Anything Goes
In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows, anything
goes
- Cole Porter 1934
Every show needs a chorus or a kick line.
______
Heavy Weather
March a few years back. My uncle's funeral on another cold day. It's something I had to do.
Drove straight out the door up through the mountain pass. It continued to snow. No less than record time.
One look at the map. Find the funeral home on the other side of the lake. New sox and shirt in a parking lot.
Walk into the lobby of the funeral home minutes to the ceremony. My aunt's daughter is standing there. Dark and deep sunken stare looks right through me. That look from deep in the past.
An usher points me to a bathroom. Walk in on my aunt's granddaughter. She's in her twenties now. Nice kid. Share a nervous laugh. Share a need to hurry along.
In olden days a glimpse of stocking
Was looked on as something shocking
Now heaven knows, anything
goes
- Cole Porter 1934
Every show needs a chorus or a kick line.
______
Heavy Weather
March a few years back. My uncle's funeral on another cold day. It's something I had to do.
Drove straight out the door up through the mountain pass. It continued to snow. No less than record time.
One look at the map. Find the funeral home on the other side of the lake. New sox and shirt in a parking lot.
Walk into the lobby of the funeral home minutes to the ceremony. My aunt's daughter is standing there. Dark and deep sunken stare looks right through me. That look from deep in the past.
An usher points me to a bathroom. Walk in on my aunt's granddaughter. She's in her twenties now. Nice kid. Share a nervous laugh. Share a need to hurry along.
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[Edited on Sep 07, 2003]