[MD] Fire and Rain

[MarshaV]

Hi John,

I am sorry to hear about your separation. I hope you and your children 
will all be OK.   


Marsha


 
 

On Aug 29, 2010, at 12:16 PM, John Carl wrote:

> Suzanne the plans they made put an end to you
> I woke up this morning, and I wrote down this song.
> I just can't remember who to send it to.
> 
> James Taylor; as learned by the author in miss Ann Roacha's 6th grade guitar
> class
> 
> I've been thinking  about miss Ann Roacha, my teacher at Scott's Valley
> Middle School,  who was the sweetest, prettiest, most hip and sexy, slender
> and miniskirted teacher I ever saw in my life.  Admittedly, most of my
> previous experience was SDA parochial school, but even so I know she was
> something special.  Years later my Uncle Arnold, who lived in Scotts Valley
> many years, took guitar from her and still sorta just sighed over her, the
> way all men did.   She was the cherry on a perfect existence - Scott's
> Valley, 1971.  Nestled in at the base of the Santa Cruz mounains.  Ann
> taught health as well, so she was my instructress in Sex ed. Drugs and Rock
> and Roll.
> 
> Sigh indeed.
> 
> I've been thinking about her, and that guitar class, because of a story I've
> been working on.  A story I owe to a girl, a friend of my oldest daughter
> Em, who won it from me in a contest.  I'll probably share it when it's done,
> because the contest was name the people in the photo on my face book page,
> and the people were RMP and Chris, posed on the motorcycle.  The story
> starts with Miss Anne Rocha's guitar class; my mom  interrupting me learning
> that song in our fourth week, with terrible news.
> 
> Just yesterday morning, they let me know you were gone...
> 
> But that's not ready yet.  Today you'll hear about the usual subject this
> time of year, with a few surprising juxtapositions.
> 
> The usual subject this time of year, is fire -  our only nemesis in this
> here neck of the woods.  You might hear about the threats people in
> California live under - floods, earthquakes, tsunami maybe.  But  the
> foothills of the Sierras are impervious to earthquake, riding as we do our
> 400 mile long, 20 mile wide, solid slab of granite surfboard, into the
> sunset.  Tsunamis and floods are problems for the valley people and coast -
> dwellers at the bottom of our 1800 feet in the air.  Tornadoes and
> Hurricanes happen elsewhere, and our only real fear is fire and only from
> July to October.
> 
> There's one started yesterday, pretty close to the same place I saw one
> start last year.  In the woody inaccessible areas below the bullards bar
> reservior, right behind my house.  This year I'm not as worried about it,
> because the wind's wrong (nice! no smell of smoke) and it  did something
> real unusual for this time of year - it rained.  Just a bit, scattered
> drops, no more,  but obviously we've got humidity in the air.  The dry
> eastern wind which dessicated is gone for now.
> 
> 
> Lu and I have agreed to separate.  That's a brand new development.  Not with
> any hostility, nor with much sadness.  We both think its a good idea, each
> of us for our own reasons, and many good ones we both share.  We've
> discussed it in terms of our community situation and children.   We're not
> interested in dating other people (oh god - shudders.  As if any woman in
> the world could put up with me except Lu. And if they would, believe me,
> they ain't good enough for me.  Sorta one of those groucho marx thingies.)
> We're interested in changing some patterns.  And she's working at Josh's
> school all week, and our vehicle situation is dire, and it just makes sense
> for her to spend the night in town.  Meanwhile, all the piles and piles of
> things that our house so desperately needs, don't get done unless I'm here
> to do them.  And not even then.  So I guess while I say there's no
> hostility, there's gonna be if I don't get this place in better shape.  And
> I just don't seem to be much motivated when she's here all the time, seeing
> to the things that need to be done, being her sweet, loving self and its
> like, I'm perfectly happy so why make any effort?
> 
> So anyway, that's that.  I've had Josh all weekend, just him and me.  We get
> to  have the house to ourselves apart from feminine domination in   9 years
> for him, 20 for me.
> 
> So the longing for my wife, and and relief from disapprobation  are opposing
> forces in my heart.  Fire and rain.  It fits the mood of the moment.
> 
> I've seen fire, and I've seen rain.
> I've seen sunny days, that I thought would never end.
> I've seen lonely times, when I could not find a friend.
> But I know that I will see her, be with her again.
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