December 12th…“WAS THERE A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS TREE THAT IMPRESSED YOU AS A TINY TIKE?”
POEM – “My Oh Me, A Metal Christmas Tree!” by N. Elliott Noorlun
Elliott gives a good scream for having missed Christmas 1953! 😉
My very first Christmas, Was a bit of a bore,
Having “popped out” in ’54.
I could maybe crawl, Like a swaddled log,
While others celebrated, “High on the hog”!!!
Elliott was a “swinger” in Christmas of 1955.
But then came Christmas ’55,
I’m awake and aware, And ready to jive.
I posed in my Cousin Marc’s new swing,
I really enjoyed this Christmas “thing”!!
Elliott’s big sister and brother enjoy wonderful Christmas moments while he sits in that swing to the right in this photo.
Big sister and brother, Smiled on each other,
As each present was sweetly revealed.
Just then I saw, Uncle Del’s “magic tree”,
And inside, I just could’ve squealed!!
Tiny Elliott was in awe as the silver tree changed colors as the light wheel went round and round!!!
My, oh me, A metal Christmas tree,
Aluminum glory to behold!
And plugged in, beneath, Was a four-colored wheel,
That a light shown through, So bold.
Tiny Elliott was lost in a bliss of bold colors!
Round the wheel turned, As bright light burned,
From red, to green, to blue.
And as gold came around, I uttered no sound,
Just lost in each grand Christmas hue.
Little Elliott watched as his siblings and cousins sang of the real meaning of Christmas…..celebrating the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ!!! ><> 😉
Over the years, The Christmas tree cheers,
Came in styles, big and small, For the times.
But family together, In wintry weather,
Made Christmas the best of all climes.
Elliott grew to love the real meaning of Christmas….the birth of our Savior!
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I may be only one oat seed in a field of millions, yet I have a story to share of beginnings on our beloved farm in southern Minnesota and beyond to life as I've seen it to this point. Famous? No. Gifted? Unlikely. Yet, I want to leave a legacy to my children and grandchildren of who this gentle Norwegian man was. My happy times, sad times, successes and failures. Someday, those who are tiny now, will have this volume to come to and get to know this Norwegian Farmer's Son.
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December 13, 2019 December 1, 2022