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Gunslinger
Senior Member

since 1999-10-09

Posts 901
TX, USA

0 posted 2012-02-14 09:37 PM

From time to time I travel to-
The land from which I sprung.
And travel to old houses,
Where I lived when I was young.

I drive the dusty country roads,
I walked when just a kid…
Nostalgically I reminisce,
Those foolish things we did.

I stop by cemeteries-
Where rest my fallen dead.
And read the aging markers-
That guard their sleeping heads.

I guess old age took the most,
Illness claimed a few…
One died from a shotgun blast,
And car wrecks did for two.

Call me morbid, if you wish:
To me it’s hallowed ground,
And the only place upon the globe,
My family can be found.

Sole survivor? Just about,
And my time’s drawing near.
There’s not a thought of dying-
That causes me to fear.

South Texas is the land I love-
Though often did I roam,
But every road I’ve traveled-
Did finally take me home.

Alison

Member Rara Avis

since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

1 posted 2012-02-15 03:23 PM

I still dream o one house we lived in when I was little. I fell in love with the dormer/window seat in my bedroom. Love this, John.

Alison

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

2 posted 2012-02-15 06:15 PM

South Texas is a grand place to call home!
Enjoyed your write.

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

katahdin
Senior Member

since 2010-07-01

Posts 1196
ME. In the Shadow of the Mt.

3 posted 2012-02-15 08:29 PM

There's no place like home! Enjoyed!
Kat >^..^<

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

4 posted 2012-02-17 12:40 PM

Though we moved around a lot I still think of Salem, Oregon as home. I understand the attachment here. Great poem.
Ida

Michael

Moderator

Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

5 posted 2012-02-17 01:29 AM

I have a thing for the cemetary too... The only people who truly knew me through my first 40 years reside there. Loneliness isn't in being alone, loneliness is alone in being. I share your loneliness, friend.

Michael

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

6 posted 2012-02-17 04:14 PM

Call me morbid, if you wish:
To me it’s hallowed ground,
And the only place upon the globe,
My family can be found.

If you're morbid, I am, too!

This really touches me, GS... I think you've written what many of us feel and done so beautifully!

Pilgrimage
Member Elite

since 2001-12-04

Posts 3945
Texas, USA

7 posted 2012-02-20 03:28 PM

I was happy to see your name in the list of poems. I haven't been around for a while. You never disappoint. Perfect meter, wonderful visuals, and emotional impact.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

ebonygirl
Member Elite

since 2011-07-14

Posts 2000
California U.S.A

8 posted 2012-02-20 09:25 PM

Fantastic poem GS. Home is where my heart is, as they say. Ms. E

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