Shadow Hamilton Poet Light Verse

Flour Sacks

Flour sacks I remember you so well
full of golden grain, bran or flour
a slight but delightful musty smell
perambulating the atmosphere 

Sacks cut up for all sorts of things
cloth shoes and dresses even trousers
rough coats that did not keep one warm
scarecrows dressed in sacks 

Vegetables stored in sacks that are stacked
in rows inside the dutch barn ragged edges
where the rodents have been chewing happily
a veritable feast they will not go hungry

Sacks of cloth rule in my book
paper is not the same no way
a soggy mess when it rains
ripping as you carry them

Hessian sacks people knew would last
paper is only good for bonfires
or as twists to start the parlor fire
airless no good to store food through winter


written 11/22/2013

contest Whatever Happened To Flour Sacks

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Andrea Dietrich December 17, 2013 at 8:10 AM Shadow, what a great poem you got from this topic. BIG congrats. Glad to see this one on the list. Shadow Hamilton December 17, 2013 at 2:49 PM hi Andrea ty very much have a lovely Christmas Shadow x smile hug

Donna Jones December 10, 2013 at 6:20 PM Enjoyed this wonderful poem Shadow...congratulations Shadow Hamilton December 11, 2013 at 5:05 PM Donna ty so much Shadow x smile hug

Sara Kendrick December 10, 2013 at 10:48 AM Great creative winning work..Enjoyed reading this one today..Congrats..Sara Shadow Hamilton December 10, 2013 at 4:48 PM ty Sara Shadow x smile hug

Monterey Sirak December 10, 2013 at 7:41 AM Beautiful and true. Now things are meant to be disposable, not reused. Congrats on your win. Shadow Hamilton December 10, 2013 at 4:47 PM just adding to landfills senseless Monterey ty Shadow x smile hug

Dr.Ram Mehta December 10, 2013 at 4:42 AM Congrats on the win, Shadow Shadow Hamilton December 10, 2013 at 4:49 PM ty Ram Shadow x smile hug

Debbie Guzzi December 9, 2013 at 7:47 PM So true you know they don't want anything to last anymore so they can charge us over & over! grrrrr Congrad's on your win. Light & Love Shadow Hamilton December 10, 2013 at 4:49 PM just more to bin Debbie ty Shadow x smile hug

Anne-Lise Andresen December 9, 2013 at 11:13 AM - Congratulations on your winning poem in: Whatever Happened To Flour Sacks, contest, Shadow! - Nice to read again, well deserved :) - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Shadow Hamilton December 9, 2013 at 6:10 PM hi Anne Lise ty very much Shadow x smile hug

Joseph May December 9, 2013 at 10:44 AM congrats on a fine win Shadow Shadow Hamilton December 9, 2013 at 6:09 PM hi Joseph ty so much Shadow x smile hug

Dr.Ram Mehta December 9, 2013 at 9:16 AM Congrats on the win, Shadow Shadow Hamilton December 9, 2013 at 6:09 PM hi Ram and ty Shadow x smile hug

Judy Konos December 9, 2013 at 9:12 AM Thank you for entering my contest and may your holidays be filled with Soup! Shadow Hamilton December 9, 2013 at 6:08 PM what nice sentiments Judy may yours be happy and full. ty for the contest and my place Shadow x smile hug

Anne-Lise Andresen November 22, 2013 at 2:31 PM - That time everything came in handy. . . . Today: use and throw - Nice to read Shadow, and well written. - Good luck in the contest. - Have a great weekend. - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Shadow Hamilton November 22, 2013 at 5:32 PM Hi Anne Lise yes we recycled so much better ty Shadow x smile hug