Letter from John G. Neihardt to Lucile Aly, July 20, 1969

5835 Vine Street
Lincoln, Neb.
7-20-69 Dear Lucile:

If you have occasion to write me during the next two weeks, please address me at Skyrim, Route 7 Columbia. Mrs. Boring and I are driving down this coming Wednesday (7-23-'69) and will be busy thereabouts until Gail's wedding on August 2nd. I'll be there for the reception in the evening, and must manage to be in Bancroft for Neihardt Day on Aug. 3rd. This means I must ride all night after the reception — which I'll do.

I do hope you are able to make progress with the Book, but it's a bad time to work — Still, I hope.

Your remarks about my two dramatic poems occur to m [?] me, and I suggest that you regard them not as plays for the theater, but as dramatic poems, in keeping with the book's title.

The song in 800 Rubles is very effective when sung well — but why argue this point when what we are considering is dramatic poetry?

I do hope you are dealing with the objectionable passages in harmony [with?] Ollie's letter. Of course he's right. Please don't be as the statesmen who "agree in principle," but disagree in everything else!!

I've just heard about Senator Ed. Kennedy,

It reminds me of a Greek play, this apparent pursuit of the Kennedy sons by a tragic Fate. Pitiful; but could there be one of my "Patterns" at work?

I hope you are just as mad at me as I am at you — in which case we still love each other like the old friends [?] [we?] we are!

Everybody is getting married or dying!! Alice is all alone in Skyrim — with her horses, of course.

Same old affection — — John N.