Return of the Katydids
...Scratched music of hillbilly washboards
From the scraping wings of the Katydids
Aloft in the Oaks
Reborn each night just beyond dusk
After the cicadas finish their warmup act
The Katydid retur...
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Categories:
washboards, earth, insect, music, religion,
Form: Free verse
River Life
...RIVER LIFE
Scene of bent over backs, knee deep, scrubbing – washboards in hand.
Students in sharp uniforms, stone polished, follow the curves
of the river bank, care for the small - so they don’...
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Categories:
washboards, river,
Form: Verse
Antique Store
...I took my periodic stroll through the local antique store today.
I stumbled over things and stepped 'round clutter to make my way.
I looked for clocks, found none, but saw many things I could do with...
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Categories:
washboards, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Antique Store
...I took my periodic stroll through the local antique store today.
I stumbled over things and stepped 'round clutter to make my way!
I looked for clocks - found none, but saw many things I could do w...
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Categories:
washboards, funny, old, old,
Form: Rhyme
Laundry
...Spent thirty minutes past curfew
mother's punishment an easy task,nothing new
finish chores when I'm bored
laundry cleaning's evovled from washboards
to cleaners and washer-dryers
the clothing'...
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Categories:
washboards, childhood, family, friendship, on
Form: Narrative