Campfire Talkin' [ to be continued ]

Time for "Prosery" in the dVerse Poets Pub ~  Lisa hosts and provides background on performer Alejandro Escovedo, features him singing "Bury Me."  Next, we write a story including this line Lisa gives us from the song lyrics:  ‘Bury me with the lies I told’ 

 

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"What's the deal? What the docs say?"

"Not much time left, unless I have that heart surgery. No big loss in this town. It's time for me to leave. Bury me with the lies I told. Promise you there ain't no one gonna miss this old coot. Big lies, white lies, you name 'em, I told 'em. There's a plot up yonder, top o' that butte, the one they call Dead Man's Purgatory. That's where I want to go."

"Seriously?! There must be someone in this town who'd be sorry to see you go. I would!! Remember that time the cattle got spooked when we were movin'em one pasture to another? Couldn't have got through that mess without you. I know plenty other folks have stories."

"Dude, time to buck up, let the docs fix you. You ain't goin' nowhere, anytime soon!"  

Behold the Snow!!

Kim is leader of the Prosery Brigade in dVerse poets pub today. She chose a line from Rita Dove's poem "November for Beginners" to be included in our prose pieces ~~ "Snow would be the easy way out"

Winter break! To the cabin we head. Our trunk jam-packed with snowshoes, cross country skis, booze, food, books, music. Within 24 hours we find ourselves in an unexpected winter wonderland. Snow has been relentless, piling up around the cabin until it's reached a staggering six feet. It is both beautiful and terrifying, a picturesque prison of white.

At first we feel a sense of awe at the sheer amount of snow that has fallen. It's like living inside a giant snow globe. Now days turn into weeks, isolation and uncertainty begin to take a toll. We flip flop between feelings of frustration, fear and moments of hilarity. Because cabin fever is real!

To escape we get creative. With a few makeshift tools, we dig a tunnel to where we "hope" the mountain's slope begins. Sure enough, snow will be the easy way out.