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beekeepersgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1423 Posts
Luanne
Cresco
PA
USA
1423 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 11:18:59 AM
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This poem was in today's Lehmans newsletter. I thought it was really cute - hope you enjoy it too!
A Clothesline Poem (Anonymous)
A clothesline was a news forecast, to neighbors passing by.
There were no secrets you could keep when clothes were hung to dry.
It also was a friendly link, for neighbors always knew
If company had stopped on by to spend a night or two.
For then you’d see the “fancy” sheets and towels upon the line.
You’d see the “company tablecloth” with intricate design.
The line announced a baby’s birth, from folks who lived inside
As brand-new infant clothes were hung, so carefully with pride!
The ages of the children could so readily by known;
By watching how the sizes changed, you’d know how much they’d grown!
It also told when illness struck, as extra sheets were hung;
Then nightclothes, and a bathrobe, too haphazardly were strung.
It also said, “Gone on vacation now,” when lines hung limp and bare.
It told, “We’re back!” when full lines sagged with not an inch to spare!
New folks in town were scorned upon, if wash was dingy and gray,
As neighbors carefully raised their brows, and looked the other way…
But clotheslines now are of the past, for dryers make work much less.
Now what goes on inside a home is anybody’s guess!
I really miss that way of life - it was a friendly sign;
When neighbors knew each other best by what hung on the line.
Luanne
beekeepersgirl #691
Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
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Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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sandrose
Farmgirl at Heart
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SANDRA
WIND GAP
PA
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 12:57:12 PM
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| I have a clothesline, hang put towels, jeans and mu nurses uniforms.Love it I also wear and make aprons.. |
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Candy C.
True Blue Farmgirl
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Candy
Mescal
AZ
USA
823 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 1:26:31 PM
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Thanks for sharing Luanne!
Candy C.
Farmgirl Sister #977
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 3:40:59 PM
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What a great poem, will be printing it out and putting on a plaque to hang in the wash room. I've never owned a dryer, and never will, if the weathers bad, then they are hung inside, or on the porch, and I don't a rats ass, what people think when they see my "bloomers" flapping in the wind,lol.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 8:03:37 PM
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I love that. What stories a clothes line can tell.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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farmmilkmama
True Blue Farmgirl
2027 Posts
Amy
Central MN
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 8:18:43 PM
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Cute poem! I remember many years ago when we lived in our old house on main street in a small town and I wanted to hang my clothes...I would hang out everything on the line in the backyard except the "unmentionables". My grandma came to visit one day and I told her that I dried underwear in the house so people wouldn't see them. She said "What ever for? Everyone wears them, you know!"
--* FarmMilkMama *--
Farmgirl Sister #1086
Be yourself.
Everyone else is already taken.
-Oscar Wilde
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 8:23:45 PM
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Really nice! Thanks for sharing!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - Apr 09 2010 : 9:48:45 PM
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Thank you so much for sharing!
Hug,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
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patchworkpeace
True Blue Farmgirl
478 Posts
Judy
Jackson
Michigan
USA
478 Posts |
Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 04:35:49 AM
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Adorable poem. Glad you posted it.
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 04:55:17 AM
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Oh how cute! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
HUGS~~~~Brenda
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 05:10:45 AM
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Great poem, thanks for sharing. Amy: LOL!
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 08:15:09 AM
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I really like that poem.It reminded me of the time we were visiting Amish country, one very early monday morning. Everyone had their laundry out, all in order, pants, shirts, dresses, etc. funny to see>
Forget buns of steel, I'd rather have buns of cinnamon!
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Catherine
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Catherine Ann
Temple
TX
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 08:46:30 AM
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Oh, I like that, thanks for sharing!
Blessings,
Catherine
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Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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Lainey
True Blue Farmgirl
2401 Posts
Elaine
Waco
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 11:24:09 AM
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I love it! Yes, I can remember when more people here used their clotheslines and you could tell all that just by what or what not was hanging. Thanks for sharing that, Luanne!
Farmgirl Sister #25
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herblady55
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
Louisville
Ohio(Stark Co)
USA
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Posted - Apr 10 2010 : 2:19:38 PM
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Awww....thank you Luanne, I really liked that! How true it was too!
Sister-chick# 905(Oct.7th2009)
Judy
Hugs&Squeezles!
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sw80689
True Blue Farmgirl
207 Posts
Sharon
Papillion
Nebraska
USA
207 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 12:06:20 PM
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Thanks for sharing that cute poem! I enjoyed it. How very true it is... I used to hang my clothes out but don't have a clothesline here. Perhaps I should put one up!
Blessings,
Sharon
*We are all angels with one wing, the only way to fly, therefore is to embrace one another* |
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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
mary jo
michigan
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Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 5:23:11 PM
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loved the poem- i hung a couple loads out today-they sure smell good
whatever you are be a good one-abe lincoln |
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - Apr 11 2010 : 7:34:12 PM
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My Dh is gonna string up my new line before the end of the week. I love that poem. I'm gonna print it off and hang it in the laundry room.
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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birdie71
True Blue Farmgirl
254 Posts
Robin
Glendale
Arizona
USA
254 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2010 : 06:48:27 AM
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How cute! It is sooo true how clotheslines can tell your story! Wow!
Robin
Farmgirl Sister #1301
Farming in the Sonoran Desert? Hmmm?!
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