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My Dad was a fisherman there most certainly is no doubt,
And I fished a whole lot with him as we were out and about.
We fished in our home area lakes near Phillips quite a lot,
And on our vacations in Sulphur Springs area so very hot. Continue reading
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When I was a young boy, I ran all over God’s creation,
Without a shirt there on my back in the Sun’s radiation,
Turning a golden brown with a fine tan for all to see,
Not knowing that it would later cause problems for me. Continue reading
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When I was a young boy between the ages of 6 and 10,
I lived in Phillips that was a very small town then.
In the summer, we traveled to Sulphur Springs to play,
Which was even smaller than Phillips in those days. Continue reading
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I found a book in the basement in a cover of blue,
Called “Sulphur Springs, Ark 1890 – 1990” so true,
Put together by the descendants of that small town,
Where my families roots went back far with much renown. Continue reading
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When we went on vacation to Sulphur Springs in 1948,
We traveled the highways starting early not late.
It was Dad, Mom, JerrylDine and myself at that time.
I will describe a little of our trip that comes to my mind. Continue reading
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We have two hives of bees in our downstairs ceiling,
Last week, some of them joined us sending us reeling,
They cut through the dry wall ceiling in our little den,
And about 300 of them just invited themselves on in. Continue reading
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When I vacationed in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, as a lad,
We used to play around a red barn of Richard Eldred’s dad.
Bill Eldred and I hung around the barn all day long at times,
As there was lots of things for boys to do of the fun kind. Continue reading
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Edith was my grandmothers sister from the family of Page,
That looked a lot like Grandma Lucy back in those days.
I saw Aunt Edith each summer at our annual reunion,
In Sulphur Springs, Arkansas, on our yearly vacation. Continue reading
A lot of memories from Sulphur Springs are coming to me,
In the past few weeks as I sit here at home feeling so free.
I wonder if this may be a sign something will happen soon.
So I need to write them all down so my mind can attune. Continue reading