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There'll always be a little Texas

It's more than twenty years since I left Texas. I've settled down, no longer roam, And now I call Missouri home. I'm happy here for many reasons… The lifestyle, people, all four seasons… And as the years go by, I must confess, I think of Texas less and less. But though distance, time, And circumstance may take their toll, To tell the truth, sometimes the fact is I miss the tumbleweeds and cactus. I guess there'll always be a little Texas* in my soul. *You can take the boy out of Texas, but...

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Date: 6/17/2024 12:55:00 PM
I know what you mean, Jim. First 22 years of my life I lived on Long Island, NY. Had the thick downstate NY accent. Been living out of NY for decades. I've been living in North Carolina awhile. I don't have a Southern accent, but I don't have my NY accent either. Your poem resonates with me also because my late husband spent his high school years in Nacogdoches, TX, and it was some of the happiest years of his life. Blessings :)
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Date: 6/18/2024 10:18:00 AM
Thanks, Regina. I thought New Yorkers only migrated to Florida. Hmmm...Some of my family lived in Nacogdoches for a few years, but I never visited them there.
Date: 6/11/2024 10:32:00 AM
I am a Utahan transplanted from Iowa, so I really relate to this. I am still an Iowan in my soul!
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Date: 6/12/2024 11:09:00 AM
Thanks, Andrea. Transplanting people never seems to include the roots...
Date: 5/31/2024 2:13:00 PM
Aww love this poem Jim! So well written ....a trip down memory lane! Debx
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Date: 6/1/2024 10:24:00 AM
Thanks, Deb. I'm rather glad, though, that I'm not there now with all the terrible weather they're having these days. I just heard from my niece in Waco that they had a big storm last night, and now there is a tree down in their front yard.
Date: 5/31/2024 1:12:00 PM
This poem is a sparkling gem. I liked the story with its colorful contrasts.
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Date: 5/31/2024 1:31:00 PM
Thank you, Hilda.
Date: 5/31/2024 11:09:00 AM
Wonderfully expressed, Jim!
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 5/31/2024 1:28:00 PM
Thanks, Ilene.

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