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Hot Summer Rain
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Hot Summer Rain |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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childhood memories can come at any time like my thoughts tow-headed kid and hot summer rain in small town Arkansas playing WAR with my plastic and rubber army guys in the middle of battle the raindrops began soon my soldiers and I were in the middle of a hot summer rain bare-chested, wearing cutoff jeans I left the army where they were they were soldiers after all tough, not bothered by the rain my war game was being played out in a bare spot of ground where a top layer of sandy soil I imagined the battle was taking place in Africa with Rommel's eighth army I stood and looked upward baring my half-naked body to the rain do your best rain I was as tough as my soldiers standing there facing the rain I began to sense a new smell I looked down and saw the raindrops falling onto the sandy soil pock-marking it with huge drops the aroma of the rain falling on the sand I could hear my soldiers say what'd ya stop for, we have a war to win I dropped down in the sand which was by then turning into mud and led my troops to a final, decisive victory at the end of the battle both my army and myself were covered with mud I didn't care my soldiers didn't care we had won I gathered the army up and started home when I got close to home I saw her standing outside in the rain belt in hand I knew I was in for it I didn't care me and my army had won ©July 29, 2013 / Jerry Pat Bolton |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Oh Jerry I saw her standing outside in the rain belt in hand That was always a part of everything in your childhood. I'm so so sorry  Lori |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, should be able to put that behind me, but it rises it's ugly self every so often. Thanks, Lori. ~*~ What do you call a dinosaur with a extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus. ~*~ [This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (08-01-2013 08:24 AM).] |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Hey I was having fun with you and your army men up until then. Reminded me of back in the day with my older brothers. It was a good memory you broght back, thanks.  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, and I spoiled it all, sorry. ~*~ What do you call a dinosaur with a extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Not you Jerry- Her! You were the innocent. You didn't spoil it all. It was a perfect poem of how it was. I'm just glad you do have good memories. Just because I'm an emotional bucket of mush DOES NOT mean you have anythig to APOLOGIZE for.  ~L |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Fine writing...James |
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Krawdad Member Elite
since 2001-01-03
Posts 2597 |
Kind of hard on a kid's imagination, ain't it? |
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swampguy Member
since 2013-08-04
Posts 83 |
Thank you James. ~*~ The heart does not go backward, only the mind. ~*~ |
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swampguy Member
since 2013-08-04
Posts 83 |
Yep, sometimes the kid in me still suffers from the past. Thanks for being here. ~*~ The heart does not go backward, only the mind. ~*~ |
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MorningStar Member
since 2009-10-26
Posts 290Pittsburgh, Pa |
Such a vivid memory in so many ways... Both the heights and the depths in this one. Aenea "I'll tell you how the sun rose |
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ken206573 Member
since 2008-10-14
Posts 487 |
The poem was wonderful, I could feel the rain, smell wet earth and the sensation of mud upon my own skin. What a memory...beside the part wear a belt comes in... CONGRATS on your VICTORY!! HOORAY!  |
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swampguy Member
since 2013-08-04
Posts 83 |
Thank you m Morning Star, as you see I have changed my name here. ~*~ The heart does not go backward, only the mind. ~*~ |
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swampguy Member
since 2013-08-04
Posts 83 |
Ken, I thank you for your kind words and I don't blame you about shying away from that belt. I had to change my name here, but this is still JerryPat2 ~*~ The heart does not go backward, only the mind. ~*~ |
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