The Last Stand at Croft, N.C.

On down 115,

Sitting on top of soybean field,

rusted Norfolk Southern stories

and

VFW Hall

are pumpkins,

$5.99 each,

Sakrete, Gleen paints and Basic Slag

Tin washtubs, rank-in-file,

staunch, upright,alert,

stand vigil over wrought iron

and plate glass,

Oak Grove Barbecue (only $7.00 a plate),

Imperial Gas, and 8.9 acres for sale

on Bob Beatty Road.

Since 1890.