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MY. BEST. FRIEND.  MY.  Dear-OLD
DAD://////


MY.   HENRY,  and. Sometimes. Mom
would. Call. Him.  HANK
and. He. Was. The. Very. 
Best. Friend. In. My
life. Living. That
I.  Ever.  HAD:////////


When. I. Was. A. Kid
i. Wrote. A. Poem.  About
DAD,  and. I. Said
My.  >DAD<
HENRY. OR
__. HANK ___://////


He. Was. Such. Of. A. Wonderful
FUN-LOVING  Sweet. Man,
  But. He. Had
his.  Minnesota-Farmers
TORNADO-TEMPER
that. Was. Very. 
Turbulent.  Fast. And.
FURIOUS--SERIOUS
Dangerously.  FEARLESS
COURAGEOUS
BOLD   BRAVE
and  MINNESOTA
{{{{{{{{STRONG}}}}}}}}
and. My. DAD.
Just. Would
Make.  Everything. 
RIGHT. And. He
Would. Have. No
FEAR. At. All
and. He. Put. Folks. Right
where. They. Belonged. 
DAD. He. Would. Not  be
WRONGED.  And. My
DAD.  WAS.    AS.  STRONG
and. As.
Tuff.  As
A---TANK:////////


All. Of.  December:///////
i. Forever. Will. Smile. And
Renember://///


How. Every. Day.
Really. After. Thanksgiving:////



My. Henry. And. I. Called. Him
BIG. HANK.  He. Was. So
generous. LOVING.  And
GIVING:////


Every. Day. In. December
way. Before.  Christmas
DAY
.  My.  DaD
akways. Gave. US
Kids. A. Small.  Little
SURPRISE://///


And. I. Recall.  The.  Excited. Smile
and. True.  Happiness. In. His
HEART.  And. EYES:///////


Dad. Would. Give. Us. A
TOY-Little.    CAR://///


And. Every.  December.  DAY
A. Different.  CANDY-BAR://///


When. It. Got.  Closer. To
Christmas.  DAY:////

Dad. Gave. Us
a. Wind. Up. Toy
and. He. Loved. To. See
us. So. Happy. And. Excited
and. Watch. Us.  PLAY://///


My. AGNES.  Mother. She. Was
so. Very. THRIFTY:////


Her. Gifts. Were. All. The. Things. We. Needed
Clothes. Mittens. Coats. Shoes. 
School. Supplies.  And.  Always
one. Special.  TOY
SUPRISE.  For. My.  Brother
Sister.  And.  ME:///////


But. My. Agnes-MOM
. She. Always.
Stayed. On  Her
Strict.   Thrifty
BUDGET://///


And. Dad.  
EveryDAY
a. Little. Gift.
For. Us. He
Did.   GET://///


Dad. Always. Would. Give
us. A. Candy. Bar. A small. Toy
then.  Bigger. Fancy. Wind. Up. Toys
and. Always. He. Would. Say.  Don't. 
Tell.  Your.  Mother.  And. He. Had. Such
of. A. Fun. Loving.  Beautiful
Merry. And. Joyful.  Happy. Christmas
all. Of. December. And. Really.   
Every
day.  After. Thanksgiving.  
A. Little.  Gift. To. US
DAD
Would.  Be.   SO   Exvited
Merry.    And  Joyfully
happily.   Always.
Every.  Morning. 
GIVING://///


Forever. Christmas
Time.  I. Will.  Remember
all.  The. Love. My. DAD
gave. To. US. EveryDAY
all. Through. The.  Month
of. DECEMBER.  All
the. Merry. . Joy
he. Would. So. 
happily. To. US
BRING:///////












BY.      JOHN.      D.         JUNGERS
12.         DECEMBER.        2 0 2 2




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