Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-h Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:agi From: agi@pucc-h (bigger) Newsgroups: net.poems Subject: Country Message-ID: <1324@pucc-h> Date: Sun, 7-Oct-84 22:17:26 EDT Article-I.D.: pucc-h.1324 Posted: Sun Oct 7 22:17:26 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Oct-84 02:54:46 EDT Organization: Purdue University Computing Center Lines: 58 Country I never worried much 'bout wakin' neighbors out here where sundown don't mean street lights; out here sundown means starlight. I never worried 'bout pullin' window shades or keepin' my voice down 'less mom had headaches. Out here, we worked long days, and ate big meals, and slept good at night. When folks'd come 'round we'd tend to smile alot. Country folks watch alot of football and country folks are friendly and country folks marry young, 'cause it's a long way into town. However, I have lived in cities, in apartments, and suburban homes, and I find that country speech no longer snuggles warmly in my ear, and country words make my face feel as though I am trying new foods. My words flow like newsprint. I speak in the manner of talk-show hosts. And I rarely use contractions, because the country is so far away. Scott Bigger {allegra, decvax, ucbvax, tektronix}!pur-ee!pucc-h.gml or pucc-h.agi BTW, just realized I had this lying in one of my directories and thought, hey, that's not bad (ego). Comments are always appreciated.