georgia

-
ant'bellum houses,
the windsor - 'round the corner,
some guys, in the shade
(1-13)




americus roads'
tar sticks - he finishes beer,
throws can out window
(1-13)





used to play for free,
all atlanta'd go t'the park -
brothers in summer
(9-05)





okra and cornmeal,
and where'd you get that cook'n oil?
when in rome, she says
(5-11)

east point summer night -

train that came through here, he says,

first i ever jumped

(11-14)

trapped by macon heat,
his ears ring'n with the blues, he
begins t'understand
(2-14)

years ago, th'underground's

bricks, the heart of atlanta -

now, respite from th'heat

(11-14)

drunken bulldog fans
define sportsmanship 'xactly
in streets of athens
(2-14)

near andersonville

th'hunter spits - even the deer

look hungry this year

(11-14) 

hangs wreath, tells story
store bombing uptown, protesting
koinonia
(1-13)

came back through hartsfield

for th'hol'days - what he missed most,

plain grits with butter

(12-14)

clos'n macon diner,
clock slows n'stops at holidays -
'y'all take your time,  now'
(1-13)






southbound van stranded -
new year toast, byron folk ne'er
heard of quebecois
(2-14)

y'all git back up on
se'nty five north, cold or not,
don't come back, ya hear?
(3-10)





freight train, georgia hills,
red wine, thick loaf, pepper cheese -
peepers call from night
(3-10)

driver loves peachtree,

its blossoms, modern buildings -

hiker just wants out

(11-14)

springer mountain flow'rs
bloom with pollen and promise
shoes oiled and ready
(10-05)






georgia blue ridge sun
wakens forest animals,
showers touch young blooms
(10-05)







leaving from springer -
fragrance of rhododendron,
hopes of reaching maine
(8-05)






night train from hartsfield -
scraped elbow in fragrant bush,
ways west of downtown
(3-10)




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road from vidalia –

sweet onions, and love that’d be

trouble forever
(5-15)

mount vernon prom night –

not that long ago, y’all’d  be

going t’diff’rent ones
(5-15) 




 
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proms ‘f montg’y county,

bad coffee, ‘n’ th’yankee’s rebuke –

best be on y’all’s way

(5-15)

gone but not f'rgotten -

d'catur girl shows her back yard's

cherokee roses

(11-14)