Limberlost Remembered

By Terri Gorney Lehman

Crowell, McDowell, Engle, and Kareny—

names of the distant past

forever tied to this place.

Walking quietly,

the Loblolly whispers her stories,

echoes of a time

when the marsh was wild and free.

The dredge cut through the heart

of the Loblolly Marsh,

yet it could not take her soul.

A man named Ken carried a passion

for restoring Gene’s Limberlost,

bringing life back to forgotten waters,

honoring both the land

and the memories rooted there.

And still the Loblolly whispers,

carried on the wind through the marsh,

telling all who pass.