Appalachians Poems - Poems about Appalachians

... “Give me 100 preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God; such alone will shake the gates of hell.” - John Wesley While he was at a tent revival with a friend, He......Read the rest...

...Slowly spring unfolded.The trees all abud now and througout the forest floor Daffodils had sprung up it seemed overnight.Looking over at Arlis holding his daughter with a look of total besotted love......Read the rest...

...I traveled almost everywhere, growing up. It took years. The landscapes, flora and fauna, the art, music, cuisines and curse words all seem to blend together in my mind. Mount Fuji, the Rhine, the......Read the rest...

.... …I knowz there be Otherz with know uv the Appalachians Yet i swearz by it by ......Read the rest...

...In Honor of Milt - An Un-contest Poetry Contest I love the way Milton’s poem begins. It draws my attention immediately. Line 10 jolts me with Jacobs and Jacob-ites.I’m still quite interested! Line......Read the rest...

...Ancient, rugged hills worn down by time I miss the lush green hills of my home Leaning away from the peaceful valley, Mountains forged from eons long forgotten During those prehistori......Read the rest...

...I grew up in the high Appalachians Near the rim of the newest parklands, Before strangers discovered the beauty And the possibilities of running the rapids, Enterprising out-of-sta......Read the rest...

...My roots lie buried in an unbroken line of brave men and women, my ancestors, who, with boundless courage, sought a place where freedom was limitless and prized--from the Jersey......Read the rest...

...Yesterday I owned the world I did what I had to do And then more. My home was clean Laundry caught up And then a trip to the store. Children were fed Sports and lessons done And t......Read the rest...

...The land shapes people and people shape lands Tug River tells tales about feudist stands 'Tween Kentuck and Virginny the river runs Where the rival families took up their guns Hatfields 'n McCoys......Read the rest...

...Once there was a country boy called Chester, he came from the rural Appalachians; got himself a farming job not far from a big city, he was unsophisticated and old fashioned. He ......Read the rest...

...For there is freedom on top of the mount, as I quench my thirst from the Niagara Falls fount. I have seen the Rockies and the Appalachians, on journeys to other states for family vacatio......Read the rest...

...Majestically they've stood since time had its start rising on a cartographer's global elevational chart Mountain ranges, wondrous works of God's creation that eyes have beheld for centuries wi......Read the rest...

...I Am Who I Am Date: Wed, Dec 23 2015 at 8:11 PM I don't wear no disguise My True Self I can't hide Without God I don't want to Rise I like to look at the Storms Rage an Waves an its tides I......Read the rest...

...The Gaspe Peninsula dancing to music only she can hear, She starts in the Appalachians of Northern Alabama; Until she plunges into the sea at the end of the Gaspe, The Mi'knaq In......Read the rest...