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I Guess I Would Rather Be In Idaho

Pine filtered air roams down hillsides. Space in the western Rockies stretches comprehension. Farms and towns in the valleys have room to spare. Polite Mormons and crude drunks harmonize. Rewards wait for the adventurer. Cutthroat trout sip insects from stream tops. Wandering moose snack on willows. I have found a permanent paradise. Let the lowlanders inhale the smog, frantically rush into knotted traffic. I was once part of this senseless game. The caffeine fuelled dash to nowhere. Keep your artificial palm trees. Ogle those silicone breasts. You'll look fashionable in your decadent urban scene. Drowning your sorrows in expensive wine. Allow me to laugh at your folly, as I peacefully shine my shotgun. The frigid breeze will soon turn to warmth. I have found my mountain home. Alone I sit in my granite palace. Deserted by the coin chasing masses. Distained by a woman who once loved me. Tranquility infusing the crisp alpine air. Wayne M Hill September 30, 2011

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Date: 9/30/2011 11:19:00 AM
Hi Wayne-Love this one!!! What a fantastic way you have of describing things..."The caffeine fuelled dash to nowhere" Love it!
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Date: 9/30/2011 1:10:00 AM
if for the contest your name and date written must be on the entry
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Date: 9/29/2011 4:04:00 PM
This is a very powerful poem Wayne ! It also shows ur love for your place..well done again
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