Open Poetry #50 |
Blank Page Running |
JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
the blank page not unlike a deserted road the page is there for you to spin your magic write your poem for a better tomorrow the road likewise it is there for you to run hanging thumb in the wind hoping for good luck, knowing you won't find it you spend time writing on the page even as you are putting miles behind you and good old town USA breathing agreeable air that comes from each mile of freedom you put behind you and home sweet (not)home the tumultuous weather conditions a distant remembrance of home a hollowing inside your chest cause you to think once again of home . . . a place of small town secrets . . . a place to run screaming from and write words on napkins while you're slurping your coffee a long, long way from good old town USA ©December 19, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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P.U Stinkenbaum Member Posts 388 No Fan Of Exhaust Fans |
Yes Mr. Bolton...and the many, many pages we fill along our sometimes 'wayward' way on the hardened road toward home. I really like this. It has the scent of things that go way back in our time. Pass the Glade if you're going to do that here... |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yes PU, it does have a bit of nostalgia interlaced within the stanza. Thank you for rescuing me, it is very much appreciated. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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P.U Stinkenbaum Member Posts 388 No Fan Of Exhaust Fans |
You're more than welcome Sir! You always reply to everyone Mr Bolton. Many need to relearn this quality. You're a fine example of what a member should be, and you always have been. Just out looking for the real me... |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yeah, but I'm gettin' a bit confused about it. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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BluesSerenade Member Patricius
since 2001-10-23
Posts 10549By the Seaside |
I confess the mean streets, the hard knocks, and everything in between look good on ya JP, and make for some great poetry. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ah, thanks Blues. They might look good on me now, but thank goodness those days are over. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Just a guess here, but I'm going to go out on a limb a say you have been the you that you are today (writer and poet) longer than you were the you of the mean streets. The hard times might have given you an edge, but it isn't who you are now. ~L |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Ah you could be right, Lori. I blended in however as a way to survive. Thank you. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Poet In Pink Senior Member Posts 1066 MI |
Love your catchy title Jerry ~ But more than that I like the sentiments within. One think is certain...If we stay running, the page never stays blank Thank you for sharing ~ Alana |
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