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A Weary Road
I was a man-child in tha day
And I was just looking to play
Looking for ways to set me free
Searched over here and I searched there
Didn’t want to be anyone's square
Looking in gutters for the key
Walked into places on a dare
Got out on a wing and a prayer
I looked for me and then I'd flee
Fists clenched, I was on a flash point
Smiling ladies saved me sometimes
I traveled this land from sea to sea
But it is the here and the now
I'm who I am without kowtowing
The difference between now and then
It was in the swamp I found my Zen
Will never get better than that.
©May 31, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton
And I was just looking to play
Looking for ways to set me free
Searched over here and I searched there
Didn’t want to be anyone's square
Looking in gutters for the key
Walked into places on a dare
Got out on a wing and a prayer
I looked for me and then I'd flee
Fists clenched, I was on a flash point
Smiling ladies saved me sometimes
I traveled this land from sea to sea
But it is the here and the now
I'm who I am without kowtowing
The difference between now and then
It was in the swamp I found my Zen
Will never get better than that.
©May 31, 2017 / Jerry Pat Bolton
Published 4th Jul 2017
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4th Jul 2017 2:32am
Jerry you've been everywhere
had a taste of every style of life
it's so beautiful you found your sanctuary
in your beloved swamp..
love this my friend..
love Brenda
had a taste of every style of life
it's so beautiful you found your sanctuary
in your beloved swamp..
love this my friend..
love Brenda
4th Jul 2017 2:50am
Yes, Brenda, I have been down a few roads on both the trashy and the upscale sides of the fence. I would not change my experience for thirteen college degrees. Thank you for stopping by and unloading your thoughts.
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4th Jul 2017 5:52pm
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4th Jul 2017 6:41am
Jerry, my friend, what I see here is similar to what I say at times "the road you are on will always take you home"...sometimes all which we seek is there right in front of us, in the most unsuspecting places...I could be wrong, you know me and if I am, I expect you to tell me...
xoxo Taryn
xoxo Taryn
4th Jul 2017 5:56pm
Oh Taryn, you are not wrong. You are spot on, my friend. I have discovered that, "the road you are on will always take you home". And I am blessed to be home in my little shack in the bowels of this Louisiana swamp. Thank you for your always kind words.
