Saturday, October 27, 2012

Don't Ever Sass A Hoodoo Woman



33 words inspired by the zombie found by Zora Neale Hurston.

Don't you ever sass no
Hoodoo woman, child.
She drag you to your grave;
Throw you in, she will.
Then she dance
A happy jig,
Say your name
And have herself
A slave.

Okay, so this wasn't my original post for today.  Last night, I had a dream, and when I woke up, this was in  my head.  It's not my normal stuff, but who am I to argue with a Hoodoo woman?
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13 comments:

  1. DraugOctober 27, 2012 at 11:39 AM

    Oh this is great! I love it! ^__^

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    1. TMWHickmanOctober 27, 2012 at 2:51 PM

      Thanks. I guess that pizza before bed helped...

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  2. UnknownOctober 27, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    Loved this! Southern flair and great voice.

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  3. GinaOctober 27, 2012 at 12:28 PM

    You nailed the southern thingy. I'm very careful who I sass AND it wouldn't be her. She makes me nervous! Well done...per usual!

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    1. lumdog2012October 27, 2012 at 1:39 PM

      This is great. The dialect, the rhythm. Everything.

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  4. Faith CohenOctober 28, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    Would put a scare into my son, that is for sure. Great piece!

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  5. kymmOctober 28, 2012 at 6:45 PM

    You rocked this. Love the voice, the rhythm.

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  6. karenOctober 28, 2012 at 9:28 PM

    Yikes! Scary!

    And you're bang on. Who's to argue with a dream?

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  7. BarbaraOctober 29, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    Oho!!! Well done!!!

    A warning and an excellent response to the prompt. Heart.

    :)
    - barbara @ de rebus

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  8. Red Nomad OZOctober 30, 2012 at 6:12 AM

    It's not normal?? Well, girl, it SHOULD BE! This is GREAT!! And I don't even DO Halloween downunder ...

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