kentucky

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rock climbers, the red -
uncommon tongues, but common
single-mindedness
(10-10)






certain hard spirit -
hates harlan's folk 'n' th'festivals -
'stead'f gas, 's got liquor
(2-14)




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up main t’ward th’highway,

his fog ‘f doubt, school ‘r’work, lifted –

th’slugger bat statue!

(5-15)

go back to l'u'ville,
locals drink 'n' shoot crackers, and
don't care f'r city folk
(1-07)






paducah street fair
elvis impersonator
even has jeweled belt!
(7-05)






just north of campbell,
a nap too restless, a field
'f roadside tobacco
(12-09)







absolutely lost,
paris streets, background colors,
the leaf hesitates
(10-10)






paint lick hooligans -
halloween mischief, saved for 
those who might be gay
(2-14)





holler fog, wood smoke,
fiddle, banjo, dulcimer -
pike county saints day
(2-14)






lou'v'lle traffic slows,
icy roads unusual
before thanksgiving
(9-08)








hazard county fog,
coal comp'nies, workers' accounts -
woodstove's acrid sting
(10-10)






cali to murray,
car dead, she reckons with gap,
frosted cables spark
(8-11)






glazed ice, knox entrance -
'lost it all,' he says, 'th'day they
went off the gold standard'
(2-14)






old scot in the boone:
name 'cumberland' chills our bones -
hot stick, winter fire
(10-10)








orion and friends,
mountain air on combs parkway -
utter lack of cars
(10-10)







across river bridge
to louisville - northern march
in rearview mirror
(10-05)

three years, lex waitress,

still not a fan of th'irish, 'r

wildcat basketball

(10-14)

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came for th’quilt fest’val,

she knows paducah, ‘n’ she knows

bowties ‘n’ log cabins

(5-15)

 


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lower town tourists –

he likes th’fest’val quilts, she likes

th’patches in his jeans

(5-15)

 

th’quilt festival shows off

th’home arts – but she’s far from hers,

‘n’ he doesn’t have one

(5-15)

came for the derby,
liked iced tea, local accents -
hers especially
(9-08)






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