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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
See Red. Speak Black. Live Golden.

See Red. Speak Black. Live Golden.

Collins, Sheldon C.

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General Poetry

ISBN10: 1545081530
ISBN13: 9781545081532
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: May 26 2017
Pages: 270
Weight: 1.65
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
...It was part of creole jargon to always begin a statement with a certain word or phrase and end it with the same word or phrase; as well, almost any word that began with th had to be changed to d. I had noticed this anomaly whenever someone visiting from Louisiana was conversing with my parents. What I wasn't quite ready for was how wonderful the native drawl rolled over everyone's tongue when they felt at home with someone. This way of speaking was pure poetry; the kind of speaking that reduced everyone to the friendliest of terms. It was the type of language that welcomed everyone to be family. Yes, I loved it, yes. And ya know, I even started to practice it - ya know?

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