Tag: Southern

Southern Diamonds—Seven: “I Will Have a Garden”

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I will have a garden, Even if it’s small, Will till the ground That winter hardens Until my plants grow tall. I will grow a garden, Even when it’s hard, And raise my seeds And weed these weeds In my little yard. I will give my garden: What it blooms and bears This year—and bear …

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Southern Diamonds—Six: Salt and Sugar

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In case you haven’t noticed, I have a lot of associations.  Even salt and sugar bring specific people to mind: my two grandmothers. Grandma was born in Louisiana and moved to a state closer to the North than the South (in my mind, at least), where she’s lived for over sixty years.  Grandmama was born …

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