 |
Poems On Site: 198,500+ Comments On Poems: 427,000+ Forum Posts: 105,000+ |
Custom Search
|
|
|
||||
| Welcome ! | Home · FAQ · Topics · Web Links · Your Account · Submit Poetry · Top 30 · OldSite Link | 29-May 16:13:15 AEST | ||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Array
(
[sid] => 70656
[catid] => 1
[aid] => mick
[title] => My Kin...
[time] => 2004-11-08 17:28:39
[hometext] => I miss them so much...
[bodytext] => Endless land, clearest of air, Such a beautiful, rural country… How I mss it so… Pleasant recollections of life with them, My kin in Tennessee… They took me in without hesitation, Made me a part of their vast family… Rarest of food were served, Meals I have never heard of, But was willing to try… Shadow and joany, their precious black labs, Nipping at our ankles, Begging for a scrap of “hog’s jawl”… Papa Dillon hollered that supper was ready, His large, red face poking out the door, ushering us in with a quick jerk of a hand… Mama Virginia, who was always seen in the kitchen, Gave us a cheery smile, Her large blue eyes twinkling with delight… The two-story house smelled of sweet cornbread, White beans and beef stew… Aromas that will always bring me back to those days… Outside in the open air, I rode the gorgeous mare named Hannah, Whispering how much I loved it here in her ear… Her massive eyes glimmered, A soft whinny escaping her elegant snout… I didn’t have to state it; Everyone could plainly see that I felt at home… A storm was brewin’, The most catastrophic of gales, Gradually forming between my mother and her ‘beloved’ Victor… Their love was slowly deteriorating, A new life in this beautiful country was, bit by bit, disappearing… A fleeting image of freedom, Of a place where I’d be away from it all… Far away from that other life that I had in Florida.. My hopes were high… Stupid me… I let them get there, And, like always, they were shot down, Crippled and leisurely dying in front of my eyes… As was their love for each other… I didn’t know that would be the very last meal I’d have with them… I never expected for that ‘goodbye’ to be forever… Months have passed, And still no word from them… It’s been a year already, And still nothing… It’s like they never existed, Gone off the face of the earth… I opened my heart to them, And this is what they give me… Deep down, I know they love me and my mother, But why no communication? Why only silence? Why does there have to be only a memory to visit? Where did my second family go? Past recollections of those pleasant times with them… Surrounded by love and acceptance… Now, there is only emptiness… Nothingness… A vast hole inside of me, A large piece of me missing… I will never forget them… But I can’t help but feel that I was forgotten, Only a mere figment, An ephemeral image… I long to be a part of their family again, But ma mere has moved on… She is much happier now, With a new and deeper love… It seems she has forgotten as well, or doesn’t want to remember… She has found a new family, But unlike her, I left my heart with my kin in Tennessee… [comments] => 1 [counter] => 168 [topic] => 65 [informant] => FleurdeSang [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 5 [ratings] => 1 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => toughstuff )
|
Menu
· 
Poetry
Community
Members
Areas
Reference
Search
Top
Others
Poetry is much like a great photo, a single "moment in time" capturing many feelings and emotions. Yet, they are very alive; creating stirrings within the readers who form visual "pictures" of the expressed emotions within the Poem. ©
Opinions expressed in the poetry, comments, forums etc. on this site are not necessarily those of this site, its owners and/or operators; but of the individuals who post items to this site.
Frequently Asked Questions | | | Privacy Policy | | | Contact Webmaster
All submitted items are Copyright © to their submitter. All the rest Copyright © 2002-2050 by Your Poetry Dot Com
All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owners.
Script Generation Time: 0.052 Seconds. - View our Site Map | .© your-poetry.com