Knoxville, Tennessee Poem by Nikki Giovanni
Knoxville, Tennessee
I always like summer
best
you can eat fresh corn
from daddy's garden
and okra
and greens
and cabbage
and lots of
barbecue
and buttermilk
and homemade ice-cream
at the church picnic
and listen to
gospel music
outside
at the church
homecoming
and go to the mountains with
your grandmother
and go barefooted
and be warm
all the time
not only when you go to bed
and sleep
so what is this? home sweet home poem? THIS MAKES ZERO SENSE! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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4/18/2024 4:36:39 PM # 1.0.0.1119
I like the warm feeling of this poem and the way you describe summer, going barefoot and being warm without being under covers in your bed. I was honored to hear you speak at Virginia Tech!