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Visiting Bayou Lafourche
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Visiting Bayou Lafourche |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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the sun is a blinding ball of light giving Bayou Lafourche its full tilt persona where gators scud under the house built on stilts while a fluttering concerto of birds gives truth to the solemn grave I stand, head bowed all my sins and peccadilloes buried there marking seventy-six years I have trod this earth long-legged birds stalk the water’s edge with spear-like beaks searching to kill a life of some unlucky fish so that his life can carry on back in 2009 I came here to bury all my misdeeds after I’d banished their presence within me giving me peace . . . finally and although I had banished my misdeeds they still floated around in my mind looking for an entryway back inside no . . . couldn’t allow that to happen so metaphorically I, with with my shovel walked the bank of Bayou Lafourche until I found the perfect spot where I dug the grave and, again, metaphorically, threw my misdeeds into that wet, dark pit I come back and visit this place often it has served its purpose it has served its purpose very well ©April 27, 2015 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
psssttt...guard the bridge too...I've heard those gators mosey in that way also?  I store a mind-stamp of my parents treading through town years ago...it seems an appropriate grounds for holding all that weight- Nice choice! and well put down  ~d Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
What a wise thing to do. May your past forever RIP. Revisiting the site to reinforce that feeling every so often is a good idea. Good write. ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Heh.Heh I hear you about those gators, Tanya, and I do keep a sharp eye out for them. Thanks very much for the read and comments. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you Lori, for continuing to support me here on PiP. It is appreciated so much. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
You wrote a perfect picture for me to stand there along side you. Oh. I see a small scrap of misdeed climbing out of the debris. I kick it back under, no problems now Jerry. keep on living the good life. Jo |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ahhh . . . Many thanks, Jo, for being so watchful and sending the little misdeed back from whence it came. They are pesky little devils, thanks again. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
A very interesting philosophy. Not sure what direction I take with my misdeeds. I think mostly I just swim with them in the murky waters of the back of my mind. I could learn from this. Michael |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thanks Michael, we each have to do what works for us. Thank you for showing up in my world today. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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