Tag: motorcycling

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Where you headed?

Sojourn Poetry

Perhaps it was my motorcycle boots, rain pants and fleece jacket
that gave me away, while everyone else was wearing shorts and t-shirts.

The young man approached me and asked,
”Is that your V-Strom out there? Nice bike.”

“Yes. It’s mine. Do you ride”

“Yes, a Suzuki DR 350.
Where you headed? Where are you from?”

“Ohio and headed to Colorado.”

“Cool. Well, have a good ride.”
And, he walked away.

I did not notice anybody else approach any other person
in the fast food joint and say something like
”Nice pick up truck you got there. Where you headed?

Motorcycles seem to bring that out in people.

Brent

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I am already missing you

Sojourn Poetry

Her soft and warm lips pressed against mine
with a firm message of “I am already missing you.”

The embrace said, “I want more, now, for it will be
a while before I feel this again.”

Her wave was one of parting sadness that said,
”Ride safe. Keep me posted.”

I rolled away and looking in the rear view mirror
watched her watching me leave.

Brent

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Clover Cemetery on SR 133

I have passed this place on several occasions but have never noticed the sign in front of the Clover Cemetery on Ohio SR 133, north of Bethel. It caught my eye and haunted me to turn around and stop.

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Civil War Medal of Honor recipient John H. Wageman, of Clermont County is buried in the Clover Cemetery. I searched for his grave, but could not find it. Many markers are not legible due to weathering. I may have stood at or walked past his final resting spot without knowing it.

The US Military keeps a record of all recipients. Here is Wageman’s:

WAGEMAN, JOHN H.

Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 60th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Petersburg, Va., 17 June 1864. Entered service at: Amelia, Ohio. Birth: Clermont County, Ohio. Date of issue: 27 July 1896. Citation: Remained with the command after being severely wounded until he had fired all the cartridges in his possession, when he had to be carried from the field.

http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/civwarmz.html

It must have been quite a battle on the field, and later in the halls of Congress, for according to this record, it took 32 years for John H. Wageman of Clermont County to receive his Congressional Medal of Honor. R.I.P. Private Wageman.

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See you on the highway.

Brent