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LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

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Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

0 posted 1999-08-07 10:51 AM

I’m sitting in a nameless terminal awaiting the boarding call.
I’ve been so many places like this I feel I’ve seen them all.
Though there’s been many destinations, every one’s the same,
Different cities, different dates, but nothing else has changed.

For it isn’t home that awaits me half the time I fly,
It is somewhere else I’m going and that’s the reason why...
The destinations have different names when they are announced,
But the name for Hell is irrelevant whenever I’m outbound.

Waiting at home is the love I found when I’d lost control,
But leagues are now between us, and fathoms have claimed my soul.
For though my flight is soaring, my heart’s back on the ground,
And my spirit’s even deeper when I find that I'm outbound.

The winged flight that carries me too quickly far away,
Deprives me of her loving sighs throughout these lonely days.
The ticking of the clock is a forlorn mocking sound,
Heralding another lonely night whenever I’m outbound.

Traveling for some is an adventure wherever they choose to go,
But the only place I want to be is in her arms at home.
Each trip takes me from the woman I’ve built my world around.
My return ETA is eternity whenever I’m outbound.

At last my task is drawing closed and my work is nearly done.
Soon my spirit will be lifted high as I make my homeward run.
And for a brief respite you’ll know where I can be found,
On parole from the Hell I'll know as my next outbound.

[This message has been edited by LngJhnAg (edited 08-07-99).]

suthern

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since 1999-07-29

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Louisiana

1 posted 1999-08-07 11:00 AM

LJA: Knowing the lovely lady you leave behind and the caring between you makes this poem all the more poignant... Great job!

LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

2 posted 1999-08-07 11:04 AM

thanks, Suthern - I just hope old Toe keeps his reprise silent.... (hint hint, Toe)

Seymour Tabin
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since 1999-07-07

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Tamarac Fla

3 posted 1999-08-07 05:12 PM

Well done and you are not alone.

Lorelei54
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since 1999-07-27

Posts 458

4 posted 1999-08-07 10:24 PM

Seymour - this is LngJhnAg (Lorelei's one and only)

Thank you - I've read your work, and a 'well done' from you means a lot. Outbound was written where I said it was written - I think it was in the Miami terminal - on my inbound.

[This message has been edited by Lorelei54 (edited 08-07-99).]

Balladeer

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since 1999-06-05

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Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA

5 posted 1999-08-07 10:34 PM

Michael Jordan had the same problem......but he was on the rebound.

No,no,no....I will not crack wise about a serious poem. It was very well-written with mucho feeling. You and Lorelie are outbound to be happy together. oops.

Dragoness
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since 1999-08-07

Posts 513

6 posted 1999-08-07 10:56 PM

Home is where the heart is.Very nicely done!!!

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Set you heart free and your mind will follow.

Lorelei54
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since 1999-07-27

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7 posted 1999-08-08 04:37 PM

LJA...using my name darlin' to promote your own poem? LOL...I love this poem and that you wish to be back home, whenever you are "outbound". I'll be here awaitin'.

LngJhnAg
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since 1999-07-23

Posts 3508
Boot+Kitty=Poetry in motion

8 posted 1999-08-09 09:50 AM

'Deer

Actually, Dennis Rodman was more on the rebound (although he was usually out-of-bounds - lol). Michael Jordan was very consistenly on the inbound.

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