The Writers' Corner ~ Look Maw.....

"Look Maw, I see more company comin' up the lane.
Not that I’m one to complain.

But I hate sleepin’ at the foot of the bed.
My cousin, Bessie, insists on the head.

The aunts and the uncles eat all the vittles Maw cooked.
My tummy growls as I look for a morsel that they overlooked.

Finally I find some bread and some jam,
And I stuff my mouth full as fast as I can.

Here comes Bessie and her mean brother Jim,
I don’t think I can take one more second of him.

Maw and Pa don’t want to be rude.
It’s too bad our kin are so crude.

Its Saturday night, and I wish they would leave.
Maybe they will move on and give us a reprieve.

They got a letter down at the store,
They’ve been called home, how could I ask for more.