»
Archives
»
Corner Pub #2
»
Voices in the Wind
| Corner Pub #2 |
|
Voices in the Wind |
|
Trillium 
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA 
|
Voices in the Wind Across the sageland, soft wind blows And everyone who hears it knows The muted sounds within it's air, Are women's voices calling there. Calling in hope someone will hear And help them fight their lonely fear. So often on a ranch alone, Or at a mine, each one has known A hunger for the sight and sound Of other womenfolk around. A chance to visit and to share The problems each one has to bear. Facing flash floods, prairie fire. Rustlers, illness, cut barbed wire. Wild stampedes and scattered herds. Each one tells in her own words What it's like to bear a child, All alone and someplace wild! Always watching down the trail. Hoping someday there'll be mail. Or riding rangeland to fill in When cattle round-up does begin And doing all the housework too, Plus cooking for a hungry crew. When men come in from off their rides, A cheerful smile so often hides, The pain they carry as they toil On rocky ground or sandy soil. Wherever men decide to roam, Their women go to make a home! Betty Lou Hebert |
||
| © Copyright 2001 Betty Lou Hebert - All Rights Reserved | |||
|
aries_luv_ppl Senior Member
since 2001-09-20
Posts 1448Universal Mind |
I'm not very good in giving opinions on poetry but I like it! It's so sad and so true in the history! =) Love, Lizzy Vivian http://members.shaw.ca/home0/ ~I'm a person of two faces, Who is neither extraordinary nor plain. I'm not the most outspoken [This message has been edited by aries_luv_ppl (edited 11-12-2001).] |
||
|
ellie LeJeune Member Elite
since 2000-01-10
Posts 4156King of Prussia, PA USA |
Beautifully said of the the hard and rugged life some women endure with so much courage....Ellie A friend hears the song in my heart, and sings it to me when my memory fails. |
||
|
Songbird Member Elite
since 1999-12-15
Posts 2184Missouri |
I knew from the very first line, "Across the sageland, soft wind blows", I was going to love this poem..you draw us and keep our attention! It flows so smoothly. In my opinion a very good poem. |
||
|
Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Lizzie Vivian: Thank you for commenting and I value your opinion. The most important thing is if you like it, or if it has some message for you. I'm glad you enjoyed reading it. Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
ellie: Thanks for reading. Though I didn't suffer any of the hardships I wrote about in this poem, I did live at an isolated mine in the Nevada high desert for 5-1/2 years and I do know about the lonliness! Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Songbird: Thanks so much for your comments. I'm really glad you liked this poem. Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
Denise
Moderator
Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
I enjoyed this Betty Lou! You never disappoint! |
||
|
Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Denise: What a nice comment! Thank you! Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
Soaringeagle Member
since 2000-12-06
Posts 156CANADA |
SO VERY WELL WRITTEN I CAN ALMOST FEEL THE LONELINESS happy birthday betty |
||
|
Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Soaring Eagle: How nice to see birthday greetings here as well! Thank you for your comments. Glad you liked this one. Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
notarose Junior Member
since 2001-11-20
Posts 21 |
I know I couldn't live that way...I like people too much *s well written and enjoyed |
||
|
Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Notarose: Thanks for commenting on this poem and also, welcome to Passions. I will look for your posts. Betty Lou Hebert |
||
|
Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Betty, your critique says, "be honest". OK. I honesty say, this is a Keeper. I relate to it very well. Thanks for sharing this one, it comes from the heart of a poetess... |
||
|
Solstice Son Member
since 2000-09-19
Posts 469 |
Hmm....women .....past and present...you gotta love em'!!! Sol  " The question shouldn't be...'Why are we here?' but rather 'ARE we here? " |
||
|
|
⇧ top of page ⇧ |
|
| All times are ET (US). All dates are in Year-Month-Day format. | ||
