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Iambe's Account of George
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Iambe's Account of George |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Old man Macowicz had a load of steers to move And Iambe was still trying to straighten out Billie’s old Ford So I hitched up the old trailer and headed out for the flats It’s odd the way the horizons out here never get closer While in the hill country, you can’t find a horizon unless you Are sitting on top of those hills looking past the scrub cedar and sage Gives a man a lot of time to think either way And I had driven enough to know that my thoughts always found a way To get back around to Iambe and the things I always thought I needed Just like the horizon, they never got any closer it seemed Iambe and I had run into town last night Picked up a couple of steaks and 12 pack then grilled them slow Over some mequite while we sipped the sunset and what little breeze we could find We didn’t talk a lot, but then again She never was much on explaining things or digging into What was on some else’s mind She told me old man George had finally died, that ancient Dodge killed him When he tried to ford the dry wash during a spring rain And it decided to try being a boat, only there was so many holes In the floor board that it sank before getting past the twisted oak That stands right there on the bend with the big bank above She said they found when the water went down And buried him the following Monday up at Crestwood I told her that just below Rogers I’d busted an axle And spent a while getting parts and had thought of her Telling me how I was a danged fool to think I could handle a wrench But somehow, I had managed through and gotten it fixed anyway Even though I busted my right hand pretty good when the brake drum Tipped over and I tried to catch it If she could, I’d appreciate her looking it over sometime to see If I had left anything undone Years and miles leave rust and some wear on a person Seemed to me old George knew better than to try that crossing He wasn’t so old or rusty that he didn’t know how the water raged And that old Dodge not so worn out it couldn’t have gone around Up Greco’s way where they put in the bridge But then again, I probably knew better than to let Iambe Think I needed her and let her Drown me too |
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1slick_lady Member Ascendant
since 2000-12-22
Posts 6088standing on a shadow's lace |
"Years and miles leave rust and some wear on a person" yes yhey do |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
yep.... at least we're around to see the rust and feel the miles... thanks for dropping in m'friend |
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bel1e Senior Member
since 2006-07-24
Posts 1631 |
~love the narrative...the way it grips your reader and doesn't want to let go until the last syllable is spun~*~ write-on, Chief~ |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Thanks Belle... your eyes are always a gift on anything I might scribble... as for narratives... heck, I just scribble down the conversations I hear inside my head.. doing any real writing would be way beyond me... |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
old Dodges and old dogs...a fellow has to have them in his mind belly to wear a work shirt that will fit him right. enjoyed the window here |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTP3ScWi7rc&feature=related  |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Thanks Dark.... we never forget our roots they say.. appreciate your eyes on this and the kind reply |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Ms. Serenity... sorry, I can't get to you tube from here and my home box has a bad case of broken something or other... thanks for dropping in..... |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Fix what you can... rely on strangers and lovers to fix the rest for you. Smiling at the many memories Iambe brings me.   |
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Cpat Hair
since 2001-06-05
Posts 11793 |
Thanks Ms. Sun.... appreciate the visit... |
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