The first things I remember are
with a cheery fire crackling
in my mama's big black wood
I remember snowflakes as big as goose
the color of new -made coun
and a night sky like diamonds
reaching from horizon to horizon.
I remember when the biggest problems
were sand spurs and red ant hills.
I remember sittin' with my granddaddy
and watching the last of that magnificent
bleed away into the twilight sky.
and tryin' to imagine what
Sunday dinner, short pants, haircuts,
and a little puppy my daddy brought home
to me, and I remember love.
I remember steam puffin', fire breathin',
awesome 10 -wheel locomotives,
and the conductor's watch looked as big is one of
my grandmother's biscuits.
I remember my mother smiling in a red
and white checkered dress.
Yes, I remember you, Carolina,
grand old lady of the South.
But you're hard to for get
I still remember the magnolia nights
And goose feather snowflakes
in the grey morning light
And warm lights in the clear night