Appalachians Poems

driving through the appalachians

...states beauty is seen 
pull-offs for scenic views
tunnel through the mountains...

Dairy Farmer's Son

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“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...

New Season 19

...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...

traveled

...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...

Five

....

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

In Honor of Milt - An Un-Contest Poetry Contest

...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...

Yearning For Reunion

...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...

The Appalachians

...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...

The Riches of Infinite Faith

...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...

And Then I Was Old

...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...

The Terrible Tale

...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...

A Sweet Hillbilly Boy

...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 ...

The Magnificence of the Mountains

...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...

Journeying Through Mountains

...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...

I Am Who I Am

...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...

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