Donal Mahoney Poet Free verse

Quincy Illinois: 1962

Quincy, Illinois: 1962
 
          long before Barack Obama
 
Those days my father toiled in Quincy,
two weeks, no more,
he said he saw no blacks, except for
two young ladies busing dishes.
Daisy badges on their uniforms
announced their names,
their years of service.
He still remembers how
through all his meals
he wanted to stand 
and shout:
Where do you live?
What do you do 
for recreation?
 

Donal Mahoney

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Carolyn Devonshire April 18, 2010 at 1:50 PM Although we have come a long way since 1962, there are still too many people of all colors who go unnoticed. Your father's observations were very astute. It's really a pleasure reading your fine work, Donal. Love, Carolyn