MURRAY COUNTY POETRYPoems by Murray Poets and Poems About Murray County WORN-OUT WAGON WHEEL by John Homer Luffman1910-1987 A BROKEN, WORN-OUT WAGON WHEEL I SAW NOT FAR FROM HENCE– AN OBJECT NOW OF USELESSNESS IT LEANED AGAINST THE FENCE. IT'S NOW A RELIC OF THE PAST, ITS YEARS OF LABOR SPENT– NOW JUST A WHITEWASHED MAILBOX POST, A DRIVEWAY ORNAMENT. IT TURNED TO BRING THE SETTLERS IN, HAULED TIMBER FROM THE WOODS. IT HELPED THE FARMER CLEAR HIS LAND THEN HELPED HIM REAP HIS GOOD. NO DOUBT IT TOOK SOME FOLKS TO CHURCH AND SOMETIME LIKE AS NOT IT BORE A CASKET DOWN THE ROAD TO SOME SMALL BURIAL PLOT. STRANGE OBJECT OF MY SENTIMENTS? WELL, THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL WHEN I SEE LEANING ON THE FENCE, A WORN-OUT WAGON WHEEL. Murray County Poetry
Murray County Poetry