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Looking Back
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Looking Back |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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It doesn’t seem that long ago- It’s just like yesterday… That I was “going down the road”, And made bull-riding pay. Young and lean, without a care- Thought I could ride them all, But like cowboys before and since… I was riding for a fall. The days turned into weeks and months, The months turned into years. Those now forgotten broken bones, The motel rooms and tears. Relationships I never had, And some that didn’t last… I find that I am growing old, And living in the past. Another year has come and gone- How many yet remain? My memories are bitter-sweet, As I balance loss with gain. Perhaps I’ve learned a thing or two- But what I find most strange, In looking back, I cannot find, A single thing I’d change. |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Then you're luckier than most, John. Ida |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
John, When I saw someone had been here before me - I knew it was Ida. I can't think of a better person to share your poetry with. Happy New Year - as you look back, I hang on every word you write. Alison |
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SlowlyFallAway Member
since 2008-08-29
Posts 279North Carolina |
Excellent ending. |
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