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I Have to Write Again
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I Have to Write Again |
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Gunslinger Senior Member
since 1999-10-09
Posts 901TX, USA 
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I Have to Write Again I guess I just grew jaded, what more is there to tell. I tried to write my story, and I tried to write it well. I talked about the mountains, the deserts, and the plains- I guess I made it obvious, I'd do it all again. I told of all my travels, and friends that I have known- Lovers and companions, alas, they are long gone. My family is sleeping beneath South Texas clay, I am the sole survivor, I guess you'd have to say. I guess I'll load my pickup, and then I'll head her west. Relive the days when I was young, the days that I love best. I'll sit and watch the sunset, paint the skies a rosey red, And watch the moon rise slowly, when the sun has gone to bed- And let my ghosts come to me, and while the time away- We'll sit there reminiscing, until the break of day. I'll drive out to Fort Stockton, and visit the old Post, Perhaps I'll stop and visit with A. J. Royal's ghost. And then on through the desert, I'll keep driving all alone- And wonder of the tales it hides, and what of all the bones... Left there by the pioneers, Apaches, outlaws, too- If I but knew their stories, i'd tell them all, it's true. Perhaps I am a misfit, a man born out of time... Who writes of things he never saw, sets history down in rhyme... Again I ask, "Why bother?" Do I write in vain? And yet I cannot help myself, I have to write again. |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Gunslinger - Perhaps I am a misfit, a man born out of time... Who writes of things he never saw, sets history down in rhyme... Again I ask, "Why bother?" Do I write in vain? And yet I cannot help myself, I have to write again. No misfit I read here, one that writes not in vain but to pen a message of a man that should write such as this... BC |
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passing shadows Member Empyrean
since 1999-08-26
Posts 45577displaced |
John, I would hope so! I always loved the way you wrote, always wanted more. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Slinger~ SO nice to read you again~ *Huglets* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Nan
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-20
Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Just keep on writing, GS... Your stories are always appreciated here...  |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Missed you here John! So good to see you writing again.. Much enjoyed the read...and you're no misfit!!  ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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scorpio Member Ascendant
since 2002-10-02
Posts 5178right...there |
You're not writing in vain, John...your stories set in ryhme are straight forward and capitivating...I'm glad to read your words again...I missed them.. believe in what your heart feels... |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
...and thank goodness you did "write again"! This was wonderful! I read it three times, savoring the flavoring of your descriptive writing! Two thumbs up! "Happy trails to you!" EA |
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