John McCornack

John McCornack Poems

Give me the strength to travel one more mile
To out in the country where people still farm
To where there is still a sense of community
With wheat fields, horses, plus many a barn
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I never had a horse at Cloud Chief
Even though horses were in season
My dad would say I ate like a horse
So to save food that was the reason
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Everyone loves a two for one deal
Expecially a two horse layout view
For it has a beginning and the end
Where double pleasure becomes true
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Join me in a cyber tour of the city of Paris
Where Napoleon used to rule and call home
That city filled with history and excitement
For on their streets Americans love to roam
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Did you wonder how Venus could milk a cow
Since obviously, she does not have any arms
She could hold the bucket between her legs
But she would be useless around diary farms
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Ice on that far distance horizon
Ice that paints the country side
ice that bathes the horse barns
Ice that serves as a winter guide
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One of our nations best kept secrets
Is the advantage of an Okie lifestyle
A place where life can be rewarding
Where everyone has reason to smile
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8.

Rain..Rain..
Aren’t you coming back..
A rain already here.
Please don`t let me alone with a rain...
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Down by the North Canadian south of Route 66
Sunset memories in my soul come flooding back
Glorious colors, from deep turquoise to hot pink
Fill the western sky while the wild ducks quack
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10.

Spring is everywhere,
On the ground and in the air.
We can find spring in water,
And feel it in an old barn!
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Ever so slowly the great wheel of life turns
Mother Earth smiles as we all scurry about
Searching for this and that
But what is it that we want….
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I will no longer worry about tomorrow.
Tomorrow will always be there,
Waiting for me to make the most of it.
But I cannot make the most of tomorrow
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In the quiet country side out east of Cloud Chief
My family waited for my birth with anticipation
Dust was extra thick as we were in the dust bowl
But through it all I added one to the population
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Somewhere out between Yukon and El Reno is Banner
It is a great place to travel when clouds form in the sky
It is this area where many farm families still call home
I love to drive their roads and watch a sunset intensify
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My Grandpa taught me:

Don't worry about the future.
But know that worrying is as effective
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We all come in various ages, shapes and sizes
But more important we all tend to be civilized
Can one family be any better than another
It depends on how they relate to each other
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When I come in contact with a true cowboy
They always remind me of their extreme pride
Their lifestyle is always full of youth and vigor
They're better than the people on the outside
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The monster ice storm has covered the land
Cause of the ice there will be no food today
So all the farm animals will have to just wait
Til the sun returns and melting is underway
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Do you ever feel like just leaving
Like catching the next jet plane
To some far away tropical beach
Then you might be in a hurricane
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My dream was to catch a big fish
Uncle Harold said fish when its dark
So out of my warm bed I would hop
And fishing became my trademark
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John McCornack Biography

Do you like Red Dirt Poetry? Do you love to walk a red dirt road and feel a fence post. If you do, you have come to the right place. I am a Caterpillar Engineer by training, but my primary love is photography.  I spend many hours traveling down the backroads in my home state of Oklahoma, looking for that special sunset, old barn,  or a windmill.  Many of my photographs are available for viewing on various internet sites. In general my poems are short and to the point.  Most were written to illustrate my photography. I have over 2000 web pages, all of which include poetry from various poets who have writen poems to illustrate my photos. My Home Page may be found at www.stormpages.com/mccornack/mywebpageb.html)

The Best Poem Of John McCornack

One More Mile

Give me the strength to travel one more mile
To out in the country where people still farm
To where there is still a sense of community
With wheat fields, horses, plus many a barn

Out where the cows and horses still run free
Where natural beauty provides a dreamland
Here there are red sunsets and simple trees
Just give me one more mile in this great land

John McCornack Comments

Marilyn Lott 01 April 2008

John is one of the best Red Dirt men I know. He takes you on Red Dirt trips with his wonderful poetry and you can travel along with him as he takes you all over the world in his web pages.

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George Wootton 29 May 2007

Hello John, I reside in Mustang, OK. so we are close neighbors. I too design and build high pressure equipment as well as other specialized equipment in a large manufacturing plant where I have been employed for almost 40 years. Spring is my favorite season and I see even the storm clouds in awesome beauty though they sometimes scare the heck out of me! I enjoy your work very much and look forward to reading more as time permits. George.

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