Cabin Fever Blues
The old fence door is slamming in the wind
Three foot of snow, guess Winter is setting in
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A poem about the lives of women in the 1800's, the loneliness of living in an area with no friends and having young children who contracted things such as the flu and died. And of abuse of women.
A poem that touches the readers' heart! Such were those days, yet the heroic women carried themselves through. 'The widow next farm needs a man I tell my husband go, I don't give a.' - A true picture. Thanks for your comment and the 'Poet's Note'.