BACKWARD TOWN

The Folk Who Live in Backward Town.

The folk who live in Backward Town

Are inside out and upside down.

They wear their hats inside their heads

And go to sleep beneath their beds.

They only eat the apple peeling

And take their walks across the ceiling.

—Mary Ann Hoberman.

 

Mary Ann Hoberman died two years ago. The acclaimed author of 50 children’s books [available at Amazon] lived in Connecticut.  Was she projecting Main Street in Cortland, N. Y., when she wrote this verse? 

Nay, this is a verse for children. But adults enjoy her poetry too.

Incidentally, parking on Main Street in downtown Cortland requires reverse or backward diagonal parking. In addition, after a major renovation, there are fewer parking spaces available street to curb.  Read more: https://www.wxhc.com/i-think-its-giving-us-more-visibility-business-owners-hopeful-two-way-main-street-will-bring-more-customers/

Jeff Paine.