Catlin Gabel School - Garrulous Pine Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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E H M O From' Row Jam Thompson DFGWWGIICS Ad In I'-IuqI' 5 R d pe V Pane Frarce TH GARRULOUS PINE I3 T E C O M I S S I N Back Row: Nancy Warren, Publicafionsi Lacey Sfuarf Smiih, Presiderm Barbara Pease, Afhlyigg : , ': eil: 1E',i'f.C'Sfw7' ' ,? .

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E Canad:an w:nTerl The n:ghT w:nd swepTdow'1 The mounTa:ns wh:sTI:ng :n The valleys c:aII:ng :n The canyons shruelcung :n The gorges The DeaTh W:nd Ioolced baclc over h:s Trozen shoulder To gIoaT on The Tra:l oT sh:ver:ng v:cT:ms and To laugh :n T:end:sh deI:ghT Snow I:Ice mad ghosTs wh:rled and p:led p:Ied and wh:rIed unT:I all The world was buT a d:zzy paThIess abyss BUT :T wasnT cold :n J:m F:TzgeraIds c:ab:n The yellow T:re ThaT craclcled up The ch:mney senT TI:clcer:ng T:ngers oT warmTh :nTo The room They sTruggIed To I:ghT The black corners oT The room To Tmd The TooT oT a Tur covered bed The leg oT a rough hewn Table The gr:TTy TooT oT a blaclc :ron sTove and a couple oT crude cha:rs BuT They sTopped and played a wh:Ie :n J:m s eyes Those were The T:rsT Thungs one noT:ced abouT J:m h:s eyes L:Ice Two p:eces oT Irrsh slcy They shone w:Th The generos:Ty oT Theur masTer ob:ecT searchlng and T:nd:ng You can oTTen Tell a man s ThoughTs by The express:on oT h:s eyes Ton:ghT There was someTh:ng paTheT:c :n J:m s a yearn:ng a Iong:ng I-le was lonesome Few men I:v:ng :n a mounTa:n cab:n T:TTeen m:Ies Trom even a Tarm house and w:Th only The company oT a bruTe dog can res:sT a Tw:nge oT lonel:ness And Barme The dog T:nd:ng h:s masTers eyes oTTered h:m no aTTenT:on pushed an :mpaT:enT nose :nTo hus hand Blowln hard enough Tor ye Barn:e7 IT was h:s way he had been caughT dream:ng and he addressed h:s dog on The T:rsT ThoughT ThaT enTers a TIusTered m:nd The weaThe Barme sTreTched h:s lazy lengTh beTore The T:re Barn:e me lad exclaumed J:m as The dog bounded up barlcmg and bound:ng aT The door :Ts The d:v:I oT a scare ye gave a man w: your pagan howI:n BuT Barn:e was r:ghT A muTTled Thud ThaT noT even The sTorm could :m:TaTe sounded ouTs:de and upon J:m s open:ng The door a gusT oT w:nd and a Tlurry oT snow ushered :n a sadly draped T:gure A woman' Jnm could only gasp A woman a sTranger who d:dn T come Trom The v:IIage ouT on a n:ghT I:lce Th:sl IT s warm warm here She moved sT:TTIy Toward The T:re her hand seelcang To embrace :Ts warmTh God bless ye lady buT :T s a Treez:n w: The cold ye musT be And me sTand:n here I:Ice The Tool I am w: ouT The Ir:sh sense To g:T ye some hoT Tea I-Iere s:T ye aTore The T:re and Ill ha :T roar:n :n The Thcglc oT a momenT I2 TH GARRULOUS PINE J I M F I T Z G E R A L D Keen, Too, They were,I shooTing like small darTs oT IighTnIng inTo Their

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E ARRU Poor Jim' I-Ins rough hands fumbled as he poured a surprlsung guanfnfy of fea Info fhe pof he even Icnclced Barnue a buf as fhaf bewnldered animal waved a friendly fall Im nof aslcun ye whaf If ns ye re doun nn a sform Iulce fhns fho fs a pray n fo God I am fhaf ye may be In fhe rlghf mnnd I-Ie gave ye No slr Jnm Fnfzgerald s nof fhe man fo pry Info a body s affairs Jum Fnfzgeraldl If was a hoarse whlsper Yes ma am fhafs me name Buf come now donf be movin from fhe fnre If s blaclc as fhe nxghf nfself In fhem shadows fhere There was snlence for a whale The man clumsmly placed a cup of fea Info fhe small hand oufsfrefched from fhe shadows No word was spolcen unhl Nice cabun Luved here Iong7 Well If s agom on fhree year now Me and Barnue Where s your wnfe7 Dead Anofher silence I lcnew a woman named Fnfzgerald once And do ye remember where If was'7 In a llffle fown named Sfafel on fhe coasf You wouldnf Icnow If Aye an I know If well Maybe If was Mary fhaf ye Icnew Jnm was plaunly exclfed I-Ins hands gripped fhe fable as fhough fhey washed fo wrnng fhe sap from The dead wood No fhus woman s sflll allve Alive Mary7 God forbid If were beffer she were dead beffer she were In heaven aslcln God s forgsveness as I ve granfed mnne beffer she were Dead If was a dead vouce from ouf of fhe hollow shadows Yes beffer' Jum was deflanf now Mary Mary as If sflll alnve ye are sfnll aIuve7 The good Lord Icnows Ive land down fwenfy years of me Iufe Ioolcun fer ye fwenfy years searchun fhe counfry fer an unfrue woman fhaf ran off wnfh anofher man Buf I ve forgiven ye Mary I ve forgnven ye o I came Izlce a shof Im fur I wanf fo res Sure ma am and fG II pardon a poor ravun fool I don f Icnow wha possessed me Come falce ye fhe bed fhere and Ill sleep In fhe nexf room If s warm + She was gone' The cold morning wnnd whlsfled down fhe chnmney scafferung gray ashes Info fhe room Was If a drearn7 The room was lusf fhe same fhe bed as neafly made fhe cups In fheur usual place Qnly a small, woman s glove proved fhe realnfy of fhe vusuf I4 T H G L O U S P I N E luv - I - - 1 - I - - -I n u - , . . . I IIS+ pill U I Ill! I ed. lf-.IV 11 I v V X I I - v D I gy