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> Rowing my Boat from Shore to Shore, (just a contribution to fill the void)
jerryk
post Aug 15 14, 06:59
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Rowing my Boat from Shore to Shore

We were children when we lived by the lake.
Your cottage stood, as it still stands now,
across the water, and mine on this shore,
and we would call, then wave and wave.

Each summer eve I rowed from shore
to shore to see you; I had your affection,
but then someone else rowed his boat,
and when you saw sadness cloud my face
you gently mocked: Don’t be cross, but go
on home, and best forget our puppy love.

Your lover went away one autumn day,
and I saw you cry, then wave to catch
my eye, but glumness and hurt pride
still clouded my face, and under my breath
I mocked: Don’t be cross, forget our puppy love.

But time does dull the edge, and my craft
still floats after all these years. Forgotten
is my pride and spurned puppy love of long ago,
and once again we call and wave and wave—
And I row my boat toward your cottage by the lake.
 
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post Aug 15 14, 11:47
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Hi Jerry,

I love it: sweet and sentimental.

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post Aug 15 14, 13:32
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QUOTE (Maggie @ Aug 15 14, 09:47 ) *
Hi Jerry,

I love it: sweet and sentimental.

Peggy



Hi Peggy;
see, I can be a sentimental fluff if it suits me, lol. I'm most pleased that you like my verses. Thank you; take care. grinning.gif
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post Aug 28 14, 14:25
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Hi Jerry, I'm so sorry to be late commenting on this - life somehow took over! LightSaber.gif

I love this one - warm & sentimental. I'm so glad you posted it. You write such a wide variety of topics -you are very talented.

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post Aug 29 14, 10:03
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QUOTE (Eisa @ Aug 28 14, 12:25 ) *
Hi Jerry, I'm so sorry to be late commenting on this - life somehow took over! LightSaber.gif

I love this one - warm & sentimental. I'm so glad you posted it. You write such a wide variety of topics -you are very talented.

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Hi there, Snow;
I know how life goes; tell me. Thanks for your kind words, and I will keep on checking in with all you folks. LOL, it's true, my well never goes dry; there's always another bucket to draw from Hippocrene, the inspiring well of the Muses. Take care, dear lady.
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post Nov 3 15, 11:32
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Jerry - This is nostalgc withoiut beingsentimental, which is not an easy thing to capture. Well done, RC
 
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post Nov 6 15, 02:41
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Hi Jerry! So glad you visited and left this lovely, nostalgic poem for our enjoyment.
I like the way you've arranged the lines, with some repetitions that give it power to offset any sentimentalism.

I think this poem could be re-arranged for R&R. I'm not much good at rhyming, but I sense that you could fairly easily transform it. Just sayin'...

Cheers. Do come back with some treasure from your part of Hippocrene. The Muses and MM will appreciate that butterfly.gif
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post Nov 17 15, 07:12
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QUOTE (RC James @ Nov 3 15, 09:32 ) *
Jerry - This is nostalgc withoiut beingsentimental, which is not an easy thing to capture. Well done, RC


Hello, RC;
thanks for the comment. I haven't visited this site in a while, but I'm glad to see all you talented people from the expired forum here. You might remember me as "Beanstalk." Appreciate the comment,
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post Nov 17 15, 07:27
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QUOTE (Psyche @ Nov 6 15, 00:41 ) *
Hi Jerry! So glad you visited and left this lovely, nostalgic poem for our enjoyment.
I like the way you've arranged the lines, with some repetitions that give it power to offset any sentimentalism.

I think this poem could be re-arranged for R&R. I'm not much good at rhyming, but I sense that you could fairly easily transform it. Just sayin'...

Cheers. Do come back with some treasure from your part of Hippocrene. The Muses and MM will appreciate that butterfly.gif
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Hi Syl,
good to see you. I haven't visited this site in a long time, but I'm glad to see that the demise of one forum brought life into this one. Delighted you like this particular poem, and you are right: it would, perhaps, read quite well in rhyme form. I hope you are well, Syl? I had my 81st birthday in Oct., and feel energized. lol. Thanks for the nice comment, charliebrown.gif
Jerry
 
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