church bells
whistling kettle
screen door slamming
cicadas
frying chicken
the whirl of an old fan
creaking porch swing
clink of ice in a tea glass
creak of a wooden floor
a dinner prayer
wind through the trees
lap of water on the lake shore
crunch of gravel underfoot
rain on a tin roof
old ladies cooing over a new baby
click of knitting needles
rustle of a newspaper
mockingbird in a high tree
ticking clocks
momma humming in the kitchen
old men in conversation about the crops
rope swings
hunting dogs
children giggling
the swish of an old corn broom
wooden clothes pins being pulled from a bag
mommas fussing
neighing horses
gentle clink of silver on thin bone china
mommas calling children home for supper
a child's evening prayer
Hi Morisot,
ReplyDeleteThis is the Old Southern Garden post I am hoping to use as part of my wedding service, do you know how I can contact Searcy to get permission to use it?
Did you make the changes or did she?
Hi Jenny, I contacted Searcy about using this post....changing it a bit to make it mine and if she objected I would immediately remove it. It was a lovely post and very reminiscent of the poem "Where I'm From" by George Ella Lyon, which I believe would also be lovely for a wedding. The email I have for Searcy is oldsoutherngarden@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your impending marriage!
love this - what a beautiful memory of childhood.
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