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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America 
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what came out of the fifties my formative years was boredom, a la Eisenhower outstanding military genius saw much maybe saw too much turned the images of war into a driving iron and a putter on the golf course had a clowns smile hiding what he'd had to see the country trying to mend trying to forget never forget the horror of war we became paranoid to say the least cold war threatened us almost as fearful as that real one children hiding under their desks acting out danger scaring many then it just became a joke like I said boredom, a la Eisenhower to combat this a few rebels got together in NEW YORK CITY and began to write poetry beat poetry the beatniks Kerouac, Ginsberg. et al writing bad poetry writing good poetry writing angry poetry writing subversive poetry in coffee houses with a touch of cool cigarettes dangling from their lips reciting their bad, good, angry, subversive words to a clientele who showed their appreciation by snapping their fingers did I mention they were cool yes indeed, cool was the word heroin was their Jesus-on-the-cross uh huh pulled them apart began to “see” their words as “God-sent” beginning of the end Burroughs ate his Naked Lunch and it killed him in the end these beats became an entity unto themselves anger controlled them, one and all anger is good not knocking anger I’ve been angry most of my life but if you give in to it angerwillkillyou if not that it will make you ineffectual which is the same thing . . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$! |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
quote: I'm enjoying you.  |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
some of us give in to anger so we can smile.. enjoyed your fences here |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Thank you Sunshine, I am enjoying being here. . . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$! |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Dark Stranger, we all have our own methods of control and out of control / Thank you for stopping by and expressing yourself. |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
Nice capture here, Jerry~ this has that `moxie` Ginsberg said was missing in today`s poetry... great writing Best~ Amaryllis |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
I appreciate the compliment, Amaryllis. To even be thought of in reference to Ginsberg is very nice indeed. . . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$! |
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latearrival Member Ascendant
since 2003-03-21
Posts 5499Florida |
JerryPat, You captured the era well. We had some great times after all the bad history, but now I find myself getting angry again over the same type of things. With more access to what is really going on, it hurts even more. Thanks for joining Pip. You have a lot to offer. |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Thank you, latearrival. While it is true the more we know (and we know a LOT more these days), the angrier we become. What causes me some problems with that is the fact there there can be no political discourse anymore. Both sides are at fault for this. We resort to name-calling and have begun to spew hate instead of discourse for the common good. Who knows, maybe the coming election will help straighten things out, but I'm not holding my breath. . . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$! |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Hi JerryPat...welcome to Pip. A good friend recommended that I read you. The 50's are locked in my memory bank too, even though I think I was protected from anger by Lassy and a positive attitude that came from somewhere I've yet to identify. I enjoyed your poem and will be back to read more. |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
Thank you very much for checking my poetry out, Martie, and thank your good friend also for me. I took up the slack on the anger for you I’m sure. But that was then and now is now. I’m still angry about certain things, but it is more channeled now. Thanks again for being here. . . . and the Raven said, %!~#&(&#!$! |
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