John McCornack Poems

My Parents made sure
I had a college education
before they spent
any of their limited money
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The Guard approached me and said No!
There is absolutely no fishing here today
So I slowly took my line out of water
As I knew this was not a time to play
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Many oil well roads go across country
To places where very few people tread
It is where untamed beauty has spread
But now I must hit the trail back home
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Welcome to the real world of Grandpa’s Barn
It is a world which is filled with love and charm
A special place to go and think about my life
It was a world of freedom and without strife
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There were two black crows living in Oklahoma
When one started feeling rain against his face
But Gary England forcast was for hot and dry
So they did know what was about to take place
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Welcome my friend to the wonderful World of School
A world that used to operate by a special golden rule
Where Arithmetic and Spelling were taught each day
Always simple and logical but it worked best that way
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Come and visit where Red Brick is King
In a wonderful town named Guthrie
Step back to where history was made
iI a town where we all want to be
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Time to let the beauty of spring begin
More photo op’s filled with pleasure
A time to stop and smell the flowers
Each encounter is always a treasure
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With real beauty everywhere
Country drives with pleasure
Great places to check cows
To build a memory treasure
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Ever so slowly the great wheel of life continues to turn
Oklahoma became the home for many types of people
There were displaced Indians from many eastern states
Blacks from the southern states looking for a new start
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