{"id":436,"date":"2014-12-11T11:59:53","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T19:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2014-12-11T12:00:06","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T20:00:06","slug":"a-traveling-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordsmithwisdom.com\/?p=436","title":{"rendered":"A Traveling Man"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A Traveling Man<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, I\u2019m a traveling man.<\/p>\n

I have been to many lands.<\/p>\n

I travel like the common man.<\/p>\n

On back roads wherever I can.<\/p>\n

Mexico is a beautiful place.<\/p>\n

Common folk have what it takes.<\/p>\n

Life there can be rough.<\/p>\n

The people don\u2019t have much stuff.<\/p>\n

They earn their living with their hands.<\/p>\n

Putting in a hard days work is their plan.<\/p>\n

In Finland it is often cold.<\/p>\n

The people there live to be old.<\/p>\n

They like saunas & healthful living.<\/p>\n

Their heart is right & very giving.<\/p>\n

Life is tough there in the winters.<\/p>\n

Reindeer herds to tend hinders<\/p>\n

time to play much winter sports.<\/p>\n

They keep busy even so, of course.<\/p>\n

Spain is a beautiful country.<\/p>\n

People are happy. There are plenty.<\/p>\n

They raise grapes and other produce.<\/p>\n

They even have chickens and a goose.<\/p>\n

They are a lot like Mexico.<\/p>\n

Yet, more aristocratic, you know.<\/p>\n

Italy is a country that loves food.<\/p>\n

Their heritage puts you in the mood.<\/p>\n

Every wife can cook like a chef.<\/p>\n

The kids can cook while still home yet.<\/p>\n

They also like their wines.<\/p>\n

They have some around all the time.<\/p>\n

France is the place with wines to show.<\/p>\n

They claim the best wines, you know.<\/p>\n

Cooking is a big number there too.<\/p>\n

French food is so rich it\u2019s sure to fill you.<\/p>\n

England swings like a pendulum do.<\/p>\n

Children on bicycles two by two.<\/p>\n

Their cooking is not their fame.<\/p>\n

Many claim royalty with their name.<\/p>\n

Yet the common folk are like anywhere.<\/p>\n

No matter what, they really care.<\/p>\n

They like their tea and crumpets.<\/p>\n

When royalty comes they blow trumpets.<\/p>\n

Through my travels I\u2019ve found one thing.<\/p>\n

Aside from culture, one thing does ring.<\/p>\n

Common folk everywhere<\/p>\n

are human and they care.<\/p>\n

I guess God made us that way.<\/p>\n

Looks like man is here to stay.—————–R. W. Johnson—–(2014)<\/p>\n

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