Gus Kotka and Johnny Reb Nowhere Down Winter series part 12 of 13
Oh, well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow,
Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow.
“… Reb?”
“Just thinking.”
“Take your time.”
“You got me wondering Yank – wondering what makes anything sacred?”
“Moses and Elijah found the sacred on a mountain.”
“The Bible praises mountains.”
“In the Psalms.”
“Correct.”
Oh, well, the night is long, the beads of time pass slow,
Tired eyes on the sunrise, waiting for the eastern glow.
“… Reb?”
“Just thinking.”
“Take your time.”
“You got me wondering Yank – wondering what makes anything sacred?”
“Moses and Elijah found the sacred on a mountain.”
“The Bible praises mountains.”
“In the Psalms.”
“Correct.”
Gus Kotka and Johnny Reb Nowhere Mountain
“Maybe the Romans did too?”
“Did what?”
“Hear the Lord in the Mountains.”
“Divination.”
“Nice.”
“It means to foresee, to be inspired by -”
“- Mountains.”
“Right Gus.”
Gus Kotka and Johnny Reb Nowhere Sacred
“Virginia has mountains.”
“Hills too.”
“Any sacred Johnny?”
“There’s the rub.”
“So sacred is a rub.”
“Seems so.”
“Maybe when we get back there,” Gus continued, “back there to Virginia, we try to find some sacred.”
“Perhaps.”
“You’re not being optimistic Johnny.”
“I know.”
“Why?”
“The Union Gus, -”
*Next Up: The Union 2016 winter series finale, Saturday 19 March.
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