My daughter speaks her mother's tongue -
a sugar syrup southern drawl
that softens words that shouldn't be said,
shouldn't be said at all.
A sugar syrup southern drawl
that hints at lemon in the tea,
but softens words that shouldn't be said;
she learned that from me.
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- Maude Lynn
- Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days. ---Flannery O'Connor
14 comments:
Ahh.. what a precious capture this is.
Oh, the things we pass on to our kids, and the manner in which those things return to us. Circle, for sure.
Oh, the things we pass on to our kids, and the manner in which those things return to us. Circle, for sure.
Oh, yes!! Love it!! We pass it and they return to be sure!
Love this!
Amazing the things our children learn from us.
Super charming. k.
This is perfect.
It's her mother's tongue and she's learned it well.
I like the bit of acid in here--especially softened on the tongue!
YOU sometimes say things that shouldn't be said?
I'm shocked. ;)
Seriously, in eight short lines you--as usual--packed quite a whallop. A softened whallop, but a whallop nonetheless.
How good is the gift, how infernal? Mothers don't get to choose, and daughters have to decide if "softening" is a way to thrill, or kill, or create most excellent poems.
Love this. If I have to be slapped let it be with a velvet glove. A toast to Southern Women!
(I didn't do this prompt so you don't have to come callin'.)
So much packed into a few words. Love the structure and the lyrical quality. Diplomacy is such an important skill to have. And here it is, celebrated in all its glory with the southern drawl. *Smiles*
love the idea of the daughter learning from the mother...the likeness.
reminds me of my own baby girl.
love this one!
stacy lynn mar
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