Mother Parsons Makes a Visit
Mother Parsons Makes a Visit
By Elton Camp
Meg’s mother-in-law hadn’t visited for a while
Yet, her approaching stay didn’t bring a smile
Long before Meg and Ken’s marriage had begun
She’d made it plain Meg wasn’t good for her son
“My son likes to wear only good quality clothes
And won’t approve of your jeans or any of those.
And don’t think he will ever take much delight
In a woman like you who wears her dresses tight.”
“And Ken grew up in a home that was kept clean
Not like your apartment, based on what I’ve seen.
Home cooked meals are all that my son will eat
You seem to think that take-out just can’t be beat.”
“In the early years of marriage you must economize
I doubt that you even know how to make good buys.
Ken won’t approve how much make-up you wear
Nor will he appreciate the way you groom your hair.”
Meg’s second anniversary was now drawing near
And so to her husband she made the limits clear
She didn’t mind Mother Parsons coming to stay
But she sure had better watch what she does say
But Mother Parsons didn’t prove to one to trust
She rubbed her hand on a ledge and said, “Dust.”
Copyright © Elton Camp | Year Posted 2011
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