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The Traveler's Tale Part V
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The Traveler's Tale Part V |
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John Yaws Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 860Texas 
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I’d like to be considered a spinner of good tales- They serve to entertain one, when other effort fails. The bard who’s prone to wander, is heir to many sights- To pass the time by roadside fires, on long, and lonely nights. I’ve seen the green Pacific, on Oahu’s northern shore- The breakers; awe inspiring, incessantly they roar- I’ve walked the midnight beaches, Kahuku, Wakiki- And I’ve hiked the western highways, like a wolf so wild and free. Mount Rainier, in glacial beauty, to a soldier; frozen hell- But the icy beauty of her slopes entrapped me with their spell- I have faced the freezing blizzards of the Rockies winter storms And have roamed the high North Texas plains, where the rivers all are formed. I love southwestern deserts, with their beauty raw and harsh- And the verdant Lousiana, with her rivers, lakes, and marsh- The brasada of South Texas, unchanged by hand of time- And the twisty Rio Grande, and it’s great Big Bend- sublime. Ah, the stories for the telling, those I’ve known, and that I’ve seen- Days of hunger and of plenty, times of drought, and meadows green. Times of sorrow and of joy, tales of love, and enmity- I’d not fear to do it over, for those times have made me, me. I scarce claim to be a poet; yet methinks I have the gift- To twist a word adroitly, to give your soul a lift- So I’ve tried to entertain you; ah? forgive me if I fail- If at first I don’t succeed, I’ll try another “Traveler’s Tale. ------------------ ~GS~ |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
DO TALE!! |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
You have succeeded! Another splendid piece! ------------------ Denise |
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Kelly Member
since 1999-07-03
Posts 145 |
You are very entertaining!!!! Great job. |
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Watcher666 Senior Member
since 1999-10-13
Posts 1606 |
Wonderful read! Please Sir may we have some more??  ------------------ Illusion...what we see and what we do...it's all up to you. [This message has been edited by Watcher666 (edited 10-13-1999).] |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Now I'll be daydreaming all day long... oh, wait... I do that anyway! *G* Well done! |
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Ohme Senior Member
since 1999-07-17
Posts 816Texas |
I would enjoy reading about them too. Very well done. Ohme |
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