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JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2011-12-21 07:37 AM

Sometimes we need to stop and smell those roses;
          Breathing in life's nectar, don't frown and pout.
There's beauty in dark clouds, even the lightning within,
           Don't walk the same route,

Look all around you, man, I vocalize to myself,
          There are things to do and places to see,
Little children laughing, old men grinning ear to ear,
          Life holds the key.

There is a burden fitting your thoughts into poetry,
          Yes, we can love another and write poems in stone,
But let's not forget the miracle of that love,
          Time is on loan.

©December 16, 2011 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (12-21-2011 12:01 PM).]

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2011-12-21 11:31 AM

Jerry, this is deeper and more profoud than I realized upon first read. Well done my friend, well done!

Lori

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2011-12-21 11:39 AM

Deep? Moi? . . . Thank you very much, Lori, for your presence here.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

3 posted 2011-12-21 01:26 PM

I enjoyed your poem very much, dear Jerry. Yes, Lori is right, it is deep ... and also very positive.

Excellent!

Margherita

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2011-12-21 01:37 PM

Thank you so much, Margherita, for your own positive remarks about my poem. I am always happy to see you here.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

5 posted 2011-12-21 06:58 PM

"Yes, we can love another and write poems in stone"

You bet!
This is another great write Jerry.

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.
Maranatha!

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

6 posted 2011-12-21 07:04 PM

Much appreciated, JL, for your constant kind words concerning my poetical efforts.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

tracie66
Member Elite

since 2000-01-18

Posts 4713
Australia

7 posted 2011-12-26 07:51 PM

another beautiful render, well said!

Love is the life of the soul...
It is the harmony of the universe
— W. E. Channing

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

8 posted 2011-12-26 08:17 PM

Thank you, tracie66, for your continued support of my poetry. I appreciate it far more than you might think.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

suthern

Member Seraphic

since 1999-07-29

Posts 20723
Louisiana

9 posted 2011-12-27 09:24 AM

Time is on loan.

It is, indeed... and all we can do is make the best of the time we have and make every day count.

I enjoyed this very much!!

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

10 posted 2011-12-27 09:58 AM

Hello suthern, good to see you here, and thank you for your comments. They are appreciated very much.

You have two choices in life:
You can stay single and be miserable,
or get married and wish you were dead.

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