when i was a freshman in college, by best friend had a tumble weed in her dorm room. an old boyfriend had just relocated to wyoming and mailed it to her as a present. when we moved out of the dorms in may, we set it free in the arboretum. this reminds me of that, makes me smile.
living in west texas in the mid-seventies, there were still tumbleweeds that blew in with the spring winds. they'd pile up under trucks and cars and in backyards. they were a beautiful nuisance - by that i mean i didn't see the beauty until now; they were a nuisance back then. happy thanksgiving to you et.al.
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when i was a freshman in college, by best friend had a tumble weed in her dorm room. an old boyfriend had just relocated to wyoming and mailed it to her as a present. when we moved out of the dorms in may, we set it free in the arboretum. this reminds me of that, makes me smile.
I've never seen a tumbleweed in real life, they are very romantic to me.
-V
that reference made me laugh so much. i love that movie.
It's an American beauty sort of thing, if you know what I mean.
living in west texas in the mid-seventies, there were still tumbleweeds that blew in with the spring winds. they'd pile up under trucks and cars and in backyards. they were a beautiful nuisance - by that i mean i didn't see the beauty until now; they were a nuisance back then. happy thanksgiving to you et.al.
TUMBLEWEED
i read about those
motorcycle diaries
and then how to repair them
(there was zen in all that -
and maybe a little xenophobia too).
i was scared
and you pulled me
out
made me think i was
some kind of soldier in all this
the money that flowed in
made me feel less effective
as a soldier; more like
a mercenary -
in it for only
what i could bleed out
for you.
don't get me wrong
i reaped part of the reward
but i'm taking my cut back
to the land
that created me -
rolling on -
to the exit
lane in the west texas
dust.
-jim hill (11-25-09)
Wow!..tumble weed..Its amazing...
I have never seen before!
Love that Movie.
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