oh much of what we know, do and see
has to do with our birth locality
you won’t know how to shuck corn in any way
unless born in Nebraska, Illinois or Ioway
Born in a forest, we are not awed by a tree
which could make your heart leap in New York City
Midwesterners could not ride well in a subway
unless you could teach them city skills in one lone day
oh much of what we know, do and see
has to do with our birth locality
we might be hicks, but we do well in sticks
whereas city slickers would be confused by our tricks.
Hearken, hear ye, what we say
O'er runways and roadways
Swirling snowflakes
are falling today
Sidewalks, slushy and slick
need new navigation
in a festive way
So, Say-Hey and Yay
All you trick-or-treaters
It's time to break out
Your Halloween sleighs!
A Happy, snowy, Halloween
to Midwesterners (USA)
:) :) :)
There are no other states quite like this.
It has both St. Paul and Minneapolis.
This is a place many people honor.
The state is next to Lake Superior.
Midwesterners consider this area quite swell,
even though in winter, it gets cold as hell.
There are the Golden Gophers and Vikings in football.
There are also the Twins who play baseball.
The Timberwolves are still playing basketball.
Remaining are a few other teams, but that is not all.
Besides having many fascinating sites to see,
a few people living there write great poetry.
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