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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

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South Louisiana

0 posted 2012-02-07 06:37 AM

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I said to her, I am too old,
But then winked and said, old enough,
I puffed up my chest and laughed,
Knowing that she would call my bluff.

I went to a fortune teller,
Asked her if love would visit me,
She just smiled and held out her hand,
She didn't tell fortunes for free.

I crossed her palm with silver coins,
She pursed her lips, said, She is wed,
Look about you, find another,
And then her magic cards she read.

I departed the witches' den,
Wondering how she knew a lot,
About my married lover's state,
I wish I could untie the knot.

Love is a crooked thing I've seen,
It takes you down some dim-lit streets,
But love is love, that's all it is,
Everything else takes a backseat.

©February 5, 2012 / Jerry Pat Bolton

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,
'Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?'
'Yes, I am. I married the wrong man.'

Nicole
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since 1999-06-23

Posts 1835
Florida

1 posted 2012-02-07 06:51 AM

Ahhh... Yeah, love doesn't really give a whit about things like circumstances. Generally the more difficult the situation, the deeper it burrows. The witch said to look about; as if there's a choice in the matter.

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2012-02-07 07:31 AM

Absolutely, Nicole, you know the where's and why's of this obsessive thing called love it appears. "Look about?" Right. It doesn't work like that. Thanks for the comments . . .

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,
'Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?'
'Yes, I am. I married the wrong man.'

Margherita
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since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2012-02-07 11:45 AM

It's just wonderful when "love visits" ... The words "it cannot be" lose quickly consistence, love knows no barriers, we are the ones who create them.

Very nice poem, Jerry, enjoyed it.

Margherita

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2012-02-07 11:52 AM

Margherita, you know what you are talking about. Love is the ultimate in emotions. Thank you for being here.

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,
'Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?'
'Yes, I am. I married the wrong man.'

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

5 posted 2012-02-07 04:13 PM

hello jerry, i guess love is hazardous and trust the cards can be fortunate , i don't know what i would have done, instinct is often abusive, makes me humble, lovely penning,

thanks for sharing

yann

ice
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since 2003-05-17

Posts 3404
Pennsylvania

6 posted 2012-02-07 04:39 PM

Your little quote at the bottom of the poem is profound, Jerry. I love how it ties into the topic above it.

These things hardly ever work out, but there is a slim chance.

This is a dilemma for sure..what to do, what to do?

Ya got me thinking, JP..and that means I like the poem

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

7 posted 2012-02-07 04:53 PM

Appreciate the time taken to analyze my poem, yann, eh, love is so many things to so many people, and then it can turn into vicious hate at a moment's notice.

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Haha! Yeah, I like that quote at the bottom, of course, and it is certainly in line with this poem to a point. Thanks, Ice, for being here in my place in the blue house.

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,
'Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?'
'Yes, I am. I married the wrong man.'

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

8 posted 2012-02-07 05:27 PM

"love is love, that's all it is,
Everything else takes a backseat."

You said it!
Great write, Jerry.

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

9 posted 2012-02-07 05:46 PM

Thank you, JL, and thanks for being here.

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,
'Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?'
'Yes, I am. I married the wrong man.'

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

10 posted 2012-02-07 06:57 PM

This is a great one Jerry I love where you went with this

Lori

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

11 posted 2012-02-07 06:58 PM

Appreciate it, Lori. Thank you.

At a cocktail party, one woman said to another,
'Aren't you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?'
'Yes, I am. I married the wrong man.'

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