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Sweet Dixie

A land unto its own as old as dirt Condemned by voguish northern state of mind This realm you'd be hard-pressed to disconcert Though his'try would prefer it be maligned The secret twisted oak and winding creek The tapestries of moss that grace the swamp They whisper in a language few can speak Revealing true that fair southern beauchamp There is no match for tender Georgia peach To Cajun gumbo nothing can compare And off the Apalachicolan beach Fresh oysters make the finest southern fare Sweet Dixie with your blemishes and charms No place I'd rather be than in your arms Jan. 4, 2017 The American Deep South - That magical swath spanning from east Texas eastwards and upwards through to the Carolinas For the contest by Silent One Re: Sonnet About Where I Live

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Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 11/9/2018 6:07:00 AM

nice

Carolyn Fish
Date: 11/9/2018 10:31:00 AM

thx :)

Ricky Muse

Date: 2/17/2018 3:25:00 PM

An ode to Dixie. A nice appreciation of its beauty.

Jannie Breedt

Date: 1/15/2017 7:01:00 AM

Hi Carolin you must be that Southern Belle of heard of. Your patriotism is huge. I too am from the South. South Africa that is..I love the nuances and lingo that come from there. Lovely write here too

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/15/2017 9:13:00 AM

Hi Jannie, and thank you! Haha I'd hardly consider myself a southern belle. Mother is from Honduras, father's family are Norwegian South Dakotans, but all those families somehow ended up in New Orleans and the rest is history. I'm a bit of a cultural mutt, but my love of the southern tradition/culture/outdoors is strong for sure.

John Fleming

Date: 1/9/2017 3:05:00 AM

I always think of the "Deep South", in the 1800s anyways, as quintessentially English. Perhaps I am just being confused by celluloid Hollywood characters but those honourable gentlemen, who had to grapple so tragically when deciding where their prime and overriding loyalties lay, just seem to me, in their manner and outlook, to be so very British! Lovely poem, Carolyn...A real pleasure to have read - My best regards to you! :) john

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/9/2017 6:24:00 AM

That antebellum conception (either that, or the insufferably ignorant red neck), is why it’s probably so easy to condemn the south. Contrast that stereotype with my extremely southern English teacher who read us the Canterbury Tales in perfect Middle English. The south I grew up with is timeless, rather than stuck in time, because of the natural beauty of the land and the love and warmth that beauty brings out in the people. There is no other place like it in my eyes. Cheers! :)

Archana Garg

Date: 1/8/2017 3:33:00 AM

congratulations on your huge win. B'ful write. Deserves A7.

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/8/2017 9:50:00 AM

Thank you!

Solomon Ochwo-Oburu

Date: 1/7/2017 11:41:00 PM

Sweet sonnet, M/S Sweet. Solomon Ochwo Oburu

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/8/2017 9:51:00 AM

Thank you :)

Agnes Krampe

Date: 1/7/2017 6:33:00 PM

Congrats on your win. Lovely tribute to your South.

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/7/2017 10:07:00 PM

Thank you!

Robert Lindley

Date: 1/7/2017 4:57:00 PM

Big congrats, I loved this excellent poem written on the great attributes of the South!

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/7/2017 10:15:00 PM

Thank you!

Eve Roper

Date: 1/7/2017 4:41:00 PM

Beautiful glimpse of where you live very well done :) Congratulations, Carolyn, on your win. Hugs Eve

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/7/2017 10:16:00 PM

Thank you Eve!

Deborah Burch

Date: 1/7/2017 2:10:00 PM

Congratulations Carolyn. Nicely done. Deb

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/7/2017 4:02:00 PM

Thanks Deb!

Darren White

Date: 1/7/2017 11:27:00 AM

I love the South, even though I live in Europe! Congratulations!

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/7/2017 11:32:00 AM

Thank you!! The south will forever hold claim to my heart.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/7/2017 10:34:00 AM

Charming! Congrats, Carolyn!

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/7/2017 11:32:00 AM

Thank you!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 1/6/2017 6:40:00 PM

this is so BEAUTIFUL, CArolyn. I have been to a few southern states and I think they are gorgeous. So green! One of the best I have seen of the regional sonnets. Mine sucks by comparison.

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/6/2017 9:33:00 PM

Thank you Andrea!

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 1/4/2017 9:55:00 PM

So lovely, Carolyn!

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/5/2017 8:03:00 AM

Thank you Kim!

Robert Lindley

Date: 1/4/2017 5:27:00 PM

We agree! Born raised and bred in Dixie myself! Currently living in the hills in Tennessee. You should experience this song by Tom Petty, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehPUJKk2_dg Every time I hear it, I cry! I think of my deceased father and tears flow..

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/4/2017 7:14:00 PM

Love me some Tom Petty. Learning to Fly is my personal favorite :)

Chris Green

Date: 1/4/2017 4:23:00 PM

Sounds like a wonderful place to live to me because your poem is so well written, you do have a knack for rhyming, this was very good. I live in south Texas so does that make me a southerner? :) Nicely done Carolyn.

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/4/2017 5:02:00 PM

Thank you very much for the review. I was born and raised along the Gulf Coast (first Louisiana, then the Florida panhandle), and few things to me are more beautiful than a grove of live oaks covered in Spanish moss. I love the south, despite the ugly bits of history people prefer to focus on. And absolutely south Texas counts! :)

Daniel Turner

Date: 1/4/2017 8:52:00 AM

Here, here! I refuse to leave, Carolyn. Just can't beat the southern way of life, so laid back:) Beautifully written poem.

Carolyn Fish
Date: 1/4/2017 9:05:00 AM

Agreed! Have only been away for a couple years and already am longing to go back. There truly is nothing like the south. Most beautiful region on earth, in my humble opinion. And thank you for the positive critique.