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Mine mother had 3 sisters and 1 brother
All of em’ had married young
Not because they hada
All of em’ had more than 3 children
Cept mine mama she had only 2
Mama N tem’
Cook ta gether
Mama N tem’
Wore them girdles wit the clasp
Mama N tem’
As children took ole creek baths
Mama N tem’
Made homemade cornbread and gravy
Soups and canned veggies, fruits, and meats
Baked apple pies N peach cobbler
And placed them on the window sills
OH! WOW still smell the aroma
All of em knew how to sew
And when they when out on the down boy did they glow
Dressed to the nine’s even past tens
Walk past all types of men’s
Better not cross Mama N tem’
They could be in the garage, you’ld be in the living room
They could hear a pin, a bobby-pin drop
Yeah! Even some of them as girls tended crops
A displenarian they would woop that butt
You be cryin they tell ya, to shut up
Now mama N tem’ would say their prayers
While combing, braidN, washN your hair
B on the porch watch ya walk to school
No one better bother her child, don’t be no fool
My mama knew ya mama betcha’ they do?
12/13/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©
body builders have an ab-sense
girdles are just an abs-tractions
to communicate is to accomplish-'meant'
to know your limits means know-'ledge'
too much wine means too absorb-'bent'
a purebred can be a cat-as-'trophey'
being elected does not come with a flag'grant'
women's gossip is gal-'lore'
a thinker is as an idea-'list'
a divorcee can be over-'wed'
old age homes mean pack-'aging'
dinner out means a pal-at-'table'
a good marriage seems as a pair-'able'
conflicting medical opinions means a pair-a-'docs'
a couple can pair-'rent'
dying for some means to pass-'time'
to enjoy means to be pleasure-'able'
those pictures of your whole life are just a photo-'graph'
pharmaceutical companies do create pill-'grims'
insults can be two per-'verse'
be positive and plea-'sure'
the outhouse sign says po-'tent'
not expensive means price-'less'
an ocean cruise is a relation-'ship'
where does a frustrated writer ram-'page'
drinking properly means ration-'ale'
to be awake means two real-'eyes'
the preacher was right-'full'
poetry soup is made from different poet-'trees'
best university education is on a scholar-'ship'
stan sand
The path progresses in a linear manner
like a fallen tree trunk
branching occasionally.
Perpendicular cousins gauntlet
the peripheral borders.
Winter’s extreme nudity
revealing an earthly crust,
a spine of granite;
a body desiccated of life’s fluids.
Yet, the sparse, angular, forms
retain their own beauty,
dance in the shifting light.
Upon the path man progresses,
upright as the gauntlet of guardian trees;
perpendicular as they;
arms branch, fingers twig,
calling down the gifts of Heaven.
Summoning.
The path girdles the Earth.
Within the trunk of man
arteries branch, capillaries twig;
and bones boulder spines.
The fluids of life flow in jewel tones,
dancing in the shifting light.
The Earth progresses, orbiting,
girdling the sun as the Moon girdles it.
Golden steamers of gas reach from the sun
upward and outward on the path
occasionally branching.
I live in a family of big muscular women
Some are as dainty as a hippopotamus
Our family does not have a waist.
None of us have ever had a waist.
Waists are for other people’s families.
We have girdles, but we don’t like wearing them.
Oh you say, “Do they give you a waist?”
Hardly. They are designed to conceal our cookies, pies and cakes.
Because we are an avid eating family.
Sweets is our forte’ we specialize in sweets.
We had a distant cousin stay with us once.
She had never had a sweet or a girdle.
We gave her both.
She disliked the sweet,
And the girdle kept falling off of her.
Not big enough for a girdle.
Sad to the rest of us.
The invitations were sent to alumni far and near,
To gather for the school reunion later in the year.
The ultimate occasion to turn on all the old charm,
And fondly remember those who have bought the farm!
Ladies wear tight-fitting girdles to shrink the pounds.
Guys try crash diets to reduce flabbiness that abounds.
It's been over half a century since our graduation day.
It'll be intriguing to see how others fared along the way!
Old pals circulate boasting and bending my weary ear,
Regaling with boring trivia that I really don't want to hear.
I tell others how great they look, looking them straight in the eye,
As I cross my fingers behind my back for telling such a lie!
It appears that the campus queen totes a bit of additional weight.
That once haughty snob now tips the scales nigh one ninety-eight!
There's the big man on campus, voted the most apt to score success,
Guzzling booze as is his bent, displaying a bit of queasiness!
The years have elapsed, rolling on at a frightful pace,
But as long as docs keep us patched up we'll stay in the race!
To perhaps convene once again down life's treacherous road.
If not here, than a rousing reunion in that heavenly abode!
Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(© All Rights Reserved)
There was a time when the great, gridiron classic,
Was the ultimate in athletic pursuit.
But lately, the evolution has been warped, by
Policy & standards that have served to dilute.
Most of us familiar to the game, have seen it grow,
Both by player dimension & injuries sustained.
Where now the skill resides in one's ability to
Bend the rules, as long as most are entertained.
Specifically, players have become much bigger,
Stronger, and faster in the past, say 40 years.
And if you recall your basic physics, that's a
Recipe for extreme forces and many tears.
Yet during this same period, you'd think
The equipment would develop & protect more.
But what I see is a noticeable reduction in protective
Padding, and some has been put aside to ignore.
For example, knee pads & 'girdles' worn through
Youth, to protect the knees, hips, and backbones ...
Are vanishing quickly among the older ranks,
Breaking speed limits for those sticks & stones.
Also, it could be argued that almost every play in a
Game, has penalties and judgement must decide on degree.
Causing players to skillfully see what they can
Get away with; quite a unique athletic skill set, you agree?
Now for the record, I'm a huge football fan,
And I've enjoyed the game for half a century.
And while I hope the players will compete safely,
The equipment & rules need review for equity.