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Sikanda Member
since 2002-10-08
Posts 54 |
well here is my pathetic little attempt at poetry...haven't been feeling to inspired lately...hope you enjoy ~anna "Joes Place" a small, rundown bar sitting beside a lone stretch of paved road (the only one I may add) Main Streets only attraction In a small, sleepy town where it seems only the dead are truly alive a sign in the window reads "Joes Place" but the funny thing is Joe died long ago inside it is dimly lit smoke-filled worn into the old bar stools and the tables not even filled to minimum capacity where the old men drink and tell their jokes and laugh at the stupidity of the younger generation regular customers til the day they die... where the farmers come to drown their sorrows (of which there is many) in a pitcher of beer (or two, or three) and laugh with the old men and to complain about how the rich keep on getting richer and the poor just keep on getting poorer the atmosphere reeks of misery yet there is something about this that seems so comfortable and familar something so right in all that is so wrong smiling through the tears this is where I feel the most at home this is my town and these are my people and I can't think of anywhere else that I'd rather be |
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bsquirrel
since 2000-01-03
Posts 7855 |
Sikanda! Great to see you posting here. I love the aura of comfort and sadness you bring to this piece. A nice way to break a block, to be sure. Stella was a diver and she was always down. |
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Sikanda Member
since 2002-10-08
Posts 54 |
thank you bsquirrel... Honestly though I don't care of people think this poem is that great. In my mind I've acheived my objective and that was to show how much this place means to me. This will always be one of my favorite poems. ~anna |
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Flower Member
since 2003-03-15
Posts 240California |
I can see why you would like this piece you wrote. Very well put, I enjoyed my visit to Joe's Place. Love reading all these great writes. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
I know what you mean...you get comfortable with a place. Watched the movie, "All The Real Girls" the other night and it was about a small town and I realized that I coudn't stand to live in a small town...I couldn't even stand the movie...boring...I have to learn to be more selective...I am comfortable where I'm living...James |
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