There are many other Bristols
but none can compare to you
My Bristol
A tiny town that’s quiet at night
I can see the Milky Way from my back deck
You are the very best home
I love so much about you
I love the safe comfortable feeling
uniting us as a community
Wherever I go I always think of Bristol as home
the many pleasant memories
My Bristol
one of the most scenic locations in the state
forest and trails everywhere
the river’s changing seasons
The ledges my guardian
overlooking the Champlain Valley
gardens in full bloom
beautiful sunsets lighting up the mountains
anchoring our place
I’m so lucky to call your maple trees
daisies chickadees my home
Neighbors Neighbors Neighbors
First and foremost the wonderful neighbors
My Bristol where people take being neighbors seriously
My heart fills with neighbor connections
spontaneous visits on the sidewalk stopping to chat
joyous screams and laughter of children
how fortunate they are to grow up here
It takes a village in its truest sense
A community where each one can thrive
My Bristol
I love this community
downtown is postcard perfect
houses and lawns fussy and funky
the perfect place to spend the rest of my life
The people The people The people
My Bristol is its people
a welcoming community of kind folks
who make a town home the generous volunteers
the friendly people on their front porches
at the town dump
Everyone waits for the one walking
Dogs and their humans shadow my windows
It is here where I made my first lifelong friends
My Bristol
I remember why I moved here
to be a part of such a magical loving town
a new place I now call home I felt I belonged
It’s a challenge to count all the ways I love you
I could come up with 20 more notes of gratitude
and words welcoming me home
My love for this village sets my heart aglow
it gives me a comforting feeling of home
like living in a warm big hug
allowing me to weave into the fabric of life here
I hope that when I am 92 we will still know each other
My Bristol
Authored by people who
love Bristol, Crafted by
Lily Hinrichsen
