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Don't Ever Bare Your Heart
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Don't Ever Bare Your Heart |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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We would sit around the campfire- Then we’d talk about our home… About the youthful fun we’d had… ‘fore we began to roam. We’d talk about the spreads we’d worked- The men whom we’d called “Boss”. The wrecks, near misses, things like that, Our favorite, saddle hoss. We’d sing a song, or crack a joke- Before we’d drift apart- We had just one unspoken rule- “Don’t ever bare your heart!” Don’t open up those heartaches- Don’t talk about the dreams. And he who laughs the hardest- Is never like he seems… We all have hidden things inside- And things from which we run… It may be things we didn’t do- Or things we’ve said or done. So pour some coffee, sit a spell- But friend, before you start- We have just one unspoken rule- “Don’t ever bare your heart!” |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
I love this poem. It is definately a man's thought and feelings. I had a quiet husband and have three sons who hold their inner thoughts in. I see them box and weave and never tell it as it is. A gentle punch or some wise cracks they give one another, but nothing that would expose their inner soul. latearrival |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Thank you. This is really a keeper. A |
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AncientHippie Member
since 2009-10-15
Posts 411Surfing the Cosmic Flow |
GS: You bring a completely unique point of view to this forum. I admire the strength and truth of your work. Regards Jim Sutra 15: One’s Dharma may be obscured by believing in Its exclusivity. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Enjoyed and understood, John. Ida |
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vandana
since 1999-10-22
Posts 10463USA |
enjoyed  |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Gunslinger- Yep, I reckon you're right. Great read! ~L |
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GBride Senior Member
since 2009-07-02
Posts 538 |
Hey there, GS, we miss your presence at the Long Branch. Miss Kitty asks about you all the time. We'll spot you a cold beer and we can swap yarns until Sunday service. You can tell us your tales of wild and distent lands. |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Don’t open up those heartaches- Don’t talk about the dreams. And he who laughs the hardest- Is never like he seems… We all have hidden things inside- And things from which we run… It may be things we didn’t do- Or things we’ve said or done. Great advice and truths to remember... for the campfire or the breakroom. *S* |
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micecollector Junior Member
since 2009-10-10
Posts 18Kansas -USA |
I really liked this write. Thanks for sharing. Oh, that we could only bare our hearts! My husband is a lot like this and I see him suffer some times with the struggle. He really tries, but it's so difficult for him. Hope to read more things written by you. In God we trust and one nation under God |
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martiniat8 Senior Member
since 2003-06-21
Posts 897Prague, Bohemia, Czech Republic |
good advice, my friend |
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Guybrush Threepwood New Member
since 2009-10-29
Posts 9 |
Y'know, I've only been to the South twice, both times I loved it. And I just have an obsession with its history and the men that used to roam the U.S. when it was very much an uncultivated land. Speaking from a perspective having only read and researched--maybe having taken some of the tenants to heart--I believe you have captured the lonely spirit of those men, the self reliant nature, and their quiet strength. The poem isn't anything spectacular (that's not an insult) in terms of its construction; it's simple. But it's still great. Good job. |
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