Today, November 16, 2007, is not only Statehood Day in my wondrous home state, but it is also Oklahoma's Centennial. Yep, that's right...Oklahoma is officially 100 years old today! I remember thinking years back about what that would be like...when I was a kid, knowing I'd be 34 when Oklahoma turned 100 and wondering how things would be. As you long-time readers know, I'm very proud of my home state, and I want to return there for good as soon as possible and practical. I had hoped to be back home to celebrate with my fellow Okies (your state doesn't turn 100 every day, you know). But alas, it just wasn't meant to be. Well, maybe I'll be around for the sesquicentennial in 2057...I'll only be 84 then, so maybe I'll get to celebrate that one.
Once again, happy birthday, Oklahoma:
Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweeping down the plain
(Boy, ain't that the truth! Few places can get as windy as Oklahoma is.)
And the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet when the wind comes right behind the rain
(That one is true, too. Nothing smells as good as when the rain is coming or going. That wonderful rain-smell just fills your nostrils like nothing else.)
Oklahoma, every night my honey-lamb and I sit alone and talk,
And watch a hawk makin' lazy circles in the sky
(I don't remember how many times I've sat out with family and friends, talking and enjoying being outside under that wide Oklahoma sky.)
We know belong to the land, and the land we belong to is grand,
(That really says it all. Now for the best part:)
And when we say, YEOW! A-YIP-I-OH-EE-AY!
We're only saying, "you're doin' fine, Oklahoma!" Oklahoma, O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A!
OKLAHOMA! OK!
I really can't do any better. One day I'll write a good explanation about why I'm so proud to be an Okie, but for now, this does just fine. Thanks for reading along.
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