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Appalachia Poems - Poems about Appalachia


Premium Member Helene
Helene, you stormed through Appalachian way from the gulf coast, you brought a merciless wrath, a hurricane in the early autumnal mountains. Mudslides, flooding, high winds, driving rain, helpless people swept away. You had fierce scorn, you screamed and rattled our windows. A hellion of force, Blue Ridge recovery, slow, but hopeful. Weeping as the waters recede. Some loss of lives, some missing. Homes destroyed, the abiding Lord, His presence...

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Categories: appalachia, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Free verse
In the Heart of Appalachia
In the heart of Appalachia are a people Stigmatized and down trodden honestly forgotten they will invite you over for Sunday dinner Their hospitality unrivaled they will tell you this history of their people From the great rivalries to its famous people They take pride in the work they do cause their momma's taught them so and their papas would make it...

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Categories: appalachia, history, introspection, life, people,
Form: Free verse



Sink City
It’s in the rows of old oaks the pothole that was never filled, ...

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Categories: appalachia, america, angst, corruption, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sometimes When Shadows Fall
Sometimes when shadows fall across the ridges Spirits conjure up images from the foggy valleys Rapidly fading memories of mountain life yesterday. Majestic crests still whisper hidden secrets of the past-- Escapes from Trails of Tears, wretched poverty, Melungeon peoples and marrying into respectability. Nestled in the hollows were the tiny one-room schools Holding out the only hope of a better life...

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Categories: appalachia, mountains,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Directions
Take that road down yonder, she said Toward the signpost that reads, lickskillet Turn right up thar and then left after that To a highfulootin road that’s paved in black After you see the red store building by the crik Turn to your right and you’ll be at Old Jack’s street From there you go over the mountain a ways And keep...

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Categories: appalachia, america, people, perspective, travel,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Memories In Appalachia
Every morning at close to four She made the coffee, percolated Poured it into cups with saucers And they each would have a cup Pouring the potent black liquid Into the saucers before drinking The cooling solution from them This was only one more glimpse Into the heart of Appalachian living A day by day extravaganza of insights Carried down from the Irish ancestors Who’d come...

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Categories: appalachia, mountains, remembrance day, usa,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Mountain People
M aking their way from nothing O pening their hearts for others U sing what they have on hand N ature seems to draw them in T ime keeps them always alert A mazing grace is a part of church I nner peace comes from hope N ever giving up on a Holy God P recious people in their souls E very one knows...

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Categories: appalachia, america, appreciation, family, inspiration,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Mountain People
Making their way from nothing Opening their hearts for others Using what they have on hand Nature seems to draw them in Time keeps them always alert Amazing grace is a part of church Inner peace comes from hope Never giving up on a Holy God Precious people in their souls Every one knows everyone Over the hill they send love Presented by caring and...

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Categories: appalachia, america, faith, mountains, nature,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member The Bible In Appalachia
The Bible sits on the coffee table The center of the home As it should be, naturally, The heart of God’s word The Bible makes its mark on me And every family That has lived in this rural place We call Appalachia The Bible is a healing word A quiet touch During a struggling hour The good book is filled with love The Bible teaches these...

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Categories: appalachia, bible, blessing, faith, god,
Form: Free verse

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