John McCornack Poems

Beauty and more beauty everywhere
Makes Peoria such a great town
It was a great place to live
No better town can be found
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Celebrating the Firing of the Christmas Guns
At High Noon to the top of Yukon Flour Mill
Is a great community tradition in my Yukon
But now I must leave the lot at Miller's Grill
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It was another magical moment to enjoy life
A special time to travel with companionship
Time to check out our snow covered roads
A time to travel and plan a very special trip
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The Governor’s Mansion at Christmas Time
Is filled with joy, flowers, and Peace on Earth
The Red Poinsettias glow with a special pride
And the Christmas tree gives us all a rebirth
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It was another opportunity to enjoy life
While traveling to get my annual flu shot
Checking out still another red dirt road
Checking each hill for a windmill jackpot
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Now John McCornack is a great friend of mine
And when we're together I have a fun time.

In Washita County I'm sure he was born
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For over a hundred years, strong men have come
Searching for a Mary Sudik pool of gas and oil
Desperately wanting a chance for that thrill
An unquenchable desire to feel the oil and gas boil
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Step back in time to when walking to school
Was filled with activities and many a new thrill
Like seeing a new born calf or a baby colt,
Maybe even hearing a song by a whippoorwill
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What this world needs is more bricklayers
With red dirt spirit and innovative skills
Who build masterpieces as walls of stone
And leave for me their simplest of thrills
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Join the farm wagon and share
Your favorite barn story with me
Maybe it is your grandpa’s barn
Or it is your own barn located by a tree
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