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Oct 12, 20231 min read
My Hands
Scott Whitby, 2021 My hands Fat and little Always busy Always piddled Sharp fingernails A handful of hair The only way They could fight...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Along Came You
Scott Whitby, 2021 Rocket ships up to the moon Showed the Russians just who was who Came back home Along came you Spent two nights at...
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Chasing Time
Scott Whitby, 2021 It ran Never looking back Thought I was lost Not on its track It flew It moved faster I was slower But I'm closer It...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
DeWitt
Scott Whitby, 2022 When DeWitt was a little boy He had some big ideas Gonna be an astronaut And a brain surgeon for kids His daddy was so...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Darby
Scott Whitby, 2022 I just got to know you Yesterday, last Winter or was it 40 years It don't really matter If it's Sunday I'll see you...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Noise
Scott Whitby, 2020 Back porch Chris Knight A little whisky Mind gets right Flies swarm Sun beats Dogs scratch Socks off the feet Birds...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
Old Man
Scott Whitby, 2022 I was gonna buy a guitar Asked the old man for his advice He said you better watch yourself New strings are just as...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Our Day
Scott Whitby, 2022 It was sunrise and you stood there You stared across the morning dew You saw my eyes and you looked away As if you'd...
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Hey Little Boy
Scott Whitby, 2021 Hey little boy It's gonna be alright Everybody's mom and daddy fight Hey little boy This'll pass But don't look...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Stunner
Scott Whitby, 2022 You sent me your picture, I could not look away You sent me your picture, I couldn't look away You looked so happy All...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
The Good Ol' Days
Scott Whitby, 2020 The good ol' days Or are they right now? What was good about then Hungry, poor, and an old plow Now we got money We...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
My Kay
Scott Whitby, 2020 Who could make a poem About a girl so good? No way to explain her I can't do it, who could? What about a song?...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
I Wish
Scott Whitby, 2021 I wish she liked me better And my kids didn't fuss I wish I was a better man I wish I didn't cuss Not sure I was...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
That Tailgate
Scott Whitby, 2020 That tailgate on Summer nights When nothing was wrong Cicadas or crickets sang a song A little cold after dark But...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
The Clues
Scott Whitby, 2020 I sit on this porch Drink some alcohol Listen to the birds Think about it all Sometimes I figure it out Other times I...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
Elizabeth
Scott Whitby, 2020 Back from the war Brought our mom home Torn from the West To raise three sons Elizabeth community Not even nowhere...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
Perry House
Scott Whitby, 2020 We'd sneak through the woods Apprehensive and alarmed Afraid to get caught Visiting that house so charmed It didn't...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Back To School
Scott Whitby, 2020 Back to school today To fill the mind Doesn't seem bothered Just gentle and kind Likes to be ready Both her room and...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Friends
Scott Whitby, 2020 Many people you meet Friends some will be Which ones ever You never can see The first friend of child So powerful and...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Ten Again
Scott Whitby, 2020 I was ten So secure Felt happy Safe for sure Then fifteen All upside down Nothing good Except the frown Turned twenty...
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