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Where the Backyard Used to Be

Where the Backyard Used to Be Earl Hamner Appalachian Heritage, Volume 35, Number 2, Spring 2007, p. 25 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2007.0134 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/433625/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 19:02 GMT from JHU Libraries FEATURED AUTHOR—POETRY Where the Backyard Used to Be________ Earl Hamner What's happened to our old backyard And the grass we hated to mow The glider where we used to swing? It's now "the patio!" What's happened to that rubber tire On which we used to swing? It's been replaced by a swimming pool And kids wearing rubber wings. What's happened to that nice old shack Where the kids once had a club? It's been replaced by a metal gym And a wooden soaking tub. What's happened to old fashioned love? "Relationships" have taken its place What's happened to the world we knew? It's gone to cyberspace. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Where the Backyard Used to Be

Appalachian Review , Volume 35 (2) – Jan 8, 2014

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Abstract

Earl Hamner Appalachian Heritage, Volume 35, Number 2, Spring 2007, p. 25 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2007.0134 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/433625/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 19:02 GMT from JHU Libraries FEATURED AUTHOR—POETRY Where the Backyard Used to Be________ Earl Hamner What's happened to our old backyard And the grass we hated to mow The glider where we used to swing? It's now "the patio!" What's happened to that rubber tire On which we used to swing? It's been replaced by a swimming pool And kids wearing rubber wings. What's happened to that nice old shack Where the kids once had a club? It's been replaced by a metal gym And a wooden soaking tub. What's happened to old fashioned love? "Relationships" have taken its place What's happened to the world we knew? It's gone to cyberspace.

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Appalachian ReviewUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 2014

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