| Show ODEL T---CIRCA 1917 Dorothy Jacobs Buchanan 267 East Third North Richfield UT Professional 84701 Division First Place Poetry Where has it gone now that you reach back Through decades into the far evanescence To find 1t can see silhouetted shadows Cast in the sharp sun we jolted through the dust--Tall thin angular shadows We watched them expand and contract And could see our heads bobbing about We were driving to the Big City In our new Nodelfor the first time It all rushes back Now we are climbing the steep narrow road That leads to Payson Can we make the top Press the low pedal no--harder HARDER--PUSH Everyone lean forward NOW The engine coughs mutters whispers--and dies Reverberating silence seagull flapped its wings close by Father became articulate Lou you are Get behind the wheel and steer The rest All together now HEAVE the smallest of us climb out The engine sulks but jerkily comes awake The spark plugs are obviously dirty again Mother even assisted But in the final tremendous effort Her new picture hat blew off-Black silk with gold grape clusters It floated lazily over the edge of the dugway And came to rest onrock pile 30 feet below 66 and push |
