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JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2016-08-27 02:26 PM

this muggy swamp
has always been very special to me
as I place my hand
upon a cypress stump
my view to the outside world is blocked
within the bowels of the swamp
there is an inner silence
so complete
as it gave into my heart
the leaves of huge old oaks and cypress trees
makes a sound akin to trembling
my voice from the inner depths of my
spirit shatters the wistful moment
wish you were here
eternity is not so eternal
as the past and present intermingle
with her image
sitting on this cypress stump
in inner shadows
I utterly lose myself
in the depths of my timeless love

©June 24, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton

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

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

1 posted 2016-08-27 02:48 PM

Do you know, Jerry? You crush the ills of the internet. If a man from Louisiana can 'touch' a man from Somerset: That's good; that's more than good. Tip o' the hat.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

2 posted 2016-08-27 03:07 PM

Damn Redstart, how in the world can I thank you for your amazing comment. I’m almost at a loss for words. But I, from the bowels of a Louisiana swamp, do thank you, Redstart from Somerset . . . You betcha!

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EmmaRose
Senior Member

since 2011-03-02

Posts 1376
Midwest

3 posted 2016-09-23 06:49 PM

I enjoyed the warmth of the mud bath with its sights and smells, very potent

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

4 posted 2016-09-23 06:53 PM

Thank you Emma, gotta love those mud baths!

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Ari Squire
Member
Posts 488
In The Phallus Lane

5 posted 2016-09-23 08:02 PM

quote:
"my voice from the inner depths of my
spirit shatters the wistful moment
wish you were here"

Speaks for the entire poem, in my opinion. Wonderful, if not somewhat ethereal read Jerry.

Loving Linny Jean is poetry.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

6 posted 2016-09-23 08:08 PM

Thank you Ari, even more so that you used the "ethereal" word. Love it.

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[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (09-23-2016 09:23 PM).]

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

7 posted 2016-09-27 01:38 AM

I feel as if I have just experienced your world, Jerry...without being there.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

8 posted 2016-09-27 09:00 AM

What a touching comment, Ida. Thank you so very much.

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Bluesy Socrateaser
Member Elite

since 2002-11-07

Posts 2417
In The Mirror

9 posted 2016-09-27 04:41 PM

quote:
"eternity is not so eternal as the past and present intermingle"

Profound poetry top to bottom. This I quote is stunning.

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this.

BTS

...just bein' Bluesy

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

10 posted 2016-09-27 05:07 PM

Ahhh . . . Many, many thanks, Bluesy. You have touched me. Thank you.

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