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Time and Tide
ISSUE #9
Author: Viktoria Fyodorova
Time and Tide
Author: Viktoria Fyodorova
ISSUE #9
"The Ole' Lowcountry South"
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A salty breeze touches my lips

And says that I am here

For another week, another month

In the Ole’ Lowcountry South

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I remember that tree

It’s been here since my early days

Watching me grow

Like how a parent watches their child

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The sand remains the same

A soft powder between my toes

It gradually grows harder

Like a week-old snow

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But there’s something new

A bundle in the gully

Ripped sails and ripped ropes

This is no ordinary boat

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It’s changed over time

Just like me

And now must move on

To its own kingdom and own life

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Away I go

What shall I visit next?

What about the Ole’ Park de Place?

A name that’s stuck with me since youth

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It’s all too clear

Flowing fountains

Bronze turtles to sit on and shipwreck playsets

I feel my excitement trembling

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Construction has taken a toll

My childhood’s vanished

Like the power of invisibility

Which reminds me it’s been fifteen years

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But Duke’s is still here

The sap of the cold, iced tea

And the bark that we call meat

Tell me that barbecue shall never leave

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The tour’s ended

Now it’s time for the biggie

My grandmother’s house

Who’s watched over it since 2008

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A gentle, flowery spray

That rushes through its interior

She is still here

And happy to see me

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We speak in my dreams

I tell her my concern

And she replies,

“The Ole’ Lowcountry South is still your amie.”

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She leads me to that tree

A cloud of spiritual energy

To keep me cool in the summer heat

“The tree’s grown just like you.”

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She wraps her pink bathrobe around me

I may not be able to see her

But she has always been true to her word

And she always comforts me in a time of peril

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Yes, things have changed

I saw the toll on the boat

The toll on the sand and the toll on the park

But one thing is for sure

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This is still the Ole’ Lowcountry South

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Time and Tide
Poetry
Adventure
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Last updated: Jun 3, 2026
Total word count: 3,470
Total reading time: 16 Minutes
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