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My Two Hometowns

6/28/2015

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            I have two hometowns


            Chattanooga, home of mind  

            Mobile, home of heart

           

            Both river cities

            Sound of lapping waves soothes soul

            Adventure here, there

 

            Boatmen speed away

            Fishermen hold rods and reels

            Enjoying the day

 

            Parks downtown for all

            Children run, couples walking

            Flowers everywhere

 

            Tunnels capture cars

            Mobile’s go under water

            ‘Nooga cars do not

 

            Mardi Gras is fun

            Mobile, Mother of Mystics

            Parades, music, joy

 

            Chattanooga’s great

            River Bend-Sunday Market

            Hot music and food 

 

            Cities one and two

            Scenic South-long histories

            Told in museums

 

           

            Trail of Tears recalled

            Chattanooga points the way

            To never forget

 

            Cherokees passed here

            The Passage-water-honors

            Cooling steps recall

 

            Mauvilla-Mobile

            Tribe near Mobile Bay became

            Origin of name

 

            Two towns-slow living

            Southern hospitality

            Once there, now here-good

             

  

             

              

             

  

  

              

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