The Clothes Line

Do you have memories of your mother

Hanging wash upon the line,

When clothes dried in the gentle breeze

Warmed by sunshine from on high.

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Now we do things differently

In an effort to save time,

Still there is much to be said

For bringing back the old clothesline.

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Put your worries in a basket

Take your troubles all outside,

Hang each one with a clothespin

Before you come inside.

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Life wasn't meant to burden you

With sorrow and regret,

Take your problems to the clothesline

And soon you will forget.

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Now when the morning's over

And you head back out again,

This time bring your blessings

And twice as many pins!

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The clothesline is a metaphor

For God's most loving care.

He is watching over you,

He is always there.

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-- Laurie West Hillier