Damn Yankees
Peckerwoods range southern from taproot wormwood sagebrush out west,
to different dialects in deep East Texas’s vast Big Thicket Forest
with snake-filled, gator-infested swamps.
Coon hunters haul coonhounds, like Ol’ Blue,
in pickups circled round night fires.
Dogs tree them coons for the bark and fun of the run.
Where cultural racism thrives as casual and common as an Easter toothache,
in tasteless towns, where hate breeds happiness decayed.
Damn longhaired, white-assed Yankee,
“What cha mean ya never been coon huntin’?
Grab yer wahoo and follow me.”
Look both ways and wonder, why does it have to be this way?
Mind the gaps for gators and snakes.
“Old Blue got one treed, but Scout is a-trackin’ some tail.”
Our Literary Journey 
This was so much fun to read, had to do it thrice! Love the video, too…
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Oh, I’m glad you enjoyed it, Dale. Seriously, they stand around and listen to the dogs bark, then comment, take a drink, smoke, comment again. When they’re done, they whistle. The dogs return and they go home. 100% social, zero hunting. LOL
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I did. And I totally believe you! 100%! Too funny… Good thing they don’t rely on it to eat, eh?
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Well, they could eat, but racoons? I went (invited) on one hunt. That was enough for me.
What I read about coon hounds, which were bred from English Fox Hounds (except for one of six types) was interesting.
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I suppose if one had no choice…
It is interesting to see where various types of dogs come from.
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These prompts send me down so many rabbit holes. Research! Eh?
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They can, for sure. I need something to get me playing again… Yep. Research is great!
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“playing again?” When I start with Sammi’s prompt, I look it up (even if I know all about it) and read all I can. Then I go back to bed. Before long, I have some idea to work with. Fun for me. 🙂 What is wrong?
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So do I. Look it up. Every single time. Because I know I will try to go to that other place that is different,
I just feel my writing mojo is down.
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If so, we need to get it back up. You are creative and post great stuff, 🙂
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How sweet are you? Thank you. 😊
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🙂
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I tried reading it out loud and in a right old pickle! A brilliant take Bill.
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‘got’ in – even my typing’s tripping me up now!
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Also mine. Accuracy is all but gone. 🙂
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Thanks, Keith.
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A fun read and a powerful statement this: “Where cultural racism thrives as casual and common as an Easter toothache, in tasteless towns, where hate breeds happiness decayed”.
Now I have to go find out what a ‘wahoo’ is!
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I think it’s a fish. I needed a word and didn’t like the obvious ones. 🙂 Glad you enjoyed it.
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Good description of the setting and mood of coon hunting, Bill.
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Thank you.
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Where cultural racism thrives – powerful words, well said, Bill.
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Thank you, CE.
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