Though fifty years have passed
So much residue still remains
Of a time and place
Seemingly long forgotten
Only to be rekindled
In the gathering of so many ‘strangers’
Most holding no current-day connection
Resulting in regression to a long-ago memory bank
Complete with old patterns of communication
Evoking memories and sensations of alienation
Memories of ‘I don’t fit here’
In a region no longer tied to Home
Infused with customs most secular
Leaving religious doings quite separate
GMO Industrial Farming replacing sustainable methods
Corrupting the purity of by-gone days
Departing for Home in Mississippi
Became a relief
Embracing more suitable ties.
Nate Bender 7/9/2011
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