Observations from Fairfield Glade TN - sisters' trip

Three of the four sisters on last year's trip to north central Arkansas.
 L.to R.: Carolyn, Barbara, Pat

This week ends the Couch sisters' 13th annual summer trip. Our adventures began in 1999 on the Cumberland Plateau out of Crab Orchard. This year, we revisited Tennessee in the same general area. Some poems written during the week follow.

a resort condo

in the Tennessee forest

bird and insect song

~~~

nature's

ambience marred

by ACs' drone

~~~

"Cream-a-holic sister"

Using

all four creamers

from the motel's breakfast

in one cup of coffee, she drives

for more.

~~~

"For once, a cool morning"

Far off

thunder during

the night. Somewhere, perhaps,

a respite from prolonged heat of

summer.

Bluejay

sounding puny

against the crow's raucous

call, but with the cool temp and breeze,

who cares?

~~~

"Seeing moss on a tree knob"

Needing

directional

assistance, one of us

remembered that moss grows on the

north side.

~~~

c 2012 by Pat Laster dba lovepat press