Wrote this poem while on vacation in Kentucky. We visited horse farms, race tracks, distilleries, a museum, and a Shaker Village. We also visited the home of my companion’s grandmother, still standing, now a school administrative building.
Horses in fields,
Mansions on hills, testaments to endurance.
Limestone waters and four main grains,
Swirling bourbon,
Each sip a quiet experiment in time and fire.
Bluegrass and country songs,
Stories carried through generations
Of coal country and hard times.
A new religion, a celibate commune,
Innovation and cooperation,
A people shaking until they were gone.
A man and his memories,
Childhood summers revisited,
A beloved grandmother still revered.
A trip, a journey of discovery,
Two lovers newly minted,
Testing the shape of their future together.
Poetry by Melinda K Zarate
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Written on 2025-10-24 at 04:01
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Bluegrass Journey
Blue grass and miles of fences,Horses in fields,
Mansions on hills, testaments to endurance.
Limestone waters and four main grains,
Swirling bourbon,
Each sip a quiet experiment in time and fire.
Bluegrass and country songs,
Stories carried through generations
Of coal country and hard times.
A new religion, a celibate commune,
Innovation and cooperation,
A people shaking until they were gone.
A man and his memories,
Childhood summers revisited,
A beloved grandmother still revered.
A trip, a journey of discovery,
Two lovers newly minted,
Testing the shape of their future together.
Poetry by Melinda K Zarate
Read 19 times
Written on 2025-10-24 at 04:01
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