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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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“they” say . . . life is a ricochet repeat whot you send into the world comes right back atcha whot you sow you reap whot you give of yourself you’ll receive even more back whot you see in others is present in you eh . . . life may be an echo and will give back to you then again life just very well be . . . a fraud who hordes everything sending zilch back ©July 1, 2014 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~*~ When politicians give up on liberty, it falls to poets to preserve it. Or write its epitaph. ~*~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Gotta love your optimistic disclaimer there at the end. Had to shake my head and smile... It was so,...so... you! Lori  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Gotta love your response, Lori. Thank you. I noticed it was almost a hundred degree up there in Kansas. Sizzling! ~*~ When politicians give up on liberty, it falls to poets to preserve it. Or write its epitaph. ~*~ |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
"What you see in others is present in you." That's a profound concept. Maybe that explains the dire nearsightedness of about 90% of humanity. Maybe it not that they refuse to see things from different perspectives, maybe they just can't. Sorry for the little rant, I know it had nothing to do with you poem, except for maybe being part of the "zilch" we get out of life. This one was a little bleaker than I expected. Not that I minded at all, but I've come to a place of peace in the realization that to want and/or expect nothing seems to alleviate much of the disappointment life would otherwise give you. Life will still throw you a curve once in a while, but it's the disappointment our own perspectives throw us that usually hurt the most. You taught me that, you know? Michael |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Michael, I am overwhelmed by your statement that "You taught me that, you know?" If I had a small bit in helping you find peace I can only say what a miracle. I know at times I made you very unhappy, but buddy, I was really worried about your constant frame of mind. Thank you so much for being here and passing on the special information that you did. ~*~ When politicians give up on liberty, it falls to poets to preserve it. Or write its epitaph. ~*~ |
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