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Lost and Found (A Different Kind of Love Story)
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Lost and Found (A Different Kind of Love Story) |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
She was going nowhere fast And he could care less About the finality Of his destination There’s was a match made in limbo Which is to say Neither Heaven, nor Hell had a hand In the making or breaking Of the bonds that bound their beings It was a status quo quorum Of questionable quality That didn’t quite spill over To the high or low They both just went with the flow Of no particular place to go Thus, it came as no surprise Of fore planned destiny That their lives crossed In the town of Lost An out-of-the-way place Beyond time and space That those such as they Came to sit and stay It’s not that there was much to do Or any magnetic draw To the nexus of nix For in Lost it was the lacking That lured the misplaced and lonely More than any push or pull Of polar personalities How long he’d been sitting at the counter Minutes or a millennium Was a quandary for Chronos As the meter had stopped marking time Long after the last grain of sand had fallen As for her The coffee had gone cold The pie stale And the waitress missing in action Tips and service were failed commodities In the lone lounge of Lost A place where the only bow to progress Rested in the corner Taking function in the form of a strobing neon juke Skipping out the same rotation Of a Harry Chapin classic Why she caught his eye He could not say Perhaps some particle of dust astray Was the basis of his blink An action to make him think There was more to his wink In the opening than in the close But now she sat Where none before was at A beauty he thought Only by the lack of what surrounded her But still worthy of notice So he spoke his line, “You must be new?” To which responded she With recognition in blink to see “I could say the same for you.” And by their exchange The juke made one final skip Finding the groove to continue on its path Just as the waitress materialized with check in hand “Mind if I buy?” asked he “Only if I can hitch a ride.” said she To which they both walked to his waiting taxi Where he flipped the vacancy sign And left the meter off “Where to, my dear?” “Anywhere, but here… And as long as it’s with you.” They left the curb With the juke still playing |
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nakdthoughts Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200Between the Lines |
an enjoyable read~~ M |
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JerryPat Senior Member
since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991Louisiana/America |
This taken from street life and it happens on a daily, maybe even an hourly basis. Lost people usually wind up with even more lost people. Sad, but true. I relate. Yep. |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
It's very sad, but everybody is looking for some warmth and even in the squalor of "Lost" it can be found. Intense, poignant write. Love, Margherita |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Nakedthoughts: Thanks for the read and write. Jerry & Margherita: Thanks for looking in. There is definit sadness here, but I like to think I put a positive spin at the end. The music is no longer skipping to a single rotation of the disc and our two lost souls are now moving forward, like the music. Perhaps there is hope of being found, even in Lost. Again, thanks for your reads and writes... they are the coin of the realm. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Yes, you're right, shades of Harry Chapin's 'Taxi'. I really enjoyed the personality spread and the oddness of the union for those types of relationships seems to work...You got it here. Eric |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
Been there, loved the way you tell it. Very colorful, like one of those cards that says, "almost funny" I figure we need to laugh at ourselves so we never cease to be amused. Truly enjoyed your poem. Brava Sir~ |
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Earl Brinkman Senior Member
since 2010-03-03
Posts 1183Osaka, Japan |
Well written and engaging. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
ethome: Glad you caught the Chapin conection. Thanks for looking in. Blue: I try to laugh at myself on a regular basis. Your read and write is much appreciated. Earl: Thank you much. I bow to you and yours in turn. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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s1nfully_1nn0c3nt Senior Member
since 2003-10-26
Posts 1105Watertown, NY |
Such a riveting write. These lines are rather interesting- quote: I've never thought of beauty like that. Enjoyed. -Trina. |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Lady Sin: Thanks for looking in. As for those two lines, my thought was that there is nothing of any particular interest in the town of Lost. It's a place of very little color or texture. Kind of a two-dimentional town. Thus, regardless of her physical beauty in any other environment, she's a stand out in Lost. Sort of like the saying, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." Peace. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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Honeybunch Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-29
Posts 7115South Africa |
Such a great story, Andrew! Yes, it's sad too but it's so nice to know that even in Lost the unexpected can happen to change what seemed to be ... stuck in a groove. Good write! Much enjoyed! Helen |
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silent_angel New Member
since 2010-12-14
Posts 5PA/USA |
Nicely written. Very much enjoyed  |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Honeybunch: Thank you for your read and write. Your words are greatly valued. I bow to you and yours. Silent Angel: Your response is much appreciated. Peace. "We'll chase them like rats across the tundra." |
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Prasad Nataraj Senior Member
since 2008-05-29
Posts 1149Bangalore,India |
Lost for words, in a lost town. Glad they found each in the end. Enjoyed the vivid images and the concept, Andrew."Hardwork pays in the long run" |
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