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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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simplicity is the ultimate in sophistication the so-called sophisticates are counterfeit shams to live a life of simplicity means not you are a simpleton but that you are uncomplicated and open not tight-lipped or morally constipated and don't look down your censorious nose at those you feel are inferior still . . . there comes a time of revealing even unto ourselves who, and what we are we all at one point in life must gather around us the melancholy of consequence and ask ourselves are we as uncomplicated as the person sitting next to us ©September 17, 2015 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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Ticklefingers Senior Member Posts 710 Louisiana |
Hey there JerryPat, Its a simple life I'm living now. I know this because I compare it to the busier, more complicated lifestyle that I once lived. I don't interact with as many people as I once did either, and I really don't miss that as much as I thought I would. I don't use social media except poetry forums. I've never had a facebook account, twitter account or even a cellphone. I have a wall phone that I'm quite fond of. That alone makes me simple, if not downright Jurassic! My third and current wife of 10 years is much younger than I and has a profession that requires all those things. One thing I try never to do is ask myself: quote: I engage people at the stores and restaurants we (I) go to and always seem to have fun doing it without comparing myself or developing preconceived ideas of who they are. For me, that's just not 'cricket'. Good, thought-provoking poetry JerryPat! 88's friend She told me "play one for your supper Danny and maybe you'll get breakfast". |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
I think you can live a simple life, not look down on anybody, have money and be very complicated. I agree a simpler life is best if that is your choice and not forced on you by circumstance. Looking down on people is not just reserved for the haves looking down on the have nots. I got the feeling from your writing that you were questioning your position in the scheme of things by comparison. The texture of your fabric, my friend, is as unique as everyone else's and just as rare and valuable. Not every piece has to be ornate to fit into the quilt...~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I'm the same as you, Ticklefingers, in that I don't interact with nearly as many people as I used to. Never thought I would have a cell phone, but necessity made me get one. I don''t message, I use it strictly s a phone, phone I do not have twitter account, and, like you I use the Internet to seek out poetry forms, such as PiP. You said . . . "One thing I try never to do is ask myself:" I'm afraid I allowed what little literary and poetical insight I may have to cause me to make the statement about wondering if the person sitting beside me was as uncomplicated as were I. I really never do that except it appears in my thoughts of writing poetry overemphasizes the situation. Thanks for your super comment . . . ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I actually don't look down on anyone, Lori, sorry if I gave you that impression . . . You said . . . "I got the feeling from your writing that you were questioning your position in the scheme of things by comparison." No indeed, it seems I need to go back through this poem and tighten it up a bit, or maybe scrap it altogether. It was only last night that I told someone that I was living happier than I have in my whole life. That is true, and I blame it on the semi simple life I am living. Thank you for your valuable thoughts on this poem. ~*~ When they give you ruled paper write sideways. ~*~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (10-23-2015 10:09 AM).] |
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