Vermont

Happy Poetry Friday! Today's poem is a fun one by the one and only J. Patrick Lewis. "What to Wear Where" begins,

When I was a boy

In Looziana,

We wore blue jeans

And a red bandanna.

To read the rest of the poem, do visit the Poetry Foundation. After a recent trip to the Green Mountain State, I was tickled to come across "What to Wear Where.” You’ll find the Poetry Friday roundup for July 7th at the blog of  Marcie Flinchum Atkins;  for July 14th at Linda Mitchell's place; and for July 21st at Margaret Simon's Reflections on the Teche. (Yes, I got behind! I was unable to link this on the 7th, so here it is today.)

Photo by ST. Green Mountains, Manchester, Vermont.

Comments

[Margaret Simon]

When we go dancing, many of the male dancers carry a red bandana in their back pockets. My husband always has one.

[Tabatha]

Haha, Vermont sounds pretty laid-back! Cute poem. Thanks for sharing it.

[Susan]

Aw, nice! That South Louisiana music is the best. I imagine the dancing is super fun. Now I want to hear some Queen Ida and Clifton Chenier. :)

[Susan]

Tabatha, there's a jab at Texas in this poem that I just noticed again. Ouch for all my friends & family there! :) But, yes, the poem does fit with my experience with Vermont: laid back. We have family there, too.

[Denise Krebs]

Susan, how wonderful to spend time in the great state of Vermont, and bonus, you can wear whatever you want. Cute poem. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[Michelle Kogan]

I'm loving this poem and all the smiles it gave me–maybe that's why I like Vermont cause they wear whatever they want… and of course those softly rolling mountains, thanks Susan!

[Linda Mitchell]

I'm on my way to Vermont...via Looziana! Great post. Thanks!

[Rose Cappelli]

Thanks for sharing the cute poem and beautiful photo, Susan!

[Susan T.]

Denise, Michelle, Linda, and Rose, thanks for stopping by! J. Patrick Lewis's poem made me laugh, and I'm glad y'all liked it.

[Linda Baie]

Love it, & all the ways we perceive people and places! Green time in Vermont, a lovely look! Thanks, Susan!

[Mary Lee]

Pat got each of these places just right by looking at their clothing! I haven't seen anything from him in awhile...wonder how he's doing!

[Susan T.]

Linda, "green time," yes! I love Vermont in the summer. It's so beautiful.

Mary Lee, yes, he did. I hope he's doing well. This one is fun.

[PATRICIA J FRANZ]

Smiling with you and J. Patrick - When I was in Vermont, I wore spandex (cycled through the state in 2016)!

[Susan T.]

Ha, Patricia, that could be a poem, too! Someone needs to write the great Spandex poem.

It's not easy to bike there--all those hills.