tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401574287317820542.post2213151227560368672..comments2024-03-28T04:03:31.637-07:00Comments on "Pen Pals On Paper" Book Project: Letter One - Moving To GenoaAquarianMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14627216435587842196noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2401574287317820542.post-5039152433203691012017-10-29T18:10:26.776-07:002017-10-29T18:10:26.776-07:00Well I finally made it out of Natchez for a trip. ...Well I finally made it out of Natchez for a trip. My grandparents took me all the way to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. So we were near your neck of the woods. This was the furthest west I've ever been. <br />And when we crossed into Kansas from Missouri there was a sunflower forest! There was a sign saying this area was covered by glaciers in the ice age. And at one time bison roamed those parts.<br /><br />It would have been great to see you out there in the windblown plains. Something about the great plains with their wide open skies makes me want to sing cowboy songs under the stars. But I'll make it out t here. You and me will ride bikes in the big sky country. When I think of those men hunting Wooly Mammoths in the Arctic frost my heart is filled with wonder.<br /><br /><br />Dear Dan,<br /><br />I hope you get that bike of your spiffied up like you want. I know you will. God those sand burrs sure would make me keep my shoes on. Here in the south we have black stinging caterpillars. They fall from the trees and crawl all over the yards. Stepping on them barefoot is asking for some big hurt. <br /><br />Those pioneer books are a great find. Living in your little bitty town sounds good for the soul. Hey I wrote a poem about going to Kansas. Here it is:<br /><br />My First Trip West<br /> <br />Saffron sunflower forests rose<br />Under turquoise vault of heaven<br />Welcomed me to pelagic plains<br />On the edge of an ice age land<br />Where bison once roamed free<br /><br />Your Friend,<br />John<br />Johnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082338725834727704noreply@blogger.com