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Audrey McDonald Atkins May 14, 2012 Uncategorized

A poem about grits…just because I can

Grits are salty

Never sweet

Drenched in butter

Good to eat

But if you leave them in the pot

Pry them loose you will not

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    John on May 17, 2012 at 10:00 AM
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    Hah! I miss grits.

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    Hold the sugar, Sugar | Folkways Nowadays on November 4, 2014 at 8:01 AM
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    […] couple of years ago I wrote a short poem about grits. You can read it here if you are so […]

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