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sandgrain
Member Elite

since 1999-09-21

Posts 3662
Sycamore, IL, USA

0 posted 2008-03-25 08:35 PM

A snapshot of our country/city mixture
Traffic jams still unknown here
Highways close for our parades
Road signs warn of crossing deer

Sycamore, DeKalb's county seat
Boasts stately old homes to discover
Jack-o-lanterns on courthouse lawn
Before “Pumpkin fest” is over

Our giant dining room window
Lets us view two miles beyond
Traffic on two thoroughfares
And fields of golden corn

Glimpsing at snow’s melting blanket
Four robins caught my eye
As squirrels played tag in our maple,
Spring blew winter a kiss, “Goodbye.”

Some homes, like ours, on our court
Sit on spacious double wide lots
People die to move in behind us
In the quiet cemetery plots

Classifieds for computers, donkeys,
Laying hens and antiques
Corn mazes, stage plays, goats and hay
Whatever anyone seeks

Shops and box stores of every kind
Eateries and gas stations abound
NIU, in DeKalb, is nearby
We’re an ever expanding town

[This message has been edited by sandgrain (03-26-2008 10:40 AM).]

Mysteria

Member Laureate

since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

1 posted 2008-03-26 01:48 AM

Wonderful poem on your home Rae, and I hope you don't mind I forwarded it to Michael (Balladeer) for inclusion in this year's submissions. See his post for collecting of these

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

2 posted 2008-03-26 03:35 AM

Most wonderful. I like where you live.

A

Marge Tindal

Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

3 posted 2008-03-26 09:18 AM

Rae~
Thanks for this hon~
I just know it will be a great addition to our Community Poem pages~
Your homefront sounds lovely~

LOL -
'Road signs warn of crossing deer'
Yep ... we don't want to cross that DEER~
BallaDEER that is~

*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
Email - noles1@totcon.com

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

4 posted 2008-03-26 02:01 PM

quote:
Glimpsing at snow’s melting blanket
Four robins caught my eye
As squirrels played tag in our maple,
Spring blew winter a kiss, “Goodbye.”

Magical, dear Rae! Yes, this will be a wonderful contribution for the Community Poems 2008.

Love,
Margherita

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