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| Open Poetry #34 |
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Where The Woodbine Twineth |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores 
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 Today I walk with grandfatherly ghosts, following footsteps from long ago I delve into the paper trail wonder of who I am, from whence I cometh and genealogically explore the roots of my soulful Spirit, so deeply entwined in the land where my grandfather lay his footprints Drury … the roots run deep in the seep of history long before this life, as I now know it, came to be How many ancestors ?How many hardships traversed so that we might come to this ancestral well to drink abundantly of wisdom, with gratitude Drury … an ancient Lincolnshire name – 1066 A.D. surfaces in England … coming by way of France arriving in Florida in the 1700’s , living under Spanish rule eking out an existence in the new frontier Rebelling under the granting of land by the ruling party some of the Drury clan heads northerly Searching for that elusive pot of gold they are sure lies at the end of the rainbow of promise Searching beyond the boundaries of Florida The Drury’s come upon a Mecca of territory located in what will come to be known as Georgia in the coming years Forward, forward … fast the flip of history pages finds many Drury marriages one of which begins the chain of my Americanized heritage In Camden County, Georgia in 1888 Alexander Drury marries Gertrude Walker Giving birth to Catherine, Hattie Mae, James Bailey Johnny, Maggie, Elizabeth, Jasper, Gussie, Earnest and Idell My grandfather, James Bailey Drury married Lula Mae Strickland From this blessing came an abundance of children which included my mother, Beverly Willene Drury At a very young age, my mother met and married Mitchell C. Cowart of Spartanburg, South Carolina giving five children to this birth land of Florida where the married couple now resided I have much to be thankful for This heritage history trail is far from complete I still have much root digging to do in the celebration of who I am today In all, it is a rich heritage, full of mystery, memories, and the ever-growing need-to-know My strong Spiritual pull will keep me focused on the trail of my ancestors until, like they have done, I reach the end of the roots I pray that I will have left a bed-crumb path for the generations behind me to follow In their own seek of who they are ~James Fisk, a gold speculator, when asked what had happened to his fortune, at a Congressional investigation into the Commodity Market crash of 1869 replied, "Gone where the woodbine twineth." woodbine Wood"bine`, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy -- so named as binding about trees. See Wood, and Bind, v. t.] (Bot.) (a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance (Lonicera Periclymenum), the honeysuckle. (b) The Virginia creeper. See Virginia creeper, under Virginia. [Local, U. S.] ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, the spirit rejoices over what it has left. - Sufi epigram <))>< Email noles1@totcon.com |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Excellent write here Marge...and fantastic research. Best of luck with your heritage history trail. Hugs~Nancy ~ Time has cast a spell on you, |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
OH MARGE! You've outdone yourself! |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Dear Marge: This is a fascinating record of your background. I enjoyed it very much!. About 5 years ago a cousin of mine in Canada decided to trace our paternal family tree. She is still working on it, but has given me so much information. My ancestors too, came from France in the 1700's. Good luck on the rest of your search! Love Betty Lou Betty Lou Hebert |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Ah, this one is for the grandchildren's legacy of their Grandma Poet. Excellent work, Marge! |
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~DreamChild~ Senior Member
since 2001-04-23
Posts 544in your dreams |
very nice work ~Express Yourself~ |
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Betty Senior Member
since 2002-08-13
Posts 1159Virginia |
You are so talented. I do believe you can make a poem for anything. Love ya, Betty |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Marge "I pray that I will have left a bed-crumb path for the generations behind me to follow" Not bread-crumbs, dear sis, but words...poems and poems of lovely words!  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Friends~ You all are so wonderful ... thank you for letting me share~ This piece began many months ago ... and I wanted to say a special 'thank you' to a certain gentleman who previewed it in it's early stage for me ... you know who you are ... and I love you for your helpful suggestions~ I have many miles to go beneath the roots ... but am enjoying the research~ There will be more ... later~ Honest Injun~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*When the heart grieves over what it has lost, |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
Sounds like you've been busy!! What an adventure you seem to be on!  ("Lula Mae" must have been very popular at one time..I have same name back in my ancestory )hugs, g "Everybody just wants to get high...sit and watch a perfect world go by..." (T.McGraw) |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
 to the Daily Topics for 'someone special' to read~  A belated thankee to you too, DG~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*No matter what I search for ... |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
And once more ... I do the to the Daily Topics page for a blood-member to find~For indeed, 'the woodbine twineth'~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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