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aziza
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Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!

0 posted 2006-07-15 12:40 PM


White bunny boots and wooly long johns
printed turtle necks and socks that are long
Turtles and mittens and quilted blue jeans
Down coats and head lamps with lights to be seen
Cars that plug in and bicycles in snow
Snowmachine suits and doors that won't close
Fifty below and the tires are square
Bumping in ice fog just praying to get there
Intrepid souls who smile and say
"How are you doing and have a nice day!"
Dogs in foam houses and horses in coats
Heat lamps on chickens and warm mash for the goats
Snow squeaking loudly with every step that you take
Moose signs on roads warning to give them a brake
Northern Lights dance in pinks, yellows and greens
Japanese tourists to see the miracles they bring
Hot tubs and ice cream and bonfires strong
Dogs pulling the mushers along the mighty Yukon
Wood smoke and barrel stoves and monitors on high
Electric bills soaring beyond the clouds in the sky
Blue tarps and duct tape and junk cars in the yard
Praying that water lines don't freeze deep and hard
Snow covered lumber from projects of old
The value may be more than a pocket of gold.
Ice creepers, snow melt, and nights that don't end
Working all day and still no money to spend
Children on sleds and in front of tv's
Parents praying for summer and daylight reprieve
Glamor and fashion lose to a need to stay warm
It's a wonderful, great place I simply call home.

aziza

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1 posted 2006-07-15 12:47 PM


Aptly describes the winters of my childhood in North Dakota.  Brought back fond memories.  Joyce
aziza
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Lumpy Oatmeal makes me Crazy!
2 posted 2006-07-15 01:55 AM


I am glad it made you remember a bit of your history!

aziza

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