In The Deep South

“Gone with the Wind” is a great book
and one that took the world by storm.
It  is a novel that is worth a look.

The plot, historical and quite complex,
tells of the struggle of Southern States;
it combines romance with raunchy  sex.

Against the backdrop of turbulence,
the action takes  place in Georgia
with Confederates bent on insurgence.

Black clouds soon loom on the horizon:
with seven states seeking secession
the atmosphere is filled with poison.

From the front line the sound of drums
ominously herald the enemy’s onrush.
On the plantation life is in the doldrums.

There is defiance and talks of bravery
but the separatists are bound to fail
and so will their hope to retain slavery.

Scarlett,  Ashley, Melanie and Rhett
form  the nucleus of this epic tale.
Four characters that one can’t forget.

Ashley is wooed by the lovelorn Scarlett
who would dearly become his bride
but here is a beau that she won’t get.

 She is then swept up by Rhett, the cad,
with whom she has a tempestuous affair,
the end of which proves to be rather sad.

She is met by a torrent of insulting abuse
when she tries in vain to hang on to him;
she asks him to stay but he does refuse.

He flatly declines to consider her plight
definitely saying  he doesn’t give a damn,
yet she is reluctant to give up the fight.

Hoping  that ultimately  she’ll find a  way
to get him back, she wistfully declares:
“After all, tomorrow is another day”.

© Luigi Pagano 2015