Nevermore

We went to that "holler" each summer vacation
Near one hundred acres of mountainside trees
I'd wake up at dawn, take flight to my station
Down at the pond, fishing pole in my hand
On that hot sandbar, all day I would stand
At Mammaw's cabin there were no boundaries

One thing about grandmas, they don't live forever
That awful news hit me at age twenty-four
A loss so incredible I had felt never
Fishing, frogging, climbing, exploring,
Blackberries, walnuts, watching hawks soaring
That "holler" of Mammaw's I saw nevermore


April 2, 2018
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Horne Avatar
April 15, 2018 at 2:40 PM
lovely nostalgic write - yes, like yours, my gran was very special
Warrior Avatar
April 3, 2018 at 8:26 PM
Grandmas are very special...like mine was...your verse brought back memories...so your poem is very special...stay in the light...^WW^
Gondolf Avatar
April 3, 2018 at 1:21 PM
Nicely written, Randy, that "holler" sounds like it was a great place to visit while you were growing up. John
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