Award-winning screenwriter and author
ONCE UPON A FENCEPOST
illustrations by Porchia Denning
Story by E. W. Helmick
An illustrated look at American History over time set upon a lone fencepost.
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Once upon a time, a long time ago, there stood a fence post. Standing tall on the valley floor amidst lilies, and the swaying golden grass, this fence post had a very special purpose.
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And once upon a fence post the goldminers hung their hats while panning for gold in a nearby stream.
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Once upon a fence post two young lovers carved their names.
Once upon a fence post a fence was built.
And once upon a fence post a storm raged.
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For it was once upon a fence post that the Indians shot their arrows.
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It was once upon a fence post the settlers tied their horses
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It was once upon a fence post settlers placed a sign which read, “Town 2 miles ahead.”
It was once upon a fence post an owl rested while on his midnight hunt.
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It was once upon that fence post that the moon shone its silvery beam.
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And once upon that very same fence post, a mailbox was placed. And even to this very day, the mailbox upon the fence post receives mail from far and near.