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Tried to write about - but couldn't . . . again
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Tried to write about - but couldn't . . . again |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas 
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Tried to write about - but couldn’t ... again. I’m never sure I can write a word here or there, with feeling, when I sit and begin to type – especially the sadness some situations possess. Case in point: my father’s death several years ago. Words still fail me there. Or the young man who rode a school bus I once drove. He turned twenty-one on the last day of school, was told he couldn’t come back because of his age, had just failed the tenth-grade, was born with Down’s Syndrome, cried the whole thirty-five minutes it took me to get him home. Words still fail me there too. Sometimes I think I get right and I didn’t even try, but there are those I try over and over, like the two above, and I still can’t find the words. They’re there, I know. My soul just won’t turn them loose; it still fears the crying may never stop. But I think it’s wrong, my soul that is. I’ll cry, no doubt – I do that – but that’s a good thing. It helps the pent up anguish. I don’t know if I’ll ever find the words my father needs, or what I felt that last day of school – maybe these will be all there is. I only know that words conveying feelings, especially those so full of tears, may be the toughest words of all. © wesley james beard, jr. august 2008 |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
jimmy, you did find the words and expressed them so genuinely, that my eyes have misted up. One of my favourite type of poems is about poets writing about poetry and their writing experience. This was uniquely expressed and it is being tucked into my library. You have a tender soul, dear Poet.  Giving you a loving hug, Linda |
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Artic Wind Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 8080Realm of Supernatural |
Enjoyed the Write and your thoughts! me'friend  ARCTIC WIND |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Yo Jwesley, This is a good hearted poem. i like it. Bobby |
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ThisDiamond Member Rara Avis
since 2002-02-22
Posts 9353Michigan, USA |
A good heart. The words you cannot find somehow found you...and gratefully US  |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
MyFriend~ By writing about not being able to write about it ... you've purged a poignant piece~  Love you, my friend~ *Huglets*  ~*Marge*~ ~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~ |
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Roniece Dawson-Bruce Member Ascendant
since 2000-01-29
Posts 5689Sydney, Australia |
oh my Jimbo... this is a most wonderful write... I'm keeping it to remind me just how beautiful your writing is... my soul has been touched.. thank you x love RDB Be kind at heart....for everyone you meet has their own battle to fight......... |
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Joyce Johnson
since 2001-03-10
Posts 9912Washington State |
This is very sensitive and well written. Love, Joyce |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore |
the title intrigued me and the poem touched me. it was a commendable effort |
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Bonnie j Senior Member
since 2003-06-27
Posts 1588Ohio |
We see and hear so many things in life that touch us deeply and we feel like we cannot express the pain or joy we are feeling. Once I wrote about a neighborhood that had changed so. Once about a lady who rode the the bus and how she had changed. From smiles to a frown of pain. You did a good jobber here. Hugs BonBon  |
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Gentle Spirit Member Patricius
since 2000-10-09
Posts 13989 |
Jimmy, m'friend I get through these blue pages so little anymore it seems and I have to tell you how very happy I am to have found this here tonight. The words that you can't seem to find are some of the most beautiful words that I have ever heard your soul soars m'friend....high with the angels. Hugs ~D |
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LindsayP Member Elite
since 2007-07-28
Posts 3410Australia, Victoria |
Oh Jimmy that is so good, a poignant heart touching poem that shows just what sort of person you are. Very well written, take a bow my friend. Lindsay |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
We all have things we can't bring ourselves to write about, Jimmy but most of us don't "not write about it" as well as you do. Ida |
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