04-17-2014, 02:03 AM
His signs were works of art,
he would paint a scene
on every letter he sent me.
He always smelled
of tobacco juice, and
would go out drinking on occasion.
My mother couldn’t understand
why her mother would marry
him, when she had
been married to her father,
a wonderful man—ole lemon-lips
the miser, the penny-pincher,
mister strict, the overly
devout Christian— well maybe
Granny just wanted to have some fun!
he would paint a scene
on every letter he sent me.
He always smelled
of tobacco juice, and
would go out drinking on occasion.
My mother couldn’t understand
why her mother would marry
him, when she had
been married to her father,
a wonderful man—ole lemon-lips
the miser, the penny-pincher,
mister strict, the overly
devout Christian— well maybe
Granny just wanted to have some fun!
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.