John's poems of...LIFE - LIVING &LOVE...JDJ

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My.
EXTRA
   SPECIAL
CHILDHOOD
BOYHOOD
PRECIOUS
GOLDEN
LIFE. LIVING. &. LOVING
M
        E
               M
                      O
                             R
                                      I
                                              E
                                                       S
OF.  Every.  WILD.  M I N N E S O T A
SEASON:////////


Are.  COMPLETELY
F
                U
                                 L
                                                 L
OF.  WINTER.       SPRING.   
SUMMER.       &.        FALL
G R O W I N G------UP
OUTSIDE.  IN
WonderFUL
MINNESOTA
WILD
NATURE
F
        U
                N:////////







I. Was. BORN
ON. A.  Small.
Dairy   FARM
In.   The.  SMALL
ROLLINGSTONE
MINNESOTA
T
   O
      W
         N:////////


I.  REMEMBER
Seeing.   HUNDREDS
OF.  Bright. YELLOW
and.  Pure. WHITE
B U T T E R F L Y S
iN.  The.  HOT
SUMMERS
ALL.  AROUND:////////







IN. THE
COLD. SNOWY
WaY BELOW
Z
   E
      R
         O
FREEZING
WILD
MINNESOTA
WINTER
T
   I
      M
         E:////////


WE. WERE.  
OUT. IN. THE.
 SNOW
HIP--DEEP
and.  ICE.  SKATING.  In. The
Snow. COVERED
STREET.  And.  
ON   THE
HARD  
F
   R
      O
         Z
             E
                N
LAKE
and.  SNOW-BALL
F I G H T I N G
SLEDDING
and. FORT-BUILDING
and.  Our. WARM. HAPPINESS
And.  JOY.  Always.  In.  MINNESOTA
WILD.  We.   Always.  DID
F
       I
               N
                        D:////////






MINNESOTA
W
   I
      L
         D
SPRING-TIME
WAS. The.  MOST
EXTRA-SPECIAL
TIME.  OF.  PURE
JOY. The.  BEST:////////


WITH
FUN.  And.  
New.  Life. Living. And
LOVING.  Complete. SURROUND
SPRING.  ZEST.  And.  True
BLESSED.  Bright. And. WARM
H.  A.  P.  P.  I.  N.  E.  S.  S:////////






MINNESOTA
W
   I
      L
         D
S U M M E R S
WERE.  A
Bummer
with
Exhausting
VERY.  HOT
and   
SUFFOCATING
and
EXTREMELY
HUMID:////////


We. All.  SCREAMED.  FOR
ICE-CREAM.   That.  We
L.  O. V. E. D.  In.  The
SUMMERS.   SO.   MUCH
AS.  A.  MINNESOTA
K
        I
               D:////////







When.  FALL.   Came.  And. All. The.  Leaves. On. The.  Trees
Were.  On. The.  Ground.  We.  Felt.  COOL.   REFRESHED
RELAXED.  And.    Happily.   COMFORTABLE:////////


As.  THANKSGIVING.  Most.  BLESSED
NOVEMBER.    We.    Counted.  Our.  Every
WonderFUL.  Every.   BLESSINGS
OF. Every.  Life. Living.  And.  Loving
WILD.  MINNESOTA
SEASON
and. We
Looked
GREATLY
FORWARD
TO
THE
MOST
EXTRA
SPECIAL
HOLY-DAY
OF.  ALL. The.  YEAR
CHRISTMAS
abd.  We.  We're.  Excited.  Happy.  Joyful
and.   MERRY.  MERRY.  MERRY
G R A T E F U L:////////










BY.       JOHN.       D.       JUNGERS
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