{"id":21612,"date":"2021-07-06T20:09:48","date_gmt":"2021-07-06T20:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=21612"},"modified":"2021-07-10T20:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-07-10T20:11:13","slug":"21612","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/21612\/","title":{"rendered":"Marlow&#8217;s Don&#8217;t Forget Where We Came From"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: Morning! The Farm is awakening from the holiday repast. The clean-up was complete this morning with the ritual of emptying the dishwasher, and the over-large white plates redeposited to their slumber on an upper shelf, accessible to some only with the step ladder. Marlow thought a little deeper than the Editorial section here at the farm, and does it in verse. Join him as The Marlows continue their voyage into the mysteries and joys of their Coastal Empire.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;       Vic<\/p>\n<p>Author\u2019s Note:  Our Fourth came in two parts &#8212; a rooftop jazz brunch along the Savannah River and then a communal gathering and meal with 30 or so folks around a friend\u2019s newly built, backyard pool as the sun set. We heard several new origin stories and additional snippets from others we hadn\u2019t seen since before the plague.  It was marvelous, especially the home-made dishes of locally sourced ingredients as well as the children and pets roaring about the yard and pool.<\/p>\n<p>With all the silliness emanating from certain, far-off, news opinion centers, the thoughts below surfaced in tribute to those we shared our Fourth with.<\/p>\n<p>When we forget where we come from, it\u2019s too easy to complain.<\/p>\n<p>Just remember that fools only see the mischiefs that are past.  (Kobe Bryant)<\/p>\n<p>-Marlow<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Forget Where We Come From<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the streets where we grew up on<br \/>\nTo where the sidewalk ends<br \/>\nOur family we never see, lovers and our friends<br \/>\nWho we were when we started out to who we have become<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget we&#8217;re not there yet<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget where we come from<\/p>\n<p>From Pacific\u2019s emerald coast where wood fire smoke clings to redwood trees<br \/>\nTo sleepy Atlantic seaside villages with steady ocean breezes<br \/>\nPast mountain creeks to where a big muddy river runs<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget we&#8217;re not there yet<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget where we come from<\/p>\n<p>Seems like only yesterday when we first went on our own<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ve gone such a long, long way, now look how far we&#8217;ve gone<br \/>\nThe rearview mirror is always clearer than what is yet to come<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget we&#8217;re not there yet<br \/>\nDon\u2019t forget where we come from<\/p>\n<p>Please don\u2019t forget we&#8217;re not there yet<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget where we come from<br \/>\nWhere the wheat fields and the tall cities are growing<br \/>\nArctic chilly winds are blowing<\/p>\n<p>Ocean tidal forces are flowing<br \/>\nAcross America\u2019s great divide<br \/>\nBig Apple, Big Tech, Big Easy, Big Sky Country<br \/>\nPanhandles, prairies, and painted deserts<\/p>\n<p>East coast, West coast<br \/>\nBlue places, Red spaces<br \/>\nLand of the midnight sun<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget we&#8217;re not there yet<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget where we come from<br \/>\nPlease don&#8217;t forget we&#8217;re not there yet<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t forget where we come from<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/070621-LIT.jpg\" alt=\"070621-LIT\" width=\"321\" height=\"295\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/070621-LIT.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/070621-LIT-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/070621-LIT-306x281.jpg 306w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2021 From My Isle Seat<br \/>\nwww.vicsocotra.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s Note: Morning! The Farm is awakening from the holiday repast. The clean-up was complete this morning with the ritual of emptying the dishwasher, and the over-large white plates redeposited to their slumber on an upper shelf, accessible to some only with the step ladder. 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