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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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back home are my brothers three siblings sixteen years between myself and the oldest of them I roamed from home they stayed we talk on occasions, we talk about who died who's sick who's in trouble we speak of the weather if it is hot we complain when it turns cold we grumble what else do you say to strangers? ©Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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rabittlover Junior Member
since 2012-04-07
Posts 46 |
Delightfully tragic poem. Glad you could get your feelings out. I and my wife meet once a year with my brothers and their families at Christmas and talk about the great successes of their children, and the latest football predictions. They don't believe in writing or reading poetry, because that's hippy stuff. A man should be raking his lawn or painting a fence if he has spare time. Oh well, may they live long and prosper. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Haha! I hear you. My mother once told me to go get a job where I got dirty. I was working offshore on oil rigs and platforms as a cook at the time. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
How sad that so many siblings tend to grow apart as they grow older, a time when they need each other's support the most. Ida |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I hear you, Ida, but it happens much more often than I had ever thought. Thank you for your input and for reading my poem. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Startime1955 Senior Member
since 2012-04-22
Posts 1072Alberta, Canada |
*sigh* I know how you feel...I haven't seen my siblings since I was 16...20 years I had no idea where they were...when I talk with them it is clear they do not want to talk about our past and I don't know them so they are strangers to me...*sigh* sometimes life happens that way...*BIG HUGS* *may our dreams ever be magical* |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I'm sorry it's like that for you, Karen, but I'm finding this is true much more than I ever though it was. Thank you for being here. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Namyh Senior Member
since 2009-01-20
Posts 988 |
JerryP - After confronting a similar situation, I later discovered that a stranger was just a relative I hadn't made friends with yet. I like this poetic expose. It has a Kodak moment of its own that I know. Namyh |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Good morning, Namyh, and thank you for your interesting input. Sometimes these relatives aren't interesting in being friends. It is a bloody and complicated story on my part. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
I can relate to this very well. I have two younger brothers, 10 and 14 years younger to be exact. It's hard at family functions to feel related when there's no real common ground. We don't share the same childhood memories... we never were ther for each other in times of trouble, or felt the tinges of jealousy siblings often might when one excels at something where they didn't. It's a gaping chasm, my friend, and bridges can't be built over night... They can only be built one day at a time, and hopefully with both parties aiding in the building. I've managed it with one of my brothers so I know it can be done. It wasn't easy though, but then we know nothing worthwhile ever is. I do hope you make the effort. The rewards have far outweighed the agony for me.  Michael When one dines with wolves, it is moot if one is guest or entree. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
He he you hit the nail right on the head my friend. We are a society of self indulgence and we lose some precious closeness because of it. It's not that we are at odds with our siblings it's simply just life. Eric true love never looks after it's own interests |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, you are probably right, Eric, it is just this mad world we have been deposited in. Thanks. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Nice...James |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
what else do you say to strangers? fine writing Jerry, like the ending, its says it all! "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 |
Yep. I grant you that, it does say it all. Thanks, Prasad. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Strangers who share a set of parents... this could be my brother and me. Great write! |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, I am finding out there are more of the sibling/stranger situation than I ever thought. Appreciate you dragging this on up, suthern. ~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~ |
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