I like that quote from Euripides. And the details about the setting (of you sitting in the car at the park, while waiting for Mary Ann & then actually being together) – especially the repeated reference to her writing names & heart in the windshield frost (what a refreshing variation to the typical expression of young love written in wood of tree or fence post). For me at least, this detail captures the deep love you two felt and still fell for each other! Warm despite the chilly environs!

That word “limerence”: here is the second time I’ve encountered it, and the first one was also in “Perkerson Park” blog. Prentice, you must like that word! (Had to look up definition both times – I guess it hasn’t sunk into my brain’s knowledge vault yet. LOL)

Interesting that this piece also includes a contemporary political reference. Maddox versus Cavett. I seem to remember an earlier reference to the GA governor of that time, which also used the description bigot(s). I get the impression that Maddox was the George Wallace of GA. What’s interesting about the political reference is that if omitted it doesn’t lessen the story here, but then politics and social change are clearly important to you, Prentice.

However, let me say that your purely political-social-news postings don’t read as well as these recollections of events from your & Mary Ann’s past. Or your spiritually themed postings.

Merry Xmas to you!

As I also missed the on-going story of “Hiding across America in a VW”. Which A.Biederman’s comment reminded me of. I need to go back & read all that again. After all, I still don’t know who those evil folks (or forces?) were that you two were hiding & running from!

Still, as A. Biederman says, this story of a happening at Christmas of 1970 “is as good as the VW bus, maybe better. . . .”

Such excellent writing!