Cornbread and Gumbo

Cornbread and Gumbo

A Poem by Luke Ritta
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A poem about my love of the deep south of america.

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Cornbread and Gumbo

 

 

I’m heading down south…tag a long if you like.

 

A fine silver mist hovers over the Mississippi river. Early morning

Sunlight trickles down onto the red dust of Georgia.

 

The aroma of burnt whisky and the sound of guitar strings being plucked by an 86-year-old man. The Blues is played through the streets and bars while cornbread and bowls of gumbo are swallowed as the music glides over the delta.

 

A ginger cat relaxes in the shade of an old civil war veranda. The alcohol infused ghosts of William Faulkner and Truman Capote stumble around the hills of Tennessee while a hobo

Pours his soul into his old

Harmonica.

 

Steaming plates of grits, collard greens and warm biscuits are devoured,

As southern belle dances in a cornfield, her long white dress flows

in the sweet southern air.

 

I’m heading to Alabama, Lynchburg and Baton Rouge.

  

I’m heading down south…tag a long if you like.

 

© 2012 Luke Ritta


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I really loved the great descriptions you put into this poem. I feel the laid back vibe and the good old fashioned southern style in this poem. Loved the way you depicted the south. My family comes from there, so this really made me happy. This made me smile a lot. Great stuff here. Keep at it. :)

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I loved this one. It reminds me of two things- 1) when I saw B.B. King at the House Of Blues in Boston a few years ago, and 2) the song "Green River" by CCR.

...and now I'm hungry.

Posted 12 Years Ago


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a very calm read :)
wonder full description!

Posted 12 Years Ago


Memories of a childhood for me. I was lucky enough to spend some time in Lousiana to visit family. Best memories of my life. Loved this!

Posted 12 Years Ago


I hadn't been there for awhile until just now.. Thank you for the warm reminders of memories well spent in an area of timeless history.. Oh, I miss the South..x

Posted 12 Years Ago


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I'll join, I love the blues atmosphere painted in this. It's a really alluring piece. And also, 86-year old men have to be such good musicians. This is just great. Though I must admit, I'm not entirely sure what Gumbo is... I'll google it :P

Posted 12 Years Ago


Huh, this was very enjoyable to read. I love it. Beautiful imagery. =)
Great write!

Posted 12 Years Ago


1 of 1 people found this review constructive.


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Added on February 17, 2012
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Tags: south, food, usa, blues, music, writers

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Luke Ritta
Luke Ritta

London, United Kingdom



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Hi, I am 26 and from London. I love writing short stories, poems and novels. My writing is a bit like Jack Kerouac and Ernest Hemingway. I love reading classic Literature, from Tolstoy to Proust, I .. more..

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