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Time, Much Slower Then...When.....
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Time, Much Slower Then...When..... |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA 
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Climb in.... Destination, First star of morning. Hear the thunder of distant herds as buffalo roam the earth as far as one’s eyes can see. Smell the smoke of the Iron Horse, running rails freshly built across endless plains as a sleeper car gently sways rhythmically, in unison with a moment of passion. Feel the bounce and jerk of a stage weaving westward across rutted trails....racing the setting sun....and death that hides behind the next ridge. Time, much slower then. When a letter took weeks to arrive, carried in a dusty brown leather pouch, covered in a horses lather or a rider’s blood from an arrow’s flight.. When breads were made daily in cast iron stoves, blackened from soot and cherry cobbler cooled in the window as a soft breeze fluttered lace curtains. When skies were silent except for the lone eagle’s shrill cry beneath a blanket of stars that seemed to fall into shining eyes. Only four generations separate then from now as messages move at speeds the eye cannot see. A time where a coffee break is rushed and lunch is gobbled quickly, wondering if dessert will ever be cherry cobbler ever again. Yes, hop in.....let’s take a ride, listen to the howl of coyotes beneath a silvery moon, filling the sky above....as a fire crackles, sending skyward glowing orange embers that rise and die, disappearing from sight. And a conductor yells loudly “All Aboard”... Inspired by Susan’s poem about history... Thanx Susan... |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Barry -- I do love it when you talk history! Thanks. This was a wonderful peace and I felt the ages melt.  SusanHappiness isn't something that happens to you, it's created from within you. Joy is a state of mind. |
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Susan Member Ascendant
since 2004-03-27
Posts 5104walking the surreal |
Ooops, in my delight I missed clicking library! S |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
good read here |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
Wonderful perpective Barry. And we call this progress? believe in what your heart feels... |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
I do smell, hear and feel when reading this A great poem of substance and importance. Thank you Liz |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I enjoy these visits to your previous lifetimes! They sound and feel authentic because they were authentic! Happy trails!  EA |
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miscellanea Member Elite
since 2004-06-24
Posts 4060OH |
Magnus, Thanking you for this wonderful gift and keeper. It brought back those memories early trainrides. |
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Sunshine
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Here's some scenery to go with your wonderful poem, Magnus... /pip/Forum90/HTML/000515.html |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
nice read |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
I'm going to purchase a ticket right away...sounds adventurous with the romance of the old west...buffalo as far as the eye can see...they were and are magficant animals... Your words have painted an elaborate essense not lost in our minds...thank you |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Wonderful write Barry.... What time does that next stage coach leave for Dodge City? I suddenly wanted to climb aboard carrying my parasol. And then I realized I had gone back too far... dropped the parasol and climbed aboard the train headed for New York City. This is a keeper for sure!! ~Hugs~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always Dancing with you in the summer rain ~ |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Well, my bags are packed!! Awesome Magnus my friend. hugs, Chris Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. |
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Nightshade
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Library thingy...hee heee |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Some areas modernized slowly... I think I lived in a collection of anachronisms... for some of those things I know from more than tales and books. *S* And yes... the priorities were different... the work was hard and free time was a treat instead of an excuse to whine of boredom... and letters were treasured links to family members far away. *S* Even phone calls took longer to connect than an email does now to write and send! *S* I like this very much, Magnus... even if a look at how far we've come is often accompanied by regrets at what's left undone. *S* And I still make a mean cherry cobbler... c'mon over for lunch!!! *S* |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Magnus, Another time another place, you did it very well. Enjoyed. |
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iliana Member Patricius
since 2003-12-05
Posts 13434USA |
Your descriptions were wonderful and I liked the way you contrasted then with now.  ......jo |
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