Best Holler Out Poems

Makes me wanna holler

This way of life.

Makes me wanna holler.

This is too much strife.

Makes me wanna holler.

All of my life I wanted much sucess.

All of my life I did my best.

Makes me wanna holler

All of the dollars are in the hands of others

It makes me...

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If it were not for a song
Midnight train to Georgia
Little child runnin' wild
Fellows mellow hanging 
Holler holler!

Ketchup sandwiches
Home alone  
Aah Dem days 
Mommy's home!
Pity pat chit chat

Who's the leader?
Trouble maker all
this trouble who's to
Save ya right tonight
Ya goin' home.

Dodge ball in the hall
Somebody hit...

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I ain't afraid of no ghost, friend,
You can bet your bottom dollar
I'm an expert on ghosts of men -
I was born in Booger Holler.

Now the Holler's a mile across
And the length is about the same
The trees all drip with Spanish Moss,
The woods are all empty...

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Holler,holler,holler...


Holler,holler,holler,
Holler,holler,holler;
Call me the poor,
To hold the royal spit;
Holler,holler,holler... 

Holler,holler,holler,
Holler,holler,holler;
The poor will not come,
Will not hold the royal spit ;
Holler, holler,holler...

Holler,holler,holler,
Holler,holler,holler;
Call me the guard, 
To  shoot the poor; 
Holler,holler,holler...

Holler,holler,holler,
Holler,holler,holler;
The guard will not shoot the poor,
The poor will not hold the royal spit;
Holler,holler,holler...

Holler,holler,holler,
Holler,holler,holler;
Call me the judge,
To...

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~ Harlan’s Holler ~

Dean Kuch
©2014


The locals say, in the light of day
one can visit Harlan’s Holler,
stay on the path
don't incite the wrath
of the man who lost his daughter.


The townsfolk say, to this very day,
you can hear poor Charlotte cryin.'
Beneath silv'ry moon,
where young lovers swoon,
as she...

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The Boasting sun explain its rays 
blare glare glare let the seasons charm
Assemble its warm 
Hey there we're here

Thanksgiving gone merry on 
Sharing days of Hardy laughter
Sharing is fair, what comes after
Animations of 

aggravations nations BLOOM
AND BLOOM AGAIN 
Cheer cheer world's fair and fairer
Then flare-up...

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I knew no other way to cry out and release this happening. 
I didn't intend to hurt you, I didn't intend for fantasies to hold truths outside my house yearning!
Passion can’t lift itself from this notepad fast enough and express the light outlining the shadows...

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Untitled (Holler)
2010

Holler without gasping for air
Continue until fainting becomes part of you
Scream reaching the point of redness
With blood spilling from your pores
Stand tall, not looking down, growing
With every nonsense thrown your way
Provide refuge, shade for those next to you
Bare fruits to revive the soul of...

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The Queen of Dillard Holler

By Elton Camp

Dillard Holler is down by the railroad track
Some places the street would be a cul de sac
Except that from the very front to the back,
Every house is nothing but a run-down shack

In that place, Matilda is the reigning queen
She...

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Slipknots of braided wool
lacquer the trees with the darkness of Spanish Moss
down in Kentucky hollers,
where the rules are scraped with twigs in dirt roads
to be washed away by summer storms
and trampled on by outsider's feet.
Chow dogs sleep as guard lions
with manes grown thick with tick...

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Hidden among the trees up Jones Creek holler
In an old rustic log cabin with only three rooms
Where a family of twelve lives in squalor
Hidden among the trees up Jones Creek holler
The father has a reputation for being a brawler
The mother expertly sews Halloween costumes
Hidden among...

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Stepped out on the deck as rain begins, Wind.
This is NOT a Summer storm with rainbow peaks.
Sans rescindment, the tip of the iceberg is here.
Leaves tickled by playful drops, flirtation of petting.

A smattering of autumn’s crop of leaflets color
the floor of the backyard moss. Betwixt...

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You know why Hippos and Rhinos 
never get heart attacks?
Because they don’t 
stir-fry their veggies in oil,
Nor add salt or sugar 
to their desserts.

You know why monkeys
keep monkeying around?
Because they belong to
a Banana Republic.

You know why corns are so sweet?
Because they are all ears
and hear...

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It is simple and plain
A few potholes along the way
It is West Virginia that’s to be expected 
It is a road just like any other 
Divided into two lanes

One way takes me away
For work
For daily life occurrences
For a weekend getaway 

I know this road well
I...

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Why do I sing such a memory?
You're gone now, I've sung you away.
Recalling a song
or humming a tune
seems not to be enough.

No, I have to sing, to holler, to bellow
and then that recollection will depart;
such noise will take its place
and singe so many ears.
And then...

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