What I Bought at the Store

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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2012-07-25 07:13 AM

when we lose what we love
it is a lot like death
so I went to a store
to purchase some joy
I thought it overpriced
so I bought pleasure instead
I needed some sunny skies
And some clabbered clouds
after taking a very deep breath
I looked all around
made sure no one was looking
and pilfered a reproduction of your smile
went home
put on an oldie but a goodie sad song
put your smile on the mantle
cried to the words of the song
and passed yet another day

©July 23, 2012 / Jerry Pat Bolton

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[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (07-25-2012 08:46 PM).]

Sunshine

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1 posted 2012-07-25 01:11 PM

clabbered clouds...
There are so many things in this poem I like...
but especially that!

JerryPat2
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2 posted 2012-07-25 01:43 PM

Thank you so much, Karilea.

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Startime1955
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3 posted 2012-07-25 06:19 PM

Wonderful...JOY is perfect...well done, my friend...*BIG HUGS*

*may our dreams ever be magical*

JerryPat2
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4 posted 2012-07-25 06:54 PM

Thanks, Karen, good to "see" ya.

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Michael

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5 posted 2012-07-25 10:53 PM

I like the feel of this one JP. I think we must shop at the same store. A wee bit expensive, yes... but comparitively worth it when I consider how I locked down the bargain basement price on misery so long ago. What wouldn't I give for an exchange on that one?

Sorry I've been absent, friend... A lot of personal stuff going on with me of late. Hoping thatwill remedy itself soon.

Michael

JerryPat2
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6 posted 2012-07-26 06:48 AM

Thanks, Michael, sorry to hear about the personal problems, hope things begin to level out soon.

Yep, the store does serve it's purpose doesn't it.

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Lori Grosser Rhoden
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7 posted 2012-07-26 01:59 PM

love your style with this one! Excellent way to say what needed saying, my friend.

Lori

Scooter
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8 posted 2012-07-26 02:07 PM

This is very good..

"The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation."-Vladimir Lenin

JerryPat2
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9 posted 2012-07-26 02:09 PM

So glad you liked it, Lori.

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JamesMichael
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10 posted 2012-07-30 10:07 PM

Fine writing...I always told my girlfriend I wanted to clone her...but the clone would probably move to Chicago also...James

Namyh
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11 posted 2012-07-31 12:44 PM

JerryP - You're right. Sometimes to get past the day you just gotta go to the store. I went there too and bought a bottle of Hope, made with 7 tinctures of timeless Tenderness, 1/2 gram of amplified Affection and 3 drops of distilled Compassion with a touch of hot sauce. It made me feel better. I told them to save a bottle for you too. Love your work here JP. Namyh

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OwlSA
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12 posted 2012-07-31 03:34 AM

I enjoyed your poem, Jerry, and I am glad you found that store. I am not rich enough to buy such luxuries at any store. I need respect more than I need love; and I need validation more than I need respect. When I feel forlorn (if I have a moment in my continual fight for financial survival), I wrap myself in nature and my animals (both on Earth and in Heaven) shower their unconditional love on me and that sustains me for the next onslaught of whatever.

Owl

JerryPat2
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13 posted 2012-07-31 07:01 AM

Hah! That's funny, James.

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JerryPat2
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14 posted 2012-07-31 07:03 AM

Ah, that touch of hot sauce makes all the difference in the world, doesn't it, Namyh? Thank you for your kind words.

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JerryPat2
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15 posted 2012-07-31 07:06 AM

I hear you, Owl. Validation and respect, of course, can't be bought from the store. It is only through human feelings can these things happen. I wish for them to come to you soon. In the meantime you have nature's bountiful rewards you can cling to.

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passing shadows
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16 posted 2012-07-31 09:49 PM

this is pretty neat

love the way you think

JerryPat2
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17 posted 2012-07-31 09:54 PM

Thank you very much, passing shadows, I appreciate your thoughts.

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