I remember a hundred lovely lakes,
and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir
and cedar and poplar trees.
The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk,
opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.
It has given me blessed release from care and worry
and the troubled thinking of our modern day.
It has been a return to the primitive and the peaceful.
Whenever the pressure of our complex city life
thins my blood and benumbs my brain,
I seek relief in the trail;
and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn,
my cares fall from me
- I am happy. -- Hamlin Garland
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It’s all overrated anyway.
Happy V-Day, GH.
By: lea on February 14, 2008
at 4:15 am
Thanks! 🙂
And Happy Valentine’s day, and like Lea said, it’s all overated.
By: Wendy on February 14, 2008
at 4:33 am
I don’t think of it as V-Day. I think of it as Aunt D’s birthday. Happy Birthday Aunt D!!
By: Homer-Dog on February 14, 2008
at 7:03 am
It’s over rated. Happy Valentine’s day anyway!
By: cripkitty on February 14, 2008
at 7:29 am
Bwah ha ha!
I’m in that club too. Hmmph.
Happy VD….
By: just a girl on February 14, 2008
at 7:45 am
Are you british? My dad used to say bloody hell. Thats how we knew he was REALLY mad. If the word bloody got in there, we were done for.
Happy day, valentines or not!
By: Backpacker Momma on February 14, 2008
at 8:13 am
Well sure, it is overrated but once you forget it, you can try to deal with your significant other.
(Un)-fortunately for you, the place is vacant.
By: Gany on February 14, 2008
at 1:43 pm
lea – True, but thanks just the same.
Wendy – to you as well
Homer-Dog – Heh. I like that idea.
cripkitty – Aren’t so many holidays these days?
just a girl – glad I gave you an evil laugh!
backpacker momma – No. Sometimes I just prefer it to the more crass American term…
Gany – I think your comment made me laugh and feel bummed a bit at the same time! LOL
By: geekhiker on February 14, 2008
at 10:54 pm
Think of all the money you just saved? 😀
By: Aaron on February 15, 2008
at 5:56 am