Saga of the Sanpitch Vol 10

Mountains, Meadows, and Friends

A few years after burning himself his release he became fatal victim of And so the 1ittle boy from Denmark who became colonizer freighter cattlebaron and banker who helped tame the wilderness and who carved such an indelible and lasting impression onsenseless Source generations to come was and unnecessary demise In collaboration of Axtell with Utah MOUNTAINS Ruth eventually Simonsen MEADOWS Halbert Salt Lake AND avenged Kraach for formerly FRIENDS Greaves City Utah Non-Professional Senior Citizen Division First Place Poem In one way For he was my father andwere close friends fifty-eight years old whenwas ten Sixty years But one day have passed since then we were close friends--in Walking side West Ephraim of Alone with In the With by side him fields felt talking both east west and or less different way hay inside valley meadow peaks About ten to the Andmile more of good walking beautiful mountain in and proud holding to to his be hand land and west twenty to above the miles away the east d valley floor say If you could fly straight up then east from where We were and land on top Who could ask for more Than to stand and stare at all the grandeur that is No matter where you Took wherever Italmost more than you can bear Mountain meadows crags million Here and there hiding Checkerboards in the If you ve never been In the meadows You cannot Green west from might to see flowers sun be and patch trees of snow valley down below in suchplace of town know how wondrous gray mountains the you there several mean on it can be -miles -36 away balmy summer day