{"id":266,"date":"2011-01-18T13:12:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-18T19:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=266"},"modified":"2023-08-18T10:13:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:13:03","slug":"visitor-stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buckhornlakecabin.com\/?page_id=266","title":{"rendered":"Creative Sparks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below Are \u00a0Poems, Articles, Stories and Photos About Buckhorn Lake Cabin From The Owner\u2019s Family And Guests.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feel free to post your own poems, stories or musings in the \u201ccomments\u201d section at the bottom of the page. If you want to submit a photo, email it to leahdobkin@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

POEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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He Builds A Home<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

He builds a home<\/p>\n

The way my grandma made soupChaos with wondrous results<\/p>\n

Tools, tools everywhere<\/p>\n

For every purpose under heaven<\/p>\n

Under roof and above<\/p>\n

A home is built<\/p>\n

With toil and love<\/p>\n

Shouts of frustration<\/p>\n

And smiles of satisfaction<\/p>\n

Beautiful imperfections<\/p>\n

That make you feel whole<\/p>\n

A home is built<\/p>\n

From deep in his soul.<\/p>\n

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IF YOU WERE HERE*<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

Grandma, there\u2019s a soft warm breeze<\/p>\n

Crickets are chirping<\/p>\n

Fish are occasionally jumping<\/p>\n

A bald eagle just flew over landing on a tall, barren tree<\/p>\n

If you were here; this is what you would see.<\/p>\n

A black and white double-decker dragonfly,<\/p>\n

Followed by a butterfly and bee<\/p>\n

If you were here that\u2019s what you would see.<\/p>\n

I make believe we are sitting side by side<\/p>\n

In cushy lounge chairs<\/p>\n

Along the pine-shaded bank of our peaceful little lake<\/p>\n

We are enjoying the view and each other\u2019s company<\/p>\n

We are comfortable in each other\u2019s silence<\/p>\n

And soaking it all in;<\/p>\n

If you were here<\/p>\n

I\u2019d take you on a calm, misty canoe rides<\/p>\n

The full moon would rise over the lake<\/p>\n

You would see its reflection in the silver blue light.<\/p>\n

If you were here<\/p>\n

I would stock up on coffee ice cream, new operas and old movies<\/p>\n

I would give you a tour of the log home that Tim built<\/p>\n

You would smell fresh cut logs and hot coffee<\/p>\n

And be greeted by wild turkeys, deer and chipmunks.<\/p>\n

This is what you would see; if you were here.<\/p>\n

We would take long naps, sing a few songs and laugh until we pee<\/p>\n

If you were here; this is how it would be<\/p>\n

I wish you were here.<\/p>\n

Love, Leah<\/p>\n

*My grandmother, Ruth Jensky, was in hospice at the time this poem was written.\u00a0 She passed away at 96\u00a0 years-young in 2009<\/p>\n

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SUN SHADOWS**<\/strong><\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

It was an indecisive day.<\/p>\n

Cloudy with occasional shadows of sun spotlighting here and there.<\/p>\n

The temperature was a perfect 71.3<\/p>\n

Sucking fresh summer cherries off their pits<\/p>\n

Popping blueberries from a bag.<\/p>\n

Wearing only a faded beach frock and worn-out flip flops.<\/p>\n

Today is a day to cherish.<\/p>\n

Hold it with both hands and hope for more like these.<\/p>\n

Book in left hand; coffee cup in right<\/p>\n

Slowly sip and soak-up the sun shadows<\/p>\n

As they briefly pass by.<\/p>\n

** This poem was written on the deck of the cabin<\/strong><\/p>\n

ARTICLES<\/strong><\/p>\n

Log Cabin Chic Lures New Upscale Settlers<\/strong>
\nThese aren’t your ancestors’ log cabins. Julie and Mark Stamper built this log home perched on a bluff in the Colorado woods. Kiplinger’s Retirement Report, September, 2008
\nLog Cabin<\/a><\/p>\n

Building A Closer Family<\/strong><\/a>, By Seth Bobrow \u00a0InterfaithFamily.com
\nFebruary1, 2010<\/p>\n

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