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JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
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Louisiana/America

0 posted 2010-12-20 07:56 PM


            

I was sitting by the pool
late nineteen sixties
Crystal House Apartments not far
from downtown L.A.

headphones on, jamming

listening to DOA by Bloodrock
that night
you made your presence known to me
walked by gracefully, brown eyes so serious

I was taken by your unpretentiousness

in a place driven by cool
you were simply Nanette from Long Island
not far from Shea Stadium
your simplicity touched me

stood out among the freaks

across the pool you sat
observing the ongoing drama
at Cecil's and Casey's Caligula-like party
a garage band was playing live

awful, hence the earphones and Bloodrock

I watched you watching the craziness
around us
not judgmental, no
but not joining in the insanity either

a tentative Mona Lisa smile creased your mouth

a private joke
you made up as you watched
the carryings-on
of the pseudo hippies getting down

I was, quite simply, beguiled

you allowed a broad smile to manifest itself
when my eyes met yours
I went to you
you looked away, but kept the smile

sanity at a Mad Hatters Tea Party

that then, was the beginning
of Jerry and Nanette
and laughter
and tears, ah yes, that is for sure

this is not about tears however

these words are about love
expectations
making each other smile at nothing
just because we were together

this poem has no time for tears and sadness

no, this poem is about . . .
I'm sorry, but sadness does have a place at the table
I cannot write about you and those days
without sadness creeping in

can't be done

still, the sadness will never obliterate
what we had for awhile
it can never destroy our love
together we were one

I remember your smile



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Sunshine
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Listening to every heart
1 posted 2010-12-20 10:00 PM


Ok, Jerry. Now, you need to know, my friend, when you write poems like this... you are supposed to give a hanky alert, m'friend...and this is more than suitable  at this time....

So next time you write about your life and it includes moments like this? PLEASE...warn us....

and hanky alerts? They are a good thing...just like you knew.




JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America
2 posted 2010-12-20 10:10 PM


Aw, Sunshine, I should have, I agree. I guess so much of my past has been relived over the years that I've managed to subdue my tears to a tight squeeze of the eyes and a shake of the head. Hanky alert forthcoming in the future. Thank you for being here.

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2islander2
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since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825
by the sea
3 posted 2010-12-21 05:25 AM


This poem is so vivid and natural, this is a real enjoyment, to discover the authenticity of feelings, described with talent and sobriety...Thanks for the excellent poem.

yann

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America
4 posted 2010-12-21 07:26 AM


Thank you, yann, for your nice thoughts.

http://swamprighter.wordpress.com/

Spiros Zafiris
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Posts 982
Canada
5 posted 2010-12-21 08:26 AM


..yess, indeed, poet Jerry, heartfelt and filling the page with human melody..>>spiros
Lori Grosser Rhoden
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6 posted 2010-12-21 08:27 AM


Yes, indeed this one touches the heart as only you can dear poet. Your memories you pen, however painful, are precious here.
Lori

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America
7 posted 2010-12-21 11:27 AM


Spiros, many thanks for your kind words about the biggest mistake I have ever made in my life.

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If my words, Lori, can raise a sense of awareness and ultimately what was done was a dark chapter in my life, then I am honored.

http://swamprighter.wordpress.com/

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16
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Kapolei, Hawaii, USA
8 posted 2010-12-24 10:46 PM


A nice little slice of reminiscing...James
JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America
9 posted 2010-12-24 10:56 PM


Thank you, James, I appreciate the nice thoughts.

. . . and the raven said, )!(%!~@~#&$ . . .

ethome
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since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858
New Brunswick Canada
10 posted 2010-12-25 12:01 PM


You're so right, can't extract the sadness out of the memory but you can let the happiness overwhelm it.
Wouldn't be any sadness if there hadn't been love that's just the way some things in life go.
If you had stayed together there still would have been some sadness, it's a learning curve for everybody. It can build character and strength if you view it the right way. However, I don't really have to tell you that.

You were a hansome young devil at the time....C'mon now, tell the truth you swept her didn't you!?!

In the words of Kim Simmonds from Savoy Brown song
"You can't get a sneak preview
over what you're gonna go through
So you have to rely
on your body and mind
to see the light from shade!"

Have a prosperous year writing 2011 Jerry
You've been a delightful addition to the ranks of the amateur poets here at Passions.

Take care

Eric

ain't doin nothin at all just answerin the call
and kinda driftin away from it all

JerryPat
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since 2010-10-30
Posts 1991
Louisiana/America
11 posted 2010-12-25 06:24 AM


Good Christmas Morning to you Eric. Yes, sadness would have reared it ugly head even if we had stayed together. It would have been different though, we would have been together.

Thank you for reading and commenting on my efforts.

. . . and the raven said, )!(%!~@~#&$ . . .

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