Just Down the Road a Piece

Just down the gravel road a piece is an old-time country store. On its saggin' shelves are things you won't find much anymore. Ladies in bright calico barter with Mr. Draper their eggs and butter, As they visit neighbors on Saturday nights amid the piles of clutter! Menfolk lounge on benches in front of the store to discuss the price of hogs, Argue the merits of John Deere tractors and who has the finest huntin' dogs. The kids were given fifty-cents and shooed off to the movin' pitcher show. Later they'll meet at Bruce's Deli Shoppe for ice cream and cups o' joe! Shoppin' carts or computers ain't used in the store owned by Mr. Draper. He grabs things off the shelf and totes the bill on scraps of butcher's paper. Snoozin' nigh the glowin' potbelly stove is Spooks, Mr. Draper's hound. His inscrutable cat, Wilbur, sprawls upon a barrel of pickles a-sleepin' sound! Ah, the variety of interestin' stuff available in his store is so replete. Fels Naptha, Oxydol and Lifebuoy soaps as well as pickled pigs feet, Wrigley's, Black Jack, Beamans and Clove chewin' gums are on the shelf, Plus Clark, Power House and Walnetto candies to satisfy yourself! Farmers keep his bins stocked with fresh roastin' ears and sweet potaters, Rutabagas, green onions, rhubarb and luscious beefsteak tomaters. If you can tolerate squeaky floors and Mr. Draper's old-fashioned ways, Drop by and savor the nostalgic ambience of his store one of these days! (c) 2014 All Rights Reserved Entry for Kelly Deschler's "Just Down The Road" Contest