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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2011-10-22 09:39 AM



sometime I write my poems as a sonnet
I write haiku, but mostly senryu
like this one, I also get into free style
I dabble in other forms of poetry
with good and bad results
matters not the form
whether I rhyme or whether
I capitalize each word in a line
or use lowercase
formatting is for scholars
I write for you
the words I pick and peck out on the keyboard
are meant for your eyes
yes
some poems are close to my heart
and they are all my babies
you can make the case
they are all for me
they are not
I send these bits of Jerry
toward those who find my words
readable
your thoughts when reading
a poem of mine
is like an invisible, hushed room
your connection to my poetry
is comparable to an ever-flowing stream of consciousness
some are to the heart confessions
of mine
a vessel I must set sail down that treacherous stream
I write of love
unrequited and those loyal to my heart
those are like whispers on a sandy beach
my words but grains of sand
among the other millions poems of love
whether I write about the moon
which I do from time to time
it fascinates me to no end
I open inner sanctum doors to my basement
of horrors and internal combustion
shocking some
others lifting their clenched fist
a right-on sign of approval
this prods me onward
feeds my ego
we all need that ego fed
a poet's voice echoes in darkened alleys
can be masterful
in a glittering ballroom
or passionate to a pair of lovers
I write
I write words that hopefully find
readers
because, quite simply
I write for you

©October 18, 2011 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*  If they give you lined paper, write the other way.  ~*~

© Copyright 2011 Jerry Pat Bolton - All Rights Reserved
Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere
1 posted 2011-10-22 10:50 AM


Well said! From one who looks forward to your words.

Lori

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana
2 posted 2011-10-22 11:10 AM


Ah, I thank you Lori, for that . . .

~*  If they give you lined paper, write the other way.  ~*~

JL
Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128
Texas, USA
3 posted 2011-10-22 01:12 PM


"yes
some poems are close to my heart
and they are all my babies
you can make the case
they are all for me
they are not
I send these bits of Jerry
toward those who find my words
readable"

And when you do share your words all
who examine each verse are rewarded for the reading.  
You are a richly gifted poet, my friend.

JL



Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana
4 posted 2011-10-22 01:39 PM


Much obliged, JL, for your kind words.

~*  If they give you lined paper, write the other way.  ~*~

Earth Angel
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since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215
Realms of Light
5 posted 2011-10-22 01:44 PM


Precisely! Bravo for telling it like it is! Yeppers! Yer a writer! I'm tucking this little beauty away!


Linda

JerryPat2
Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975
South Louisiana
6 posted 2011-10-22 01:48 PM


Thank you very, very much, Linda. I appreciate your complimentary words to my poem.

~*  If they give you lined paper, write the other way.  ~*~

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