This Poem was Submitted By: Joyce Pouliot On Date: 2000-04-10 08:16:29 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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Sometimes I Long For The Country

Sometimes I long for the country The homey sight of an old barn The sounds of a brook nearby Making homemade apple cider from a cider press hand-built long ago Looking at mountains hugging in a row Visiting cozy little craft shops where everything displayed is hand-made with detail Hearing a chainsaw echoing from afar A place where windows are always open The air smells of pine as the trees whistle through the night Walking through an apple orchard gathering apples for that pie The tiny pond where you decide to fish A tree branch and string become your fishing pole The woodpile stacked neatly by the side of a barn I can smell the wood chips lying on the ground A grandmother sits on a porch wearing a shawl her mother made reading to her grandchildren An old basket filled with apples sits in one corner A special place where life goes back to basics Little boys covered with mud bringing home that frog Little girls barefoot sitting in a tree singing Indian corn displayed on tables potbelly stoves

Copyright © April 2000 Joyce Pouliot


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