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JerryPat2
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since 2011-02-06
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0 posted 2014-03-01 10:24 PM




Love is . . .
Coming into the true resolve
Not merely a cinq à sept . . .
No . . .
Love is deeper than sexual gratification
Even though it has its special place
Of loving and being loved
Love is . . .
When the air seems to shudder and you talk in
Baby talk
Which sounds perfectly sane
To no one but you and your lover
When love finds you its like
Sunshine breaking through a blackened sky
You never knew how beautiful
The world was until
Love is . . .
A senseless piece of work
Unless you are involved in it yourself
Only when you try to manage love
Give it a sense of purpose
Is when love come to an idling
Stop . . .
If you attempt to remind love
Of its contractual obligation
Its duty as it were
It will curl up into a little ball
And take a nap
Love is . . .
Like that flower
The one that is synonymous with love
The Rose
Which has bloomed
Its petals ready for plucking
And you try to micro-manage it
The blooms turn ugly and falls from its stem
How do you keep that from happening
I will tell you
Wish someone had told me
Back then
Merely allow the light to find it
Don’t press so hard  for it to bloom
Lighten up
Pay more attention to the bed springs
At night
Never, ever allow that to become blasé
Still, it isn’t the end all either
Love is . . . difficult

©February 28, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton

© Copyright 2014 Jerry Pat Bolton - All Rights Reserved
jwesley
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since 2000-04-30
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Spring, Texas
1 posted 2014-03-01 10:54 PM


...is . . . definitely difficult at times, my friend.  Good piece - enjoyed

j.

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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2 posted 2014-03-01 11:15 PM


You tell it like it is my friend.

Lori

JerryPat2
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3 posted 2014-03-02 09:30 AM


Thanks J and Lori.

~*~ People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. ~*~

JamesMichael
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4 posted 2014-03-05 09:32 PM


enjoyed your thoughts on love...James
JerryPat2
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5 posted 2014-03-05 09:34 PM


Thank you James.

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hunnie_girl
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6 posted 2014-03-07 12:57 PM


Love is... It really is. Glad I got the chance to read this tonight thank you!

Krysti

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