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Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

0 posted 2013-03-05 11:33 AM

(inspired by our Louisiana Poet Jerry)

In the pelican breeze is tulip trees
and green-gray Spanish moss is swaying.
Scent of magnolia flutters like chemise
in a distance saxophones are playing.

Piano fingers playing Creole blues
and guitars playing a dixieland tune.
Beads of purple, green and gold hues
beneath Louisiana's bayou moon.

Majestic old oaks posing gracefully
in shadows of southern moonlight.
A little blue heron wading patiently
within the cypress of a swampland night.
In the pelican breeze is tulip trees
New Orleans moon is shining bright.

~Victoria

[This message has been edited by Victoria (03-07-2013 08:20 PM).]

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2013-03-05 11:47 AM

You write about south Louisiana as if you were from the south, Victoria. If I inspired this, as you say, I wish I was able to inspire my own self to write something that captured Cajun country so wonderful as you did with this beauty.

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways . . . ~*~

Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

2 posted 2013-03-05 11:53 AM

thank you Jerry but you are just being modest. At first I had Mardi Gras breeze but changed it to pelican since its the state bird and Mardi Gras was last month.

~Victoria

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

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South Louisiana

3 posted 2013-03-05 01:23 PM

Everybody writes about Mardi Gras, but you wrote about the real Louisiana. Thank you again . . .

~*~ If they give you ruled paper write sideways . . . ~*~

Lighthousebob
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since 2000-06-14

Posts 4725
California

4 posted 2013-03-05 04:05 PM

Sounds beautiful. Best friends just moved there and your poem makes me wanna visit that much more. :-) Thanks for sharing. -Bob

Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

5 posted 2013-03-05 04:25 PM

Thank you Bob...I hope you get to visit them soon and thank you for peeking in today.

Appreciate your nice comments.

~Victoria

I was adored once too.
William Shakespeare

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

6 posted 2013-03-06 11:29 PM

A pleasure to read...one of your finest...James

Victoria

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since 2000-08-12

Posts 5869

7 posted 2013-03-07 08:24 AM

Thank you James,nice of you to say.

~Victoria

I was adored once too.
William Shakespeare

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