NATURAL BRIDGE
Saturday morning in Lynchburg, Virginia I headed
to Natural Bridge, a natural arch considered as one
of natural wonders and a National Historic Landmark.
It is a limestone gorge or horizontal limestone strata,
the remains of the roof of a cave or tunnel through
which the Cedar Creek once flowed and the eroding
effects of wind and water and one of the greatest
natural treasures with the backdrop of Blue Ridge
Mountains, showcasing nature’s splendor of beautiful
forests and open, rolling meadows of Shenandoah Valley.
3/6/22 Form I - Imagism - New Poem Poetry
Constance La France
Used: PS Grammar Check
Categories:
lynchburg, nature,
Form: Imagism
Carry me to my home Virginia
Headed south through Arlington
We can stop off in Manassas
On our way to Lovingston
Take me back to the Peaks of Otter
Let's return to Mabry Mill
We can drive the Blue Ridge Parkway
From the Meadows of Dan to Charlottesville
We'll stop in Schuyler on the way to Richmond
Watch the trees on the mountain sway
Ride the backroads of Campbell County
And see the small towns along the way
We'll raise some cane out in Bedford
In a field over near the county line
Ride the rails to Appomattox
And stop by Mama's at suppertime
We'll go cruise down the Eastern Shoreline
We'll lay a blanket out on the sand
Watch the ships sail out of Norfolk
And stroll down the beach hand in hand
Let's return back to our hometown
We'll float down the mighty river James
There we remember our favorite memories
And visit with old friends at a cafe on Main
Carry me back to little old Lynchburg
No matter how far I may roam
It's where I made my fondest memories
I'm proud to call Virginia my home
Categories:
lynchburg, history,
Form: Rhyme
Jasper Newton Daniel was born in 1850.
He hailed from a small town called Lynchburg in Tennessee.
Jack was born on a farm located in Moore County.
He was one of twelve children born to the family.
At an early age, he started a distillery.
Its product would be a world-famous sour mash whiskey.
In a rectangular bottle with a black label,
“Old Number Seven” proved quite popular and able.
Despite the Civil War, and strong legal repression,
the whiskey even survived the Great Prohibition.
Jack Daniel never married and had heirs to bestow.
Therefore, the business went to his nephew Lem Motlow.
These two men earned the Tennessee whiskey a big name.
The Brown-Forman Company made it achieve more fame.
Jack Daniel’s success is something no one will deny.
This is strange considering the Lynchburg town is dry.
I thank both wikipedia.org online encyclopedia and Jack Daniel's website for information I obtained to write this poem.
Categories:
lynchburg, dedication, history, tribute,
Form: Rhyme