By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Happy children playing in a roadside ditch / Barefoot and laughing in shorts and tees / A boy grabbing up a frog to frighten the girls/ A girl sloshing the boys with a bucket of muck
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … Little children attend the school of Creation: / A stick, a caterpillar upon a leaf / A pine nut spiraling down upon its wing / A yellow butterfly dancing autumn in
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By Lawrence “Mack in Texas” Hall … In a better America this would be the first day of school – / Labor Day is for swimming in the creek / For a sunburn, for a catfish spine in your heel / For sandwiches and sand and ants and fun
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Whether they be in books, movies, or TV shows, there is certainly no shortage of children’s stories out there. This cannot come as a great shock to anyone, given the inquisitive minds of children. Children have a peculiar fascination with that which is unfamiliar to them. It is common for a child to stare in awe at things which seem rather ordinary to the grown-ups around them. It is this same sense of wonder that draws children to stories. These stories allow them to imagine people, places, and things they have never seen before, which is so exciting for them.
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A dog, a pocketknife, a twenty-two
The rightful possessions of every Texas lad
For working out the values he must live up to
The virtues that he learned from his solid ol’ Dad
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