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I
asked the local farmer man
red of neck and face
how long he knew this
spot of ground
how long in this place,
and in plainspoken honesty
he answered quite concise
said he lived here purposely
darn near all his
life
I asked him what became of it
the town now gone to seed
he
said the railroad moved the town
despite the local pleas,
the town was
left in disarray
no more people came
the town had simply gone away
has never been the same
I inquired how people felt
what lesson had
been taught
without hesitation he replied
on that I've got one thought,
a
man can search the whole wide world
can lust for fame and wealth
but always
returns to where he began
still searching for himself
It's not the
courthouse square or trains
that make a happy town
this place is better
off without
just take a look around,
people seem the happiest
when
they are left alone
raisin' crops and families
pride and purpose grown
We don't make the news too much
but still our future's bright
people take care of their own
do what they know is right,
and though we
get passed over
most the time, to be polite
home is where the heart is,
so
I've lived here all my life.
© d.knape
October
17, 2013
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"Once Upon A Line" - Light verse and poetry by d.knape
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