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Prophet Along U.S 66
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Prophet Along U.S 66 |
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Mistletoe Angel 
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
Prophet Along U.S 66 By: Noah Eaton 5/17/03 Whether it is still the red wheelbarrow Beside the white chickens that depends Or the plums that you left in the icebox That you just couldn't resist Or what if that doesn't mean anything at all Just being Carlos Williams Or Robert Frost Even when you don't get lost in the translation Quiet mornings in the summer rain I see it all in the koi pond Watching the sarassa comets Darting through the opaline depths Wondering what it feels like to see an old friend Years from now prospering in those familiar waters Must feel like some kind of glass blowers dream Some vision I seek to see... I'm just a prophet Along U.S 66 Juggling with my homilectics I'm just a saint Standing on the corner of 1st and Main With the nostalgia flowing out of my veins Gabriel Garcia Marquez is like a brother to me Lately I've been engaging in intensive carpentry Can't wait much or I'll expect little Can't rest this Sunday, need to paint this part of the world And I can't tell if I'm beginning to look like my father Cause few travel down this Mother Road anymore I've got to get my kicks back in Seems all some feel is the crack of the whip Should I have taken that left at Albuquerque Or make the break for Tucumcari Cause the neon after a day begins to burn Perhaps I should come on back to the Meramec Caverns And watching all those 1966 Lincoln Continentals And 1969 Camaro 2-Door coupes cruising down these rusty parched backroads Makes me feel like driving out to the dunes tonight Maybe it ain't too little too soon to be a Sooner Cause I'm just a prophet Along U.S 66 Juggling with my homilectics I'm just a saint Standing on the corner of 1st and Main With the nostalgia flowing out of my veins I could wing out of any place Like an El Camino free on the range We all need to stroll through the shasta lilies When we get the chance, whenever we please Gardeners dream bigger dreams than emperors And I have seen my share of purple along the distance You've got to learn to dig the earth And fondle the soil to breathe with mirth And as long as "twenty five bathtubs are sold To every Bible" Hallelujah, come meet me at the Blue Swallow Wash up, take a splash, you've got to coddle "There is a Senator among every Colt born" I feel twice as long-winded from the night before So won't you hop aboard this silver saddle with plight Sweet merciful heavens, I feel like Will Rogers tonight So hop into my matchbox 77 and let's drive... For I'm just a prophet Along U.S 66 Juggling with my homilectics I'm just a saint Standing on the corner of 1st and Main With the nostalgia flowing out of my veins For I'm just a prophet Along U.S 66 Juggling with my homilectics I'm just a saint Standing on the corner of 1st and Main With the nostalgia flowing out of my veins Let's go back Go back Go back from where we left off... Let's go back Go back Go back from where we left off... Underneath your clothes, there's an endless story ***Shakira*** [This message has been edited by Ron (05-23-2003 05:03 PM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
Noah, you have me on that road again, in nostalgialand. I'm keeping this one in case I don't get to take a rroad trip this summer. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Noah I really really enjoyed the tour! I love the pics and imagine you must have taken them. This is a fantastic write with the pics in between. ~Hugs to you my sidekick!~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Noah...I loved this! Rt 66 comes right through the city of Glendora California where I live. Reading this was an amazing adventure! |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Noah, thanx for the trip to years gone by, very interesting....Well done! |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
"And I can't tell if I'm beginning to look like my father Cause few travel down this Mother Road anymore I've got to get my kicks back in...." ******************************************** ...you get your kicks on route 66... You made me homesick for a country that does not exist anymore. Thank you for sharing this great piece of work. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Thank you for the reading--and riding!-- experience!  ~ May the wind (or a car or a plane or your wings!) take you wherever you wish to travel in life! Huggums, Linda |
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whiskey
since 1999-12-28
Posts 1278Australia |
Noah, Thankyou for the journey I am from Australia and will probably never travel rt66 but I feel like I already have.  Wonderful piece and great pictures.Julie |
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Brad Majors
since 2001-04-03
Posts 2647Georgia |
well done |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Noah - wow, just amazing you are... BC |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
This is so cool Noah!! I love the pics too. hugs for this journey shared. Chris "Hope" is the thing with feathers- |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
I've driven long stretches of that concrete carpet -- and it's just like this.... well caught, my friend, well captured. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
This was a treat to read Noah, a little escape into nostalgia land is just what I needed today. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
There's an old TV show called Route 66...I wish they would put it back on TV in reruns...James |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Noah - I have yet to travel that route yeah . . . I know but here you place it in my lap thanks for the drive xxoo |
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garysgirl
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Noah, the series that James mentioned, "Route 66", was one of my favorites a long time ago. Maybe it was reruns I saw? LOL Anyway, my friend, you took me back to those scenes like I was right there... more so than the series did!! Very good writing, Sir.  Hugs,  Ethel [This message has been edited by garysgirl (05-18-2003 08:23 PM).] |
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rynnio12 New Member
since 2003-05-18
Posts 2 |
I loved it.....I felt like I traveled past all the highlights. I agree witheveryone else...It was amazing. |
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Corinne Member Ascendant
since 1999-10-28
Posts 5167state of confusion |
Ah, Bugs Bunny would be proud for including that line (recently saw one of those episodes, always loved to hear him say that). I drove the length of old 66 three years ago, unbelievable how the landscape changes. Quite a lovely thing you have put together here complete with pictures, Noah! Core |
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Ceinwyn Member Elite
since 2000-07-09
Posts 2175VA |
always a pleasure when reading u're words..you know that right!? If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried. |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice read |
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Ericc Member Elite
since 2003-01-31
Posts 4178 |
It is always a privledge to read you Noah. Eric |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Noah, when I was a teenager, this song was very popular. I always imagined what it would be like to ride along Rt. 66 in a T-Bird convertible, singing this song and also listening to the Beach Boys and taking in all the sights. I am grateful for the poem, the tour and your fantastic pictures. Thank you, thank you!! Huggles, Marti Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. A.Einstein |
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carol Senior Member
since 2003-01-25
Posts 624Florida USA |
very nice read I enjoyed Real friends celebrate in who we are and have faith in all that we can become |
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