Dirt Roads

What's mainly wrong with
society today is that too many
Dirt Roads have been paved.
There's not a problem in
America today,
crime, drugs, education,
divorce, 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.
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
5 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 &
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 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,
ou'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!
by Lee Ritts
Thank you for dropping by
and visiting with me !!
With Love Straight from me Heart Joan