Chains of Life
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Tim Johnson
My mom had an old wringer washer.
Stopping the agitator
she'd feed the clothes, one at a time
through the wringer,
squeezing suds from the cloth
letting them fall into fresh rinse water.
Turning the arm she would again
feed the cloth through the wringer
letting them fall into a laundry basket.
The basket was my job.
Picking up the wet, heavy clothes
I would lug the basket to the backyard
where mom would hang them on the line.
Saturday was wash day.
Monday was trash burn day.
Can't burn trash with clothes on the line.
Had to be careful when burning,
put a mesh screen on top
can't let embers blow around.
My younger sister, there in pigtails
never had to lug that
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About the Book
A collection of poems and lyrics describing relationships in the authors life, from very superficial to the more meaningful. Written over a period of years, many are about specific incidents or people that crossed the author's path while he was traveling as a musician/entertainer. The book is divided into six sections, from threads to cables and chains which represent the relative closeness or strength of the ties to the various personalities. Length of poems range from just a few lines up to several pages, and include such characters as a waitress, children eating in a cafe, love affairs good and bad, friendships and more. The events in several of the poems, although based on real people are pure fabrication. The book ends with poems dealing with family relationships
About the Author
Professional musician and educator. Tim spent more than two decades criss-crossing America and Canada as well as Europe as a band member, soloist and clinician. In addition to the years of traveling, Tim also has spent a similar amount of time in the classroom. Now retired, Tim and his wife make their home in Arizona.