Memories of a Small Town
Memories of a small town
lays heavy on my heart
of a day so long ago.
As a boy would go
to grandma's house
and talk with her for hours.
Sometimes for Sunday dinners
or breakfast, she was such
a kind lady to know.
One time she paid me
to kill sparrows,
of which she paid me a dime each.
Sparrows were getting into
her garden and eating
everything.
One day I took my BB gun
and shot some of her chickens,
just to see what would happen.
No harm was done,
so I forgot about
it, until one day,
dear old grandma
made chicken for dinner,
and there was those BB's,
she was very mad at me,
but no more job of
killing sparrows.
Loved this town,
many more things
to tell, but for
now will wait.
wrote 9-24-08
This really happened around 1953 or 1954 in
Grinnell Iowa, I was 10 or 11 years old at the time.
Copyright © James Foulk | Year Posted 2008
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