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Hometown

Judith Kaufman

Green and brown blend,
verdure permeates my eyes.
Gawping, the brown jumps
at you.
Mildew mixed with soap mixed
with sausage wafts across your nostrils.
The beans are a’boilin, the suds a’spillin
over the washbowl.
The washboard’s getting’ a workout
in tune with the horns, sax, and drums
echoing in my ear.

Down the street you hear the drawl
of a withered brown Creole.
“Honey Chile, ooooweeeeee, you so pretty!”
As if everyone who passes is the greatest
Beauty.
Up the way,
horns, sax, and drums
echo in my ear.

Standing on the levee
watching the rush of the dark, muddied
brown algae-riddled water hurry along.
The smokestacks of the Natchez creep
past the steel. I turn my back.
Horns, sax, and drums
echo in my ear.

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