Through out this great state, in every small town <br />In store fronts and cafes can always be found. <br />A bastion of knowledge so eager to share <br />The fix for our country so deep in despair. <br />. <br />At your first gaze the club seems so private. <br />Many decades old its members still thriving. <br />The cost of admission no more than a howdy. <br />The topics will vary, their passions get rowdy. <br /> <br />The profit from sorghum, the yield from the maze <br />The cost of their diesel, the youth of today. <br />The topic of sermons preached at the church. <br />National politics, it all will be heard. <br /> <br />The “FIX” for what ails us is tossed back and forth. <br />Opinions they vary, most blame what lies north. <br />“If they’d listen to me I’d give the solution.” <br />Old Hank says, “I’ll bet” they laugh at conclusions. <br /> <br />A lifetime of knowledge is stored in their minds. <br />Decades of hard work, dedication and pride. <br />It behooves you to listen to what they will share. <br />These lessons on life, few books will compare. <br /> <br />Towns like Karnes City, Dewees and Snyder <br />Plantersville, Odem, Cuero and Shiner. <br />Such are the places where higher learning is free <br />For those that take pause for some talk and sweet tea.<br /><br />Alexander Beebe<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/texas-think-tanks/
