In Dad’s final days, he told us all the stories of his life – – so many stories! He and his friends weren’t orchid guys – – they were white sport coat with pink carnation guys.
Money mattered, and they didn’t have much.
He and his cousin Porky sold crawfish – and a few snakes – to support their love life. back in the days when corsages cost $2.50 to $2.95. That’s what swamp folks did, and Dad grew up in Waycross, Georgia – home of the Okefenokee Swamp.
Back in the Day on Creswell Street in Waycross
we weren’t orchid guys
I wore a white sport coat with
a pink carnation
Common Threads 