Flour Sacks

Rhyme

Life was hard in the money department

My parents had what was called a paid job

Just over basics it was evident

Someone else ate the corn, they got the cob

 

Life was grand, week to week we ate biscuits

And sidemeat was on our plate with syrup

The salt made the sweet dance by castanet

That simple food has  on fast food one up

 

 

Then mother lost her job more biscuits served

Hollyhock flour purchased by twenty pounds

Its brand name stamped across the sack in red

She bleached letters off, she didn't mess around

 

Fabric to make shirts for me to wear to church

Embroidered by a friend  'pon collar and sleeves

I wore them like a princess, now for them search.

In my heart for those beautiful clothes grieve

 

Author's Note

Written for a contest about Whatever Happened To Flour Sacks....I saw some in WalMarts a few years back but the flour cost more in the sacks..The year mother was out of a job, she made my clothes out of flour sacks and feed sack fabric..I thought they looked nice..Sara

Reviews

[Coyote Song]

A wonderfully written poem. I like its positive message. Even hard times can have positive memories that we think about as the years go by.

[Laminators Dubai]

this one has its own beauty...and sooo full of happiness! wow!