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Don Muscher, a builder and artist, designed and constructed his home on a hill circled by mountain crests sloping toward the water-carved cliffs of a deep river curl. Painted life-size wooden statues, which he sculpts with chainsaw and hunting knives, decorate outdoor areas of local shops and homes, while his wide-ranging construction skills are evident throughout the Valley and beyond. Don, an expert on the history and reproduction of arrowheads, maintains an intriguing collection of original Indian artifacts and conducts small party field expeditions. He has various published articles, including "Indian Relics", and is working now on a book. Don can be reached by phone at (540)743-7421, Luray, VA; or by email through A Country Rag.

Love

By DONALD MUSCHER



Two souls wandering in the dark loneliness of life, 
Longing, searching through an enormous void.
A chance encounter, unlikely as two vintage corks 
Touching, tossed in the vastness of the sea.
Two individual forces, almost opposite, 
Compelled together by an intense spirit perhaps.
The union begins slowly at first,
Like the unsettled air and the nervous ocean, 
Combining and creating life on a clear morning.
The forces mix excitedly;
Like a chemical reaction,
Each molecule finds its place,
Rearranges atoms as it needs.

In time, with wisdom
The future endures.