Snow in the South
Jack Frost got me hustling
To clear my car of excess snow
Bare brown branches bustling
As frigid blue breeze blows
The forecast was right or wrong
As I sit in the car heating it up
On the radio red Christmas songs
Sing along makes freezing fun enough
I watch a parent play with child
Shaking tree to sprinkle white flurries
Warm
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Categories:
in the south, america, appreciation, art, blue,
Form: Rhyme
In the south
In the South, where the magnolias bloom,
And the sweet tea flows in the afternoon,
Where the cicadas sing their evening tune,
And the fireflies dance beneath the moon.
The air is thick with summer's heat,
Yet the shade of oaks provides retreat,
Front porches creak with stories old,
Of love and loss, of hearts so bold.
The fields of cotton, white as
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Categories:
in the south, appreciation, beauty,
Form: Free verse
In the south
In the South, where the magnolias bloom,
And the sweet tea flows in the afternoon,
Where the cicadas sing their evening tune,
And the fireflies dance beneath the moon.
The air is thick with summer's heat,
Yet the shade of oaks provides retreat,
Front porches creak with stories old,
Of love and loss, of hearts so bold.
The fields of cotton, white as
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Categories:
in the south, appreciation, beauty,
Form: Free verse
Why Is Southport Uk Not In the South
For many years have spent holidays at Southport
mostly have had lovely warm sunshine
so nice to sit in towns garden to relax
receiving the sun's warmth so very fine
Looking back on the town's history
it all began at the end of the 18th century
William Sutton built a bathing house
at the beach, it was to jump and bounce
Then the
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Categories:
in the south, england, history, holiday,
Form: Rhyme
July In the South
This
July
Caught my eye
With some nice rain
Not one hundred here
I'm left somewhat afraid
What does tomorrow hold, friend
Will there be some variety
Will the heat rise, tornadoes surprise
"Fear not," God said, " I've got total control".
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Categories:
in the south, july,
Form: Etheree
Winter In the South
Some years winter is very mild.
Warm afternoons to sit in the sun.
Or do something fun, maybe wild
outside, instead of coming undone.
Some years winter in the south vary
About every ten years or so
There'll be deep snow in our zonary
Freezing rain, sleet from gray clouds flow
All in all, there are emerging
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Categories:
in the south, weather,
Form: Rhyme
Yonder Thy Houses In the South
Yonder thy houses in the south
Santa heading from north
Grandfather stoking the flames
Songs of joy and praise
Whiffs of peppermint and mocha
Presents under a wreath
Flakes melting on palm
Earth still and calm
Yonder thy bridge in the west
Flame in the eyes of a child
Drunken and the lost gather round
Bitter snow reminiscent of sweet dreams
Wishes and prayers of suns
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Categories:
in the south, 11th grade, christmas, december,
Form: Free verse
Easter 2020 In the South
a 5-7-5 (not sure if it could be called a senryu)
In some Southern states,
nature rivaled Corona.
We worshiped at home.
April 12, 2020
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Categories:
in the south, easter, god, natural disasters,
Form: Verse
I Do Declare Gossiping In the South
Hot in the south sitting on the porch
Fanning your face with a hand fan
Dressed in a beautiful white dress
With a cold mint julep in hand
Miss. JENNIFER, yes Miss. JAN
Do you believe what that SunShine Smile,
Said about me?
Her last poem was all about Me, Me, Me (Just kidding Sunshine)
She only thinks of herself living in
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Categories:
in the south, old, smile, sunshine,
Form: Free verse
Whats Fare In the South
WHAT’S FARE IN THE SOUTH
Everything Southern
fried — pickles, bacon
green tomatoes and
chicken — with cornbread,
biscuits and gravy.
...and so forth
y’all!
7/14/2018
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Categories:
in the south, food,
Form: Epulaeryu
Growing Up Down In the South
Just North of South Carolina
Is where this country boy was born
All I really cared in those growing years
Was the running through woods kind of fun
Those days I fondly remember
There's no way you can bad mouth the South
With water up to our knees chasing crawfish in creeks
And anything else nature would allow
Even squirrel
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Categories:
in the south, childhood, life,
Form: Rhyme
A Gentleman Here In the South
A GENTLEMAN HERE IN THE SOUTH
(A Southern Cad)
By Roy Merritt
You know I'm astute fellow
my wisdom has to much to admire
I've seduced all the young ladies
And with their domestics conspired
I've chiseled my business partners
I've been with my friend's sweet wife
A frisky young lady
who thinks she's the center of life
And the law is
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Categories:
in the south, america, corruption, humorous, society,
Form: Rhyme
Born In the South
Born in the South
By Franklin Price
7/17/2016
Born in the South
The year was 1945
There have been so many changes
Since I have been alive
The races separated
By the colors of their skin
Inequalities existed
Don't know where I should begin
Separate but not equal
Were the blacks compared to whites
Could not use the same facilities
Did not have those equal rights
Could not dine
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Categories:
in the south, black african american, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
Banned In the South
Banned in the south
The sun visits his old haunts
In the north
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Categories:
in the south, africa,
Form: Haiku
Summer Nights In the South
Summer Nights in the South
Green fireflies blink in the quiet of night
and our sleeping old dog heaves a sigh.
Dreaming, she sprints through a youthful blue sky
chasing delicate clouds, cotton-white.
A red-sunset tanager* colors the warm air
from a perch in the majestic oak limbs above
professing by lullaby, sincerely devoted love,
like some sublimely recited evening prayer.
I lay back
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Categories:
in the south, america, august, beautiful, bird,
Form: Quatrain
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