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Abe
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Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end!

0 posted 2003-08-07 07:48 PM



PUTTIN' IT AWAY

There's no alarm in the morning
I can sleep, until I wake
No chores, unless I want to
And, no money left to make.

No more wishing, that I had things
If I don't have them, now
There's no sense in trying to learn
If I don't already know, just how.

I retired my old heart
And put my love away
Wondering, where my soul will go
When, it comes my judgment day.

No more dreaming of tomorrow
To look down that road, to see
Just knowing that I've traveled
As far, as, I'm going to be.

The sunrise is blinding
And my visions are a blur
And the full moon is scary
As I feel those ancient urges, stir.

I retired my old heart
And put my love away
Wondering, where my soul will go
When, it comes my judgment day.

The years are running down
As the seconds, tick, the clock
And the hours pass, so quickly
As I inventory, my stock.

The memories start to fade
And, all those faces, too
No wondering where I'm going
Or what, I'm going to do.

I retired my old heart
And put my love away
Wondering, where my soul will go
When, it comes my judgment day.

Del "Abe" Jones
8-5-03

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inot2B
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1 posted 2003-08-08 02:18 PM


I enjoyed this very much, my husband keeps talking about not having too worry about tomorrow.
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just out of reach
2 posted 2003-08-08 03:00 PM


Well done! Enjoyed. Chris



"The suspense is terrible.
I hope it will last!"
-Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka



    

Ceinwyn
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3 posted 2003-08-08 04:05 PM


enjoyed..

If at first you don't succeed destroy all the evidence that you tried.

passing shadows
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4 posted 2003-08-10 02:47 AM


yep, me too

good write

Susan Caldwell
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Florida
5 posted 2003-08-10 09:18 AM


Abe,

I found this so sad...amazingly good and sad...

Susan

angelblueyes
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6 posted 2003-08-10 09:22 AM


This was sad, but I enjoyed reading it.
angelblueyes

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7 posted 2003-08-10 01:58 PM


Abe~
Retired, huh ?

Well ... now you can just spend MORE TIME writing .. and traveling~
AND ... you can do BOTH at once !
*Huglets* to you my friend~
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
noles1@totcon.com

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