“Fig tree,” replied her escort.

“My goodness, I thought the leaves were larger.”

* * *

A. W. O. L. means, according to officers who ought to know, “After Women Or Liquor.” Usually it’s both.


Smokehouse Poetry

The Passing of Old Smokehouse

When memory keeps me company and moves to smiles or tears,

A weather-beaten object looms through the mist of years,