Carolyn Fish Poet Sonnet

Sweet Dixie

A land unto its own as old as dirt
Condemned by voguish northern state of mind
This realm you'd be hard-pressed to disconcert
Though his'try would prefer it be maligned

The secret twisted oak and winding creek
The tapestries of moss that grace the swamp
They whisper in a language few can speak
Revealing true that fair southern beauchamp

There is no match for tender Georgia peach
To Cajun gumbo nothing can compare
And off the Apalachicolan beach
Fresh oysters make the finest southern fare

Sweet Dixie with your blemishes and charms
No place I'd rather be than in your arms



Jan. 4, 2017
The American Deep South - That magical swath spanning from east Texas eastwards and upwards through to the Carolinas
For the contest by Silent One Re: Sonnet About Where I Live

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Mystic Rose Rose November 9, 2018 at 6:07 AM nice Carolyn Fish November 9, 2018 at 10:31 AM thx :)

Richard Evans February 17, 2018 at 3:25 PM An ode to Dixie. A nice appreciation of its beauty.

Jannie Breedt January 15, 2017 at 7:01 AM Hi Carolin you must be that Southern Belle of heard of. Your patriotism is huge. I too am from the South. South Africa that is..I love the nuances and lingo that come from there. Lovely write here too Carolyn Fish January 15, 2017 at 9:13 AM Hi Jannie, and thank you! Haha I'd hardly consider myself a southern belle. Mother is from Honduras, father's family are Norwegian South Dakotans, but all those families somehow ended up in New Orleans and the rest is history. I'm a bit of a cultural mutt, but my love of the southern tradition/culture/outdoors is strong for sure.

John Fleming January 9, 2017 at 3:05 AM I always think of the "Deep South", in the 1800s anyways, as quintessentially English. Perhaps I am just being confused by celluloid Hollywood characters but those honourable gentlemen, who had to grapple so tragically when deciding where their prime and overriding loyalties lay, just seem to me, in their manner and outlook, to be so very British! Lovely poem, Carolyn...A real pleasure to have read - My best regards to you! :) john Carolyn Fish January 9, 2017 at 6:24 AM That antebellum conception (either that, or the insufferably ignorant red neck), is why it’s probably so easy to condemn the south. Contrast that stereotype with my extremely southern English teacher who read us the Canterbury Tales in perfect Middle English. The south I grew up with is timeless, rather than stuck in time, because of the natural beauty of the land and the love and warmth that beauty brings out in the people. There is no other place like it in my eyes. Cheers! :)

Archana Garg January 8, 2017 at 3:33 AM congratulations on your huge win. B'ful write. Deserves A7. Carolyn Fish January 8, 2017 at 9:50 AM Thank you!

Solomon Ochwo-Oburu January 7, 2017 at 11:41 PM Sweet sonnet, M/S Sweet. Solomon Ochwo Oburu Carolyn Fish January 8, 2017 at 9:51 AM Thank you :)

Agnes Krampe January 7, 2017 at 6:33 PM Congrats on your win. Lovely tribute to your South. Carolyn Fish January 7, 2017 at 10:07 PM Thank you!

Robert Lindley January 7, 2017 at 4:57 PM Big congrats, I loved this excellent poem written on the great attributes of the South! Carolyn Fish January 7, 2017 at 10:15 PM Thank you!

Eve Roper January 7, 2017 at 4:41 PM Beautiful glimpse of where you live very well done :) Congratulations, Carolyn, on your win. Hugs Eve Carolyn Fish January 7, 2017 at 10:16 PM Thank you Eve!

Deborah Burch January 7, 2017 at 2:10 PM Congratulations Carolyn. Nicely done. Deb Carolyn Fish January 7, 2017 at 4:02 PM Thanks Deb!

Darren White January 7, 2017 at 11:27 AM I love the South, even though I live in Europe! Congratulations! Carolyn Fish January 7, 2017 at 11:32 AM Thank you!! The south will forever hold claim to my heart.

Kim Rodrigues January 7, 2017 at 10:34 AM Charming! Congrats, Carolyn! Carolyn Fish January 7, 2017 at 11:32 AM Thank you!

Andrea Dietrich January 6, 2017 at 6:40 PM this is so BEAUTIFUL, CArolyn. I have been to a few southern states and I think they are gorgeous. So green! One of the best I have seen of the regional sonnets. Mine sucks by comparison. Carolyn Fish January 6, 2017 at 9:33 PM Thank you Andrea!

Kim Rodrigues January 4, 2017 at 9:55 PM So lovely, Carolyn! Carolyn Fish January 5, 2017 at 8:03 AM Thank you Kim!

Robert Lindley January 4, 2017 at 5:27 PM We agree! Born raised and bred in Dixie myself! Currently living in the hills in Tennessee. You should experience this song by Tom Petty, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehPUJKk2_dg Every time I hear it, I cry! I think of my deceased father and tears flow.. Carolyn Fish January 4, 2017 at 7:14 PM Love me some Tom Petty. Learning to Fly is my personal favorite :)

Chris Green January 4, 2017 at 4:23 PM Sounds like a wonderful place to live to me because your poem is so well written, you do have a knack for rhyming, this was very good. I live in south Texas so does that make me a southerner? :) Nicely done Carolyn. Carolyn Fish January 4, 2017 at 5:02 PM Thank you very much for the review. I was born and raised along the Gulf Coast (first Louisiana, then the Florida panhandle), and few things to me are more beautiful than a grove of live oaks covered in Spanish moss. I love the south, despite the ugly bits of history people prefer to focus on. And absolutely south Texas counts! :)

Daniel Turner January 4, 2017 at 8:52 AM Here, here! I refuse to leave, Carolyn. Just can't beat the southern way of life, so laid back:) Beautifully written poem. Carolyn Fish January 4, 2017 at 9:05 AM Agreed! Have only been away for a couple years and already am longing to go back. There truly is nothing like the south. Most beautiful region on earth, in my humble opinion. And thank you for the positive critique.