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Something They Can Use
- Appalachian Heritage
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Volume 27, Number 4, Fall 1999
- p. 62
- 10.1353/aph.1999.0028
- Article
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Something They Can Use With her egg money Granny has bought Christmas For her four grown sons. The boys all know Before opening the box That it's socks again. Not the fancy kind But plain work socks, Something they can use. "Thanks, Maw," says each In turn, shuffling over To peck her shyly On the cheek. Not much of a kiss, But for Granny, it'll do. —John Quinnett 62 ...