Yellow Springs

 

In a hollow off the main road

sits a village that time forgot

Where things flow, a little slow

and peace of mind need not be bought

The main street beckons all to see

how life ebbed and flowed in the past

Where smiles abound, the happy sound

of a life not metered nor fast

 

There you'll find the town Silversmith

making jewelry in a forge

The coffeehouse, echos of Strauss

a trodden path out to the gorge

It is home to the Glen Helen

part of a thousand acre woods

Steering the helm, coin of the realm

are the fruits of the craftsman's goods

 

There by the Antioch College

we spent a good deal of our youth

Climbing the trees, skinning our knees

among beauty we knew as truth

 You might just see children playing

Hide and Seek throughout the street

Where "all yee all yee in come free"

sings of a melody so sweet

 

So should you find that your bones ache

from the pains of life you endure

Take a stroll, over the knoll

to the little town with the cure

 

 

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Author's Note

What can I say about this village but it is heaven on earth? Here you will think you went back to the 60s. The art fairs and galleries are accented by the ancient architecture. Home to Antioch College and the Glen Helen it echos back to a simpler time. You won't find Target or Walmart. You will see and meet the local artisans. Perhaps you will even find a music festival out on main street. You will never want to leave. For here is where memories and dreams were made and still live.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i would like to go back to the sixties...this poem brought me back there figuratively...and i love covered bridges...lots of those back in Mass. and vermont--lovely nostalgic poems...

ah for those days when there were no walmarts or targets....if only.

[Tate Morgan]

Jacob in the 60s and early seventies i was in Yellow springs.it was the center of the counter culture against the war and everything else It hasnt changed along with the rest of the world Thank you

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sounds great...i was part of that counter culture, but in the majority of places, it just sort of disappeared...and some disappeared with it.

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

Makes me want to pack up my bag and go on a journey to
see this magical place. This was a pleasant surprise. We need
more of this place in the world.

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you zeitgeist Yeah it is a great place to visit

[Fran Marie]

sounds like a quaint little town.. one where there's a feeling of friendliness and loving people.. one in which one could escape to from this fast-paced world in which we live.. nice piece here Tate

[Tate Morgan]

thank you Fran it is a wonderful place

[Deborah Brooks-Langford]

wow I love the music and the poetry is awesome as always.. so peaceful .. this town does look like heaven. Happy new year dear Tate.. God /bless

Debbie

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Debbie happy New year I hope we all have a GREAT YEAR

[Valentine]

This is a very sweet write. I must say you are really growing as a writer, each time I read you it seems you have added so much more to your talent. Loved this write. Kathie

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you kathy this hamlet holds a special place in my heart and is the nexus of many of my childhood dreams

[Bright Ocean Star]

Tate, your writing makes me yearn for Mayberry, NC. Beautiful, transcendent writing. I always enjoy reading your pieces. You have a great talent at transporting me back in time to lazy summer days playing in the fields. Thank you, Tate...:)

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you bright I too am always adrift in the sea of life that washes up on the shore of Mayberry.

[Marie]

It does soound like paradise. I live in a large city and am very happy here. Yet of all the places I've lived, I enjyed living a small town most. Yellow Springs is an oasis...

[Tate Morgan]

Hi Marie thank you it is a really unique village set all by itself in a hamlet tween the trees

[DoormanDan]

Awesomely well written, just like the rest of your writing is! Every time I read your writing, it just makes me want to become an even better writer. The word flow in this piece is great, and I like the rhyme scheme you used a lot. Thank you for sharing your talent with the rest of the world! :)

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Dan I am always happy to hear others like my simple renderings. I am glad to share them with you.

[DoormanDan]

And I'm glad you do share them with us!

[Tate Morgan]

you are welcome all of them are just memories of my own life set to the melodies of life.It is my hope that they will put a smile on someones face.thank you

[Cory Barrett]

Yellow Springs! One of my favorite small towns in the United States, probably the greatest small town in Ohio. Great write Tate, I think this has inspired a visit!

[Tate Morgan]

Thank you cory yeah this place has an ambiance all its own unique and content

[Einstein Noodle]

another winner Tate .. i get excited when i see you have posted another journey to take .. the small town flavors of trust, comfort and the simple live continue to thrive in "Yellow Springs" ... i book marked their home page and its on my summer visits list .. love your stuff .. another hit with this one says i!
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[Tate Morgan]

Thank you Einstein I always loved this town grew up there. It was a fun time I remember it as if yesterday. the college was the center for the counterculture of the 60s and they still are today