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Hal Loyd Denton Mar 2013
What a perfect setting to tell this love story just like the land her heart was barren and Georgia O Keefe
Speaks of it perfectly “Such a beautiful untouched lonely feeling place such a far part of what I call the
Faraway” how many times had she dreamed of being able to lay her head beside another on the pillow
But still the years increased and no prince rode into view against the backdrop of what others saw
Just as weary empty barbarous land the artist O Keefe with fine acute sense ability blended contrasted
Harshness to bring forth exquisite beauty from bovine grazing herds to one individual that left only its
Whitened scull stared with empty eye sockets on the cruel reality of an unforgiving land but even this
Spoke an unequivocal announcement of beauty rugged startling severe the sun sky and earth told the
Story of quiet irreversible glory magnificence magnified multiplied would capture and enthrall even
Greater than when this creature lived and breathed as well her life would whisper the sweetest accord it
Was like a life time had forgot then with richest hues the flames leapt to daring and fulfilling life truly
She was driest tender what moisture there was derived from tears of regret and longing just a tender
Touch With feeling and passion it came to full expression when she stood at the end of this great field
The sun Dried weeds started to stir from the rising breeze she stood there beside a lone tree and as this
Picture Took full hold of her soul in the distant horizon her answer of a lifetime of longing arrived on the
Wind he dropped his biplane gently upon the face of the field a golden rush overtook her feelings like
A Flower without water she was in a state of drawn feebleness and want now her skies were filled with
The wonder clouds of rain they came in a fury after the long draught she didn’t know this clearly but she
Sensed it with womanly intuition two kindred spirits now would come to know fulfillment because at
The Center of everything love is predominate and it’s not just a feeling it’s a person he goes to the very
Core and center of existence he sees and truly knows when the sparrow falls he all so knows when we
Fall in love first because he arraigned it took it from the fragile frail wisp of thought gave it a birth place
In the heart and as it grows it ends up ruling a life of love and devotion but for misses Beal it was just a
Another day for Jon tungsten it was just a time to do a little barnstorming in Santa Fe the fall had been
Full and promising now it became even more gratifying and promising this land at first considered a
Tortuous place gleamed and was unalterably a dreamscape how tenderly wonder touched and wound it
Self around your emotional well being but for the moment our heroine returned to her job a quick
Telling of the hotel La Fonda where she worked “La Fonda is a Santa Fe landmark, just steps
Away from history and art museums, a variety of galleries and shops, historic churches and, of
Course, the Plaza. The historic inn’s Pueblo-style architecture features thick wood beams, latilla
Ceilings and carved corbels. Special touches such as hand-crafted chandeliers, tin and copper
Lighting fixtures and colorful tiles add character and charm. Beautiful hand-carved and hand-
Painted furniture and displays by local artists create a rich ambience. La Fonda has always been
A Local gathering spot and a hub of activity. World War II journalist Ernie Pyle wrote, “You
Could Go there any time of day and see a few artists in the bar…a goateed gentleman from
Austria or a Maharajah from India or a New York broker… You never met anyone anywhere
Except at La Fonda.” So as chance would have it the pilot adventurer and hotel manageress
Would also cross paths under favorable circumstances due to him having a slight mishap with his
Plane and without it this story wouldn’t have unfolded he was only slightly bruised the only
Evidence was a sling that held his right arm but it meant a delay and a stay so busy was her life
In doing for others little did she know the tables were about to be turned who could count the
times that she had watched the couples holding hands holding deep long glances going out on the
Floor to dance and longed for the same to be her life there is some who believe there is a
universal
Attunement and alignment at work in our lives it seems so here she the great tree that bare no
Fruit his life lived fully but at the center there was emptiness all it took was a cordial meeting out
On the patio dining section among trellises hanging flowers a full golden harvest moon and a
Sweet autumn breeze only a greeting was made but in the depths that only the soul knows a
Connection had occurred somewhere there was the smallest muffled sound a foundation had
Moved unseen but powerfully moving a new building stared to be built the next time a little
Longer conversation then a dinner was arraigned one was wowed with tales of the barnstormer
Life while at the same time a root had fastened itself to a wild ones heart the steady stability that
Showed out of her life was for some reason the most attractive thing he could imagine her life
Made his life take form and made a base where truth was undeniably lived grandly a love so
Great could only be told in the ski with barrel roles loops and dives clouds white and puffy and
Blue that is almost incomprehensible the days washed in to their lives like the land that told its
Secrets through beauty conjured against stark backdrops elegance pristine acute almost painful
Was the soft divergent quality revealed but before they could fly off into the western sunset fate
Would raise its heavy hand and an accident would claim her love as it did so many others of that
period so she donned the black widows apparel but rich beyond words was the man who had the
brightest blue eyes he was her guardian her keeper no longer did she long for love it had stepped
beyond the azure blue and every time a plane passed over head she was thrilled and amazed with
The life she had known when a heroic flyer took her far from her down to earth life spelled out
Heaven in such glorious terms like the gentle sound of a Spanish guitar drifting out on the plaza
Her life is filled with a haunting music that is the knowledge of all who love and have been loved
jenny linsel Jan 2017
I remember as a little girl
On a visit to an aunt’s friends house
I was sitting reading a story book
As quiet as a mouse

I asked to be pardoned
To go to the loo
They were all playing dominoes
So I knew what I must do

I opened up the door
And placed my foot on the first stair
Then I heard someone in a low voice say
“Are you sure that she's all there”?

I felt a tear run down my cheek
I was doing what I ought
Only speaking when I was spoken to
That's what I was taught

When I’d done what I had to do
I went back down the stairs
The domino game was finished
And there were four empty chairs

They were all in the kitchen
Drinking cups of tea
My aunt she turned to me and smiled
And handed a cup to me

She noticed my tear-stained face
And stroked it with her hand
I told her what I’d overheard
She said I was too young to understand

I was insecure throughout my childhood
Never felt like I fitted in
Undernourished because I wouldn't eat
Now I’d just be classed as thin

From the age of five
My time at school was fleeting
Feigning illness to avoid the bullies
And escape another beating

I remember cowering
In the corner of the school yard
Cigarette butts stubbed out on my arms
Left painful, sore and charred

Name-calling and violence
Made me feel inferior
Set upon by bullies
Who thought they were superior

When I became a teenager
Things they got much worse
The bullies were now older
Younger ones they would coerce
To taunt me and lie in wait
And leave me in a battered state

When i got my first job
The bullying it went on
Because my face didn't fit
I was put upon

Got lumbered with the ***** jobs
That no-one else would do
Like swilling down the filthy yard
And scrubbing the outside loo

One afternoon, the manageress
Secretly asked me whether
I would do ****** favours for a delivery man
And I reached the end of my tether

I got my coat and quit the job
Never looking back
I later heard that the manageress
Was found out and got the sack

Now that I am older
No-ones victim will I be
I stand my ground, nobody’s fool
And i am happy being me
Big Virge Sep 2019
Chill or ... **** ...
I've Had My Fill ... !!!

of Those Who Want ...
To Test ... My Will ...

I Chill ... These Days ...
Cos' People ... Prey ...
Like RAIN FILLED Clouds ...
In ... Skies of Grey ...

Times Right Now ...
Bring ... MUCH Dismay .....
Because of ... EVIL ...
On ... " DISPLAY " ... !!!

That's Why I ... " Chill " ...
With NO ... " E Pills " ... !!!

I'd Rather Sit .....
And Watch ... " **** Bill " ...

Chilling ....
Is The ... Greatest Thing ... !!!!!

Just Like When ...
Aretha ... SINGS ... !!!!!

While These ... FOOLS ...
Want Rings That ... " BLING " ...

I Just Want ... " Simple Living " ... !!!

Something .....
WITHOUT .................... Undue Stress ........ !!!!!

Like A PUSHY ... " Manageress " ...

HEAR ME ... " Lord " ... !!!
And PLEASE ... " God Bless " ... !!!

Help Me ... " Chill " ...
And NOT ... "OBSESS" ... !!!
About ... My Life ...
And Get ... "depressed" ... !!!

Like Those Who ...
Have NOW ... " Regressed " ...
INTO Places ... of ... DISTRESS ... !!!

Cos' of ...
TRYING To ... IMPRESS ... !?!
EVERY Fool They ... Run Into ... ?!?

Come On Now ...
That Just ... AIN'T Cool ... !!!

What You ... HAVE ...
DOES NOT ... Make YOU ... ?!!!?

Trust Me ... Folks ...
This IS ... The TRUTH ... !!!

When You Are ...
RELAXED And ... " Chilled " ...

Thinking of ...
Your ... " Shopping Bills " ...

Does It Make You ...
FEEL ... " Fulfilled " ... ?!?

That's Something ...
To Cast Some ... " Doubt " ... ???
On What ... MATTERS ... !!!

Have ... NO Doubt ... !!!

Chilling ... CAN ...
Do This ... For You ...

Make You ... " THINK " ...
RELAX and ... " Stew " ...
On The ... Things ...
That You've Been Through ...

Things You've Done ...
When Feeling ... " Blue " ...

Or ... The Things ...
That Made You ... SMILE ... !!!

When ... You Wore ...
The ... Latest Styles ... !!!

But ... When You Do ...
and Then ... Think Back .................................................................­....

Were There Things ...
You ... NEVER Had ... ?

Like ... TRUE LOVE ...
Or A ... "HUG" ...
From Your ... " Mum " ...

Or THAT ... Someone ... ???
Who You ... CRAVED ...
To Be ... THE ONE ...
To Share Your ... " Dreams " ...
and Your ... KINGDOM ... !!! ...

NOT ... " Your Car " ...
OR Your ... " New Shoes " ...

But THIS THING ...

This Thing Called ... YOU ... !!!

Need I Offer ... Any Clues ... ?!?

Chilling Is ...
A ... WONDROUS Thing ... !!!

Better THAT ...
Than ... Blood SPILLING ... !!!

I Recognise ......

Then ...
Sit and Write ...

If It's ... Good ...
I Then ... RECITE ... !!!
Where There Is ...
An ... OPEN Mic ...

Then Like ... James ...
I'm .............................................................. OUT OF Sight ........... !!!!!

COVERED By ...
The Shroud of ... "Night" ...

Whilst I .................. Search ............................................................
To Find The ... LIGHT ...

This Is Where ...
I Then ... FULFIL ...
By Usage of ... PC or Quill ...

To Spread THE WORD ...
oF YES ... " Big Virge " ... !!!!

Ahhhhh .......
That's ME ...

A Man Who Writes ...
Some Poetry ...
Based On Things ...
That I Have Seen ...

... " In My Home " ...
and On ... The Streets ...

This Things We Call ...

........ REALITY .........

This Is NO ...
Documentary ... !!!

Or A ... " Soap " ...
On Your ... TV ...

Maybe ...
  
A Book ... ???

Let's ...
Wait and See ...........................................

If I'm Deemed ...
To Be .... WORTHY ....

To Be ....... " Published " ......
For My ... " Transcripts " ...

THAT Day Will Be ...

TRULY ... FULFILLING ... !!!!!

But Whilst I ... " Wait " ...

I'll Keep On .........

........ " Chilling " .........
A cool subject to get into, and thankfully I have subsequently managed to chill in a manner reflective of some of these words ......

Keep On ... " Chilling " ... Folks
Better THAT Than Blood SPILLING ... !!!

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