In Memphis On Business Poem by Donal Mahoney

In Memphis On Business

Rating: 5.0


this belle like a feather
floats table to table
bearing menus and water,

stunning this Yankee
in Memphis on business
whose host swears the South

has many more like her.
Up North, the Yank says,
young ladies like her bump tables,

slop coffee in saucers.
No wonder this Yankee
in Memphis on business

smiles when again
this belle like a feather
floats table to table

bearing menus and water
as if she were certain
the earth isn’t there

and the sky and the air
are highway enough for a belle
bearing menus and water.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: women
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Leria Hawkins 21 May 2014

Loved this little poem....gave me a nice smile to brighten my afternoon!

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