COURTHOUSE REGULARS
They meet there almost every day
At the courthouse on the square
A group of aging kindred souls
With thinning snow-white hair
With denim shirts and galluses
Straw hats and high-top shoes
They muse about their yesterdays
And current rural news
Some meet for chess or checker games
And others whittle sticks
Some just doze in the morning sun
Against the crumbling bricks
Tall tales are told and stories swapped
About their years of youth
They solve the world’s problems there
And often stretch the truth
The ritual of their gathering
Is crucial to their day
For they form deep bonds of friendship
As the hours tick away
It’s been the same for many years
This custom that they share
And time hasn’t changed the meetings
At the courthouse on the square
6/7/94 – Phyllis DeWitt VanVleck
6’th … Indiana NPD 1994
4’th…. Indiana NPD 2002
Reminds me of Mayberry! Around here the meetings take place at the diners.