Far, Far, Away (Riding the Greyhound - from Boyhood Tales)

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jwesley
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since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

0 posted 2012-09-19 09:39 PM

Riding The Greyhound - Far, Far, Away
(from Boyhood Tales)

She smiled in her sleep.
So did her eyes.

Closed as they were
they spoke with her lips,
sharing what they saw.

Grey dog hit a bump,
she woke suddenly, her head
bouncing against the window
on which it lay,
and those blue eyes caught mine,
blue on blue, speaking soundlessly.
And she smiled,
looking at me.

Grey dog was taking her away from,
back there . . .
yeah, back there,
her thumb hooked
to grey dog's rear.
She wouldn't give the place a name,
nor him, whom she denied,
though her eyes said, yeah,
he was there too.
And grey dog was taking her away,
far, far, away . . .

We lunched in Phoenix,
leaving grey dog idling in the bay,
I told her I was changing dogs,
was going another way,
she was welcome to smile
in seat 4a,
to lean against my window,
or my shoulder,
whichever she may . . .
but she said she was leaving
back there, this was
her day,
and her grey dog
was taking her,

far, far, away.

© wesley james beard, jr.
september 2012

[This message has been edited by jwesley (09-19-2012 10:13 PM).]

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2012-09-19 09:46 PM

The grey dog hauled enough of us away from that place we never wanted to see again. Sometimes we found what we were looking, hoping for, and sometime we didn't. Such is life.

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

2 posted 2012-09-19 10:02 PM

Ahhhh. ....I remember your particular gray dog...

Keep them coming. It's been too long!

[This message has been edited by Sunshine (09-19-2012 10:46 PM).]

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

3 posted 2012-09-20 03:25 PM

She wouldn't give the place a name,
nor him, whom she denied,
though her eyes said, yeah,
he was there too.
And grey dog was taking her away,
far, far, away . . .

You make us wonder why... and if she found her someplace... You make us care... and that's some fine character writing! *S*

Startime1955
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since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

4 posted 2012-09-21 09:19 PM

I hope she found happiness where she was going...this poem is a beauty...*BIG HUGS*

*may our dreams ever be magical*

miscellanea
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since 2004-06-24

Posts 4060
OH

5 posted 2012-09-24 05:51 AM

Masterfully told! You painted her well, with just enough mystery, yet I see her growing strength. A very neat write!

Misce'

Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

6 posted 2012-09-24 10:37 AM

I really liked the feel of this j. It's amazing how an instance like that with a complete stranger can settle down deep in your soul. You'll never forget those eyes I bet, nor ever see them in mind without wondering impossible possibilities. Great writing.

Michael

BluesSerenade
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since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

7 posted 2012-09-24 12:12 PM

I love these little journeys you take me on.

Thanks for letting me ride along.

Very much enjoyed the scenery, jwesley~

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

8 posted 2012-09-25 01:38 AM

awesome, trips are so great, and the story is a great encounter with vivid ans human poetry, thanks for the very enjoyable read,

yann

JL
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since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

9 posted 2012-09-25 11:31 PM

"Grey dog was taking her away from,
back there . . .
yeah, back there,
her thumb hooked
to grey dog's rear.
She wouldn't give the place a name,
nor him, whom she denied,
though her eyes said, yeah,
he was there too.
And grey dog was taking her away,
far, far, away . . ."

Just amazing, j.
This verse... oh yeah.
Enjoyed, my friend.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

10 posted 2012-09-26 08:47 PM

Thank you, my friends, for the reads and words.

Embellished a little, but true, riding the greyhound in the early sixties.

j.

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