hillbilly hoe down
...hllbilly hoe down
hard piece of straw in each mouth
bibbed overall dance
banjos and fiddles
potluck of fancy desserts
arkansas ham hocks
hound dogs on the porch
homemade corn liquor from g...
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Categories:
bibbed, humor,
Form: Senryu
Good Luck Said His Girl
...He had on his bibbed overalls, and his red kerchief.
Finally found his worn straw hat, with great relief.
Headed out on the water with a wave and a wish.
Heard plenty of bass making a splash or a ...
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Categories:
bibbed, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Quatrain
Small Mutinies
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"Small Mutinies"
So what if my point of view
is not that which wraps
you in comfortably warm
fluffed-up silky
cashmere blankets
of insecure insincerity
simple sc...
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Categories:
bibbed, halloween, muse, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
We'Ll Keep the Light On For Yah
...Nothing is more beautiful than the Tennessee Mountains in the fall.
Breathtakingly beautiful, a magical forest of golden, yellow and oranges.
Charming roadside stands, antique malls, and pumpkin fa...
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Categories:
bibbed, travel,
Form: Free verse
Florence Is Crazy You Know
...She was a crazy old coot of a woman; most of us made fun of her.
Not in front of her face, we were socialized. But behind her back, watch out.
Story was that she lived with goats. She never went an...
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Categories:
bibbed, character, memory,
Form: Prose Poetry
Lady Florence Artifice
...I thought it was oh so nice that Lady Florence Artifice lived in her house with goats.
She dressed in overalls of a man, with layers of bibbed overalls, dresses and coats
There was no other livest...
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Categories:
bibbed, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Tinker Contest
...It’s the beginning of best tinker week! Get up! Let’s go! Wake up! Come on!
The rest of the family has already gone!
I jump out of bed, excited of course, who will be the fastest? The best at the f...
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Categories:
bibbed, 10th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Rhyme
She Looked To Be At Least
...Everyone has a childhood witch. Mine was Florence. I would run and hide when she walked past our house, stooped over, staring at the sidewalk.
Her hair was an ugly gray color, held away from her f...
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Categories:
bibbed, dedication, fear, friend, garden,
Form: Free verse
Summer Visit
...I can close my eyes, and see
Her gentle, weathered face,
Hair pulled back into a wispy bun
Grey around the temples, crinkles around the eyes
A bibbed apron, fastened with two safety pins
To th...
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Categories:
bibbed, family, love
Form: Free verse