Legends & Dreams & Reality

By Jacqueline Piepenhagen

This collection covers the gold prospecting from the Old 49er to the modern-day gold seekers of today. I hope everyone enjoys readying and reminiscing their own days of glory when searching for gold, be it in the real world or only in your dreams!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jacqueline Piepenhagen
• Release date: Aug 28, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301739226

Jacqueline Piepenhagen

I was born and raised in the mighty state of Wisconsin. Eight years ago my husband and I decided to sell out and live mobile. Our first travel trailer lasted almost a year before we graduated to a 40 foot toy hauler with room to move. I named it appropriately, The Titanic. Along the way we acquired two Shih Tzu, Little Man Moshi and Shah'kah. They are our constant companions to this day. About a year ago we returned to Wisconsin where I continue to write. I started writing ten years ago and as we moved with the seasons I found that writing is really a journey, not a destination.

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Legends! & Dreams! & Reality!

Anthology of the Gold Prospector

Jacqueline M. Piepenhagen

Published by Robert Piepenhagen

Smashwords Edition

Copyright 2013 Jacqueline M. Piepenhagen

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Website address: www.artistofthequill.com

No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means without written permission from the author and publisher listed above.

Acknowledgment

I, for one, have had the honor and opportunity over the last twenty-five years to experience the challenges first-hand, along with the devotion and love...of prospecting for gold.

This collection covers the gold prospecting from the Old 49er to the modern-day gold seekers of today. I hope everyone enjoys readying and reminiscing their own days of glory when searching for gold, be it in the real world or only in your dreams!

Dedication

I dedicate this edition of

LEGENDS! & DREAMS! & REALITY Anthology of the Gold Prospector

to my family.

Special dedications to the prospectors in my life.

My son, Ryan, LIFE'S REWARD

My son, Gabriel, CORNFLAKES OF GOLD

My husband, Robert, THE WEEKEND PROSPECTOR

PROSPECTOR

I gazed up at the star filled sky...

I asked the questions...

What? Where? When?

And why?

What was it like In those days of old?

Where people bloomed...

Like ugly weeks...

Searching for gold?

Why is the gentle stillness…

Gone from this land?

Lost to the chaos...

Of the worldly man?

Why would one give up...

Tradition?

Family?

Faith, love?

And his home?

To search for gold

As he roamed?

What did it take...

To survive this harsh land?

Dedication...

Perseverance...

Luck of the hand?

When misfortune...

And frustration...

Caused agony and pain…

He'd look to the heavens...

For a cleansing rain.

Where does one search

For nuggets of gold?

Ask any prospector…

Who's found his Mother Lode.

THE CALLING

It's the life!

It's my life!

I've found the calling...

For my life!

I'm an old 49er...

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