And you can't trifle with genuine desire.
Mama say,
Watch y'self...
Keep sweets til moonrise,
And give all snakes the back side of the shovel.
Be judicious.
Say things plain.
Be the same girl, come shine, come rain.
I have a need,
And a mug I love awful;
Can't break it,
Can't let it run dry.
Dontcha see,
My girl is the warm-side round
And the sweet inside it...
She don't even hafta try;
She come by moonlight, bring a fine desire.
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art by Karen Davis
Nicely done, channeling another character like that. Someone with a nice southern drawl and a keen eye for honesty. At least, that's the way I read it :-)
ReplyDeleteThat art is just lovely. And the words, of course.
ReplyDeleteYour opening two lines
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for all HIV educators.
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Good god. TWO poems in one day. I am definitely pizzed. ;)
ReplyDelete"And a mug I love awful." A perfect line.
The voice's here are great, love the inflections of speech. can't Trifle with genuine desire, Be judicious/say things plain. And a mug I love awful- very neat lines. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHonesty and simplicity, i hold at the highest esteem those that can find these virtues. It is Life amidst the founding chaos.
ReplyDeleteWonderful piece, ya'll.
love this voice ... love that you always find the 'right' image
ReplyDeleteI love the voice here, Shay. As always, your imagery shines.
ReplyDeleteThe voice here is just perfect!
ReplyDeleteI love it all--the voice, images...but those last two lines. I covet those.
ReplyDeleteWonderful poemonlogue - liked the directness disguised by the dialect. Superfine imagery too. Great writing, pal-o-mine.
ReplyDeleteLove that dialect FB.
ReplyDeleteAll that warm humid atmosphere condenses around the cup full of sweet--and the poem itself seems to have two flavors, dialect and deeper.A fine one, Shay, as all your love poems are.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fine collaboration between you and yourself.
ReplyDelete"Be judicious.
Say things plain.
Be the same girl, come shine, come rain."
"I have a need,
And a mug I love awful"
"My girl is the warm-side round
And the sweet inside it"
Lovely, Shay.
You know how to write need and desire on the page so that others will instantly recognize the longing and empathize with every word.
ReplyDeleteI swear, you can feel the warm coming off of this. Nothing so simple as "hot," but a deep, rich warm.
ReplyDeleteMay I just ditto Mama?
ReplyDeleteGotta agree with mama except for the snakes--I like my black snakes. They eat the mice!
ReplyDeletei adore your love poems!!! ♥
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