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Heard Any Good Ones: Part 2
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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 252677" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">CLOTHESLINES....</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">A clothesline was a news forecast</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">To neighbors passing by.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">There were no secrets you could keep</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When clothes were hung to dry.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It also was a friendly link</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">For neighbors always knew</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">If company had stopped on by</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">To spend a night or two.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">For then you'd see the fancy sheets</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">And towels upon the line;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">You'd see the company table cloths</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">With intricate design.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The line announced a baby's birth</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">To folks who lived inside</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As brand new infant clothes were hung</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">So carefully with pride.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The ages of the children could</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">So readily be known</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">By watching how the sizes changed</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">You'd know how much they'd grown.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It also told when illness struck,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As extra sheets were hung;</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Haphazardly were strung.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It said, 'Gone on vacation now'</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When lines hung limp and bare.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It told, 'We're back!' when full lines sagged</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">With not an inch to spare.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">New folks in town were scorned upon</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">If wash was dingy gray,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">As neighbors raised their brows,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">And looked the other way..</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">But clotheslines now are of the past</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">For dryers make work less.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Now what goes on inside a home</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Is anybody's guess.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I really miss that way of life.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It was a friendly sign</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">When neighbors knew each other best</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">By what was hanging on the line.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 252677, member: 1246"] [FONT=Arial]CLOTHESLINES.... A clothesline was a news forecast To neighbors passing by. There were no secrets you could keep When clothes were hung to dry. It also was a friendly link For neighbors always knew If company had stopped on by To spend a night or two. For then you'd see the fancy sheets And towels upon the line; You'd see the company table cloths With intricate design. The line announced a baby's birth To folks who lived inside As brand new infant clothes were hung So carefully with pride. The ages of the children could So readily be known By watching how the sizes changed You'd know how much they'd grown. It also told when illness struck, As extra sheets were hung; Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too, Haphazardly were strung. It said, 'Gone on vacation now' When lines hung limp and bare. It told, 'We're back!' when full lines sagged With not an inch to spare. New folks in town were scorned upon If wash was dingy gray, As neighbors raised their brows, And looked the other way.. But clotheslines now are of the past For dryers make work less. Now what goes on inside a home Is anybody's guess. I really miss that way of life. It was a friendly sign When neighbors knew each other best By what was hanging on the line.[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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