Growing Moon, Growing Soil

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Growing Moon, Growing Soil is a collection of Florida-related poetry by John Davis Jr., an acclaimed regional writer. His works portray the true Florida: its people, its places, and its heritage. The author's life is also seen through verses about topics as diverse as citrus farming, journalism, and the teaching profession. Growing Moon, Growing Soil is an endearing read to treasure time and again.
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Overview

Growing Moon, Growing Soil is a collection of Florida-related poetry by John Davis Jr., an acclaimed regional writer. His works portray the true Florida: its people, its places, and its heritage. The author's life is also seen through verses about topics as diverse as citrus farming, journalism, and the teaching profession. Growing Moon, Growing Soil is an endearing read to treasure time and again.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781598000016
  • Publisher: Outskirts Press, Inc.
  • Publication date: 5/20/2005
  • Pages: 84
  • Sales rank: 882,865
  • Product dimensions: 0.20 (w) x 8.00 (h) x 5.00 (d)

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Weather Man Without fail, he rises, pants and shirts himself, then - flashlight on - he treks across barn yard to grove's edge where it stands: Tacked to deep-grained fence post years ago, it keeps its vigil -- marking falling temperatures with mercury precision.Force of habit, now, in winter, after burn piles of freezes past, farmer turns collar up, squints into the unpredictable bitter blow, knowing curled color of wind-chill damaged leaves, wide-split bark of extended cold.He keeps his ritual well-rehearsed, like planting on good signs or prayer before harvest, recording, during city's sleep, unexpected drops in red.
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  • Posted October 25, 2008

    I Also Recommend:

    Elegy for the Southern Drawl
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    An endearing look at true Florida life

    This book is a pleasure to read, and the strong imagery and symbolism in its pages make it well worth the price. With topics ranging from farming to journalism, teaching to parenthood, this collection is one that you will treasure over and over again.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 1, 2005

    Poetry that makes you feel what the author felt

    This poet has a true grasp of his craft, and his style has a feel to it that makes the reader see the flaorida he has experienced and to feel what he has felt. Reading all of his poems gives the reader a glimps of the poets heart and love for his native Florida.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted June 3, 2005

    Frost-like imagery, exquisite wordplay

    As a reader of up-and-coming poets, I haven't read someone with this much promise since Rodney Jones. The mixture of Floridian imagery with diverse psychological landscapes gives the audience a true, often gritty sense of the author's own voice and tone. Excellent, excellent work.

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