The Icelandic Canadian - 01.03.1974, Page 42

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THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
SPRING 1974
And users had only to wait.
They did not find it ironic,
To expect a well covered pate,
Since Joe was a walking example,
His flowing hair reached to his waist.
Even braided and coiled it was ample
For those with extravagant taste.
Joe was not meant to be wealthy,
He had not coveted fame.
His brother, Vilhjalmur, earned glory,
Made famous the Stefansson name.
Yet Joe had a wit and a humor,
He was generous, never a bore.
Dropped the reins of his horse, never tied him,
Said, “I like to be met at the door”.
Middle age found Joe growing restless,
In Saskatchewan he chose to stay.
Loneliness found him defenseless,
He married his first love, they say.
This story may have little merit
But in lives of the brave pioneers
Are the qualities children inherit,
The fruit of the toil and the tears.
Elizabeth Oakland,
—Logberg-Heimskringla