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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2012-11-11 07:21 AM




this poet straddles
uneasy tides
interweaved inside a labyrinth
of disappointment-filled notions
jammed between
optimism and misery

©September 27, 2012 / Jerry Pat Bolton

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

© Copyright 2012 Jerry Pat Bolton - All Rights Reserved
Victoria
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1 posted 2012-11-11 07:54 PM


Beautiful photo Jerry. Enjoyed your words as always.

~V~

A poem is never finished, only abandoned.
- Paul Valery (1871-1945)

JerryPat2
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2 posted 2012-11-11 07:57 PM


Thanks, Victoria, so are your words compelling . . .

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

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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3 posted 2012-11-16 03:31 PM


I can so relate to this Jerry!

    "jammed between
    optimism and misery"

I feel ya!
    lori

JerryPat2
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4 posted 2012-11-16 03:49 PM


Yep, I think you can, Lori. Appreciate you dropping by.

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

Michael
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5 posted 2012-11-17 09:46 AM


I swear you could have written this one about me.  A lot packed into this little piece.  Nicely done, friend.

Michael

JerryPat2
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6 posted 2012-11-17 10:08 AM


Much thanks, Michael. Yeah, there a lot of us (poets) who fit that mold.

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Marchmadness
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7 posted 2012-11-19 09:37 AM


Relating here, Jerry.
                 Ida

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8 posted 2012-11-19 10:06 AM


yep, seems this is about more than one poet here.......great write...
JL
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9 posted 2012-11-19 10:21 AM


Maybe not such a bad place to be, at times.
Resistance/friction can build strength/energy.
Enjoyed the read.

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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10 posted 2012-11-19 11:43 AM


Thank you, Ida, for relating to this one.

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

JerryPat2
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11 posted 2012-11-19 11:44 AM


It does seem that way, doesn't it Karen. Thank you.

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JerryPat2
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12 posted 2012-11-19 11:46 AM


You found positive vibes, JL, amid the debris of negativity, good for you

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