Our lives overlapped--
My youth, your age,
And though no one ever said;
I know you knew Them--

Those Hawkes who too lived
Along the Oregon Shortline,
Misplaced where the Portneuf
Tributaries the great Snake.

So appropriate, so beautiful--
Your vision becomes our own,
And we know the passion
We have for Our People.

04/20/2008

Author's Note: Impression on viewing an exhibit of paintings by Minerva Teichert.

Posted on 04/21/2008
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