My Paradise

Home they say is where the heart lives
For me home is on the prairie plains
Where one can see mile upon mile
With various jokes saying 

If something runs way you can see
them leaving for three days.

A variety of farming folks
A place where family farms have
stood for generations
Years and years of growing crops
Green fields so we are called the harvest belt.
A place where the summers are hot
The winters are cold so very cold
Elevators, barns , old church steeples
Some of the most friendly people
Called --land of the living skies--
Waking to spectacular sunrise
This is the heavenly place I call home.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Allison Avatar
October 24, 2016 at 4:24 PM
You paint a vivid picture with your words Phyllis:-) hugs Jan xx
Babcock Avatar
October 28, 2016 at 12:01 PM
Thanks Jan. Just at the end of fall so winter is looming. love phyl
Devonshire Avatar
October 22, 2016 at 7:22 PM
What a vivid picture you paint of your prairie home, Phyl! I loved seeing it through your words. Had to laugh at the line about seeing something run away for three days. Very clever! Always a pleasure to read your work. Love, Carolyn
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October 28, 2016 at 12:00 PM
It is a joke if your dog runs away you will see it for 3 days so don't worry about it. lol. Love the prairies and my home even with the cold winters. Home is always a place of beauty. love phyl
Sands Avatar
October 22, 2016 at 6:41 PM
That is beautiful. I can picture it. Comforting too.
Babcock Avatar
October 28, 2016 at 11:58 AM
Thank you for your comment Heidi. love phyl
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