Tobacco Road

Tobacco Road

A Poem by Fran Marie

 

Remembering the days of lean
Sometimes, nary a morsel to eat.
Life's lessons, taut and mean
But we'd not forgotten hope
and vowed not to be beat.

 

A cabin house in yonder hollow
We folks struggled hard everyday.
Stripping tobacco might bring a dollar
Cause we'd not forgotten hope
and fought to find a way.

 

We toiled in noon day sun crop fields
with sweat on brow,
and dreams of getting out
Praying oh Lord,give abundant yields
We'd not forgotten hope
and trusted Him,without doubt.

 

Winter's cold cruel chilly nights,
came and went away
Seasons passed, and years flew by
and God cut us some slack in the rope.
Those lean days turned ,bright and gay
Because we had never Forgotten Hope.

© 2009 Fran Marie


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this is so real....delivered in such wonderfully poetic way with its rhyme and near rhyme....
and letting us know when it gets the worst, hope is still in the air, because once we are on the bottom, the only way to go from there is up...
Winter in life is temporary...and our springs will lighten our heavy load.
j.

Posted 5 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

  Fran Marie

5 Years Ago

Hi Jacob..yes that's true..better days coming when hope is alive..thanks for reading..I so appreciat.. read more



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You are insanley talented

Posted 14 Years Ago


Very nice work on this, made the time and way come alive. Was able to actually visualize people and places through this. Great work.

Posted 15 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Memories, my Maw and Paw raised ten kids on a rock farm. Paw said the only crops he could raise was rocks and kids. Every spring he plowed behind a mule and then we hitched up the rock sled and hauled the rocks off. We never went hungry because Maw raised a garden and canned. Funny I never knew we were poor until I went I moved into town. Looking back maybe that was because we weren't.

Posted 15 Years Ago


2 of 3 people found this review constructive.

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Hope, no matter what our circumstance, should never be surrendered. For in hope lies our peace and inspiration to endure.

Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

Interesting how Hope remainded constant thru out your whole poem. Good luck in the upcoming contest. Take care!
Cheers, lea

Posted 16 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

The sun will shine....maybe not today but it will shine.

great write with so much positive energy

loved it

Dave

Posted 16 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

THanks

Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 2 people found this review constructive.

A GREAT poem. Very well suited for the contest I might add!

I love the message that hope perservers over everything else, it really sings out strongly in this piece.

Jessica

Posted 16 Years Ago


2 of 2 people found this review constructive.

Seasons passed, and years flew by
and God cut us some slack in the rope."

fran, this is heavily impacting on the heart, in imagery and free
flowing thought, yet the complex meter is brilliant, and an
accomplishment, mesmerizing thought, you are an artist who
renders beauty in verse, remembering the past, bringing reader
to another place and time, and that alone is touching, take care, mike


Posted 16 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

This tells about a hard life with a wonderful ending, never give up hope. Thank you for sharing. debileah

Posted 16 Years Ago



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