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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2014-04-03 08:29 AM




I stand on the bank of the bayou
in the midnight hour
listening to the soft southern wind
the reeds and water lilies
seem to murmur
your name
swelling my heart as I whisper back
I’m telling you
if men were the sort to swoon
this would be the perfect time for me

©March 14, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. ~*~

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EmmaRose
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1 posted 2014-04-03 08:31 AM


Have no fears
be the swooner you
are

JerryPat2
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2 posted 2014-04-03 10:50 AM


Hah! That's sweet of you, Emma, and thank you.

~*~ In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
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3 posted 2014-04-03 11:41 AM


This is wonderful! And by all means swoon away!

Lori

JerryPat2
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4 posted 2014-04-03 11:42 AM


Thank you Lori . . . Ah . . . To swoon or not to swoon.

~*~ In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. ~*~

JamesMichael
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5 posted 2014-04-03 10:38 PM


What are you waiting for...James
JerryPat2
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6 posted 2014-04-03 10:41 PM


A question without an answer, James. Thanks for being here.

~*~ In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. ~*~

2islander2
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7 posted 2014-04-04 01:26 AM


hello Jerry, nature bring us back to loved thoughts frequently, i always experience that, thanks for the exquisite poem,


yann


JerryPat2
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8 posted 2014-04-04 07:11 AM


Many thanks, Yann, I hope you are having good days.

~*~ In America, anyone can become president. That's the problem. ~*~

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