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Open Poetry #48

Long Gone Daddy

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

0 posted 2012-07-30 10:12 PM

Long Gone Daddy

Heavens to Betsy,
I stopped calling her
so she stopped calling me.

Mama's been gone
for too long
and now I'm a
long gone daddy.

JamesLee
30July
2012

"I'll go find a woman
that treats me nice
and you go get
yourself a man
that wants to fight.
I'm moving on."

Compliments of Hank Williams
"Long Gone Daddy" (1949)

BluesSerenade
Member Patricius

since 2001-10-23

Posts 10549
By the Seaside

1 posted 2012-07-30 10:32 PM

There you go!! Good advice in this little diddy.

Love the title too!!

Namyh
Senior Member

since 2009-01-20

Posts 988

2 posted 2012-07-31 12:14 PM

JamesM - I know from where you speak. It's been a long time since I heard that expression "long gone daddy". I enjoyed this work JM. Namyh

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

3 posted 2012-07-31 07:15 AM

Yep. Hank knew what he was talking about. She out there. Go find her.

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~

JamesMichael
Member Empyrean

since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2012-08-07 01:40 AM

Thank you Blues, Namyh and Jerry for the nice responses...James

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