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    Grandpa's Poems and Stories
    Grandpa's Poems and Stories
    Grandpa's Poems and Stories
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    Grandpa's Poems and Stories

    By James Sorenson

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    Grandpa’s Story Poems:
    An easy to understand mix of mostly nature type poems, a short story and a recipe for happiness. Adults and children alike may find enjoyment within these pages.
    These poems are inspired by a Grandfather’s love for his family and in appreciation of the higher power who made the heavens and earth for us all.
    Hopefully, reading Grandpa’s Story Poems will help make a long trip seem shorter, a day more interesting or sending a child to dreamland helpful.

    Jim Stepp Sorenson

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGerald Sorenson
    Release dateMar 25, 2013
    ISBN9798215439982
    Grandpa's Poems and Stories
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    James Sorenson

    Brief Author HistoryBy James (Jim) Richard SorensonI was born at home in Prosper Township June 9, 1930, the 8 child of Percy L and Edith Sorenson. Edith’s parents and Percy’s father homesteaded near Lake of the Woods north of Williams, MN in 1902 to 1906 where they lived out their lives.I attended Williams High School and was a member of the class of 1948. Didn’t study much, but enough to remain eligible to enjoy acting in the class plays, playing football, basketball, track and coronet in the band. The team voted me captain of the football and basketball team. I think they made me captain because they didn’t have a mascot to make them laugh or to bolster their spirits in tough games! All the games were tough as we lost most of them, but we had a lot of fun! We couldn’t blame the coach as he was sleeping through his malaria relapses. It must have been the malaria medicine. Great guy though.Best remembered, but best forgotten for helping lead a student demonstration to try to get the school board to renew the coaches contract. Had a good reason. He offered to give me $500.00 of his salary to help coach the football and basketball teams. Probably just wanted me to wake him up when the cheerleaders were performing. May he rest in peace.Vocations were farming, trapping, cutting pulp, working seasonally as a firewatcher in the Prosper tower, tree planting, and foreman on an NYC game research crew for the Game Management branch of the DNR. Sorry about that last bit, but nobody is perfect are they?Barbered in Idaho and Fargo ND also sheep shearer. Liked the sheep shearing jobs better as the sheep never complained when one nicked them when they were being shaved. Sheep even smelled better than range cowboys getting spruced up after hard weeks in the saddle or our brown cousins from south of the border seeking barber shop shade to dry the sweat of their hard labors. Yuk!!! Good honest hard working people though. If some of my poems are “YUK” just turn the page and hope for something better. Retired June 9, 1990 from Fairway Foods, a wholesale grocery warehouse after 22 years of service, otherwise known as very hard labor. Forklift operator etc. Member of Teamsters Union for 22 years. After retirement in 1990 have lived on the edge, on the edge of Lake of the Woods, that is.Oh yes, the best is last. The people here who know her say the best thing I ever did was to marry Gwen.

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      Grandpa's Poems and Stories - James Sorenson

      Grandpa’s Poems and Stories

      Written by Jim Sorenson

      Edited and Published by Gerald Sorenson

      Copyright 2011 Gerald Sorenson

      Smashwords Addition

      Table of Contents

      Moving on With Trust

      Safe Harbor

      Big Red Barns

      Captain Kelly

      Cold Spring Day Comfort

      Cold Steel Bars

      Country Night

      Depression Day Blessing

      Discretion or Valor

      Everlasting Love

      Fall of the Spider

      Feathered Fantasy

      Givers and Takers

      Glory Road

      Good Times Coming

      Grandmother’s Memories

      Granite Man

      Homesteader’s Blood

      Ice or Sun

      King of the Hill

      Lake Mysteries

      Lake of the Woods Spirit

      Last Request

      Lonesome Grave

      Love Prevails

      Memo for My Grandchildren

      Recipe for Happiness

      Mid Winter Night

      Mission

      Mountain Made

      Near the Bend

      Of Leaf and Limb

      Oh, Boy!

      Abandoned Pioneer Cemetery

      Sail On

      Santa’s Signals

      Shadows

      Sleepy Time Square

      Spring

      Springtime Choices

      Star Time Cheer

      Tending The Still

      The Cowpoke’s Answer

      Shining

      Thin Ice

      Tick Tock

      Windy Companions

      Winging On

      Wings of Faith

      How Bears Got Short Tails

      For My Brother’s Honor

      Grandpa’s Story Poems:

      An easy to understand mix of mostly nature type poems, a short story and a recipe for happiness. Adults and children alike may find enjoyment within these pages.

      These poems are inspired by a Grandfather’s love for his family and in appreciation of the higher power who made the heavens and earth for us all.

      Hopefully, reading Grandpa’s Story Poems will help make a long trip seem shorter, a day more interesting or sending a child to dreamland helpful.

      Jim Stepp Sorenson

      **********

      Moving on With Trust

      For us, our four young boys and collie, Rover,

      Our plan for country life was suddenly over.

      Unfairly, it came to a sudden end.

      A strict mean, law had been penned.

      Timber wolves that killed our sheep were to be given protection.

      Defense of our flock of 500 became and illegal action.

      The penalty — a year in jail and a $10,000 fine —

      Meant that we could no longer hold the line.

      We prayed, Please, show us new pathways.

      God worked his wonders in mysterious ways.

      Although our dream of country life would crash,

      We sold the farm and livestock to provide cash.

      Just enough to pay for our move and Mom's final medical care.

      We moved on, although it seemed unfair.

      In Boise, I learned to cut hair.

      My wife Gwen became Top Manager for Tupperware in Idaho.

      Until to Fargo, North Dakota we did go.

      Again she helped supply our income there,

      And once again became Top Manager for Tupperware.

      Barbering and Tupperware were better than planting corn.

      Life was good. Then our precious only daughter was born.

      Gwen said, "Now I'll operate a daycare.

      Our home with many children we will share.

      And I can be right here with our children at home.

      There will be blessings with little ones who come."

      Then when our daughter reached the age for school

      Gwen decided a 9 to 5 job with benefits would be cool.

      At Merit Care Clinic she "walked the extra

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