North Central Poems - Poems about North Central

My Valley

...My Valley

Tucked away in the north-central part of the state, about ten miles or so from where the clear and slow-moving water of the Grand River mixes with the quickly rolling mud of the Missouri...

Save Us From My Mother's Other Children

...SAVE US FROM MY MOTHER'S OTHER CHILDREN

We are products of a polygamous home
A family of many mothers and single powerful father 
Our  mothers were never united but formed alliance with few othe...

Lines Written In Sorrow For Nigeria

...I could hear in my head their thousand shrill cries
While their homes burn, their throats slit,
Unpleasant thoughts of the bloods of the innocent
Bring sadness and tears to my eyes!

What has ha...

Epitaph On the Plateau

...Hacked down at dawn is the tree that would have blossomed
Maimed is the navel that sometimes may have grown straight
Burned is the candle that may have shone in a dark path
Stifled is the dream th...

Reporting On the Land of Lincoln

...This is Adey Square reporting live on Soup
Standing on John Hancock center to leap and loop;
Having stunning views in north central United States,
In a splendid state where you can’t find empty pl...

...This is Adey Square reporting live on Soup
Standing on John Hancock center to leap and loop;
Having stunning views in north central United States,
In a splendid state where you can’t find empty pl...

Ghosts of South Dakota Intro

...In 1957 I took my teaching certificate back to the land of my mother.  
She was raised on a cattle ranch in the north central area of Nebraska.  The 
famous Sand Hills.  It was there I found my cow...