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Coke Bottles Are Worth a Nickel

Coke Bottles Are Worth a Nickel

A Poem by James


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A Barefoot Upbringing

A Barefoot Upbringing

A Poem by James


Running barefoot through the pastureI feel the fescue between my toes --Ten years old, maybe a little more,no worries, no cares, just a few chores.It'..
North of Jellico

North of Jellico

A Poem by James


I left something in Kentuckyjust north of Jellicolost, now in the CumberlandYouth is never wasted --It's spent,When she took my hand and led meover th..
Canoeing The Cumberland River in 1998

Canoeing The Cumberland River in 1998

A Poem by James


We took a trip in the summer of '98Canoeing down the Cumberland River.A rented boat, two extra paddles,A cooler secured with duct tape,Sunscreen " and..
A Kentucky Mountain Top

A Kentucky Mountain Top

A Poem by James


I remember my fatherwhen I was youngand he still had the lungsof a young man.The dirt under his nails,the black sootthat never washed from the back of..