Pork Rinds and Pumpkin Seeds

By Deeci Murphy

Pork Rinds and Pumpkin Seeds is an offering of more of the urban poetic style Deeci brings with topics that include insightful flashbacks of growing up on the streets of Philadelphia. She addresses present issues with Sunrise Over Philly, and calls into question the future with On the Shoulders. This is a delightful mix of poetry that will make you laugh and hopefully touch your spirit.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Oct 28, 2015
• ISBN: 9781503528369

Deeci Murphy

Deeci Murphy is a Philadelphia poet, author, and educator. “Philly born and raised”, she has a unique perspective on her home town. “I don’t write about the dressed up City of Brotherly Love, I write about what Philly’s like when our company goes home”.

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Copyright © 2015 by Deeci Murphy.

ISBN:      Softcover   978-1-5035-2837-6

                eBook         978-1-5035-2836-9

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Rev. date: 10/27/2015

About the cover:

Girls Playing Jacks, is an oil paint on canvas by Denise D. Cooper. Denise is an extraordinarily talented artist residing in Texas. The whimsical spirit of this painting reflects the carefree spirit that is the birthright of every child.

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CONTENTS

Sights on 6th Street

In Between

55 (Fifty-Five)

Soothe Yourself

Down the Shore

Color In My Hair (Reflections on Germantown and Lehigh)

It’s Over

Jacks

Mood Swing

Love Is

Mother’s Day

A Parent’s Voice

Being Your Friend

Woman

Sunrise Over Philly

Let’s Talk About Romance

My Garden

Racism

Wesley

I Didn’t Know

This is Me

Copper Colored Brother

Just Because

Greed

Eyes

Pressure (Ode to the Working Wife)

Loyalty

Sure Thing

Is there an app for that?

More of Me

Talkin

Diagnosis

Poetry

The Music Lives On

Mixed Signals

Summer Fun

On The Shoulders

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To my mother Helen, you gave me everything I needed.

Thank you.

Pumpkin Seeds, Pork Rinds, jump rope and jacks

My favorite games, my favorite snacks

Then life was simple, I was young and carefree

Gave no thought to what I’d grow up to be

One potato, two potato, three potato, four

Back then all I cared about was getting out the door

Being with my friends was the highlight of my day

Then I grew up,

And life got in the way.

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SIGHTS ON 6TH STREET

R eminiscing brought on by summer heat,

Fire hydrants full blast on Sixth Street

Everybody on the steps trying to catch a breeze

Ms. Minnie yapping it up bout who and what she sees

Sixth Street was lively and full of life.

Even the junkies caused no strife

Sam and Irene are in love today, so you know

It’ll be cool around the way

Jumping rope and playing jacks

Hoping your friends will share their snacks

Mint Juleps or Banana Splits

BB Bats and shoestring licorice

Mary Jane’s and Squirrel Nuts too

It’s amazing what a few pennies could do

Boy do I miss eating Jewish pickles from Sid’s grocery store

Chips and a Pepsi would sure even the score

Not Wise© though cause they were usually burnt

Practically every chip in the bag is green or turnt

It’s a shame I tell you, a waste of potatoes for