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2715 Pole Line Rd., Pocatello, Idaho A favorite picture of the everyday work attire. They were a great team. Achsah is typified by the following poem written by Kathryn Kay (Kathryn W. Pratt).
The Western Pioneer: Profile in Strength
Slim, she was,
arrow-straight and tall,
princess-proud, her head held high,
chin tip-tilted
to the sky.
Shoulders back and always braced
to carry the load
of whatever she faced.
Fearless, she was,
and daring,
with a granite-strong
backbone,
sure of herself
and her world
and her man,
able to walk along,
taking pride
as a man takes pride,
she hid her tenderness
deep inside
Calvin was her man
He understood her
and saw right through her, too
right through the brilliant,
careless self
the rest of the world
saw and knew,
Clear to her gentle, loving heart
which she was the first to scorn,
but her love flowed through her fingertips
for a colt, or a calf or
a child, newborn.