Long Pacific northwest Poems

Conditions were harsh out in Kansas,
For the children and Sarah and Paul.
Neighbors and friends packed up and were gone;
Headed west they could hear fortune's call.
Never sure year to year of the harvest,
So their talents were...

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this paean to the place name sans title of poem actually mooch oh years decades? ago, when my youngest sister began her decades long residence along the Pacific Northwest.
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This Winter will be much colder than last year, 
but not colder than the average temperature.
Make sure you still keep your long underwear!
Precipitation will be above-normal levels for sure.
Record cold has impacted the world since...

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III. Shorty Rico continues.
        D. She withholds the fact that Shorty Rico's ex- Female friend was       
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I dreamed I accidentally bought two expensive tickets to a musical play about Thomas Jefferson, then figured, what the hell, Rhonda and I might as well go. Then an ex showed up, someone I get...

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We began our day with breakfast at the Biscuit  
where the biscuits were almost as big as the dish…
then on to Pike Place Market 
where they’re famous for throwing the fish.

Since water plays a...

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It was an old brown bottle with a cork stuck in top
That I saw half buried in the sand
On a remote stretch of beach near my Pacific Northwest home
That I dug out with a stick...

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My first encounter with a brown bat was at Long Lake as a kid. It was in the dark of night. I was in a rowboat with a friend guiding the boat. I was watching...

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My wife was in the hospital with a condition rather severe,
Her mother came to care for our son so I could visit her there.
After several days and a few long nights I suddenly needed a...

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Thrice a coin did flip in the air
   methodology affixing this state
   located Latitude: 45° 31', North Longitude: 122° 39', West
heads and tails two early settles did blare
Asa Lovejoy and Francis...

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My tribe moved every few years
Migrating to follow resources and more hospitable land
We watched and respected local traditions, ate local food, learned the language
Each place we lived was home
Many of us stopped moving when we...

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Our members living in the great Pacific Northwest,
are undoubtedly counted among the very best.
Whatever they produce, it just seems to come out right.
These wonderful people can be found here day and night.
They live in the...

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Never a day, a Valentines day
It has to since the first day
When we arrive since the 19th of December!
Passing through the worst cold winter
Anticipating the best of spring, summer and fall!

My amusing unique Valentine
We are...

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Everywhere the trees are so green
Most beautiful sights ever seen
With snow capped mountains in between
And the rivers flowing so pristine
I love hiking the trails very long
Each step my heart is beating her song
If you would...

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It is the crown jewel of the Pacific Northwest.
As a city, it stands out among the best.
The Space Needle points boldly towards the sky.
Blue skies and green hills are pleasant to the eye.
There are so...

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