south carolina

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from sullivan's isle,
charleston harbor's twinkling lights,
dawn's steamy secrets
(11-13)





hilton head golfer,
two martinis into lunch,
relives his eighth hole
(4-10)





a beach called folly -
she prays for august rain, in
all seriousness
(11-13)





sweet tea, clemson beau -
so refreshing, she defers,
school starts, she'll vanish
(11-13)





sea island gullah -
r'minds her 'f ancestors, far from
this sultry market
(6-13)





indigo sundress -
maybe it means something, but
charleston folks don't know
(5-13)





grew up poor in flor'nce
got rich 'n'is air con - wouldn't
live anywhere else
(4-10)







teen from navy base,
sick of precision mowing
seeks myrtle's high tide
(4-10)







stranded in beaufort,
imprisoned by humid world,
feels like seceding
(4-10)






fought in the trenches,
retired here on myrtle beach -
tide soothes aching feet
(9-05)





myrtle beach hotel,
sand sticks to towel - sugar
dissolves in iced tea
(1-07)

edisto basin -

corn still stands, ducks'll harvest it

hunters'll harvest th'ducks

(11-14)

gamecock linebacker
says this game's deadly vi'lence
worse than crack cocaine
(1-07)





folly beach barkeep -
"to th'new year - may th'tides be good,
n'some luck for th'trav'ler"
(11-13)





pink hearts, store windows
in charleston, sometimes you can't -
it's just th'way it is
(1-13)






foggy st. pat's morn,
palms camper finds green bottle,
can't read note's gaelic
(6-13)






rest stop near beaufort -
bronx pipefitter, local belle,
gentle april rain
(4-10)