Grinnell Remembered
My memories of this dear old town will
always be with me, until day I die.
Small town life will do that to you.
This little town rests in the great State
of Iowa, where I spent the first 34 years of my life.
My dear dog Shep and I shared a lot of beautiful
memories in this wonderful place.
My poems of my Grandma took place here.
Going to double feature movies,
were seen at the Strand and Iowa theaters.
Boy hood chums and I had our summers
there, with Shep tagging along on our bike
rides to the country side and beyound.
Spending a lot of time at the Rexall Drug
at the soda fountain reading my comic books by
the hour.
Sunday afternoons were special, as sister
and I would go up town to get a six pack of
bottle Pepsi and a romance magzine for her
and a comic or two for me.
Many family members are buried there at
Hazelwood Cemetery, someday I'm going back
either to live there or be buried in the old cemetery
with my family and friends to keep
me company, so many precious and tear filled
memories and so many happy days of joy,
so Grinnell am still loving you,
and will be back someday, so until then
farewell my friend.
written 5-12-11
Lived there from 1952-1956
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