DID YOUR MOTHER HAVE A CLOTHESLINE?
Date: Tuesday, 1st June 2010 @ 11:21:07 AM AEST
Topic: Sad Poetry
Contributed By: lovingcritters
DID YOUR MOTHER HAVE A CLOTHESLINE?
Do you remember your Mother's clothesline, was divine!
wooden with wire lines, open area for sunshine.
religiously inclined with laws to follow strictly
wipe the wire down each and every time faithfully.
Similar to planting your garden, whites come first, row after row,
panties hid in the back, the color or size, n'er let anyone know!
like peas in a pod, intricately spaced, evenly and perfectly hung!
old wringing washing machine nearly dry, tightly wrung!
Clothesline day was always so much fun, dogs and cats run.........
family ritual, worshiping nature's earth, cloudless sky turbine
many times barefoot to feel the earth's touching grace.
clothesline's speak, neighbor's observe, your family n'er disgrace!
Socks must be carefully hung toe first, and heels aligned to same side
mother's method is always best, once collected organization applied
when folding, it's quick, no sorting, method saves time.
disliked my Mother's way, now I'm her "Partner In Crime"
Early in the week, early in the morning, Monday was always washday.
Wyoming weather didn't cooperate, snow-- still go-- no "Hanging Delay"
frozen stiff as boards, and known as "Freeze Dry" in her day
an advantage, no wrinkles, no ironing, her way best even today
"It all comes out in the wash" started with the line..........
it would announce "newborns", and illnesses like a gossip vine
beware if you were a bed wetter, extra sheets, we all knew!
new families on our block, their wash reveal, true, or taboo!
Thanking my friend Gary
for the funny email that
inspired me to write
this "revealing" poem.
"Lovingcritters"
June 1, 2010
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~It's not hard to tell we was poor--when you saw
the toilet paper dryin' on the clothesline!"
~George Lindsey~
American Actor
1929
*Linear Smiles*
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