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I am Building a House...

January 4, 2012
By trainboy PLATINUM, Washington, Virginia
trainboy PLATINUM, Washington, Virginia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;The higher we go, the better we shall hear the voice of Christ.&quot; Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati<br /> &quot;You may be what ever You resolve to be.&quot; General &quot;Stonewall&quot; Jackson


I am building a house.
A wonderful house.
A house that only I could live in.
A house too big for a mouse.
A house that is unique.

I am building a house.
It has thick walls.
Many windows.
Also, many halls.

I am building a house.
It has a basement.
A shaded porch.
For when in the Summer,
I can sit on it and drink tea.

I am building a house.
It has a kitchen, a
train room, a bathroom,
a bedroom, even a TV room!

I am building a house.
It has a garden in the backyard.
A soccer field.
A shed for holding tools.
A pasture with goats.

I am building a house.
A log cabin in Canada, that’s what it will be!
A house next to the sea.
Or, a house in the middle of a prairie!

I am building a house.
A house that my kids, and grandkids,
and great grandkids, and so on and so forth,
can live in.

My kids will tell how I built this house.
No, it isn’t a house next to the sea.
Or a log cabin in Canada.
But, it’s just perfect for you and me.



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Auntie P said...
on Jan. 7 2012 at 5:42 pm
This poem deserves the highest recognition and honor. It is so wonderful to know a teenager is writing poetry and thinking about their future so positively...how lovely is that! Auntie P