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Larry C

Member Patricius

since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

0 posted 2002-10-16 06:07 PM

Barnyard Dweller
By Larry Chadwick

To have humble beginnings,
Isn’t all that bad.
For those without them,
I really feel quite sad.

The roof was shaped like a barn,
I was six when we moved in.
It was a fun place,
I’d live there again.

If you drove by,
And looked real good;
You’d see outlines of a hayloft,
In our home in that neighborhood.

But then we moved again,
And not that far away.
“You live in an old chicken coop”,
Is what I heard people say.

I had to see for myself,
So under the house I crawled.
There on the walls all around,
Feeding troughs…I was enthralled.

So when I tell you,
That I grew up on the farm.
It isn’t exactly what you think,
But neither is it a yarn.

October 16, 2002

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

Mistletoe Angel

Member Empyrean

since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

1 posted 2002-10-16 06:27 PM

(sigh) Oh Larry, I would rather live in a farm too (of course I would demand Internet access to see you and all my friends) than a city anyday because it is so much more peaceful and lively to me! (big hugggssssss) This is wonderful, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Larry, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

Balladeer

Administrator

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since 1999-06-05

Posts 25505
Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

2 posted 2002-10-16 08:08 PM

NUTS!! By the title I thought it was a poem about Toerag

Good work anyway, Larry!

SmartChick
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-09-23

Posts 7081
On A Journey To The Unknown

3 posted 2002-10-16 09:21 PM

As always Larry, I enjoyed reading this poem.

garysgirl

Member Laureate

since 2002-09-29

Posts 19237
Florida, USA

4 posted 2002-10-16 09:38 PM

Larry, I enjoyed your poem....did you really grow up on a farm or is it a yarn?!? Just wondering.

Love to All,
Ethel

Larry C

Member Patricius

since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

5 posted 2002-10-17 12:05 PM

Noah,
It was a good way to grow up. Thanks.

'deer,
He lived in the double deck outhouse out back!

And thanks.

Sue,
Thank you friend.

Ethel,
Actually Uncle Bob ran a farm just down the road. But we lived in a converted barn and then a converted chickn house.

Go figure. And thanks.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

vlraynes
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-25

Posts 8229
Somewhere... out there...

6 posted 2002-11-13 11:12 AM

Larry~
I enjoyed this and it sounds, to me, like
a fun way to grow up.
Hugs,
~Vicky
"...until you have read the verse on his heart,
you have not truly met the poet.
~vlraynes

Connel

Senior Member

since 2002-11-04

Posts 736
Florida, USA

7 posted 2002-11-13 11:16 AM

Great poem.. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed the read.

I wish to become a great poet some day, but it will only come in time. Til then, I shall write my poems, and wait.

Midnitesun

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since 2001-05-18

Posts 28647
Gaia

8 posted 2002-11-13 11:19 AM

ROTFL, glad to get a chance to peck at this one, I missed it the first time! BTW,
why did that chicken ever cross the road when he had such a nice poopercooper?

Madame Chipmunk
Member Rara Avis

since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

9 posted 2002-11-13 12:27 PM

This is cute, Larry... thanks for sharing a bit of your past with us

~ hugs from the chipmunk on the farm

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

10 posted 2002-11-13 01:55 PM

ROFL @ Bal... and I thought the title referred to HIM! LOL

I like this very much, Larry. *S* When my parents first bought the land that would be my home, they lived in and under a barn... the bed was underneath the raised structure. *G* And they were proud to have it... 'cept for one night when an overnight guest with a bladder problem made it a tad damp for those trying to sleep in the "bedroom." LOL

catalinamoon

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-06-03

Posts 9543
The Shores of Alone

11 posted 2002-11-13 04:39 PM

I like this Larry. I can see the place now.

Sandra

Toerag
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since 1999-07-29

Posts 5622
Ala bam a

12 posted 2002-11-13 04:42 PM

And here I thought it was another chapter about the never ending saga of Balladeer, but instead you tricked me and wrote a good poem.....

Larry C

Member Patricius

since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

13 posted 2002-11-14 01:23 AM

Vicky,
Thanks for resurrecting this. It was a wonderful childhood. I wouldn't trade if for anything. Thanks.

Connel,
Thanks and it's good to see you here at Passions.

Kacy,
Because...she was an idiot! But not you, you're the smartest chick I know!

Lyra,
Thank you. It was indeed a simple life. But lovely.

suthern,
LOL Well now that is barnyard livin'! Too funny. And thanks for dropping in.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

[This message has been edited by Larry C (11-14-2002 01:28 AM).]

Larry C

Member Patricius

since 2001-09-10

Posts 10286
United States

14 posted 2002-11-14 01:30 AM

Sandra,
Didn't you live just down the road? No! Darn it.

BTW, thanks.

Toe,
Thanks. What are friends for? Wait...don't answer that!

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

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