From the land of the frozen tundra, I say hello
Where cheese is made & beer does freely flow
Born & raised in this place they call Wisconsin
This is where many of my friends are & also my kin
There are times when I dream of moving away
Because of the many cold & snowy days
But in the end, I find it difficult to leave this place
It’s like Cheers here, so many know my name & face
Those I hold most dear to my heart live here
So away from my home land, I am not ready to steer
And hey there are some beautiful sights here to see
Like spring time in Wisconsin, nature in its most wondrous glory
Come with me to Little Green and swim for awhile
Or let us go the Menomonee River Parkway & walk a few miles
See the ducks as they fly over Devil’s Lake
Or gaze upon the glorious sunrises in Cottage Grove as you wake
From Milwaukee all the way up to Green Bay & beyond
This is my home & of it I am quite fond
And even if I should ever from this place depart
Wisconsin will always be where I got my start
And know what no matter where I might be
I will always be loyal to my sports teams
Green & gold run deep within my veins each & every day
As does my love for the Brew Crew, no matter how bad we play
There’s just something about this place I call home
I have had plenty of chances to leave & yet from here I won’t roam
Perhaps someday I will find the strength to leave
But as you can see now, my love for my home is on my sleeve
Wisconsin, how I really do love you
Anyone who knows me knows this to be true
And as it has from the very start
So shall it always be that it has my heart
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Comments on: "My Tribute to Wisconsin" (16)
Haha! I live there too. I saw another poem that had to do with this time of year. It was a little more about “I would leave if I could, but I’m frozen to the ground.” So cold lately. And not a Bucks’ fan? 😉 Very cool. Heh, or cold. Freezing cold.
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Where in WI are you? I am not much into basketball period. But, if I hear they win or are in the playoffs, I am happy for them. 🙂 Yeah, I have seen that frozen to the ground thing, tis how I feel sometimes too lol. 😉 But it is home, ya know? And thank you for the support, Paul!
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Milwaukee area. So sick of the cold. Mostly just support the Packers.
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Yeah, I am sick of it too.
I live in West Allis myself and heck yeah, GO PACK GO!
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Ha. Just moved there. Small world. 🙂 Just pulled a trailer out of two inches of ice. A half hour trip is just starting after two hours.
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Nice! Well, welcome neighbor!!!
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I was raised in Wisconsin. I need a visit, I am missing people 🙂
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Really? Awesome! Where are you from? It would great if you visited your home state, eh? 🙂
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I am from Merrill. I try to visit once a year, but missed last year
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I have lived in many towns & cities here, though the bulk of my time has been around the Milwaukee area. I did spend my adolescence in the Madison area and a couple neighboring towns. The Milwaukee to Green Bay & beyond symbolizes that, though I didn’t live in Green Bay, was actually in Appleton. So when did you move away from WI???
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I moved away in ’86. I still have family and friends there. It will always be home. I love Madison, it is a perfect college town.
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Ha ha, it sure is! Yeah, if I ever leave WI….it will still be home for me too. 🙂
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I went once there in the dead of winter… I don’t remember green anything just whiteness and ice:)
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LOL. yeah there is a lot of that. But hey, come here in the spring time, it really is lovely. 🙂
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A few tweaks here and there and this could be an outstanding pub song–a tradition we should embrace more often here in the US. I feel the same way about my home region.
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Heh, a pub song eh? Cool! And yeah, I may complain about the weather sometimes, but it is my home and I love it. I am glad you feel that way about your home as well! A little home town/state pride is great!
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