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Being There
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Being There |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana 
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I squirted red wine From a goatskin flask In a besotted Greek salute to Bacchus, god of wine and revelry. But I wasn’t there. I wore fine linen garments, powder in my hair, A manly rite of passage In perverted old Europe And stepped gracefully to the Minuet with Lucrezia Borgia. But I wasn’t there. I jitterbugged in the Speakeasy With the Flappers of Chicago, Kicking high and lovin’ hard On bathtub gin, free expression And Marxists philosophy. But I wasn’t there. I dug the scene at The Duplex, Kerouac’s favorite watering hole With Ginzberg spewing righteous Beatnik intellect there in Greenwich Village. But I wasn’t there. I draped love beads Round my neck, Standing among the faithful Digging Janis in San Francisco with Big Brother and the Holding Company. But I wasn’t there. I’ll be there in the flesh, Decked out in my costume of choice At the World’s First United Mardi Gras Celebration in the Mojave Desert, Puking on Gila Monsters and Chasing Roadrunners. ©September 1, 2016 / Jerry Pat Bolton ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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jjote Senior Member
since 2002-12-25
Posts 1088Ontario, Canada |
Now look who's letting imagination and fanciful wish-I-were there reminiscences get hold of you. only your own mind can put tethers on where you wish to go. |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
Heh.Heh You got that right, jjote, and my mind is fertile soil for the bizarre. Hah! Thank you for your read and, of course, comments! ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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