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JerryPat2
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0 posted 2015-12-31 09:26 PM



it was in Big Bear country
California
rustic shack
nice home really
you liked to think we were roughing it
I recall an undulating fog
that late afternoon

you giggled and took my hand
cold that they were
warmed them inside your blouse
I can still hear your laugh
and shudder
reacting to my cold hands
I'd just come in from
getting firewood
you were chopping onions
threw them into a smoking
cast-iron skillet

I smothered you with my arms
as you stirred the onions
you backed into me
turned off the fire
under the skillet
and as we cuddled
we watched the sun setting
blood-red on the horizon.

©December 22, 2015 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

© Copyright 2015 Jerry Pat Bolton - All Rights Reserved
Lori Grosser Rhoden
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1 posted 2016-01-01 08:31 AM


Good one Jerry.  It is funny the things that stick out in your memory. You really seem to like things that stick out, especially on girls. ~L
JerryPat2
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2 posted 2016-01-01 08:57 AM


Good first day of 2016, and thank you very much for your constant support here on PiP, Lori.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (01-01-2016 11:49 AM).]

jwesley
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since 2000-04-30
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Spring, Texas
3 posted 2016-01-01 10:28 AM


Good one Jerry - Been to Big Bear numerous times - got my first (only) "fishing ticket" in the middle of that lake back in the early '60s - Was there 2 years ago - Hasn't changed all that much from the '60s.


j.

JerryPat2
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South Louisiana
4 posted 2016-01-01 10:48 AM


That's good to know, Jimmy, that Big Bear hasn't gone through negative changes over the years. Yep, it is a special place. Appreciate you being in my world . . .

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

Ticklefingers
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Louisiana
5 posted 2016-01-02 12:17 PM


quote:
"You really seem to like things that stick out, especially on girls"
I wasn't going to 'go there' with this clever, if not provocative reply of Miss Lori's JerryPat, so I won't.   She's a trickstress and the Queen of Puns, no doubt!  

Dug your post on Big Bear. I was discharged in 1970 in Southern California and stayed until '73. Never made it up to Big Bear, but I recall some who hovered awhile there. Far more good times in California than I deserved.


Great story of your life on the 'road'. Could it be that you have another 'trip' to take before the 'big one'? My wife and I never seem to stop for too long ourselves, though I'm beginning to feel 'rooted' here in Louisiana.

Maybe there's more to this 'aging' thing than I realized.

Hmmm.


88's pal, and have a super 2016!   <-----<<< Can I take my hat off now? I feel silly!  

She told me "play one for your supper Danny and maybe you'll get breakfast".

latearrival
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Florida
6 posted 2016-01-02 12:24 PM


enjoyed the memories, so sweetly and easily recalled.Jo
JerryPat2
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South Louisiana
7 posted 2016-01-02 08:38 AM


No doubt Lori can get the job done, it seems, no matter what that job is.

I was in California for the biggest part of the sixties. A wild time for me, Ticklefingers, and I am still amazed I made it out of there alive.

Naw, I don't think I have it in me to hit the road again, man, I just sit back and try to live until "then."

Oh hell yeah, this aging thing is something else.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

JerryPat2
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South Louisiana
8 posted 2016-01-02 08:41 AM


Oh yeah, Jo, those memories  absolutely sweet to remember . . . Thanks for stopping by.

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

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