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rwood
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since 2000-02-29
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Tennessee

0 posted 2001-07-21 11:26 AM



Traveling northbound
From the Sunshine state
Headed home , swiftly I glide.
Through heat ghosts escaping
From tar bubbles breaking
In the roads of shale, they hide
Spiney pines along the roadside
Clumps of Pampas grass wave
Bidding a "So long, See Ya!" salute
To travelers along the way
Judging navigation by the soil
I witness the sandy scene
Unfold to redclay masses of dirt
To hearty fields of green
The soil turns black as pitch
Making everything stand out fresh
The crops surrender to vegetable stands
Springing up to roadside best
I ride in music blared anticipation
In search of the heavenly sign
Azalea blooms have disappeared
Choked out by kudzu vines
The giant wayside leafy monsters
Swallowing the roadside debris
I move onward, towards clapboard barns
Popping up in pastures green
Upwards, I drive into cavernous tunnels
Of Bending Old Timer trees
The heat now freshly filtered out
With sweet honeysuckle breezes
The valleys give way to higher ground
Where my passionflower grows wild
And the Lady's Slipper, gracefully lilts
Down the pathways of brushwood briar
Leading to the mystical tops
Of Cherokee hallowed ground
Where they whisper in the silent mornings
Where they cry to the night wind's clouds
Where children of the mist, give way
To ghostly hide and seek
I'm near the Gateway! I see the sign!
"Welcome To Tennessee".

[This message has been edited by rwood (edited 07-21-2001).]

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Mishtheelf
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since 2001-07-10
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1 posted 2001-07-21 12:56 PM


*sighs contently*  Well captured, Madam Wood!  I've lived in northeastern Tennessee and southwestern Virginia since I was an infant, with a few years' exception when I joined the Navy.  You've made me want to take a trip down to the Cherokee reserve now *L* RIGHT NOW  hehe  Thank you very much for the song of home!

Teddy

Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla
2 posted 2001-07-21 01:04 PM


rwood,
You write very well enjoyed the read.

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3 posted 2001-07-21 01:21 PM


What a great trip I just took, through your poem. Beautifully done.

Betty Lou Hebert

rwood
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since 2000-02-29
Posts 3793
Tennessee
4 posted 2001-07-21 06:18 PM


Mishtheelf: How sweet! I'm glad it hit home to you. I'm a Navy Brat myself. Traveled all over...but Tennessee is my heartland. Thanks so much for reading!

Seymour: Thanks again. Your comments are much appreciated!

Trillium: I'm so glad I could take you with me! It's an honor for sure!

Sincerely,
Rwood

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