The house has two bedrooms

It's cold here, says my older daughter

When we goin' home? asks my younger

Gray Tennessee skies

The Wal-Mart has jobs

You had a good job, sneers my oldest

Why'd we come here? asks my youngest

Cold Tennessee rain

I'll skip supper again

No meat? complains Mary

Can we have ice cream? begs Cindy

Dark Tennessee night

-- 1994