Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Falling off a Ladder in Corydon Iowa

my identical twin sister is well-loved in a small town
she has been a nurse to most of the inhabitants
Corydon, Iowa where the average age is 72.
They all ran to her house when she fell off a ladder.

I am not sure what got them there
A scream? A thud? Or inquisitive neighbors looking out windows
But the ambulance pulled up and could barely get through the throng
There are 2800 people in Corydon
Most of them were surrounding my sister

Falling off a ladder in a small town
Different than falling off a ladder anywhere else

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Darlene De Beaulieu July 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM Hello Caren, Falling offf the laddedr in a small town is different than falling off the ladeder anywhere else? Oh! Hugs. /Darlene/ Darlene De Beaulieu July 10, 2026 at 9:31 AM Hello Caren, The whole town showed up. Wow! She had many people around her to help her up. Was she hurt? Hugs. /Darlene/ Caren Krutsinger July 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM this was my identical twin sister - the whole town showed up

Ilene Bauer July 8, 2026 at 2:17 PM ha! this is wonderful, caren! yesterday a man was discovered dead in an apartment in my building and had been there for 3 days. quite the opposite scenario! Caren Krutsinger July 9, 2026 at 4:27 PM oh my this is horrible Ilene