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My Hometown Poem
My hometown was a wonderful place to live
But there were many times it didn’t forgive
Some memories I hold so fond,
Others I wish were gone.

My hometown’s history made my heart bleed
The town no longer has what I need
When the war came and took the peace as prisoners we wished to be freed
That's when you know it's time to leave
Because in my hometown I can no longer believe

One day my father told me we must leave town
With dismayed eyes as his tears were drawn
He said we are fish following the ocean,
We have to go north to a freer nation
Where beaver live, mountains, it's a better option

In my hometown I loved how you can walk wherever you want,
No one casts a disapproving scowl or taunt
This place has snowy hills, green valleys running up and down
Still, my hometown deserves a crown

My hometown was a wonderful place to live;
But there were many times it didn’t forgive;

(Some memories I hold so fond) ;
Others I wish were gone;
My hometown’s history made my heart bleed; The town no longer has what I need ;
When the war came and took the peace as prisoners we wished toobeefreed;
That's when you know it's time to leave;
Because in my hometown I can no longer believe;
One day my father told me we must leave town;
With dismayed eyes as his tears were drawn ?
He said we are fish following the ocean?
We have to go north to a freer nation? it's a better option?
In my hometown I loved how you can walk wherever you want,
No one casts a disapproving scowl or taunt
This place has snowy hills, green valleys running up and down
Still, my hometown deserves a

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