When our family still dined in one sitting, together,
"dollars to donuts" subject of school came up, as did weather,
and then back to the topic of school and those
homework assignments, but saying "Bob Elliot "grows
like **** got mom and dad talking about clothes
and shopping south of the border woes
in Spokane, though my dad worked at Hudson Bay
and my mom toiled at Woolworth's, earned her pay,
they wanted "bang for buck" and would not allow
"good money go after bad ******* here and now
with the Canadian dollar almost at par,
and gas was cheaper for our old car,
"South of the 49th" just then,
the phone would ring and one of our friends would ask
if we could go out and play until dark, mom would take us to task
and say as we went out the door, with a slam "best be inside
"before the cows came home"" we were already three strides
from the door though (we didn't live on a farm
and only animal was our pet was a dog, Goldie,) what was the harm
as the sun was staying up later
the homework would be done once daylight was long faded,
and we would get to our beds "as snug as bug in a rug"
Apr 18, 2016
Apr 18, 2016 at 1:17 AM UTC
When our family still dined in one sitting, together,
"dollars to donuts" subject of school came up, as did weather,
and then back to the topic of school and those
homework assignments, but saying "Bob Elliot "grows
like **** got mom and dad talking about clothes
and shopping south of the border woes
in Spokane, though my dad worked at Hudson Bay
and my mom toiled at Woolworth's, earned her pay,
they wanted "bang for buck" and would not allow
"good money go after bad ******* here and now
with the Canadian dollar almost at par,
and gas was cheaper for our old car,
"South of the 49th" just then,
the phone would ring and one of our friends would ask
if we could go out and play until dark, mom would take us to task
and say as we went out the door, with a slam "best be inside
"before the cows came home"" we were already three strides
from the door though (we didn't live on a farm
and only animal was our pet was a dog, Goldie,) what was the harm
as the sun was staying up later
the homework would be done once daylight was long faded,
and we would get to our beds "as snug as bug in a rug"
the importance of breaking bread together with limited interruptions and intentional communications only with those immediately seated around the TABLE is "fighting a losing battle," I am one to TALK
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