The Midwest

Life in the Midwest reminds me of Johnny Cash and "Sunday Morning Coming Down"

I was born of the ceaseless plains

with the endless sky above

It was there I learned to wander

it was there I learned to love

 

Despite where life had taken me

from green grass to black sea foam

I’d cried to each wind filled valley

"will I ever find a home"

 

Days of life would pass on to years

distant plains rang out a plea

Over the rivers and valleys

where my home had drank of me

 

The Midwest had been calling me

as it echoed out in song

"I am the land of your fathers

and here is where you belong"

 

 

Author's Note

For many of the years of my life I wondered why I never felt at home when I traveled far and wide? Then as I aged it came to me. There is a reason birds fly back to where they were born and fish swim thousands of miles to spawn in the rivers they were born from. Who we are is as simple as where we came from. So I came home to start a family and pass that to my own children.

Reviews

[Fran Marie]

well, home is where the heart is... and the Midwest rings out in this lovely piece

calling, calling you home...Nicely done piece here, Tate;

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you fran I am off to Georgia today But the midwest always calls me back home i am the son of my fathers.

[Fran Marie]

welcome Tate~have a safe trip and be well..

[Rita L. Sev]

There is something about the place each of us calls home - what you feel for the Midwest is how I feel about the East Coast. While it's great to see other places, our own calls strongly to us... A lovely reminder to appreciate where we come from, Tate.

[Tate Morgan]

I hear you It is the call of nature the first place we called home imprints on us like the sound of a mothers voice Thanks

[MagicAl]

I love this! Reminds me of home.. thanks Tate! :)

[Tate Morgan]

Thanks I am happy to oblige home is where the heart is

[Ally Monique]

Tate, this is a great piece of work! I too long for my home- the Cape. Ever since I went there 4 years ago, no place has felt quite the same. I myself have never been to the Midwest, but I've heard it's a beautiful place.
Great ink!

[Tate Morgan]

thank you ally you would like it

[Junert]

Home is home, true. But some of us find homes eslewhere. What makes a home a home is when one's heart chooses that one place.

[Tate Morgan]

I guess that might depend on where you come from For me we cannot escape the place we come from

[Junert]

I guess it does. Or on me. I feel at home anywhere.

[Jack Cassidy]

Very heart opening... Reading this feels very soothing and comforting... I can appreciate the love for the Midwest... Ppl try and escape from their past in the beginning, only to appreciate it in the end. A great poem...

K.

[Tate Morgan]

thank you very well put

[Len Gesinski]

Simple truth throughout this piece, beautiful work write my friend!!

[Tate Morgan]

than k you len i appreciate that

[Justin]

i live in the midwest cool to see someone respresent!!

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Justin we share that then i always thank the powers that be that those who live on the coast know nothing of the wide open spaces

[Justin]

i get what your saying!!!

[Tate Morgan]

let them live and die within a four square block area of concrete if they want to

[kublakhan27]

Well first off, great album and a great song from it...but the poem, it opened so many doors for me...I've not had the opportunity to step outside of my country for a multitude of reasons, but I have spent long stretches of time away from my small town in what I can only refer to as an experiment now...I tried to become someone else, and I thought a city could do that for me...realizing that nobody knew me, I thought I could shield my introverted self, come out of the shell, and pass myself off as an outgoing and charismatic person...eventually I gave up on it and returned to my roots for good...thankfully you can go home again...in light of all that, this is a piece that truly spoke to me and resonated with me...from a purely visual standpoint, I feel like I've learned something I didn't know before...I had an idea of the Midwest landscape, but you've truly brought it to life here, and I do feel like I've been there...I do enjoy the soulfulness and introspection in your words.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Steve I think I always knew that I belonged where I came from. I am often accused of living a fantasy life in Mayberry and maybe i do. I grew up in little towns of the midwest bailing hay swimming in the quarries lakes and creeks. In towns so small you could name almost every resident. In those days the worst thing was having to come in when the street lights came on.Now it has gone 180 as the worst seems to be having to go outside. Sad i think that kids never climb trees or ford streams anymore They ride the asphalt highway everywhere and schedule play dates across town