Autumn has arrived. Trees decked out in Joseph’s coat Reds, yellows, orange, rust, green And every hue in between. Leaves dancing and fluttering in the wind Drop to earth In a dizzy spin. This wonderful display Is short lived. Winters winds will soon move in, Earth takes on a Different glow With the arrival of [...]
Memories of Summer
My brother J.O. Christianson left home at seventeen, went to Minneapolis. He went to St. Paul Farm school college for forty years and with the superintendent for thirty years. Was Knighted by the King of Sweden for starting the foreign student exchange. John had been out here at HOME, in Dakota, and head seen the [...]
FAST FREIGHT GOING HOME. Verse three.
“Tell the bunch around Market Street My face no more they’ll view; Tell them I’ve CAUGHT A FAST FREIGHT…… AND IM GOING STRAIGHT OH THROUGH! Tell them not to weep for me- NO TEARS IN THEIR EYES MUST LURK- For I am going to a BETTER LAND, Where they hate the word called WORK. HARK! [...]
80 Summers
80 Summers, to bask under the sun. Experience, before all is undone. Limits of life, are to open your eyes. To let you see, beyond your current dreams. Breathe in the day, soak in the rays. Listen to the rustle, watch the tree sway. Passion for life and love, for everyone. Be who you are [...]
Au Revoir
1 Present Day It was the first Monday in weeks when I was not in office before ten. As I saw the frosted sundial of my old citizen ticking eleven thirty, I cursed myself for the umpteenth time for choosing that insurance company. I found out that the other companies did not require so many [...]
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