Land-em

We would travel down to Panacea
to Mr McMillans ponds
on Mashes Sands Road by the
Oclockonee River where it
flowed into the Gulf
and the fishing was good
for few people were allowed
to fish in his ponds.
Of my father he was fond
as were so many in Wakulla County.
It was beyond terrible when
he told us he had sold the
property at Crawfordville
and was going to move to Williston.
As a consequence
we never again fished
or went to the beach
or to the river
but to a twenty-acre piece
of land a mile outside
Williston
where the large oaks had lightening rods
and it was near Blue Grotto
but
hard as we tried to make the best
of a sad situation
it just wasn't
Crawfordville and
Wakulla County.
So many stray turns occurred
and I firmly believe had
we held onto that little
piece of paradise on the Aaron Road
our son would not be estranged
our family as a whole would be
much more tight knit
but as it is
we are scattered
with no anchor place to
call the homeplace.
Oh I lament the day
my crazy daddy sold
our birthright!