Caren Krutsinger Poet Rhyme

A Forties Woman

She was a forties woman thrown into another era
We had no idea that she wanted to be a para
She was dressed exotically with a veil on her face
Her hair would have reveled an alien’s in space

She was a forties woman who appeared shy and kept quiet
No matter how crazy our children, even if they caused a riot.
We would not have known her name if she had not given us a resume.
She maintained an even-keel status each and every day.

She was a forties woman who babysat our children and more.
The last I counted she was watching up to eighty-four.
In between watching she liked to wash and iron clothes.
Where this freak came from, none of us knows.

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L Milton Hankins March 31, 2022 at 10:34 AM Interesting. She certainly was a unique freak! Caren Krutsinger March 31, 2022 at 12:28 PM I know of a woman in her late 80's who was babysitting 11 to 15 children a week! The whole town used her because she was inexpensive. I always prayed that she would be alive every day when the children arrived and stay alive until they left.