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The Next Best Thing To Heaven

This is the kind of life I want to lead; calm and apart from civilization. The rat race of the city I don’t need. I’ll take this rustic part of our nation. Let me travel the land on horseback. We can ford a cool, flowing mountain stream. This is the land I love called “The Outback”; the next best thing to heaven it would seem.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 3/8/2012 3:33:00 PM
The indigenous people feel this way too, I'm sure..we have lots to learn about the love of land from them. Congrad's Light & Love
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Date: 3/5/2012 8:34:00 PM
congrats Robert on a glorious write and win from photo presented on this wonderful country..
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Date: 3/5/2012 1:05:00 PM
Congratualtions on your win in Tracie's contest Robert. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/5/2012 9:13:00 AM
Very nice take on the contest photo Robert,Congrats on your win.
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Date: 3/5/2012 6:50:00 AM
Congratulations love this one Robert xx
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Date: 3/5/2012 6:00:00 AM
The outback is a place of beauty Robert and your description is lovely, congrats on your 6th place in my contest xxx Hugs
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Date: 2/20/2012 1:26:00 PM
i'm a city person myself, but i love the way you've described the outback in this poem. nice job!
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Date: 2/20/2012 9:20:00 AM
cool write have a nice day ~always *P.D.
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Date: 2/19/2012 9:07:00 PM
Very good poem, Robert. I always have wanted to go to "The Outback." I was a girl of the plains of Kansas, a girl of the Sandhills of Nebraska and a ranchers wife on the Rosebud Reservation of South Dakota. Now I am an old lady in the mountains of Casper, Wyoming. I agree with you fully the city is not for me. Thank you for you cute and so true comment on my poem about the beautyshop. God Bless, Cile
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