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Where Am I From?

See if you can guess where I am from Add all the clues up and total your sum Here there are many trees and lush, green grass Honeysuckles, crepe myrtle, and summers that last and last The chirping of birds may wake you and crickets will sing you a lullaby Old houses creak and settle and lazy days go by Youngins' have the privilege of piggy back rides And Yankee dimes are given far and wide Work here can be hard and pay is cheap But when night falls, you'll have peaceful sleep The neighbors know everything about you They may be a little nosy, but they love you too They will watch out for you Because it's just what they do The food here is heavenly And...not everything is fried And despite what Oprah says We are not all wide She came from here, by the way Elvis did too Others include: Charley Pride, Jimmie Rodgers, and Jerry Rice Just to name a few... Where am I from??

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Date: 12/3/2008 7:51:00 AM
Congratulations on your poem making Round One of the PSoup poetry contest! Wishing you all the best in the finals and have a Happy Holiday season. Peace always, John
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Date: 11/29/2008 8:17:00 PM
Rhonda - Congrats on your poetry making it through to the next round – Great Job & God Bless
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Date: 11/19/2008 3:56:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry making it through the first round. Good luck in the finals. Love, Carol
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Date: 11/11/2008 8:01:00 AM
Congrats on making it through to the first round! Good luck in the finals! Love, Shar
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Date: 11/1/2008 3:57:00 PM
This is a wonderful tribute to your home state and based upon what others have said I'll go along with Mississippi even though I didn't hear anything about all that moss hanging from the trees ... smile ... Congratulations on your writing being featured this week, Rhonda.
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Date: 10/31/2008 9:45:00 AM
Wow Rhonda, what a creative write you have given your readers. I shall say the deep south of Mississippi. Congratulations for being featured here. MPK
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Date: 10/30/2008 7:14:00 PM
Rhonda - Congrats on having your poetry featured this week – God Bless
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Date: 10/29/2008 12:51:00 PM
Wherever you are from, this is a great featured poem! Congratulations! ~ Carrie
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Date: 10/27/2008 7:59:00 PM
If I'm not mistaken, Elvis, Charlie Pride and Jimmie Rodgers weren't from Tennessee, but from beautiful Mississippi. Congratulations on your poem "Where Am I From" being featured this week. Vince
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Date: 10/27/2008 9:23:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/27/2008 4:38:00 AM
Whereever you're from, it sounds real fine....maybe down south? Congrats on this sensitive, instructive piece being selected. Love, daver
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Date: 10/26/2008 3:26:00 PM
What a fun poem. Like Derrick, I don't know the answer to your question. Congratulations on being featured this week. I wish you continued success with your writing. Karen
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Date: 10/26/2008 3:04:00 PM
Memphis Tennessee! Congrats Rhonda on this cute write being featured this week! love, Shar
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Date: 8/2/2008 8:21:00 AM
have no idea,but I like that poem so much Im goin to find out.LOL.great poem
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