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Questions Amid Despair |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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at the edge of the wildwoods wintry air bites that, then is the way that it is we who huddle for warmth on the edges of ourselves, steam rising from our mouths stars collapse upon us the night is tar-black and never ends we have brought this upon ourselves following a pied piper with songs of happily ever after as we reached our hands out accepting faux security too soon we began to understand the pitiful lucre barely kept us nourished but it was all we had jobs belonged only to the government the steadily, forever growing government and the pitiful lucre turned out to be Howdy-Doody money we aren't allowed to speak our thoughts spies everywhere even our children turn us in| if we speak against . . . them I ran across a strange thing today a book, a very old book hidden in the attic of a friend I'm confused by the first sentence of the book Who is John Galt? at the edge of the wildwoods wintry air bites that, then is the way that it is ©August 25, 2011 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. ~ |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Jerry, you turn this first one way, then another, tinging acid humor with the slice of truths slowly learned... as has been said, "History teaches everything including the future." Lamartine So why don't we learn? Excellent penning, Sir. |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
I can't say it any better than Sunshine. I really like this one a lot.  Lori |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thanks, my friend Sunshine. I just felt like speaking up. "Those who are silent are the first to be shot." That's a quote from someone, I think. P.S.: I just searched the quote and I can't find it, so I guess it is mine. Hah! ~ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. ~ |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Appreciate it Lori. Thank you. ~ I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. ~ |
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JL Member Ascendant
since 2004-04-01
Posts 6128Texas, USA |
"jobs belonged only to the government the steadily, forever growing government and the pitiful lucre turned out to be Howdy-Doody money" Now that is a great write! I think you just said what a lot of people feel in their guts. So true, so true... JL Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself. |
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Word Weaver Member
since 2011-03-06
Posts 437California, USA |
Ayn Rand would have loved this poem as do I. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you for reading and commenting on my poem, JL and Marcia, but I am no longer a participant here at PiP. Thank you again. |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Heavy stuff, JP. I am not a fan of Ayn Rand, in any way. But I am a fan of your poetry. I feel every word comes directly from your heart..and sometimes that heart is "heavy" |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you Ice. |
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Word Weaver Member
since 2011-03-06
Posts 437California, USA |
I don't understand - You say you're no longer a participant here at PiP and yet you post your poems. What did I miss? |
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