John McCornack Poems

Tis an old Oklahoma saying
Seeing a horse every day
will keep the doctor away
But now I must hit that trail back home
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While dancing in the path of a tornado
There was much shouting all around
Suddenly complete silence descends
Is it time to search for higher ground
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When I am traveling down a red dirt road
My progress varies between slow and fast,
While all the time I try to avoid mistakes
That will keep me in a circle going around.
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Through the lens of my camera
I see flowers with many colors
Pink, purple, violet, and orange
Most colorful that I have found
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It is rewarding and interesting
When I start thinking this way
When I get outside of the box
I always have a wonderful day
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Christmas trees and stlll more green Christmas trees
The Capitol is the place to visit in the Holiday Season
But now it is time for this red dirt back road traveler
To hit that short trail down I-40 to my Yukon home.
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Some red dirt cowboys know how to cook beans
All red dirt cowboys know how to rope and tie
Some red dirt cowboys can even make a quilt
But one thing they won't ever do is say good-bye
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How many have the wisdom and courage,
Or the needed strength at any age,
To break that unenforced bondage
That shackles your life at every stage
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When should we all get out of the chicken business?
The correct answer has always remained a mystery
Should we use the eggs for more chickens or for food
Has always been the question throughout our history
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Slowly that great wheel of our life continues to turn
As somewhere a sunrise or sunset continues to burn
While pioneers searched for ways to reduce stress
Creating ways to build homes and barns with less
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