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Jack Straw Member
since 2006-03-02
Posts 70 |
Worry not I caught my mind wandering out of my house late at night far into the AMs Where he was going I know not I worry not He needs his space too Everyone has secrets that he dare not share Everyone needs seclusion Perhaps over there I know not where he's heading And I do not care he'll learn from experience grow from wear and tear I know he'll be back From wherever he has gone with wisdom born from experience sharing the plans he's drawn and so I await his return as time fades spring becomes summer and my days now wane I hope he comes back Before I expire I miss my mind so and I'm growing tired But I worry not And kneel to fate Is that him over the horizon? No? I wait. I've written a sequel to it; the day the mind returns to the speaker. I'll add it at a later time. |
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Sunshine
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-25
Posts 63354Listening to every heart |
Everyone has secrets that s/he dare not share Everyone needs seclusion Perhaps over there ~*~  THIS, I understand...and far too well. Welcome to Passions, Jack! Please, check your email for a very special greeting! |
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Nightshade 
since 2001-08-31
Posts 13962just out of reach |
Welcome to Passions ! much enjoyed your first post~ Have fun here! Chris Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance. |
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Jack Straw Member
since 2006-03-02
Posts 70 |
thanks for the replies and warm words. I'm going to post the 2nd part in a little while.. I'm at school right now and don't have time to type it out. These 2 poems are possibly my favorite pieces that I've written. I've written a lot on life, politics, philosophy, greed, but never written something so abstract yet definite. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
A most excellent entrance piece... Much enjoyed the read. Welcome and enjoy your time at Passions. ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ ~ Trace my body with your words, |
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Jack Straw Member
since 2006-03-02
Posts 70 |
thanks Enchantress I'm sure I'll enjoy my stay, here's the 2nd part: A night with my mind What a glorious time a time to drink wine a time to unwind and a time to be kind In these times I most miss my mind One beautiful midsummer's evening A vagrant wandered into my yard Happy, but scarred "What is your name", I inquired "Ah, you don't remember me, you look tired" "Tired I am, Are you friend?" As he replied with wit nostalgia hit "Fool I am your mind Can I unwind?", I nodded And he drank some moonshine "Let me show you what I've acquired tell what's transpired You'd really love to hear." I had to wipe a tear from my the corner of my eye and I looked to the sky He had returned at last Adjectives he'd surpassed I finally replied "Of course, your my mind" Instantly he cried, "I missed you old friend, can you remember when we read On the Road and you told and scold-ed me for my material tolls You don't need those needs! you would decree you said you'd live carefree and make sure to see not just look but see, oh, to gasp at the trees well I have seen wondrous things. lived out man's dreams seen new beginnings I've lived it all watched empires fall I've danced with the stars have you a guitar?" How he changed it's hard to pinpoint He then smiled, "Care for a joint?" I chuckled and agreed and so he lit the weed and passed it down to me We talked long into the night companions reunited what a sight a night with my mind enlightenment you'll find perhaps the divine kind had become mine when dawn arrived I had died, satisfied. |
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The Lady Member Rara Avis
since 2005-12-26
Posts 7634The Southwest |
Welcome Jack! "Where he was going I know not I worry not He needs his space too" I enjoyed these poems. I especially like these lines. Nice work. ~Kate |
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Jack Straw Member
since 2006-03-02
Posts 70 |
if anyone has any negative things to say don't be shy, I won't mind. I welcome the criticism because it lets me see how others perceive me and my work. |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
Well I must say this was an awesome first post. I enjoyed it immensely and look forward to your time here at PiPs. Welcome aboard.  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
an enjoyable read On (or off) The Road ever feel like a split personality?  welcome on to these blue pages |
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Juju Member Elite
since 2003-12-29
Posts 3429In your dreams |
I know3 that feeling -<>-~-<>-~-<>- |
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Edward Grim Senior Member
since 2005-12-18
Posts 1154Greenville, South Carolina |
Nice work Jack. Welcome to PiP “True absurdism is not less but more real than reality” |
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