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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, 20231 min read
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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
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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
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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, 20231 min read
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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
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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, 20232 min read
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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
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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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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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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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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, 20232 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Clouds
Scott Whitby, 2020 What is past that cloud? Is there blue on the other side? Are there birds Or is that too high? This cloud is white But...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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A Martin
Scott Whitby, 2020 A Martin comes another Spring Searching for a hole just right Purple feathers, slick and sheen She follows soon, she...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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How It Works
Scott Whitby, 2020 Our daddy plowed dirt Our momma fixed hair No time for something else Probably wasn't fair We came along easier They...
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Seventeen
Scott Whitby, 2020 Seventeen Couldn't get hurt Knew everything Impressive with no shirt Stout Brown from the sun Lift anything Should see...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Cancer
Scott Whitby, 2020 We know you are there You think you can hide Nothing less than a coward Attack from behind, no pride Little babies and...
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Oct 12, 20231 min read
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