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four room house

little four room house

 

 

little four room house

had an old tin roof

 

when it stormed

rain made wonderful sounds

for the boy

lying in bed listening

 

daddy said it sounded like

a cow peeing

 

daddy resented

the rain on

the tin roof because roof leaked

 

daddy and boy would have

to climb ladder to attic to

empty the coffee cans spaced

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summer nights 1950s

summer nights 1950s

 

curtains hang lifeless

awaiting breeze that does not come

whippoorwill sings 

hot and sweaty song 

it doesn’t feel like singing

 

boy hears whistle’s blast 

of a night train 

slowly crawling its way

through the country side

breaking the silence at each crossing

 

ambulance sirens scream

through hot night air

transporting wounded

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