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Rundown
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Rundown The farmer's wife alone, sits with woodstove and cat the only warmth voices keep her company, telling her favorite stories over and over pictures, many misty from tears or faulty memory play movies in her mind- almost eighty year's worth outside, the barn and buildings sag and sway, the hay baler rusts away in the field the pasture seeds back to poplar and pine, the only crop are golden rods the barn's a maze of spider's webs blocking walkways not trod nor will be. By Henry Burt Stevens AuthorsDen.com

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Reviewed by Nordette Adams

Reviewed on March 23, 2005

You've done something quite wonderful here, Henry. Like your use of line breaks and your narrative voice as well. I echo Mari's thoughts on this one. ~~Nordette

Reviewed by M. B. (Reader)

Reviewed on March 22, 2005

Oh my, RUNDOWN is tightly woven with bittersweet loneliness and the fading of memories once held precious. The slow passing of time when time is almost done is so painful to watch.

Beautiful writing, Henry.

~Mari

Reviewed by m j hollingshead

Reviewed on March 22, 2005

poignant read

Reviewed by Sue Hess

Reviewed on March 22, 2005

yes i could feel her aloneness in your words

Reviewed by Melissa Rives

Reviewed on March 22, 2005

Your words painted a perfect picture of her solitude and lonliness.

Reviewed by Sandie May Joyce (Sandie Angel)

Reviewed on March 22, 2005

Anything you describe, you can descirbe it so well. Good imagery and well-expressed in the feelings of the farmer's wife.

Sandie Angel a.k.a. Sandie May Angel :o)

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