11,532. MARY O'ROURKE HAS BEEN FOUND AT HOME

MARY O'ROURKE HAS 

BEEN FOUND AT HOME

And after all this time too : the

whole town had been looking

under rocks and behind buildings,

searching dumpsters and alleys

too. Now she's been found at

home; there's no  more searching

to do. (Yet no one is relieved. They

were secretly enjoying it too). Now

the clothesline at 21 Smith Street

is busy again and the back door to

Odifer's shed is once more closed.

(Just goes to show how it goes).

Old Jake, in his workshop, is back

to planing wood and sanding his

boards; the kids at the backstop

are shooting baskets once more.

Those three mothers, with their

kids, always gathered by Kendall

and Marla Streets, are back to their

benches and giving kids treats.

The sunlight once more plays

the harps of their hair. The old 

guys are back to their seats.