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A Quiet Place
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A Quiet Place |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America 
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mammoth cypress tree branches burdened with hoary Spanish moss placid, summer day the cypress throws black shadows on the green, scum-coated bayou below I'm up here high among its branches watching tiny flying things highlighted in old sol's rays the swamp beneath me, a kaleidoscope of brilliant sunshine and dark dense eclipses where the forest closes in shunting light as would a conductor to an electrical spark it is in those dark places I hear things chirping, grunting, things moving around scary place, oy but it is my quiet spot I come here to find . . . what I need to find to not be seen no words to speak I only hear never to be heard time passes I readjust myself on the cypress limb smelling the rankness of the moss sans sunlight and wait for my friend I know my friend will come my friend has never failed me I meditate as I wait allowing the congestion of my thoughts to be replaced with calmness don’t know how long I’ve waited among the varmints and ghosts of evil sitting high above the pirogue I paddled to get to my refuge it is here I shall come to grips with myself and my friend He has arrived He is here the circle, once more, can be fused together with special emotion He is here now my friend sits next to me I move over some to make room ~ Life is sexually transmitted ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
classic you and the bayou Jerry! Gotta love it! Lori |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oh, this was lovely, lovely. My kind of world. What kind of bird is your friend? Owl |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Thank you Lori. Much appreciated. <><><> God, Owl. Thank you for your interest. ~ Life is sexually transmitted ~ |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Oh, how absolutely glorious - even lovelier than I first thought! Owl |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
I am happy you think so, Owl. Thank you. ~ Life is sexually transmitted ~ |
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faithmairee Senior Member
since 2011-01-05
Posts 1441Poe Haven, USA |
how did i miss this one? we all need a quiet place to go and yours sounds wonderful...my spirituality is all tied up with nature so your poem is especially meaningful for me...i love it  There must be a poem in here somewhere. |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
You'd think in this modern technologically advanced society that you wouldn't have to be in any one special spot to make the connection. Should be available anytime, night or day. I think he is! Wonderful writing as usual my friend. Eric Forget the Psychiatrists they just find out all about you and sell you back to yourself! |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Thanks, Faith. Nature has a way of giving people a renewed look at the spiritual side of life. ~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~ |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
No, you don't have to be in one particular place, Eric. I merely used the tree as a lead into for the poem. As far as the modern technology which surrounds us, sometimes that can get in the way of true self-inspection. Too many buzzing sounds, lights, flashing and the other kind, spam is from hell and distracts us, blah, blah, blah. So, sitting on a limb in the quiet of the swamp doesn't seem so far-fetched. ~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~ |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
I wasn't suggesting he use them but that he created the materials to compose them so he can reach out anytime anywhere to willing listeners. They are but a small fraction of the marvels coming from the gifts given to mankind. I love the setting you used and it works very well for you and I'm sure many many others. I'm a big time nature lover myself. Tramped through these Canadian woods all my life. In fact I'm going to repost one now. Great poem Jerry. Eric Forget the Psychiatrists they just find out all about you and sell you back to yourself! |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Good. Looking forward to reading it. ~ Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. ~ |
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