See the old woman,
Skin dried from the sun.
Bushels of cotton,
She picked every one.
See her young daughter ,
Down by the track.
Beautiful hair,
Lying on her back.
Here comes a young boy,
Shes known all her life.
Het told her someday
Hell make her his wife.
She has dreams of leaving,
She doesn’t want to stay.
Put she puts off her dreams,
Until another day.
On a warm summer evening,
They go to the show.
He tells her he loves her,
And no one will know.
Many years go by,
And she thinks of her life,
And wonders what would have happened,
In her dream life.
2007-07-08 10:41:42 · 6 answers · asked by Cindy 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Poetry
Our family is from the south, hence some of the southern accent throughout the poem.
2007-07-08 10:42:54 · update #1
Before you said anything about the origin, I though COUNTRY SONG almost right away.
2007-07-08 11:42:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I missed the accent, strangely.
The poem has a sweet charm that rings of a loving memory, maybe? It's nicely written, great flow, and heartfelt.
2007-07-08 10:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Reginald N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was written very beautifully, but the ending was a bit hard to understand.
2007-07-08 10:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by ♥iluvfoodnetwork♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good. Tell her to start writing again.
2007-07-08 10:46:36 · answer #4 · answered by Dennis Fargo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's beautiful. Too bad it was her only one...
2007-07-08 10:49:25 · answer #5 · answered by mJc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can see why she never wrote another one.
2007-07-08 11:48:20 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine P...is for Poetry 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋