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She was not a country bumpkin
Though she aspired to
Be one.
So she dressed the part
And practiced
How to walk and talk
In twang,
And she hoped to look
Uncultured
To the folk stopping
In store,
So they’d believe
She was
Hardcore.
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Na'ama Yehuda 
I love the way this spills, and they rhyme you’ve masterfully achieved.
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Yay! Glad you liked it! Great prompt brings out all kinds of creativity … 😉
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kaykuala
And she hoped to look
Uncultured
To the folk stopping
It can be interesting to see how far one gets in getting some fun and game played at the store!
Hank
Hank
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Thanks, Hank. Yes, I bet it would be interesting … though I think most people who come in to shop can be going by assumptions more than actual conversation … 😉
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Lol. This is such a funny piece. Intriguing take on the prompt. I love it very much. I don’t do this per se, but I know how to imitate that southern twang if I’m ever around the deep south. It is good fun, and it’s nice to make a character that’s so unlike yourself with an entirely different accent. Brilliant piece here, I enjoyed reading it greatly.
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Ah, Lucy, I’m so delighted you enjoyed this! 🙂 I do like to take an odd angle here and there, and my associations on prompts can reflect that … So, when it works for others to see it that way, too, it is always fun! 🙂 And … it can be fun to try on being someone else for a while … Thank you for the kind and fun feedback! Na’ama
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Only one thing will convince the locals — a plug of tobacco in your cheek 😉 Nicely done Q, Na’ama.
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🙂 I don’t think it is the locals she is wanting to convince … but the ones passing through the store looking for the ‘country experience’ … Then again, who knows, perhaps she’ll embody country bumpkiness enough to convince others, too .. 😉
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Hah! The things one will do to give that “authentic” feel…
The tourists may buy it but something tells me the locals won’t.
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Exactly … and I believe it is indeed geared toward the tourists … 😉
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Excellent, it fair trips along while also singing a bumpkinesque song
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Hah! 🙂
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Lovely rhythm
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Thank you!
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A pleasure 🌼
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Oh yes. A lovely poem about aspects of culture that can be viewed from many angles. The tourists are easy to convince, the locals not so much. Nicely done, Na’ama.
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Yep, and I think the tourists are the ‘targets’ – I don’t believe she has a hope to convince the locals … 😉
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Na’ama Y’karah,
I remember my dad’s stories about adjusting to the Midwest after growing up in NY. I’m not sure he ever quite fit here. 😉 Love the poem. Not sure about the locals buying it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS My neighbor finished Emilia and dubbed it a GREAT book. 😀 But I already knew that.
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I don’t think SHE believes the locals will buy it but I think she may hope that the locals won’t mind that the tourists believe it and buy more stuff from the ‘boonies’ to show off at home as tokens of their ‘cultural expansion’… 😉
Yay to hear about Emilia!!! I’m always happy for reviews on Amazon … (hint hint … if the neighbor’s up to it … ) ;)’
“Say Kaddish” is first-to-read-next on my pile! 🙂
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Like what you’ve written na’Ama — come I invite you to time travel with me.
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Ah, time travel … the tempting but perhaps not fully fine-print-explored concept … 😉
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Love it! I thought your were telling the story of Minnie Pearl, from the Grand Old Opry! Great photo to fit your poem!
Dwight
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Thank you! Who knows … perhaps it could be about her … 😉 and others like her … 😉
Love the comment, Dwight!
Na’ama
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What fun. I love the “walk and talk with twang”.!
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So glad you liked it, Beverly! It gave me a smile to visualize it! 🙂
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