Monday, June 16, 2025

Wooden Nickels

 

Honest Lee stepped out of a dime western—

wavy brown hair, chestnut mustache,

six-shooter on his thigh.

 

Not anybody’s prairie girl,

I knew which one of us was a lie—

even with his black olive eyes,

 

black as my lil’ ol’ pea pickin’ heart.

 

 

© 2025 Jennifer Wagner

Photo © 2025 Jennifer Wagner

 

dVerse Quadrille:  Honestly

 

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8 comments:

  1. Arcadia MariaJune 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM

    Nice one.

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  2. AnonymousJune 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM

    What fun..Judy Dykstra-Brown..(They want to sign me in as anonymous..)

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  3. Kim M. RussellJune 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM

    Now that’s different, Jennifer, and very enjoyable! I like the simile ‘black as my lil’ ol’ pea pickin’ heart’.

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  4. HelenJune 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM

    Well .. I am a huge fan of the 'country vibe' the 'cowboy/cowgirl' energy .. which means I'm lovin' this Quad!

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  5. paeansunpluggedJune 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM

    Oh, wow! This was so good, Jennifer.

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  6. brudbergJune 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM

    Ha... I wonder if it pays of to be honest with such a black heart.

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  7. FireblossomJune 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM

    Black-hearted, you? Not buying that!

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