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Calico Road

Bayou sings like a swamp fire burnin'
An' the 'gators speak from a watery grave
My daddy rode slipshod across them waters
In an old boat leakin' like a rusty sieve.

My daddy drunk moonshine from an old stone flagon
Swore like a trooper in the cold gray dawn
Used buckshot an' powder for gentle persuasion
Hunted poachers and deer all with equal scorn.

Now my grandaddy once said he'd shot a regulator
Called him a good-for-nothin just a revenue man
He accused grandaddy of makin' moonshine whisky
Said he'd go to prison 'coz he was out of hand.

But down here on Calico Road there ain't no salvation
Hell is just a word an' don't burn like an old black stove
Dreams are crushed beneath the old dodge drivin'
An' it's pothole justice down here on Calico Road

Now the sherriff was as mean as a pole cat huntin'
His face was scarred and pitted like old coon dog
Made his bones a-huntin' jailbirds in the bayou waters
Called it home grown justice in the cold gray dawn

He and daddy went off drinkin' after supper one evening
Never came back they drowned or so I was told
Guess we'll never know now that the water's coolin'
In the bayou where it sings like a swamp fire scald...

So now I spend my time a-huntin' in the bayou waters
Travellin' through th' mangroves in a leaky boat
Take my time a-hummin' with a twelve gauge shotgun
If it bleeds I'll kill it an' maybe slit it's throat.

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  • Poetess12
    August 28

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    I like this country poem. It 's very interesting to me and the word use is great. It tells a nice story. I hope to read more of your poetry soon. When I get the time.

    Thank you for your entry.


  • Danna Hobart
    January 2

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    I looked at all these contests you have entered this, and I can't believe you have only won a single honorable mention with it! It's almost as bad as when I read a terrible poem and see that it has won half a dozen gold. Most people around here don't know the difference between good poetry and bad poetry.

    This flowed like a river with a steady cadence. Your near-rhyme worked really well. The stroy you told was engaging, and so was your imagery.

    Thanks for entering.


  • SummerlandRayne gold member
    December 26, 2007
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    Nice write! Thanks for entering!

    Az


  • opaqueangel
    August 10, 2007
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    Great write and good luck in the contest.


  • Abstract Image
    August 4, 2007
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    i loved reading this poem/song it flowed and had a nice use of words...good luck
    ~Wolf~

  • Starz of Heaven gold member
    July 23, 2007
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    This is a very nice write. Thank you for your entry best of luck to you xxxxx


  • katie-jo
    July 16, 2007

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    I love the way it's written and the story it tells. I don't know much about bluegrass music, so I'm not sure what patterns it follows, but it's a great write. Best of luck in my contest and thank you for entering!


  • waydownuponjoy
    July 16, 2007

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    You'd would have thought ...

    from your keen senses with these lyrics that you were raised in the area! Once again ... would love to hear the tune! Mayhaps one day I shall! I wish you the best of luck in this contest for this choice lyrical poem! joy

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