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Alma
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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I wish I had a picture of Alma, but unfortunately I do not. Alma and I were in the same class during our high school years. <><><><><><><><> the mothers sized Alma up as a girl who would entice their sons into groping backseat maneuvers the mothers looked at her as if she was wearing a sullied negligee smelling gamy and sporting a hickey both sides of her neck Alma could never charm the mothers but the fathers ogled her she was what the mothers kept warning their sons about she was trouble the alley cat you didn't bring home she was the dog-eared dirty book you dare not leave out for mother to find Alma was the centerfold you took to your bed every night Alma should have come of age in the 1960's instead of the Eisenhower years of the 1950's she wouldn't have stood out so ©July 14, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
wonderful portrait, alma is so great in your moving lines, yann |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you,Yann, I appeciae your comments. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
Interesting - were you in New Orleans back then . . . I, too, had an Alma in my life in that time frame (mid to late '50's . . . although you have a few years on me . . . you never know!) I use to run (literally) between her house, along the edge of Bayou St. John, to another girls house, also just a couple blocks off the bayou. Some how, I never got caught either!! Now I couldn't run from my computer to the front door without being nabbed!! Sometimes I really miss "the old days".... j. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Heh.Heh . . . Aww Jimmy! No, Alma and I were classmates in the late fifties in a little town in Arkansas called Taylor. We were good friends, I was her protector whenever I could be. Quite a story about your New Orleans experience. Thank you for being here. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Cerulean Member Posts 109 |
Sounds like you miss those times, and a great last four lines... I guess you mean there were more "Almas" in the 1960s? Enjoyed.  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Yes Cerulean, you got it right. For a high spirited girl, the sixties were perfect. Appreciate your thoughts on my poem. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Poet In Pink Senior Member Posts 1066 MI |
This goes to show how fast things change in society ~ Prim and proper to Free love, drugs & peace man Also shows how people can be stamped wrongly ~ Never judge a book by its cover for sure ~ Much enjoyed reading Jerry Alana |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Thank you very much, Alana. Sorry I missed your comment back then, but I very much appreciate your 1houghts. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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