E. Jean Carroll’s Sunday treat for her readers is this tantalizing challenge:
Here’s my entry:
Seven wild decades of insatiable hunger for that perfect poem—an unhinged quest to unravel life's pretzel-like meaning—chasing that magical day when rain's sultry tango ignites euphoric explosions (shouting, "Hot damn, this is bliss!"), diving in, heart pounding, breath gasping; riding dizzying highs and soul-crushing lows, the sacred and profane seared into my cosmic tattoo; clinging to fleeting ecstasy, resurrecting lost fantasies, weaving them into reality's chaotic tapestry; turning mundane into fabulous; injecting every second with raw, untamed essence,,,
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Ohio farm boy I am
Proud nephew of my uncle Sam
Rough edged hewer of
Songs for folks
Some simple,
Some not,
With crafted phrases
And finger strokes.
My surname
From Ireland.
Ocean waved to Penn's woods.
Then 1803 land granted farm
Where casts my family's
Seed in soil
To anchor my past.
I left acres of corn
Called by the muse
To search this land
Find sweeter ears
And sing to them
Of the sun, the sky,
And the blues.
My life started on a May Day in 1955. My parents loved each other very much. That late fall my Father was killed when a Power Take off flew into his chest and caused his immediate death. He was 31. Most of my growth up days were spent in a small village called Hanska, Minnesota. I graduation from New Ulm High School and was accepted to Mankato State College. During the prevailing summer I met Dan Lang and his parents and Dan and I became roommates at Landkamer Funeral Home. During my years working there I learned how to be a leader. May 1979 I was president my Bachelor of Science Degree. My first marriage ended because of activities that our son decided to do and didn’t continued behaving like a normal person. My ex didn’t agree on how he should be treated and disagreed on my solution. Three years ago I met another woman and we both love each other.