Kentucky
smoke and mist curled upward
with an early morning chill.
Buzzards circled hollars,
barns weathered and crumbled
beneath the song of the whippoorwill.
The sun melted the highway
into long, shimmering black mirrors
as tobacco swayed with Summer's tease.
The farmer's hand and the salesman's pitch
changed landscape and time,
bringing memory to it's knee.
Old men and country boys,
southern belles and roads winding
forever through the spell.
Jack rocks and shadowed creeks
glimmered beneath the moon
when Grandpa's store had love to sell.
These memories dance, and whisper,
among the rolling valleys
below the cedar dotted hills.
At night, the stars did sparkle
beyond the deep and silent sky.
For me, they sparkled till.
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37 Comments
Post a CommentYour imagery is just spectacular! We are plannining a trip that includes visiting Kentucky in October. After reading your tribute to the state, I am now looking forward to it.
My, you astound me, amazing poetry, please write more...
Perhaps my family's mountain???? Well done.
I love this poem. Excellent work!
Beautiful poem, realistic imagery. I live in Kentucky and you just described my home with a few fabulous words.
Very evocative indeed. Beautiful scenery! No Kitebird?...
I am there. Thank you for the experience.
Will always be my true home. Great poem! I have a work in progress of KY poems; just don't wanna rush.
Wonderful imagery and description of Kentucky!
I could see myself living in a beautiful forest setting . . . I feel displaced in Southwest Florida. Your poem is lovely!