He Knew Exactly Who I Was…. Our Story Unfolds From There: A Love Song

September 1996

“Aloha” said the male voice over the phone.

“Hello?” I said with anticipation. “Is this Dennis Magnusen?”

“Yes”

“Did you graduate from Such and Such High School in 1965?” I asked.

“Yes” said the voice hesitantly.

“This is Kathy”

“Oh Sweetheart!”

He knew exactly who I was. Our story unfolds from there, inside a little window in time that gave us the miracle of a
second chance.

1964

When I was fifteen, I noticed a tall blond head amidst the crowds of non people in my high school. I would look for
him at breaks or lunchtime, see where he was and who he was with. His 6′2 1/2″ frame with lovely blue eyes and calm
demeanor my reward to glance upon from a distance. He was usually with another girl or a group of friends. I noticed him then and have felt my eyes and heart searching him out ever since. I was a very shy girl with no confidence about who I was or my place in circles of clubs and established friendships around me. I was born with the spirit of art inside me. It was my hideaway as well as my best friend. My Mother always told me I was pretty. I never felt sure if that was an asset or a hindrance. I was and am still blond with green eyes of Scandinavian decent. Scandinavian’s tend to be reserved yet moody which fits me well. I never considered high school to be a highlight of my life, rather an intrusion into my underdeveloped psyche. I was still playing hop scotch in my front yard after school. My bed was filled with dolls that I still found delight in combing their hair and changing their clothes. I was a young 15 with pressures around me to grow up and become a young lady.

The above is an excerpt from a book I am writing about finding my long lost love. Below is a song I wrote years before finding him. I always loved him.

BTW, I am looking for a publisher/agent….whatever helps me get my story out.

“In You”

a song:

1)
In you… I saw a vision fleeting by,
no tale nor reason to de-nigh
a dream so dim
yet waiting to begin.

2)
In you…the ships could sail behind your eyes
encase a world or hasten time.
The color blue…in you
casts another hue.

3)
And you… escaped my grasp
I cannot tell
If all is lost I wish you well
another time
where stories never rhymed.

4)
In you… I saw a vision fleeting by
in songs, in notes, in passers by,
a stories end
no longer to pretend
in you.

About the Author:

Kathy Ostman-Magnusen
Hawaii, United States

Aloha! I am a figurative artist and Illustrator. If you check out my website you will see that I am very prolific in oils. My paintings are collected worldwide. I also do sculpture; images available upon request. I have illustrated for Hay House Inc. , Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications. I also enjoy story writing and poetry. All of the paintings,stories and poems on my blogs and website are written by me.

Check out my website kathysart.com kathysart.com or one of my blogs at: kathysart.blogspot.com/ kathysart.blogspot.com/

Aloha