Dream of the Carolinas

The wind swept dreams
of what was
and {sigh}
what will never be again.

My family lives in Asheville, NC
We aren't talking right now

Feeling homesick, are we? Your words say a lot, even if you say you don't know why you are thinking of the Carolinas.

No Minnie;
I'm a Florida boy.
most of my life in sight of blue water.

I'm a western guy but have always wanted to go to the Carolinas. Now, reading this, that desire is strengthened.

Thanks Stephan and everybody..

and everybody should see wha this kind gentleman has done for a small school in New Mexico.

Not all muthers are mothers Stephan.
Stephans'contribution to hope!

I would be glad to be anywhere near the ocean. I love the Oregon coast.

Thanks for the link to Stephen's article. That is fascinating. I followed the link from his story to Birdie's.

Ah.... I love my home state. The coast is wonderful.... the ruggedness of the Outer Banks to the gentle beaches of the islands. The coastal dialects and traditions... children fishing off the piers with their fathers... beautiful sunrises and moonlight walks with the crashing waves... delicious seafood... tales of pirates and shipwrecks... (sigh).

I wish I could turn back time and make it the way it was when I was a child. Little concrete cottages that never blocked the view, and could just be hosed out after a hurricane. Now there are so many three story view blockers, it makes me sad.

"In lower latitudes, in warmer air, in the Carolinas, the large black buzzard floating slowly, high beyond the tree tops,
Below, the red cedar, festoon'd with tylandria—the pines and cypresses, growing out of the white sand that spreads far and flat;
Rude boats descending the big Pedee—climbing plants, parasites, with color'd flowers and berries, enveloping huge trees,
The waving drapery on the live oak, trailing long and low, noiselessly waved by the wind..." Walt Whitman

Teresa! I had never seen that Whitman quote (not a great fan of his), but it is wonderful.. thank you!