Archive for Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Archive for Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Poets’ Corner: O Little Tonganoxie Town

November 20, 2007

This week's poet is Laurence Hill of Tonganoxie.

O Little Tonganoxie Town

O little Tonganoxie Town,

How still we see thee lie!

All down your short and friendly streets,

Your folks walk smiling by.

O you of first-rate schooling proud,

Of lively library,

Of busy downtown district,

And Historic Society:

Good City staff make flow the

Water, taxes, trash and sewer.

Police, Council, sports, Firefighters are

Well-chronicled in the weekly "Mirror."

For such a compact country town

You are a big surprise,

Bigger and better in all these ways

Than imagined in a new guy's eyes.