Monday, November 07, 2016
Weather
Kendal's bunk very nearly
touched Darley's.
But it was warm in the gym
and the lights held as
the hurricane thrashed.
The cleanup extensive later,
they had to stay an extra day.
Was arranged that each
could have a shower in the
Girls locker room.
When Darley returned she wore
a fresh blouse printed with
photographs.
"From the Civil Rights Struggle,"
she answered Kendal.
"I see."
Labels: Civil Rights, cleanup, hurricane, refuge, shelter, women
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
The New South
Sheriff always joked he met his
wife in the Colored Waiting Room.
A crew of painters from the German
war prisoner camp had re-lettered
the signs in a kind of Gothic script--
all but unreadable.
Sheriff not the stereotypical movie fatso.
He was skinny and wore glasses. Looked like
a professor of Social Psychology.
If forced to part a skull in the Civil Rights era, though,
he did.
Long retired, he loved talking of that time, and emphasized
the violence a bit more than he should have.
But then, retired folks often brag.
Sheriff always joked he met his
wife in the Colored Waiting Room.
A crew of painters from the German
war prisoner camp had re-lettered
the signs in a kind of Gothic script--
all but unreadable.
Sheriff not the stereotypical movie fatso.
He was skinny and wore glasses. Looked like
a professor of Social Psychology.
If forced to part a skull in the Civil Rights era, though,
he did.
Long retired, he loved talking of that time, and emphasized
the violence a bit more than he should have.
But then, retired folks often brag.
Labels: Civil Rights, German War Prisoner, New South, South, violence
