a Georgia summer

05/2012

Tripping over rows in the cotton fields, 

we ran from what everyone thought.

Our sweet teas splashing out with 

every step until we reached the huge

live oak that grew its branches out

like a green web, hiding us from the 

workers and the passersby.

The heat did nothing to subdue our

passion as we clung to each other

like it was the last time.

Maybe if we would have known that

it was the last time we would have

stayed beneath that old tree. We

probably wouldn't have ran away

from the Georgia summer rain.

Perhaps we would have embraced 

it and I could have remained in the

solace of your arms a little longer.

Reviews

[bob, small b. aka invs]

this is so quintessentially deep south. the cotton fields, sweet tea, live oaks and ever present heat. i haven't spent a lot of time there, but your words brought me right back. and the only thing that could make you forget the heat of the day is the heat of passion. i really enjoyed this poem. so sad. another example of things being clearer in retrospect. life should come with mulligans (do-overs).

[R. L. Ives]

Being from Georgia, this played like a movie; could almost hear the cicadas in the distance. Oh how I miss the southern sweet tea, oaks with Spanish moss draped throughout the branches. I was so amazed at the fields of cotton when I first saw them. Love on a hot afternoon. Very reminiscent. Thank you for this trip down memory lane.

[JohnEWordSlinger]

Scoot over, let me sit down, in this sweet poem. ah, poetry. Mr. well done poem here.
thank you, much appreciated... WS, the Conductor of the Poetry E Train...

[lynn]

very nice

[The Analog Kid]

Reminiscent and it signifies so well that moment.

[Morrigan Nicole]

Lovely imagery.

[TL Boehm]

this is beautiful, eloquent and gentle writing.

[Marjory]

Ah, what longingness of that I moment I sensed in your poem! You have displayed what has been missing when I write in my poems. This talked of a very lovely event that once was perfect. Great job!

[maria♫♪]

I LOVE IT AND THE PIC TO

[CourtneyShay]

i love it