tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post8876336859205077195..comments2024-03-19T07:43:40.609-04:00Comments on The Camel Saloon: HISTORY ON A FLATBEDThe Camel Saloonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466326145539153263noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6206746352956093398.post-66436141755525768392011-09-27T08:48:20.874-04:002011-09-27T08:48:20.874-04:00A fine poem, one that reads well now in the bad ti...A fine poem, one that reads well now in the bad times that perhaps spawned it and a poem that will also read well when times are good again, whenever that may be. <br /><br />It is especially meaningful to this city boy who did not attend a country auction till his country wife took him to his first one when both left the city for the country. Quite an adjustment for a "smart ass" from Chicago relocating to Wentzville, MIssouri. <br /><br />I saw a lot of "ants carrying crumbs." But I never could tell who was bidding. A country auction is a wonderful ceremony, almost like a revival, only with objects and not people being "saved."donalmahoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495872532526336596noreply@blogger.com