Liquid Ambers
 
They were planted
The year I was born
And we grew there, together.
They lined the drive
Marking the path home.
 
 
	
In the fall, they turned
A glorious rusty red
White-grey and straight
Dressed in Amber.
And the place got buried.
 
But this fall,
In an old music book,
On page 370 
I found a perfect leaf
Marking the memory home.
 
© George Beckman

01/02/93

This driveway led to my home for 18 years.

My home was located at the mouth of San Dimas Canyon, in La Verne, California.

The place was beautiful, and it was buried under 75 feet of silt removed from the San Dimas Canyon Reservoir.

Now I live happily with my wife on 5 acres in Madera, CA. Our daughter has graduated from college and was in public relations with Manning Selvage & Lee, worked in physical therapy, and is now teaching English and Writing at the College level. She is married and expecting a little girl.  Our son graduated from college and is working in Los Angeles.

I taught 5th and 6th grades for 31 years. I then accepted a position with the district as a Teacher on Special Assignment- Technology Coach. (One of my jobs was to inservice teachers in the use of PGGP.) Ruth and I retired in June, 2005.  PGGP did not retire.

We have cattle, geese and chickens

and

are very happy.

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