(Photos by Mike Hall)
Another feature of the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park is Pinnacle Outlook, where one discovered over a century ago, thousands climbed Pinnacle Rock for a fantastic view over the Tennessee Valley. Today the trail to the rock is much safer with an extension built near the rock for modern visitors.
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Brother Brian Kohut may be going back to his days in the service when he had to camouflage himself to survive.
Snake’s Skin
It’s hard to make my crazy life simple again,
And I looked around., not knowing where to begin.
I wish I was a snake, shedding its skin,
But there are too many emotions inside to be exposed.
A shiny new set of scales won’t set me free.
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Modern travelers can tunnel their way through the Cumberland Gap, a key pass through the Smoky Mountains, but those who want to explore the gap further come to the Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. Along with a complete information center, people can visit Fort Cook, an earthen embankment that held a strategic view of the area during the Civil War.
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Brother Levi Jacobs may have had the experience of eating too many green apples as an inspiration for this poem.
Green Apples
Take a bite from the apple of life.
A taste is all you will need
to know what happiness can mean.
You say you don’t want to waste the fruit.
The thought only shows your greed.
Your stomach will hurt in pain.
Your over indulgence will net no gain.
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The road in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park curves its way up and down the hills under a canopy of green tall trees and sometimes there is a view that is worth the stop.
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Visitors of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park can experience the park from far away from the wide views and close up as the creeks follow winding roads on the mountains.
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(Photo by Mike Hall) An outlook along the road in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park reveals different layers of mountains.
Smoky Mountain Love
She loves the rolling hills and valleys
of Tennessee, and she also loves me.
She wants to go there to get married,
and continue to be part of her past.
If she goes there, she knows that
our time together will last forever.
Distance and time are relative,
just like her cousins, aunts and uncles,
and I want to be part of her life.
There will be a special day when
we say “I Do” and become one with
the sweet air of the Smoky Mountains.
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The Great Smoky Mountain National Park draws millions of people a year to places like Pigeon Forge, Sevierville and Gattlinburg in Tennessee, and views of the tree-covered hillsides are one of the reasons whey they visit.
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Smoky Mountain Vacation
This month, Patty and I went to Pigeon Forge in the Smoky Mountains for a week-long family reunion in one of those large cabins that had plenty of room and bathrooms for everyone, along with the game room which had arcade games, another TV and a pool table, two Jacuzzi’s and a hot tub, plus three decks and a great view. Too bad they were all stacked like apartments on the steep hills. Once inside, we had the pleasure of seeing almost all of her family and a few friends at the same time. We had a Christmas in July with stocking stuffers. I liked my Cowboy poetry book. The location afforded opportunities for photographs away from the cabin, and the results are posted in the Saturday photos this month. Also Patty and I had another Old West photo taken, an update of one taken about 10 years ago. This gunslinger has aged a little in that time as you can see below. Click on the photo for the large view.
Vote for your top ten poems in the blog
Around September 13 years ago, I began an experiment by starting The World of Words by Elias Tobias. The technical and creative components have changed, but the original concept of making a place to put my work out for others to enjoy has continued and will continue. However, I will stop regular weekly posts after September 2011, a retirement of sorts. Occasional posts will be made, and the personal blog in the Fan Club Link will continue on a regular basis.
The humble beginning of one of thousands of new poetry sites in 1998 has become more than I ever anticipated, and reaction from readers around the world has been impressive. This highly rated site has flirted as one of the top 200,000 sites in the U.S. and maintained a place in the top million sites in the world. This achievement is going to be celebrated in the next few months before the regular posts end.
First, readers are encouraged to select the top 10 poems, written or submitted by Elias Tobias or members of the Lambda Sigma Chi, or poems sent in by other readers. Readers may submit their responses to eliastobias2002@yahoo.com until Aug. 17, which happens to be my birthday. This month’s poems are eligible along with posts to Aug. 17. The Top Ten Poems of the World of Words by Elias Tobias will be announced in the September 2011 Exponet newsletter, the last newsletter for the web blog.
Also in September, the annual LSC unofficial fraternity reunion , usually scheduled for December, will be moved up to the end of September in Indianapolis. Plans are being made so that the LSC members and their families to gather at the new J.W. Marriott for a weekend of fun and festivities. By then most of the members will have had their last poems published on this web blog along with their photos and comments about the end of regular posts on the World of Words by Elias Tobias.
I can’t express enough of my appreciation to the readers over the years who have made this experiment of mine a success, and I hope it has become something for everyone to enjoy. There should be plenty of material for reruns while I continue to write at my own pace. I thank you for your support.
Paradise One
I can feel your love for me,
but you keep it inside.
You aren’t sure of love,
and you try to hide when
you really want to
hold me by your side.
You’re afraid that nothing
lasts in this society,
and you don’t want to
screw up plans in your life.
Your fears are founded,
but why not roll the dice.
No matter the combination
I’m sure you won’t throw twice.
You will like the first roll,
and we’ll have a great time.
From that day on, I know
our love is right.
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