Dirt Roads

[Incognito]

Dirt Roads~

What's mainly wrong with society today
is that too many dirt roads have been paved.

There's not a problem in society today
crime, drugs, education, divorce and delinquency
that wouldn't be remedied, if we just had more dirt roads,

Because........
dirt roads give character.
People that live at the end of dirt roads
learn early on that life is a bumpy ride.
That it can jar you right down to your teeth sometimes;
but it's worth it, if at the end is home...
a loving spouse, happy kids
and a dog and a few cats.

We wouldn't have near the trouble with our
educational system if our kids got their exercise
walking a dirt road with other kids,
from whom they learn how to get along.

There was less crime in our streets before they were paved.
Criminals didn't walk two dusty miles to rob or rape,
if they knew they'd be welcomed by five
barking dogs and a double barrel shotgun.

And there were no drive-by shootings.
Our values were better when our roads were worse!
People did not worship their cars more than their kids;
and motorists were more courteous...
they didn't tailgate by riding the bumper,
or the guy in front would choke you with dust and
bust your windshield with rocks.
Dirt roads taught patience.

Dirt roads were environmentally friendly.
You didn't hop in your car for a quart of milk;
you walked to the barn for your milk.
For your mail, you walked to the mail box.

What if it rained and the dirt road got washed out?
That was the best part!
Then you stayed home and had some family time,
roasted marshmallows and popped popcorn
and a pony rode on Daddy's shoulders
and learned how to make prettier quilts than anybody.
At the end of dirt roads, you soon learned
that bad words tasted like soap.

Most paved roads lead to trouble.
Dirt roads more likely lead to a
fishing creek or a swimming hole.
At the end of a dirt road,
the only time we even locked our car was in August,
because if we didn't some neighbor
would fill it with too much zucchini.

At the end of a dirt road,
there was always extra springtime income,
from when city dudes would get stuck,
and you'd have to hitch up a team and pull them out.
Usually you got a dollar...always you got a new friend...

at the end of a Dirt Road.

[wingsfree]

Incognito...very impressive girl :thumb You've got talent never ending. Keep up the great work, I love reading your poetry, thanks for sharing.

Hugs......Denise

[2stop]

Beautiful!! I remember walking dirt roads with my grandparents...good memories.

[Incognito]

I love this piece but I can't take credit for this one. I received it in my email and wanted to share it here. Although I grew up in the city I am a country girl at heart...I've always preferred the dirt road to walk down rather than the paved one. I am not sure who the author of this is.