One thing to celebrate this week is Georgia, and so some people's thoughts are turning to "Georgia on My Mind":
Georgia, Georgia....
The whole day through....
Just an old sweet song keeps Georgia on my mind....
Hoagy Carmichael wrote this with his roommate, and though rumors have stated the song is for a *person* named Georgia, the real inspiration seems to be the Southern state. Someone asked a friend to write a song about Georgia, and that person joked: "The first two words could be GEORGIA! GEORGIA!" ....And the rest is history.
Each day, Georgia....
A song of you....
Comes as sweet and clear as moonlight through the pines....
Now we're getting fancy. The speaker uses a simile to show his love--the state of Georgia--just what is happening in his heart.
A climax: The rule of threes.
Other arms reach out to me....
Other eyes smile tenderly....
Still, in peaceful dreams, I see
The road leads back to you, my beautiful Georgia...
And a strange, bittersweet ending, a way of recognizing that life is complicated:
Georgia, Georgia....no peace I find....
Just an old sweet song....keeps Georgia on my mind....
Great writing.
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