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?

10 comments:

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

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

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  2. Loved this! Southern flair and great voice.

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

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

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  5. You rocked this. Love the voice, the rhythm.

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  6. Yikes! Scary!

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

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  7. Oho!!! Well done!!!

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

    :)
    - barbara @ de rebus

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

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