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Home Is Where the Heart Is

The State in which I was born is “Home”
It’s huge and all over it I’ve roamed
Born in Big “D”, so that’s where it starts
Then moved up to the panhandle parts

Moved East to  rose capital city
Love this town, it’s extremely pretty
 I attended John Tyler High School
It’s my “Home Town” and I think it’s cool

Attended college in Aggieland 
South in College Station, not too grand
Fort Bliss, way out West, for Army time
And then I left my “Home”, what a crime

A job with Boeing in Seattle
Into the traffic, what a battle
You can take the Boy out of “Texas”
You can’t take “Texas” out of the Boy 

Submitted by Charles Sides 
For the MY LAND IS MY HOME Poetry Contest

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 6/14/2012 5:52:00 AM
A belated congratulations on your placement in Skat's "My Land Is My Home" contest Chasrles. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/12/2012 10:45:00 PM
best wishes on a great write Charles..
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Date: 6/11/2012 3:38:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved win SKATS contest!!!!
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Date: 6/11/2012 1:37:00 PM
CHARLES, congrats with your beautiful FROM the heart poem about your home and land~, xox* PD
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Date: 6/5/2012 12:42:00 PM
Enjoyed reading your wonderful poetry very much Charles. Will be back another day to read more. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/5/2012 7:51:00 AM
Home is where your story beging....so true Charles - well written. - oxox Anne-Lise
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Date: 6/4/2012 6:02:00 PM
Hello,Charles I LOVE IT!!!Keep writing more ,,Today I'm reading poems from my aunt PD's account, hope you don't mind. Sincerely pd's niece SYLVIA }i{
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Date: 6/4/2012 5:44:00 PM
This is really beautiful. Thank you, sir, for serving our country <3
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