Prairie Land Poem

By Marjorie Girard

Prairie Land oh Prairie Land
Before you now I humbly stand
As memories swirl throughout my mind
Of earlier years so free and kind
Of barefoot feet and summer days
When life was lived in simpler ways
Where kids learned to work and laugh and play
And enjoy time together each new day
They walked to school in the morning light
And hurried home before it was night
For there were cows to milk and gardens to hoe
Each one had a job, and they better show (up)
When the chores were done then they could play
It was the top up to a wonderful day
Their mother would call It’s supper time
They'd hurry in and get to dine
On her delicious homegrown food
That she had prepared, and it was so good
There was chatter at the table about the day
And everyone there got to have their say
The sun was going down it was time for bed
The day was ending for each sleepyhead
So off to the land of dreams they went
Knowing that it had been a day well spent