The Antebellum South describes a period between 1812 and 1861

I do not know much about this period in American History

As I am partially sighted as well as being profoundly deaf

Yet although I have severe problems with my sight

I can see the rakes of carriages that are wintered at the end my garden

My favourite carriage and the one most used by the Heritage Railway

Has a pale white and cream skin with a splash of violet green

Not surprisingly it is called

The Southern Belle

But there are those that dislike

This the most beautiful of railway carriages

Because of its supposed history

A history of cruelty and white privilege

Due to my disabilities I am blind to this history

And to be truthful I do not really care

These people can decay in drill hell

I am loyal to my beautiful railway carriage

I am loyal to the Southern Belles

I have a portrait of Sallie Ward

Above my happy bed

My sister

Bless Her

Reads to me

Tales of Southern Hospitality

My sister

Bless Her

Is a beauty and has a flirtatious

Yet chaste demeanour

We often walk

Hand in Hand

Around and Around

Our Southern Garden

And when the hour is quiet

We board the Southern Belle

And discuss why we

Are the favoured

Children of God