bondz in thuh cumberland hillz

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                             i were
                         yeah I were
                   clear'n bramble and
                              rock
                           big rock
                          and slate
                              and
                      at her mama's
                            behest
                         hern purty
                             from
                            her lot

                    she brought 'long
                      thuh basket uh
                            chicken
                         corn bread
                     and wash'd baby
                            carrots
                   and thuh note from
                            mother

                      "don't bring'er 
                             back"
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Goff Avatar
January 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Touch o' humor ending my talented friend! have been making buttermilk cornbread quite often this winter in frigid Minneapolis! Happy New Years James!
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January 2, 2025 at 6:09 PM
don't be make'n me wanna live on cone bread again dear poet! ty...HNY James...much love
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