usadeepsouth
. . . and selected poems by Eddie Edwards Draper
The bayou glistens
the Mississippi Eve- A round of clouds
unmissed by searching eyes--- An unheard hush
befalls on summer's night- The silent stillness
to hobble on to dawn--- |
Out On A Limb
just dropped from Mama's tree- And as I drift
avoid the mouth of bass and trout- I float and bob
afraid I scamp to Destin's shore- I pass the fishers
They stare my veins then cast anew- I made the second narrow thru
Around the bend horizon's wait - no turning back I share the current and miss you Mom--- |
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Katie's Kitchen Floor
I've shook the hands
and dined on chinaware- But never have
to hear the tales on Katie's kitchen floor--- Two mason jars two tattered plates A screen where flies flew free- An old wood stove where cornbread baked and yams too good for words--- And never have
to hear the tales on Katie's kitchen floor--- Sundays in the big house dressed up to the fine- Wisdom was nowhere around so we slipped out the door- And never have I wanted more to hear the tales on Katie's kitchen floor--- |
Eddie Draper is a native of the Mississippi Delta. He now lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee, where he is a songwriter and musician.
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