Two New TINKER FORK PORTRAITS

^^^f^^l!^9^S^9^^^9^S^(K^^9^^K^^^^^^ Two New TINKER FORK PORTRAITS by Scotty Lee Hamilton CURLY NEWSOME Rake in them nickels and dimes Curly. Take a rag in one hand a brush in the other and spit cotton puffs on old leather boots or new Alligator "wings." Hurry with your shine boy. They hain't no time to lose. Here's a town filled with dirty folks who like to strut around wearing shiny shoes. SPEEDY WISEKETTLE You always took the prize And the same number of times when it came to climbing IVe watched you slim poplar poles load the prized pig coated with bear grease. into the back You always slid down of your papa's pickup truck. with a grin on your lips and a five dollar bill What I don't understand clenched tightly is how someone within your greedy fist. so good at slippery games And many's the time could let life I've watched you slip through his hands chase a greasy pig so soon through the mud or how you could get caught on a fourth ofJuly. with another man's wife. 52 ...