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A Weary Road
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A Weary Road |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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I was a man-child in tha day And I was just looking to play Looking for ways to set me free Searched over here and I searched there Didn’t want to be anyone's square Looking in gutters for the key Walked into places on a dare Got out with a wing and a prayer I looked for me and then I'd flee Fists clenched, I was on a flash point Smiling ladies saved me sometimes I traveled this land from sea to sea But it is the here and the now I'm who I am without kowtowing The difference between now and then It was in the swamp I found my Zen Will never get better than that. ©June 14, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Some people never find their zen. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I know, Ida, but they should never stop looking . . . Thank you so much for your reading and commenting on my poem. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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DaysofView Member
since 2014-04-01
Posts 433Just A Slice Of The Pie |
I sure would have given you a BIG smile if our paths would have crossed! I don't think I might have been there at the same time. But anyway I would have if I could have! I really like how you write your adventures in good poems! If I were more than I am, I'd see things differently instead of the same all the time. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you DV, for letting me know you would have given me that BIG smile back in tha day . . . Gives me a great feeling this morning. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
you are a fortunate man to find your Zen. You have "earned" it so to speak. You are to be envied by many. ~L |
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SlimMorrison New Member Posts 7 |
"Looking in gutters for the key" and "It was in the swamp I found my zen" are two super powerful lines. In what seems disgusting you can find beauty... a lesson I think everyone can learn. Really enjoyed this poem and your voice. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you, Lori for your complimentary thoughts on my poem. Whether I earned it or not, it is still, nevertheless real. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Slim, yes, it is possible to find beauty within all sorts of bad environment . . . It is all inside you YOU. Again, thank you for being here with me today. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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