Saturday, October 8, 2005


The Last Stand at Croft, N.C.

 On down 115,

 Sitting on top of soybean field,

 rusted Norfolk Southern stories

 and

 VFW Hall

 are pumpkins,

 $5.99 each,

 Sakrete, Gleen paints and Basic Slag

 Tin washtubs, rank-in-file,

 staunch, upright,alert,

 stand vigil over wrought iron

 and plate glass,

 Oak Grove Barbecue (only $7.00 a plate),

 Imperial Gas, and 8.9 acres for sale

 on Bob Beatty Road.

 Since 1890.