Homespun...... from the Miller Homestead

The Clothesline

This morning as I surveyed our arctic landscape of windblown snowcover with its wild animal fooprints, I stopped to gaze upon our clothesline.  Tall and proud it stood. Sturdy and still.... waiting for Spring.  So as the sun rises over the hill, the sky is filled with a orange glow and the sentinel stands watching over our home, just as our Lord watches over us. Always present, always guarding, always loving. ~*Friends in Faith, Mrs Miller

THE CLOTHESLINE

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 out on the line;
You'd see the company tablecloths
With intricate design.

The line announced a baby's birth
To folks who lived inside,
As brand new infants clothes were hung
So carefully with pride.

And the lines were full of diapers,
So white and bright and clean.
Because in those days of yore,
In stores Pampers were not yet seen.

The ages of the children could
So readily be 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 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.

But clotheslines now are of the past,
For dryers make work less,
Now what goes on inside a house
Is anybody's guess.

I really miss that way of life.
It was a friendly sign,
When others knew each other best,
By what hung on the line.

~Author Unknown

Hello There!

{ 09:45, Thursday, January 22, 2009 } { Posted by wannabeone }

Loved that poem and you own sentiments. Your area looks alot like Miami County does right now. I have some photos up from the other day when I went to my area Old Order German Baptist farm stores.

I'VE MISSED YOUR POSTS! I hope you feel up to posting on a regular basis again. You are a blessing to so many.

Blessings back ~ from the other end of Ohio, Kim Wolf<><

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{ 09:17, Thursday, January 22, 2009 } { Posted by haflinger }

Very nice thanks for sharing..
Glad you pop back in I sure miss ya..
Blesssings Brenda/haflinger

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{ 10:44, Friday, January 23, 2009 } { Posted by crispe }

I have seen this poem before and have always liked it. Thank you for sharing!

Crispe ;o)