Iowa State Fair 1962
listening to the water in the water mill
brings the Iowa State Fair into my mind
We had a water mill ride
In the sixties it was something
We would wait all day for a chance
to get sprinkled with water
funnel cakes were not invented yet
back in the day
but we had lizards on a stick
live ones.
you had the option to pin them on your blouse
until they expired in the heat
the midway was a riot
you could hear the screams all over the park
we were dragged to the ladies auxiliary building
to look at quilts for hours
when I got older I sneaked off to the 4-h barn
that’s where the cute boys were
an innocent time
when children could run around freely
and no one worried about being sex trafficked or kidnapped
I think of these days fondly when I see a wood mill
So I thank you for this memory
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021
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