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The Shadow of Yesterday
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The Shadow of Yesterday |
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Bonnie j Senior Member
since 2003-06-27
Posts 1588Ohio 
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The Shadow of Yesterday Hidden in the shadows of Egg McMuffins and Biggy Fries are the shadows of yesterday. Hidden in these yesteryear shadows are the pioneers of old. Eating at a campfire, hot biscuits, beans in an old iron skillet. Coffee being strained over and over until it has the look of light muddy water. Instead of a luxury automobile, maybe just a horse and saddle with a poncho and a hat pulled down tight. These worn and tattered clothes protecting their tired bodies from the rains or the heavy snows or the scorching heat from a desert. A desert that has swirling cutting sands and will not show mercy to man or to beast. No modern hotel when they come to a small solitary town. No running water, no warm bath and soft fluffy towels to wrap their bodies that are worn out from the hundreds of miles they have traveled. No soft featherbed to lull them to sleep Only a bed made of straw with blankets as soft as the wool of steel. But, if our pioneer of old goes to the old saloon for a bite to eat. He may happen across a visionary A man who loves to cook Today this man has an idea, a visionary is he. Today he will make biscuits like a sandwich. In this biscuit he will put an egg, a pile of bacon, a slice of cheese and he will call it an egg-bacon-cheese muffin. With this muffin he will fry huge skillet potato fries. Then just like the big cities do A large coldjug of sarsaparilla to finish the meal. Someday this visionary is going to start a restaurant of his own and he will call it Donald’s. Love Bon-Bon  |
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dingusjr Member
since 2003-09-24
Posts 415Missouri |
Bonnie! Now you have my attention....I really like this one! Lots of flavor, nice bit of humor....your "old west" images were GREAT! Enjoyed this much, Bonnie, thanks. Larry |
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QjQ Member Elite
since 2003-04-18
Posts 3756U.S.A. |
now ya gots me hungry,,, nicely penned my dear poetress |
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Justbleu Member Elite
since 1999-08-31
Posts 3329Oregon, Originally From Alaska :) |
This was fun to read....Much enjoyed!!!! Bridgette  "Somewhere, somehow, it should be possible to touch someone and never let go again. To hold someone, not for a moment but forever." Unknown |
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