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Once Upon a Time
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By Gary James Smith
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ONCE UPON A TIME


 


Once upon a time, we had two little pigs


I named them Bake and Bits


To watch them, provided such hilarious fun


To the kids they sure were hits.


 


Their rooting antics, what joy to watch


Huge stones removed with ease


I liked to call them free roto tillers


Cultivating the ground for our seeds.


 


Friends we became as the months rolled by


Soon spring turned into fall


Their weIght increased to a suitable size


The axe was soon to fall.


 


Leading them onto the trailer


For their ride to the butchers block


Was one of a changed behavior


As the pigs began to take stock.


 


They knew it was their last ride


They were in a real true jam


These two little porkers destiny


Was soon to become our ham.


 


Yes, friends are friends forever


You can never be a friend too late


These two friends who were friends in our pen


Were now true friends on our plate.


 


Copyright Gary James Smith


March 23, 2008 @ 11:45 p.m.


 


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Submitted: Thursday, March 27, 2008

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 1, 2008

About the Poet
I came to know the Lord as my personal Saviour in January of 1972. I was married on Oct 21,1966 to my wife Linda who also loves the Lord. We have ten children and now twenty-four grand children. In Aug 2012 we got the announcement of the birth of our first GREAT grand child (a baby girl). I was thrilled to find others of like precious faith and belief in Jesus Christ. Hallelujah! What a Savior! I am presently living in Champion, Alberta, Canada but we are originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. That is where the poem Canadian Tribute to America was birthed. One Sunday as I walked across the city on my way to church I came to the top of a hill and looked across at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. After watching the events of the Sept 11 tragedy it was weighing on my heart and mind and the Lord gave me these words. We came to Calgary and when my oldest daughter saw this poem she said, �Dad, what�s this?� and I said a poem and she replied �Dad, that�s not a poem , that�s a song� and she then went to the piano and began to sing and play it. The result of which turned into a song entitled, A Canadian Tribute to America which she recorded on CD. garyjamessmith2005@yahoo.ca


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