Papaw

Papaw Papaw, I say, you never told me what the world was coming to you said take it in your hand boy and squeeze high up and keep a-squeezing all the way down it'll come to you if you give it time you said don't go hacking the row to death boy just slice off the crust early and often does the work you said eat up good boy there's half a field to go and a long time to dinner you said that building there with the hay in it boy is where I went to school you said come back again next summer boy and we'll get you a new set of blisters you said come and eat dinner sometime boy we don't see so much of you they said have you noticed how bad Daddy looks you said when do you all leave to go back boy it sure seems a long way off they said he ain't got no business trying to feed cows in a winter like this no way I said as soon as we get settled in good we'll be up a lot more regular they said at least he didn't suffer much the way some does they said don't you think your granddaddy looks peaceful boy Papaw, I said. —Kenneth King 24 ...