Memories of the South

Memories of the South

spanish moss shimmers
slave ghosts of days long gone by
hanging from the trees

stain on Old Glory
dark time of subjugation
when man enslaved man

memories forever
then bodies, now gray moss hangs
tears, blood darken roots

Trisha Sugarek from
The World of Haiku
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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April 21, 2014 at 12:08 PM
Had to take a look here...I'm a southern man, myself ...from Arkansas. Aren't you from Georgia? It's a beautiful place. My wife is obsessed with Savannah...haha. I was in southern Georgia just a few weeks ago turkey hunting...lots of birds down there...;) Great haikus up there, by the way!
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