Holy Cow, Ii's Bigfoot

Living near the Lumni Indians 
In our own Puget Sound
Is a family of humanoids.
Few folks know they’re around.

They come down from nearby mountains
To escape the winter snow
To where grass and game is available
In the valleys down below.

When the children should speak of them,
Their Indian elders tell them, “Hush!
They’re not safe around outsiders.
You all know what they did to us.”

They have relatives with different names
In exotic far off places.
The Sasquatch creatures are our own,
Though few have seen their faces.

Known as Bigfoot in our local myth,
(though many claim him real)
You’ll not find him in the circus
His wild mystery to reveal.

Supposedly he’s been here long
Before the white men came.
He made friends with Native Americans
Who consider him quite tame. 

He walks as upright as any man
And is claimed extremely tall.
He’s covered in hair from head to toe,
Starting in the early fall.

They say that in the summer time
He’s as bare as you and me.
He walks boldly in the nudist camps
For everyone to see.


Joyce Johnson
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011


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Date: 5/9/2015 6:44:00 AM
Back to say congrats..Way to go..I hope that you are feeling much better..Sara
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Date: 5/8/2015 1:40:00 PM
Joyce, thank you for supporting the BigFoot Contest. I had fun sponsoring and hosting this contest theme. Stop by the big foot blog. Under my sissy's Skat blog, titled "Welcome to Poetry Soup's Big Foot Tour." Enjoy the pics if you'd like. Congrats to you, Congrats to all on the list. BigFoot ~A Poet Destroyers contest~ Always & forever <3 LINDA<3
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Date: 5/8/2015 12:51:00 PM
Joyce, Congratulations on the bigfoot contest. Judged by Poet Destroyer (aka LINDA) ....... SKAT love
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Date: 3/7/2011 11:20:00 AM
Congratulations on your winning poem in Debbie Guzzi's contest Joyce. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/6/2011 4:46:00 AM
Wow Joyce your big foot is awesome tale. Many congrats.
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Date: 3/4/2011 11:24:00 PM
I agree with Carolyn, here joyce, i'm finding a lot of enjoyment, finding out about the different fables and myths, this is a wonderful poem, and a joy to read, Debbie sure is a gem with her contest, especially when the entries are so informative. Harry
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Date: 3/4/2011 10:42:00 AM
So pleased to see you in the winners' circle, Joyce. Some of the myths chosen as topics are ones I'd never heard about before. But with all the Bigfoot sightings, there has to be some truth behind this one. Congratulations! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/4/2011 10:12:00 AM
Hahaha great choice, great rhyme, great flow. I so enjoyed reading this. and I now hope to meet one someday.
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Date: 3/4/2011 6:17:00 AM
Congrats Joyce on your dynamic win in Debbie's contest with this brilliant entry my friend.. enjoy with luv and happy weekend too..
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Date: 2/28/2011 5:19:00 PM
7up im loving it
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Date: 2/27/2011 7:25:00 AM
I'm a believer, Joyce. And I think sasquatch and yeti may be related. Great entry for the contest. Pulling for you to win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 2/25/2011 2:25:00 PM
Nice write and very funny ending, good luck in the contest I think this will indeed be a top placement. Best wishes, Virginia
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Date: 2/25/2011 11:30:00 AM
This is so fun to read, Joyce. Do you believe he exists? I love the humor you inserted into the last stanza!
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Date: 2/24/2011 5:28:00 PM
We have Bigfoot sightings in Humboldt Co in northern Callifornia..Ive never heard of a nude one though. You made me laugh..Enjoyedl BG
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Date: 2/24/2011 5:16:00 PM
love the ending, very cute, I was going to do Sasquatch for the contest it was my first choice then I changed my mind to our local "Caddy", good luck in Debbie's contest
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Date: 2/24/2011 5:11:00 PM
your sharp but with a nasty sence of humor. JOHN HENRY LOVING III
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Date: 2/24/2011 1:51:00 PM
Love the humorous ending ..Enjoyed..If for a contest, good luck..Reads like winning material to me..Sara
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Date: 2/24/2011 12:59:00 PM
LOVED it...TAH
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