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swhitby8
Oct 12, 20231 min read
Nobody Knows
Scott Whitby, 2022 Nobody knows about West Tennessee Nobody even cares West Tennessee don't care either It likes being nowhere Whoever...
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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, 20231 min read
The Parlor
Scott Whitby, 2021 It was an old grocery store But now just ransacked Stinking of mold and dirt Across from the railroad track Better...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Tanager Can't You Stay?
Tanager can't you stay? Can't you stay and sing for me? So high up against the sky Sing for me for free Tanager can't you stay? In the...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Sweet Feed Whisky
Scott Whitby, 2021 The old ones say Why you do it that way? Take eight rows with a hoe Just go a little more slow Don't spend all your...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
You Bothered Mine
Scott Whitby, 2020 You bothered mine I can bother too I'm not a bully But I'm bigger than you Some things aren't worth it But others are...
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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, 20231 min read
Fences
Scott Whitby, 2020 Just clear the spot Then string a line And dig the holes For a fence so fine! Was it that easy? Or could it have been...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
Guitar
Scott Whitby, 2021 I work at guitar Don't pretend I can I work so hard to play Will my wife be my fan? Where I started, I come so far...
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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
Johnson Hay Store
Scott Whitby, 2020 Eaton bottom and river Everyone so poor Nothing else there Except Johnson Hay Store Old wood stove Old wood store...
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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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Oct 12, 20231 min read
The Cows Are Out
Scott Whitby, 2020 Such dread Barely less than fear The cows are out I thought the fence was clear Phone rings Late Sunday night They're...
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