Nostalgia
Here Lies My Heart
Inspired by my childhood home
This poem was inspired by my childhood home where the town borders around the Au Sable River of which a covered bridge span. My house was a short walk from the river and the bridge where I’d spent much of my earlier years playing and swimming.
HERE LIES MY HEART
There is a town nestled
In the valley, hugged by
Those majestic peaks of old
Where the water’s still clear,
And fierce against sun-baked bedrocks
Rolling, rolling under the creaky covered bridge
Here lies my heart
Where the ancient spruce forest
Whispers my name, whispers my name still
Where the warm breeze carries the songs
Of the bygone, filled with sighs of
Past hopes and dreams
There I can still hear the laughter
Of the innocence, the sweet music
Of simpler times forever gone
Here lies my heart
Where the ancient spruce forest
Whispers my name, whispers my name still
There is a place where I yearn
To return, to rest my weary soul
From the chaos and noise
Where I can finally release my
Troubles, pain to rejoin
The melody of the peaks, and fly free
Here lies my heart
Where the ancient spruce forest
Whispers my name, whispers my name still
© 11 April 2019. All rights reserved by Carrie Ann Golden
Carrie Ann Golden writes introspective essays and poetry. She’s a mountain girl living in the prairie of North Dakota on a small farmstead with her hubby and son.
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