unscrewed the metal clamp And slipped it off the piece of hose she held. “Lord knows I was” she looked up and continued, “I thought you had sense enough to know you had a place here” I reached out a well scared finger and was about to brush a piece Of what looked to be half a dead Mayfly off her cheek But, thought the better of it, when I remembered how she liked To see me on my knees and my eyes watering when she thought I was being extremely stupid or she was just ticked off at the world. “That true?” I asked after I cleared my throat. “True enough” she replied then walked over to where I stood. Now, I never saw Iambe as the tender sort But the kiss she gave my cheek made me think maybe I had missed something Then the knee she brought up to say hello Reminded me along with what must have been a new pet name “Jackass, go get us a beer” She said as she turned And picked up a length of molded hose from her workbench. It’s good to be Home…….. |
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Martie
Moderator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
It's good to see lambe, Cpat...I always was fond of her. That's because you write her so well. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
God bless her memories...   |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
~~~how I do love your resurrections ! xoxoxoxoxox |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
Cpat Hair - There's no place like home. No place like home. This was different and I enjoyed lambe and the originality a lot, especially after clicking my heels 3 times.LOL Namyh |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Martie, Thank you ma'am.... decided that since i had stopped back in here that I might ought to write something new... Iambe, being that she is so familiar to write, was easy enough to cnjour up with a few thoughts.. Ya see... I know that dissapearing isn't an answer, but the character and myself have that in common..we think a lot more than we talk and sometimes the talking in our heads is too much...so we dissapear and try to get the noise level inside down to where we can live with it...or we grudgingly admit that some things we just can't change... so writing her...is prety easy.... I know too much about her and him...not to be able to.... ok...I've rambled enough and to no point... thanks for looking in ma'am... it is appreciated. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Ms Sun... Yes, there are plenty of memories.. sometimes they are easy, sometimes they are tougher to write. But, you know all that... thanks for the eyes ma'am. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Belle... thanks kid. scribbled out a new one for this... since it was like coming home in some ways, and this is where Iambe spent most of her time. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Namyh Thank you kind soul... Iambe has been around a good long time. She's back in the archives along with Lacey and a bunch of other scribbles... "No place like home" yeah...now you see, you went and brought up an Oz connotation/context.. which is also one of my weak spots.. thank you for the kind words...and your eyes on this. |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
thank you thank you for bringing lambe back |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
It was hard to believe you were really here.. until I saw you and lambe back together again. Thank God for the sweet memories that carried us through... Smiling at you....welcome home! |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Helen, I am not sure if she will return, but it seemed appropriate for her to show her face at least the once of more time. |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Enchantress...my friend, such a welcome blushes me.... thank you for the eyes and for the kind words |
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