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GROWING--UP
In. MINNESOTA
IN. THE
SMALL. Town
OF
WINONA:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
ON. THIS
2022----- MOTHERS
D
A
Y
MY. >>>. AGNES. <<<
i. MISS. > HER <
DEEPLY. Don't-YA
KNOW--A:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
MY. > MOM <:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> SHE <
CALLED
ME
> HER <
BOYJOHN:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
EveryTIME
That. I. CALLED
> HER <.
> AGNES <
I. PUSHED. > HER <
tO. THE. LIMIT. With
> HER <
A N G E R
T
E
S
T:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> SHE <
WOULD
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
VERY. STERNLY. And. SERIOUSLY. With
A. DEEP. Disappointed. LOOK. ON. > HER <
FACE______and___BORDER-Line. ANGRILY
SAY. TO. ME:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
JOHNBOY
B
O
Y
S
DO------NOT
C
A
L
L
THEIR. > MOTHER <
By. > HER <
F. I. R. S. T
N
A
M
E
and. > SHE <. Would
Very. Sweetly. And. SOFTLY
SAY. TO. ME
JOHNBOY------That-----IS----VERY
D I S R E S P E C T F U L
CAN. YOU
S
E
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BUT
I
LOVED
TO. CALL
> HER <
DEEPLY. AFFECTIONATELY
AND. DEEP. HEARTEDLY
R. E. S. P. E. C. T. F. U. L. L. Y
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> AGNES <. And. > AGATHA <
AND
A
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Then. FINALLY. The. DeepSEEDED. LOVE. And
R E S P E C T F U L N E S S. In. ME. > SHE <
DID. SEE. FEEL. And. K. N. O. W
and. > SHE <. Just. GRINNED
Because. > SHE <. Just
KNEW. > SHE <
COULD. NOT
Change. ME
and. WIN
and. > SHE <
Just. Learned. TO
D
E
A
L
WITH. IT
AnD
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP
IN. > HER<. SWEET. GOD-LOVING. BLESSED
H
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A
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T
JUST. SMILE. AT
ME:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. MOM. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> SHE <. KNEW. And. FELT. HOW
I. TRUELY. LOVED. HONORED. And
DEEP--HEARTEDLY
R
E
S
P
E
C
T
E
D
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. HER. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
SO
D
E
E
P
L
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And. > MOM <. > SHE <
JUST. KNEW. THAT. I. WAS
A. JOHNBOY. KID
ForeverYOUNG. With
Life. Living. And. Loving
FUN-------and---HAPPY
GO. LUCKY
HUMBLE.
NICE
and
KIND
HEARTED
FAITHFUL
And. PRAYERFUL
GOD. L O V I N G. And
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
MOTIVATED. UPBEAT. POSITIVELY.
CHEERFUL. And.
FUN
LOVING
G
O
O
F
Y:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. MOM. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> SHE <. WAS. A. > NURSE <. And. Worked
ALL. > HER <. Life. Living. And. Loving
IN. AN. OLD. FOLKS---NURSING
H
O
M
E
and. > SHE <. WAS. Always
SO-SERIOUS. And. HAD
Not. TOO---{{{. MUCH. }}}
G
O
O
F
Y
___S I L L I N E S S:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
AS. EveryDAY. I. Would. NEVERneverNEVER. . GIVE--UP. And. I
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
TRIED. MY. Very. BEST. With. Every-GOOFY-SILLY. ACT. In. The. BOOK
TO. MAKE. > HER <. LAUGHlaughLAUGH. WITH
H
A
P
P
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I. ALWAYS. TREID. MY. VERY. GOOFY--BEST. TO. GET
>>>>>>>>. HER. <<<<<<<. TO. LAUGH. EveryDAY
BUT. ONLY. MayBE------[[[. THREE. ]]]-----OR----[[[. FOUR. ]]]
TIMES. IN. A
Y
E
A
R:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> SHE <. Would. Lose. > HER <. SERIOUS
COMPOSURE. And. UNCONTROLLABLY
>>>>>>>>. SHE. <<<<<<<<
WOULD. BE. LAUGHING. And. LAUGING. And. LAUGHING
WithOUT. STOPPING. SO. Long. And
MUCH. With. HAPPY.
J O Y F U L
T
E
A
R
S:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
HAPPY.
MOTHERS.
DAY. MY
DEAREST--->>>. AGATHA. <<<
IN. THE. HOLY
HEAVEN:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
MOM. I KNOW YOU LOVED MY EVERY
SIMPLE LIFE LIVING And LOVING
P
O
E
M
S
AND > MOM < I Never FORGOT
HOW YOU TAUGHT ME TO
HAVE COMPASSION And TO
PRAYPRAYPRAYPRAYPRAYPRAY
EVERY NIGHT And DAY
WITH GREAT
FAITH
LOVE
AND
H
O
P
E
AND >>> MOM <<<<<
I TRUELY FOREVER
LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE
Y
O
U
WITH MY E V E R Y
H
E
A
R
T
~~~~~~~~ BEAT ~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND > MOM <
Every. Breath.
And. Move. You. Are.
ALWAYSALWAYSALWAYSALWAYS
WITH. ME. AS. MY. BLESSED
MIRACLE. LIFE. LIVING. And
L
O
V
I
N
G
SWEET. GOD. LOVING. MOTHER
AND. TRUELY. MY
FOREVER. HERO
AND. BEST
FRIEND
I
LOVE
YOU
> MOM <
A
M
E
N:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
BY. JOHN. D. JUNGERS
08------------M A Y----------2 0 2 2
In. MINNESOTA
IN. THE
SMALL. Town
OF
WINONA:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
ON. THIS
2022----- MOTHERS
D
A
Y
MY. >>>. AGNES. <<<
i. MISS. > HER <
DEEPLY. Don't-YA
KNOW--A:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
MY. > MOM <:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> SHE <
CALLED
ME
> HER <
BOYJOHN:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
EveryTIME
That. I. CALLED
> HER <.
> AGNES <
I. PUSHED. > HER <
tO. THE. LIMIT. With
> HER <
A N G E R
T
E
S
T:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> SHE <
WOULD
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
VERY. STERNLY. And. SERIOUSLY. With
A. DEEP. Disappointed. LOOK. ON. > HER <
FACE______and___BORDER-Line. ANGRILY
SAY. TO. ME:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
JOHNBOY
B
O
Y
S
DO------NOT
C
A
L
L
THEIR. > MOTHER <
By. > HER <
F. I. R. S. T
N
A
M
E
and. > SHE <. Would
Very. Sweetly. And. SOFTLY
SAY. TO. ME
JOHNBOY------That-----IS----VERY
D I S R E S P E C T F U L
CAN. YOU
S
E
E:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
BUT
I
LOVED
TO. CALL
> HER <
DEEPLY. AFFECTIONATELY
AND. DEEP. HEARTEDLY
R. E. S. P. E. C. T. F. U. L. L. Y
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> AGNES <. And. > AGATHA <
AND
A
G
G
I
E:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Then. FINALLY. The. DeepSEEDED. LOVE. And
R E S P E C T F U L N E S S. In. ME. > SHE <
DID. SEE. FEEL. And. K. N. O. W
and. > SHE <. Just. GRINNED
Because. > SHE <. Just
KNEW. > SHE <
COULD. NOT
Change. ME
and. WIN
and. > SHE <
Just. Learned. TO
D
E
A
L
WITH. IT
AnD
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP. DEEP
IN. > HER<. SWEET. GOD-LOVING. BLESSED
H
E
A
R
T
JUST. SMILE. AT
ME:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. MOM. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> SHE <. KNEW. And. FELT. HOW
I. TRUELY. LOVED. HONORED. And
DEEP--HEARTEDLY
R
E
S
P
E
C
T
E
D
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. HER. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
SO
D
E
E
P
L
Y:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
And. > MOM <. > SHE <
JUST. KNEW. THAT. I. WAS
A. JOHNBOY. KID
ForeverYOUNG. With
Life. Living. And. Loving
FUN-------and---HAPPY
GO. LUCKY
HUMBLE.
NICE
and
KIND
HEARTED
FAITHFUL
And. PRAYERFUL
GOD. L O V I N G. And
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
MOTIVATED. UPBEAT. POSITIVELY.
CHEERFUL. And.
FUN
LOVING
G
O
O
F
Y:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. MOM. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> SHE <. WAS. A. > NURSE <. And. Worked
ALL. > HER <. Life. Living. And. Loving
IN. AN. OLD. FOLKS---NURSING
H
O
M
E
and. > SHE <. WAS. Always
SO-SERIOUS. And. HAD
Not. TOO---{{{. MUCH. }}}
G
O
O
F
Y
___S I L L I N E S S:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
AS. EveryDAY. I. Would. NEVERneverNEVER. . GIVE--UP. And. I
ALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYSalwaysALWAYS
TRIED. MY. Very. BEST. With. Every-GOOFY-SILLY. ACT. In. The. BOOK
TO. MAKE. > HER <. LAUGHlaughLAUGH. WITH
H
A
P
P
I
N
E
S
S:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I. ALWAYS. TREID. MY. VERY. GOOFY--BEST. TO. GET
>>>>>>>>. HER. <<<<<<<. TO. LAUGH. EveryDAY
BUT. ONLY. MayBE------[[[. THREE. ]]]-----OR----[[[. FOUR. ]]]
TIMES. IN. A
Y
E
A
R:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> SHE <. Would. Lose. > HER <. SERIOUS
COMPOSURE. And. UNCONTROLLABLY
>>>>>>>>. SHE. <<<<<<<<
WOULD. BE. LAUGHING. And. LAUGING. And. LAUGHING
WithOUT. STOPPING. SO. Long. And
MUCH. With. HAPPY.
J O Y F U L
T
E
A
R
S:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
HAPPY.
MOTHERS.
DAY. MY
DEAREST--->>>. AGATHA. <<<
IN. THE. HOLY
HEAVEN:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
MOM. I KNOW YOU LOVED MY EVERY
SIMPLE LIFE LIVING And LOVING
P
O
E
M
S
AND > MOM < I Never FORGOT
HOW YOU TAUGHT ME TO
HAVE COMPASSION And TO
PRAYPRAYPRAYPRAYPRAYPRAY
EVERY NIGHT And DAY
WITH GREAT
FAITH
LOVE
AND
H
O
P
E
AND >>> MOM <<<<<
I TRUELY FOREVER
LOVELOVELOVELOVELOVE
Y
O
U
WITH MY E V E R Y
H
E
A
R
T
~~~~~~~~ BEAT ~~~~~~~~~~~~
AND > MOM <
Every. Breath.
And. Move. You. Are.
ALWAYSALWAYSALWAYSALWAYS
WITH. ME. AS. MY. BLESSED
MIRACLE. LIFE. LIVING. And
L
O
V
I
N
G
SWEET. GOD. LOVING. MOTHER
AND. TRUELY. MY
FOREVER. HERO
AND. BEST
FRIEND
I
LOVE
YOU
> MOM <
A
M
E
N:///>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
BY. JOHN. D. JUNGERS
08------------M A Y----------2 0 2 2
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Growing. UP. In. MINNESOTA. In. The. SMALL. Town. WINONA
Growing. UP. In. MINNESOTA. In. The. SMALL. Town. WINONA