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mining till day
In bajan we must and bacca we trust
never going to brake bedrock
enchanting diamond sword
crafting table
rpmx13
asfjerome
flaming arrows
traping in cobwebs
MicMag Jul 2018
Fanatics fixed their eyes upon
The screen to cheer their team
The mood there in the air was tense
Tricolor seemed out of steam

The clock was counting down
The time was drawing nigh
Doomed to lose and head on home
Bid Russia their goodbye

An errant shot deflected out
Gave them one last chance
To score a goal and prance about
Show off their famous dance

From the corner, the ball soared in
A hero rose above
Mina smacked it with his head
And won his country's love

England shocked to see the win
Snatched right from their grasp
Colombia delirious
Successful at last gasp

And thus the game was sent along
Into the overtime
Two periods were played to nil
Two teams full in their prime

Penalties would now decide
Which team would advance
The locals glued to their tvs
The nation in a trance

Falcao scores! Kane as well!
Cuadrado, Rashford too!
Muriel then strikes one home
Tricolor up three to two!

Ospina blocks the next one
Hypes up the frenzied crowd
But Uribe hits the crossbar
And the silence echoes loud

Trippier knots it up again
We're down to final shots
Bacca fails to get his through
Past Pickford's valiant swat

Fate rests upon this final kick
Well placed with perfect spin
Just past Ospina's outstreched hands
Dier seals the win

The cafeteros reel from shock
No sign of jubilation
But still the crowd, crushed in defeat
Show their appreciation

Colombia eliminated
We give them all a hand
And though their World Cup here is done
I'm now their biggest fan
Inspired by the happy Colombian heart!

I'm not even a soccer fan but this game was a rollercoaster!
Gidgette Jul 2017
Please, read this with the thickest southern accent you've ever heard. It's my language. It's my home...


Hee Haws on the TV
Chicken's fryin' in cast iron skillets
Taters and maters scent mama's clothes
no AC
Papaws in the bacca field
Granny's sippin' on sweet tea
The law stopped comin' here they say,
Back in '23
The fruit's ripe for pickin
daddy did that last week
He said the Apple brandy
Tasted perfect,
bitter sweet
The moonshine makers meet
When the crickets sing at night
they pass around mason jars
'neath the moon
and southern stars
The wine stays burried till fall
muskadine,
other than strawberry
the very best kind
The yanks
buy it up
Its funny to watch 'em
they can't handle their stuff
The Demory Mart stays busy
oh Lord it's so much fun!
When the moonshiners play pool,
till the rising of the sun
Momma don't like it,
Lord she gets so mad!
But she puts my church shoes on me
and I know she still loves dad
But now the still's turned green
as copper always does
There are no moonshiners left
Time has passed, just 'cause
Papaw's gone
the fields have grown up
there are no moonshiners left
it's all store bought, mason jars
have turned to cups
Demory Mart is Yankee owned
the church has indoor plumbing
But late at night, I hear the banjo's
and the stills, copper humming....
Nel mio giardino, là nel canto oscuro
dove ora il pettirosso tintinnìa,
col gelsomino rampicante al muro,
c'è la gaggìa;
e or che ottobre dentro la vermiglia
foresta il marzo rende morto al suolo,
e sembra marzo, come rassomiglia
bacca a bocciuolo,
alba a tramonto; nelle tenui trine
l'una si stringe, al roseo vespro, quando
l'altro i suoi fiori, candide stelline,
apre, alitando;
ed al sospiro dell'avemaria,
quando nel bosco dalle cime ****
il dì s'esala, il cuore in una pia
ombra si chiude;
e l'anima in quell'ombra di ricordi
apre corolle che imbocciar non vide;
e l'ombra di fior d'angelo e di fior di
spina sorride.
MT Browder Nov 2019
I was little, play'n in the dirt
grown folk went to work
when the sun was high and hot
she'd stand close and make a shady spot
....and sing

Aint no shade in heaven
and I'm going to see when I'm there
Aint no shade in heaven
cause His light shines every where

I was grown and in the row
big ole sun moving offly slow
I went pulling that bacca plant
this ole tune we'd often chant

Aint no shade in heaven
and I'm going to see when I'm there
Aint no shade in heaven
cause His light shines every where

I'm old watch'n kids in the dirt
young folks went to work
The sun is high and hot
I stand close to make a shady spot
...and sing

Aint no shade in heaven
and I'm going to see when I'm there
Aint no shade in heaven
cause His light shines every where
The "she" in this is my great-grandmother who would actually make shade for me and my brother when we were very small children.
Nel mio giardino, là nel canto oscuro
dove ora il pettirosso tintinnìa,
col gelsomino rampicante al muro,
c'è la gaggìa;
e or che ottobre dentro la vermiglia
foresta il marzo rende morto al suolo,
e sembra marzo, come rassomiglia
bacca a bocciuolo,
alba a tramonto; nelle tenui trine
l'una si stringe, al roseo vespro, quando
l'altro i suoi fiori, candide stelline,
apre, alitando;
ed al sospiro dell'avemaria,
quando nel bosco dalle cime ****
il dì s'esala, il cuore in una pia
ombra si chiude;
e l'anima in quell'ombra di ricordi
apre corolle che imbocciar non vide;
e l'ombra di fior d'angelo e di fior di
spina sorride.
Nel mio giardino, là nel canto oscuro
dove ora il pettirosso tintinnìa,
col gelsomino rampicante al muro,
c'è la gaggìa;
e or che ottobre dentro la vermiglia
foresta il marzo rende morto al suolo,
e sembra marzo, come rassomiglia
bacca a bocciuolo,
alba a tramonto; nelle tenui trine
l'una si stringe, al roseo vespro, quando
l'altro i suoi fiori, candide stelline,
apre, alitando;
ed al sospiro dell'avemaria,
quando nel bosco dalle cime ****
il dì s'esala, il cuore in una pia
ombra si chiude;
e l'anima in quell'ombra di ricordi
apre corolle che imbocciar non vide;
e l'ombra di fior d'angelo e di fior di
spina sorride.

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