- The streams cool petrified pickles at the Orphan’s
Picnic
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- Petticoats catch fire and burn babies—who must learn to
walk again at three.
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- Water kills the Drunkard.
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- Yellow ducks warm behind the stove.
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- The weather channel is always on.
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- God’s book rests on the neighbor’s chimney.
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- No singing is allowed on the bus.
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- Boys that sign your book can steal your soul.
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- Buried pictures don’t decay fast enough.
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- The Blacksmith had five wives.
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- Violets and Dandelion Greens disguise the yard.
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- Two weeks can last for Years.
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- Tabloids sit beside The Word.
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- Women roofers bobby-pin their hair.
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- The river swallows unhappy men.
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- By Donna Bedtelyon