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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
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George He was always the same, old George was, like his old shack and the maple tree were just the same every time I saw them. Everything was old to me back then. He was old too, in his old shack, and when I used to go there we’d talk a while, sitting on his old cot; he would tell me about old things, and give me candy. And he used to let me play his old Victrola, but he didn’t seem to like the songs-– he would turn his back while they were playing, and not look at me for a long time. I went back there the other day; twenty years, they haven’t changed it much. The tree’s still there and George’s shack; the folks at our old place told me about George. I stayed there a while, talking, but I didn’t look at them for a long time. [This message has been edited by Ratleader (10-13-2005 02:50 PM).] |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
*sniffles* ... keep sharing, please~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*No matter what I search for ... |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed....you do this so well....the story within the story shines from your words, without you even telling it. Sniff! |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Ratleader Enjoyed the read. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
George -- George Clement -- was a Gypsy, who lived by us. His shack was actually a log cabin, with some plaster caked on the outside of it. I was maybe five or six at the time of this poem and 22 for the narrator, if the date of 1969 is accurate.... He had a brother named Ernie, who came to visit sometimes, and once stayed there long enough to build a wagon behind the shack....enclosed, what we'd call a travel trailer today, but very home-made. Then it disappeared and so did Ernie...never saw him again. That wagon was odd though, not like any I'd seen, and it stuck in my memory. Years later I saw a movie with Gypsy wagons in it, and I understood -- he'd followed the only plan he knew. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> ______________Ratleader______________ |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
boy, there certainly is something very enriching about these moments, isn't there Ed? Outstanding, both the story and your explaination...enjoyed. |
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serenity blaze Member Empyrean
since 2000-02-02
Posts 27738 |
smiling here--I must confess the title drew me in, as my husband's name is George. I wish I could describe him as heartwarming as this poem describes yours, but he does love music as much as your George does. And sigh...he hasn't looked at me for a very long time either.  Oh well.  Nice poem, Ed. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
Ouch! Well, if it helps any, this George was really a cranky old (can I say bastard in Open?).....liked me but disliked the rest of the kids around there, and tried to keep them away.....even strung electric wires around his windows because the Faulk kids were inveterate window-peepers..... ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
This is poetry at its best, my friend... a beautiful memory portrait from your life, a glimpse of the fineness of your soul... and an invitation to remember the Georges of our own lives. I love this... yes! *S* Excellent work! |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Excellent...I'm so gload you found these. ~Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile.~ |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
My main concern is what's in those notebooks I keep now...I must have a hundred half-written poems -- embarrassing! ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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