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AGE:
56
LOC: Lanexa, VA
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: July 17
LOC: Lanexa, VA
GEN: Male
LAST LOGIN: July 17
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Green Gulch Farm, Marin County, CA)
I am a cerebral-vascular stroke survivor, which has left me with a speech impairment as well as left-side weakness. It is certainly better than the alternatives (paralysis/death) and I am thankful for that. I enjoy writing today as it allows me to communicate without the encumbrances of verbalization, though I am restricted to one-handed typing. I muddle through as best I can and hope to be able to contribute as much and as successfully as I am able.
Additionally, I enjoy photography and hiking. In my former life (in CA) I hiked extensively up along the Marin County coastline, where I explored remote beaches and pastureland, taking numerous photographs. I only wish this site offered th…
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Any collection of tales regarding the trails that run about, up, down and around Mt Tamalpais must include at least one about ascending the summit. Old Railroad Grade is just such a trail, running from somewhere near the base of the mountain in Mill Valley to somewhere near the three peaks that sit atop the loom of this storied mountain. Sometime around the turn of the last century, a stage coach ferried people up to the mountaintop where they could board the so-called Gravity Train. This con...
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After rereading the chapters that follow, I felt it incumbent upon me to provide some context regarding the time of the events and some of the places that are discussed therein. More specifically, the era in which these events transpired, coincides with the dawn of the container-ship as the principle mode of conveyance for ship-borne freight. Container-ships transformed the world of sea-going men and the ports at which they called. Perhaps a word about the nature of freight is in order. Previ...
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Did I mention that the colors of autumn were muted in this neck of the woods? That may well be, however, this morning as the sun rose at the acute angle that is its wont this time of the year, it shimmered through the wood behind my sister’s yard with such a brilliance of yellow as to seem a similitude of the sun’s own incandescent patina. The solar luster glinted and sparkled through the leaves with a fire-like intensity that seemed to set the forest ablaze with an astral luminosity. If ther...
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Snowfall The snow fell thickly late today. For the first time this winter, it accumulated in a chimerical blanket of frozen whiteness. On the trees, the snow hung like white icing on an ornate wedding cake or confectioner’s sugar on equally elaborate Christmas cookies. Later on in the evening, under the back porch light, the white carpet took on a sparkling, bejeweled appearance. I hadn’t seen this thick of snowfall since my childhood; still, none of the magic had been lost or diminished. The...
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The burgeoning trees serve to fatten the lazy bees that drift dreamily around the newly warmed back porch. Spring has arrived in all its vernal glory. Redbuds bloom about the encircling woods as do the forsythia. The sleepy dogwoods have only just begun but soon they too will join the rush to burgeon. I eagerly anticipate the pale greening of the long quiescent trees. Too long, have they been in hibernation. It is time now to rise up and rejoin the land of the living. The woods warm with the ...
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Nice balance. Good overall tone. Good pacing, good rhyme scheme. Keep writing! A worthy effort.
A fine effort, that's so indicative of today's helter-skelter world with all the demands put on us by ourselves and others, old and young. I hope it all worked out in the end.
Certain to appeal to kids, especially put to music. Sure it's silly but isn't that exactly what children adore.
A very nice piece of work. Some wonderful imagery. "Blood she spilt and saved". A fine effort. Keep writing!
Some of this sounds like a mouthful to sing. The repeat of first stanza as last fits very much with what passes for rocks songs. A good effort for the minute it took. Keep writing.
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