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A Minnesota Poem "Minnesota Blue" was written in 1985 by Cordell Keith Haugen as a tribute to his native state Minnesota. Mr. Haugen was born and raised in Northern Minnesota. Although he has lived most of his adult life elsewhere, the poet/songwriter continues to feel pride when he talks of the land of sky blue waters. "Minnesota was a great place to grow up, and remains a wonderful place to raise a family," he says today. "I feel a sense of pride when I read about surveys which rank the state of my childhood high in the things that really count -- like education, quality of living and concern for the environment." This poem is not an official Minnesota symbol. MINNESOTA BLUE Minnesota, how I love you Minnesota, I've been away too long How I miss your clean fresh air, your lakes and rivers too How I miss your Minnesota Blue Do your golden fields of wheat and corn Still shimmer in the early morn Waving to the clouds as they drift by Do moose and bear still rule the earth In the Red River Valley of my birth Do the Northern Lights still dance across your sky Does the North Star still guide you Do your farmers still provide you With the way of life that we all learned to share Do they still follow the Golden Rule And dress up each week for Sunday School Do your families still give thanks for living there Are your skies still free of smoke and haze Do your old folks still remember days When your skyline was a grove of Norway pines Does the North Wind whistle through your trees Can you still smell wildflowers on the breeze Do bass and pike still play with fishing lines Do your children still walk the rails Or discover hidden Indian trails Do canoes glide through Minnesota streams Can you hear the cry of the lonely loon Do wolves still howl at your full moon Is Viking Land still Mother Nature's dream Do you still have dairies and rolling hills And mines and quarries and flour mills Do you still brew the best of America's beers Do bobcats still cry at night Does snow still fall so soft and white Do icicles hang like crystal chandeliers So many of yours have left to roam But they still call Minnesota home Like geese that fly above your lakes and wilds And for every one of your million stars There's a prairie son who's traveled far Oh, please remember this Minnesota child. Minnesota, how I love you Minnesota, I've been away too long How I miss your clean fresh air, 10,000 lakes and you How I miss my Minnesota Blue Oh, how I miss my Minnesota Blue Copyright 1985, Keith Haugen
