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Back Roads
One small town leads to another
back roads hold stories of
many late night rendezvous
and early morning farming
Weathered barn wood holds
the memories in it's walls of
the young now in their old age
reminising about those wild back roads
back roads hold stories of
many late night rendezvous
and early morning farming
Weathered barn wood holds
the memories in it's walls of
the young now in their old age
reminising about those wild back roads
Published 11th Feb 2016
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11th Feb 2016 5:41am
This is a very sweet poem. I love the nostalgic metaphors of the back roads with the past. Nice write, Tommie.
11th Feb 2016 1:13pm
These small town's and all the back roads hold so many memories for me.
Thank you DPW 😊
Thank you DPW 😊
11th Feb 2016 6:42am
What stories those barns could tell, that have been used for generations. I can visualise the English countryside equivalent (for small town, usually we say village).
11th Feb 2016 1:15pm
So many old barns around here SS, but there's not as many that still produce milk...it's actually sad.
Thank you 😊
Thank you 😊
11th Feb 2016 7:53pm
The British dairy farming industry is in crisis too, with many such farmers leaving the land or taking different livelihoods. My dad saw it coming in the 1980s, took voluntary redundancy from the bulk tank making firm he then worked for (BTW US owned - DEC corporation) because more farmers were ordering milking machines to be taken out than ordering them to carry on business.
11th Feb 2016 10:00am
it's a hard working life, Tommie;
not much sleep between those late night affairs
& morning chores...
not much sleep between those late night affairs
& morning chores...
11th Feb 2016 1:16pm
Have to squeeze in the fun somehow John but you're so right. Very hard work, thanks for reading. 😊
11th Feb 2016 12:38pm
11th Feb 2016 1:18pm
Thank you Poet, that means a lot. Photography is a huge passion for me. I'll share more of it on future writes. 😊
12th Feb 2016 8:44pm
Excellent work Tommie. This reminds me of a trip I made to Mississippi way back when. You include so much mystery and atmosphere in a mere eight lines. Better back roads than the highway.
12th Feb 2016 9:55pm
