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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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alone I am tonight drinking a glass of cheap California burgundy sipping, web surfing 'ere I creep into bed the days' end time for meditative thought private notions which only seem to come to us in the night before we retire to dream about private things looking out my window the moon hardly noticeable so pale and distant as if it was trying to hide still, it is the moon I raise my wineglass to its beauty beauty even now pale and alone in the night sky alone, like I our reveries in the night when we're alone tend to wander among the past me not so much anymore so happy I found the wherewithal to give up my guilt and make reconciliations to it all streetlight lights up the corner of the street uncovering what is below making sinister shadows I sense things in the shadows things which maybe shouldn't be there shadows we all have our shadows the ones deep within our psyche sometimes at night like now my shadow comes a-calling with questions and answers old questions the kind that have been asked through the ages I have some answers mostly though I don't Zoe, my mutt is yipping softly as she sleeps on the sofa nightmares I guess Zoe has her own shadows ~ Eggs and bacon, honeymoon style / What's honeymoon style? / Straight up and hard. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Another great tagalong with your thoughts. I so appreciate these deep musings with you, I like where you send my head to contemplate. Lori |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Hello Lori, thanks of course, but basically I am just glad you are here. I appreciate that more than you know. ~ Eggs and bacon, honeymoon style / What's honeymoon style? / Straight up and hard. ~ |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Fine writing,Jerry.Held my attention till the end.  "The secret behind survival of mankind is kindness and love within our hearts" |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
That is all we can ask for, Prasad, that our words are enough to carry the reader to the end. Thank you. ~ Eggs and bacon, honeymoon style / What's honeymoon style? / Straight up and hard. ~ |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
"so happy I found the wherewithal to give up my guilt and make reconciliations to it all" Amen! We all have are shadows... but I believe it was you you told me about self-forgiveness. I relate well to the emotion of this even so. Michael |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yes, I think I did touch on the self-forgiveness with you, Michael. It is something that I fought long and hard, saying to myself and to anybody who would listen, how the hell can you forgive yourself>! But I found out and I sleep better at night. Thank you for being here. ~ Eggs and bacon, honeymoon style / What's honeymoon style? / Straight up and hard. ~ |
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