Mongrel Maven
My bloodline’s scattered here and there—
a genealogist’s nightmare.
Racially, I’m broadly mixed.
The KKK would have me fixed.
My lineage being under-par,
I cannot join the D.A.R.
I have no claims to royalty,
so my name is title-free.
Who I am is merely me.
For this I need no pedigree!
The prompt word today is pedigree.
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Short and sweet!
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Yes. I think folks are sometimes grateful for that!
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Love the KKK line🤓
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i discovered I was Jewish. 98.7%. That is VERY Jewish. But I already KNEW that. i was hoping for something … well … quirky and interesting. But no. I yam what I yam.
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I know. My poem made me out to be more interesting than I am. Poetic license, you know. I’ve used that last line a few times before, haven’t I?
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And while I do qualify for the DAR, the KKK wouldn’t like me, either. We are who we are, indeed!
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You most definitely are you, Judy, and we love you for that!
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Thanks, Dolly. Appreciative comments from our friends make it easier to just be our plain selves!!!
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Judy – you plain? I’ll probably still be laughing tomorrow!
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just being you is perfect!
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At least from a distance.. ha.
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lol doubt I will ever know you close and personal as I have no desire for any further travel … but if you send the ticket I will give it serious thought 🙂
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Very cute. I’ve been seeing you in comments on many of my blogging friends, so I decided to drop by your place. I’m leaving a follow; we must share some interests.
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Thanks, Oneta. Delighted to hear we have some friends in common. Heading over to your blog now. Thanks for following me around! ;o)
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My Grandmother Francis was a member of the DAR until they wouldn’t allow a black woman to sing at their convention. She never mentioned the DAR again. I like your longer poems. What are the people in the picture looking at?
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