Growing Up In The Southern States In The 1800s Before The U. S. Civil War...[ Dwarf; Family; Gunsmith; Slavery; Farming; Freedom; Longish ] Comments

I died laughing a quarter of the way through this jaunt through your very active and twisty-turny mind of yours! ! ! ! Turning Tommy Twit loose on the public was incredibly provocatiive of you....5 stars for each of the 5000 poems in this poem!

TO ALL OF MY READERS (ESPECIALLY IF YOU LIKE HUMOR & good rhyming, AS I DO) : Do yourself a favor and read Sheeya Hacks' Her Big Tail Caused Endless Trails

Time shouldn't go through this kind of story that makes us dream for a better tomorrow . Let us keep reading and sharing this kind of story so that it will never be forgotten by the new generations. Unforgettable. Top Marks!

What a beautiful and meaningful poem! Informative and very inspiring. A great depiction of a life story that provides motivation and encouragement to conquer adversities in life's journey. A well thought out poem.

My first choice for a title was, apparently, .........Tomfoolery & Bri....[ Foolish trifling; ridiculous behavior; nonsense. ] It is TRUE.

Readers, Not that anyone will care, ....but I think it IS interesting, ....today my record of emails (sent to myself in my process of writing this poem) reminded me that the currect title is the THIRD one I had in mind for this.

Your APPETITE to write about the PAST is on the rise and ALSO your SPEEDOMETER is showing 1800 Now. Full 5 *****

Revisiting and unearthing the bygone in history and employing our personal creativity is a challenging endeavor, you accomplished it splendidly through this verse. Typically, we endeavor to anticipate and venture into the future, envisioning how things will appear or appear differently.

(cont.) His was an INTERESTING LIFE & made him a wealthy man. He stopped growing between 6 mo. and his teens, and never reached a 'normal' height. He amassed wealth and married.

(cont.) 'General Tom Thumb' (a 'stage neme', as many Hollywood actors hava had, ], began performing [ billed as an ] before he was 7 years old. (cont.)

I got a little mixed up between the height [not heighth] of my fictional Tom Terwillager and the recorded height [not heigth] of the American dwarf 'General Tom Thumb' [NOT his real name]. (cont.) .. (cont.)

I like it Bri. You perked my interest and held me through the entire poem. I will read it again tomorrow.

The poem about 'T' is very interesting and holds readers' attention.In the concluding part I wanted to know more about T's family and how the Civil war impacted their lives.