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Mississippi Blue Skies

Mississippi blue skies on a Thursday morn The magnolia trees are in full array Close to where the delta blues was born, Mississippi blue skies on a Thursday morn As an opossum scurries through the corn, Where children gather in a sand lot to play, Mississippi blue skies on a Thursday morn The magnolia trees are in full array.
written December 30, 2021

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Date: 1/13/2022 8:29:00 AM
After what Tina Turner said about Mississippi, I had never wanted to go there in my life. This poem has changed all that.
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/13/2022 8:40:00 AM
Ah, Tina...one of my favorites. I'm so sorry I never got to hear her live in concert. Mississippi is still pretty backward, as far as I'm concerned, but I have a good service buddy who lives there, so I visit with him now and then. Glad I gave you a different look at the state.
Date: 1/12/2022 12:43:00 AM
You painted a very tranquil scene Milton, your poetic battery is fully charged. Tom
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L Milton Hankins
Date: 1/12/2022 7:53:00 AM
Thanks, Tom. I hope so, although I rarely have a bout of writer's block. I can always think of something to write. It may not be good, but it's what I do!
Date: 1/11/2022 9:45:00 PM
Really beautiful Milton….so glad you are back! Hope you had a great holiday. Debx
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Date: 1/12/2022 7:53:00 AM
Deb, I had a marvelous trip. Thanks so much. I appreciate your comments on my poems.
Date: 1/11/2022 6:26:00 PM
Beautiful imagery, evocative and lyrical. Very well done! -Thomas
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Date: 1/11/2022 6:46:00 PM
Thank you so much for your thoughts, Thomas. I just returned from a two-week trip throught the southern United States, hence this poem.

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