As Dulcet as a Cello Played

"Go down Peachtree...", or The Unexpected Charm of a Georgia Accent

BY: JOHN MAHONEY

That sweet southern accent
     drops from those honeyed lips
          every word an invitation

charm and wit in timbral loveliness
     sweet messenger of delight
          manners amounting to flirtation

as dulcet as a cello played
     by hands most dexterous
         assured a sprightliness enriched

conversation metered as a life
     where passion boils so near the
         surface of certainty bewitched

Lovely poem. Maybe I'm just biased because I have a Georgia accent and live on Peachtree Court ;) I think this video fits well with the poem too. You can read more of John Mahoney' poems on Hello Poetry.

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