September 14th……...”EVEN AS A CHILD, DID YOU FEEL A CONNECTION OF THE GENERATIONS OF YOUR PATERNAL GRANDFATHER, TO YOUR OWN FATHER AND THEN TO YOURSELF?”
POEM – “Two Dads And A Lad” by N. Elliott Noorlun. Created 6.19.2016
Two dads and a lad, Linked in time,
The harmony of life, Just like a rhyme.
Edwin A. Noorlun 1888 – 1964
Grandfather in 1888, With wide-brimmed hat upon his pate,
Then Dad in year 1918, Handsome Norski, Fine and lean.
Russell Conrad Noorlun 1918 – 1980
In January 1954, My tiny feet did hit the floor,
The newest generation, With joy to explore!
As my youth-filled energy, Roared through the door.
N. Elliott Noorlun 1954 – present.
So HAPPY FATHER’S DAY, To one and all!!
Be proud of your legacy, And in love “stand tall”!!!
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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