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A Few Words About Cajun Ladies
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A Few Words About Cajun Ladies |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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here among the fragrance of the swamp a lovely flower blooms amid the cypress knees and mystical legend feisty is this beauty centuries-old heritage come into play they are world-class the Cajun lass born on the bayou like the song says Zydeco-influenced Cajun two-step impish in their ways confident and boastful, beautiful ladies strains of laughter of their mothers these Cajun Queens know what it means dark, flashing eyes can cut down a man mystical background, a la dat voodoo and da hoodoo charms and gris-gris, rooster's blood, sha don't eat nuttin' they cook dat's red menstrual blood seals any curse all that folklore they do implore she keeps a black-iron pot full with crawfish etouffeé, don't ya know rice always ready garlicky buttered French bread toasted for sopping, sha crisp fried soft shell crabs on the side I'm telling you you can't be blue in the land of laisse les bons temps rouler dat's let the good times roll, sha good times is tantamount to a religion in the swamps my, my, but yes, Cajun ladies they got dat, you know sumptin what makes Cajun men go ayeeeeeeeeeee! Bebe life they pursue breaking taboos making love to the light of a Cajun moon never thought it a sin bring on those babies to coo and to hold one on her hip t'other in da oven nothing slow down dat Cajun lady dance fe do do face all aglow got a fine family, life she goes on by soon bouncing dem grandkids on old creaky knees great-grandchildren come too soon now dat little pretty Cajun lady, now called Mamere ready to go home, but she asks for one more scoop of dat turtle sauce picante Cajun Lady first name Marie ~*~ I tried to catch some fog. I mist. ~*~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (04-03-2013 08:45 PM).] |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed reading about Cajun Ladies...James |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Wow What a Bayou Blow Out from you! You captured the colors, flavors, scents and sounds! That was great! I felt like I took a mini vacation! Hot stuff Swamp sass lori  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hah! Thank you, Lori, what a great comment. ~*~ I tried to catch some fog. I mist. ~*~ |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Appreciate it James . . . ~*~ I tried to catch some fog. I mist. ~*~ |
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Sue_s Junior Member
since 2013-03-26
Posts 45 |
Interesting piece of writing. It's not easy to "write" in dialect and do it sucessfully. You have done it well. (Helps to be from Louisiana )Much enjoyed. Sue |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you very much Sue. I appreciate the time you took to read and comment on my poem. Heh.Heh And yes, it does help to be from Louisiana to write the dialect. ~*~ I tried to catch some fog. I mist. ~*~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (04-03-2013 08:48 PM).] |
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