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Know A Good Contractor?

Some people buy houses,
While others pay rent;
Some like an apartment;
Still others a tent.

But those kinds are lucky–
The whole world is filled
With suckers like we folks
Who just have to BUILD.

Then it’s floor plan and closets;
It’s choose the right spot;
It’s windows and curtains,
And basement or not?

It’s how shall we heat it;
Will the fireplace trap snow?
What sort of exterior- –
And where find the dough?

So when she thumbs a magazine,
Looking perplexed,
Unless you’re quite agile,
You seem to be next!

by Ray Romine Wednesday, January 7, 1953

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