HOME SWEET HOME
This northern
girl has found
a home
away from home.
A city where
farm girl country roots
blend with a love
of the city of wind.
Seventh largest city
in the U.S.,
still with the feel
of a small town.
Business suits
accompanied by
cowboy boots,
seen at the office.
A trip across town
doesn’t take half a day,
but rather a mere
half an hour.
Cultural differences
have been overcome,
to call San Antonio
the place where I’m from.
2014-04-12
P. Wanken
Written for Poetic Asides April 2014 Poem-A-Day Challenge DAY 12: City
echoes from the silence 
Just got back from the windy city – but Chicago’s surely bigger than you describe?
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I guess I didn’t describe my city very well – I wasn’t really talking about Chicago, I was talking about San Antonio. The blend of country and city. I grew up in Iowa, but lived 14 years in Chicago. And loved both the country and the city. San Antonio is a blend of both. (And…what took you to Chicago? How I’d have loved to go meet you there!)
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I’ve never set foot in the US of A! It was your reference to the windy city that took me immediately to Doris Day!
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Love cowboy boots with anything! 🙂 Happy you have found a home
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Funny – I had boots when I lived up north…but now that I’m in Texas, I don’t own a pair!
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“business suits accompanied by cowboy boots” Love it!
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That’s definitely the norm here! 🙂
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