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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2012-05-22 09:28 PM

I was always
a reluctant bystander
if I couldn't be the one
"they" were looking at
I refused to play the game

I never took one sip
of the broth of free will
no, I drank with gusto
from the cellars' vat
of fermented independence

I leapt into onrushing rapids of
the river of life
allowing it to sweep me up
into life's litter
along the river's trashy banks

I found myself again and again
awash in melancholy
trying to tough it out when
loving was called for
that which I knew not enough of

so here I am
happy at last
who'd believe it
who'd understand
I would
I do

Â©May 15, 2012 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

1 posted 2012-05-22 09:37 PM

Great write here, Jerry.
When you can explain your exact emotion this well, well what more can be said.

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

2 posted 2012-05-22 09:43 PM

Thanks, JL., but we have to keep trying, don't we?

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Startime1955
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since 2012-04-22

Posts 1072
Alberta, Canada

3 posted 2012-05-23 12:41 PM

Never give up...you never know what tomorrow can bring...*HUGS*

*may our dreams ever be magical*

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2012-05-23 05:37 AM

I know that's a truism if I've ever heard one, Karen, and I have found it. Thank you for your input this morning.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (05-24-2012 09:28 PM).]

Zall
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since 2002-08-25

Posts 214
London, England

5 posted 2012-05-23 06:09 AM

this spoke to me on a few levels..
nice one.

JerryPat2
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Posts 16975
South Louisiana

6 posted 2012-05-23 06:35 AM

Appreciate the honest input, Zall, thank you.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Honeybunch
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since 2001-12-29

Posts 7115
South Africa

7 posted 2012-05-23 08:02 AM

Good write, Jerry! I do believe none of us initially know enough about love. However, those willing to learn do learn though perhaps through trial and tribulation. At the end of the day I guess it doesn't really matter how it comes about.

Helen

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

8 posted 2012-05-23 08:10 AM

Good Morning Helen. No, it doesn't matter how long it takes, or what route you plodded down to get there, if you can find love, even in your declining years is nothing but a plus in the book of life. Thank you for being here.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (05-23-2012 11:19 AM).]

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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since 2009-10-10

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Fair to middlin' of nowhere

9 posted 2012-05-23 10:44 AM

Another great one my friend.

Lori

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

10 posted 2012-05-23 11:19 AM

Thank you, Lori for your continued presence here.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Sunshine

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since 1999-06-25

Posts 63354
Listening to every heart

11 posted 2012-05-23 12:07 PM

Independent rascals...
my favorite kind of fellow.

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

12 posted 2012-05-23 12:45 PM

Heh.Heh. That's good to hear, Karilea. Thanks for showing up . . .

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

ken206573
Member

since 2008-10-14

Posts 487

13 posted 2012-05-24 03:07 PM

I'm still trying to understand it myself, but once you have it everything seems complete if only a little bit. The poem was wonderful, I'm very happy for you.

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

14 posted 2012-05-24 03:25 PM

By having everything, Ken, to me means being satisfied with who you are, not necessarily who you were. I am satisfied with me.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

ethome
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since 2000-05-14

Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada

15 posted 2012-05-25 03:28 AM

Jerry
Marvelous metaphors you've used here to describe your journey to mellowland.
Great writing.

Eric

true love never looks after it's own interests

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

16 posted 2012-05-25 05:42 AM

Thanks, kind Eric, for reading the poem with open eyes. That means much to me.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

17 posted 2012-05-27 05:49 AM

Some people are just meant to find their own way, Jerry.
Ida

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

18 posted 2012-05-27 06:30 AM

Absolutely, Ida, there are those kind of people. Appreciate the input.

~*~ Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.--Aristotle ~*~

ebonygirl
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since 2011-07-14

Posts 2000
California U.S.A

19 posted 2012-05-27 01:17 PM

You definitely have arrived my friend.
Sharing your joy within... ms. e

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

20 posted 2012-05-27 01:23 PM

I love it when you talk like that, ms. e. Thank you more than you know for your continued support of my poetry.

~*~ Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.--Aristotle ~*~

Prasad Nataraj
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since 2008-05-29

Posts 1149
Bangalore,India

21 posted 2012-05-28 01:56 AM

Love the happy ending, making peace with self and being happy!. Fine writing, Jerry.

"The secret behind survival of mankind is kindness and love within our hearts"
prasadnatarajan5.blogspot.com/

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

22 posted 2012-05-28 06:12 AM

I did. I am. I'm happy. Thanks, Prasad, for being here.

~*~ Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.--Aristotle ~*~

Martie

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since 1999-09-21

Posts 28049
California

23 posted 2012-05-28 02:47 PM

Jerry...you're happiness must be contageous...you just made me smile.

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

24 posted 2012-05-28 03:02 PM

Wonderful, Martie, that makes me even happier. You sent me something in Facebook and I deleted it before I read it. Want to send it again? But if I have to join anything I don't do that at Facebook. Sorry.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

25 posted 2012-06-11 08:25 AM

I never took one sip
of the broth of free will
no, I drank with gusto
from the cellars' vat
of fermented independence

What a wonderful description!

I like this very much, Jerry!

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

26 posted 2012-06-11 08:27 AM

Thank you so much, suthern, you have made my day.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Alison

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since 2008-01-27

Posts 9318
Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy!

27 posted 2012-06-17 12:17 PM

This is very good, Jerry. I am happy that you do and are.

A

JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

28 posted 2012-06-17 12:24 PM

Thank you, Alison, and so am I grateful.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

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