We sat along the crick waiting
The sky was unusually blue
the blue of joy
We packed our lunch
chipped chopped ham sandwiches
and planned to stay all day
if necessary
It was the day the iggle hatchlings
were due to fledge
After years of pollution from
still mills and factories the air
and rivers around Pittsburgh
were fresh and clean
and the iggles were nesting again
The first bird took flight and
as we looked over the hill
toward dahntahn
we were filled with hope n’at
I had a little fun in the Garden using some of the words you hear in the Pittsburgh, PA area
Love this!
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Great use odd dialectv
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Very nice poem, luv those new words I’ve not met before
Much love…
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Oh, I love this! My husband’s dad’s family is from “the valley,” meaning eastern Ohio not far from Pittsburgh. He has mentioned that ham before. 🙂
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nicely written !
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This is wonderful, and yes I did understand your words (but I had to read them aloud to get it)
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love it!
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Oh good lord we are from the same place! (I grew up on a crick in northwest PA, went to school and lived in Pittsburgh for many years.) Yay! xo
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