Travis Peak

Folks said,
“Who wants to live
on a razorback?”
Guess it depends
on your point of view.

Daddy had money,
but Mama was rich;
cash poor,
and Heiress of the hills.

It doesn’t turn a living,
but a few hold on;
After all, stubborn’s what buries
eight generations in the same ground.

Barefoot dirt road,
Ford, not Chevy;
Potluck luncheon,
A cedar-tree Christmas.

They never knew
the easier life got,
the harder it’d be
to stay alive.

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© Savannah Smiley Sterrett 2022