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WEST VIRGINY
That ole west
Virginy`s floodin
runt us`ins outer ar
ole family`s ancestral home,
We stood and
watched those waters rise
til all we had
ter ar names was gone.
As we left those
ole Virginny hills
I seen for the
first time my Pa Pa cry,
As we traveled to
the north through the star lit night
I heard his
anguished voice whisper` Lord why?
Though I quietly
listened,I didn't hear no answer
so I left him to
his unanswered prayer,
Us kids were
wrapped in neighbor given blankets
bound for Ohio
...with daddy`s twin brother
a`waiting fer us
there.
Well, Uncle then
got daddy a job in a day or two
a`driving like
himself an Akron city bus,
We were left with
no other alternate choices
so we all settled
with little fuss.
(Though,
only
Now, daddy was a
country`s proud man
and he worked for
that company til retirement,
Still he kept the
hill country memories for us alive
and perseverance
was his hanging on cement.
Funny, now that
I`m old and gray
I smile in
remembrance of sitting at daddy's knee,
With him saying
to all of us eight kids
if you`ll work
hard and study
you can be
anything you want to be,
Just you
remember,your nothing,
without truths
credibility!
He`d then smile
and say Ok, kids it`s bed time
and tomorrow's
another working day,
Make sure you
give thanks for this days blessings
as ya`ll bow your
heads to pray.
2004
Author: Sherry
Kersey
Music: Rj`s Midi`s &
Wav`s
Tune: Country Roads
Footnote
This
poem based on a true story of a long ago met friend in So. Carolina.
We even weathered a No.
Carolina hurricane together,
then she married and went to
California, while I went north to Illinois.
We stayed in touch now and
then throughout the years
and have been fast friends
now for 40 years.
Sadly, she had a major car
accident in California about 15/20 years ago now,
but with the mishap she lost
all our youthful travel memories.
`It was a miracle she didn't
lose her life!
She cant afford a computer,
on her disability,
so we have memory trailing
jamboree`s via the telephone.
Previous to this:
Her dad worked in coal mines
for 19 years.
Also drove coal truck, bread
truck, and had a tiny general groc. store.
All was wshed away with the
flood.
 
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