The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1984, Blaðsíða 11

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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My brother, Ted Freeman, who lives in
Alaska, is now the owner. We hope my 90
year old aunt Runa, the translator of the
letters, will be able to be with us. My
mother, a mere 88, will definitely be there.
We’ll be coming from California, Florida,
Alaska, Washington, Connecticut, Min-
nesota, Georgia and Kentucky — a far-
flung family. The old farmhouse still
stands and we will meet there to get re-
acquainted. The pioneers will certainly be
remembered.
here . . .
along this windswept beach
where fishing boats go by
and old familiar sights
and sounds and smell
assail the senses,
here . . .
he comes to dream.
for he is young again,
fleet of foot and ready
to conquer the world,
to race into the wind
with billowing sails,
to run the longest mile
and climb the highest peaks,
to tame the wildest boar
and win the biggest stakes.
DREAMS
by Kristiana Magnusson
in dim-lit pubs and halls
he raises tankard high
with hearty shouts of “SKOL”
to toast comrades in war
who’ve won the battlefield,
he sings a joyful song
of love and life and youth
hot-blooded with passion
embracing maidens fair.
... a shadow falls
across the darkening sea
and daydreams fade
into the gathering dusk.
with sightless eyes and withered hands
he firmly clasps the wooden cane,
groping his way home again
to the Old Folk’s Place along the Bay.
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