December 24th………….“HOW DID YOUR NORWEGIAN “SANTA” GET AROUND THE FARM DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND THE REST OF THE YEAR, AS WELL”??
POEM – “The Tractor Our Santa Did Ride” by N. Elliott Noorlun. Created December 24th, 2018.
This is the tractor, OUR “Santa” would ride,
Back in those days of yore.
When it came to farming, OUR “Santa” drove red,
A “Farmall” fan to the core!!
Elliott’s “Santa” daddy, Russell, is second from left in this line-up of neighbors who came together to help harvest corn. Left to right: Darrell Mutschler, Russell Noorlun, Russell Hummer, David Mutschler, ?, ?, and George Bauman.
He tried a “John Deere”, Only once in his days,
The chug-chug putt-putt made him sore.
So when Dad had fed, The cows and the sows,
He’d head for the IH Store.
With parts in hand, Our “Santa” felt grand,
And came home through our kitchen door.
He’d plop down for coffee, As his boots would come off,
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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