As the Mississippi river flows fast and free

We sit on the veranda at Oak Alley

Our plantation house so splendidly grand

Watching the sun set over an enchanting land

 

A lifetime and more we've looked over these views

Admiring the beauty of surrounding bayous

Now as we sit having afternoon tea

There really is no other place to be

 

And as I gaze upon your radiant glow

My heart beats faster I'm sure you know

For the look in your eyes sparkles bright

Like illuminating stars in the misty night

 

Our love has grown from the moment we met

And our lives entwined and our futures set

Living in this plantation house that we built

With some blood, some sweat and many tears spilt

 

Hundreds of years gone and our love holds strong

Sat here on our veranda where we belong

Amongst the living who are now our hosts

They pass us by as if we were ghosts

 

© A S May 2015

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A/N

A while ago a friend and I set each other a challenge to write a poem based on a picture that we sent each other. I sent her a picture and she wrote a poem about it. She sent me a website!! Well, I finally chose this picture from the website
I hope you like it, took a while but I think it was worth it!

This is the website that inspired this poem http://www.oakalleyplantation.com/