Growing Up In Japan
By TractorMan
I lived thereFor some years growing upSpent time there twiceAs a young pupHad a great timeLiving on the baseSwimming and baseballRiding my bike all over the placeCatching lizardsAnd all sorts or bugsBringing them homeLetting them loose on the rugHad lots of friendsAnd made them with easeMy parents made friends tooMost of them JapaneseTook me to a ball gameAnd fed me great chowMy dad golfed with a millionaireYou should have seen his home – wowMom taught EnglishThe languages were not the sameAnd because of the difficultyWe gave them Anglo namesLeaving friends behindAnd moving to the northeast coastSome have come to visitNow it’s our turn to be a gracious host - Lobster anyone? Written October 29th, 2001 © on Oct 29 2001 04:39 AM PST 0 • 10
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"I lived thereFor some years growing upSpent time there twiceAs a young pupHad a great timeLiving on the baseSwimming and baseballRiding my bike all over the placeCatching lizardsAnd all sorts or bugsBringing them homeLetting them loose on the rugHad lots of friendsAnd made them with easeMy parents made friends tooMost of them JapaneseTook me to a ball gameAnd fed me great chowMy dad golfed with a millionaireYou should have seen his home – wowMom taught EnglishThe languages were not the sameAnd because of the difficultyWe gave them Anglo namesLeaving friends behindAnd moving to the northeast coastSome have come to visitNow it’s our turn to be a gracious host - Lobster anyone?..."