The Lighter Side of JzB

Here you will find photos, poetry, and possibly some light-hearted foolishness. For the Heavier Side
of JzB see my other blog, Retirement Blues. (There be dragons!)

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Every day visits*
From Moose, Goose, and Orb Weaver
All seized by Haiku

"Why moose and goose?" you may ask. Back on 2/04/13 Pirate wrote a haiku with an elk in it, and I responded with
one with a moose and then included him every day. A few days later in comments Mystic asked "Where's the goose?"
So I started including her with this post on 2/07. A week later on the 14th, Mark Readfern
asked for and received a spider. The rest is history.

*Well, most days, anyway. Grant me a bit of poetic license.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Is Love a Tender Thing in the Imaginary Garden


For a suitable thorn and flower visual, I'll refer you to MMT's recent post.



i saw her today
that girl i once loved

years ago when we were young
chaste foolish catholic kids

nobody planned this
i turned and there she was

a muddle of memories
joy and pain the awful pain

heartbreak that was long ago
so why do i feel this longing inside

those agonizing memories
let me go i’m leaving now

and then she smiled



Imaginary Garden With Real Toads




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12 comments:

  1. FireblossomFebruary 12, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    ...anytime the hunter gets captured by the game, la la la....

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  2. OutlawyerFebruary 12, 2015 at 6:53 PM

    Ah. Very sweet, and poignant too. K. Manicddaily

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  3. Audrey Howitt aka DivaloungerFebruary 12, 2015 at 8:43 PM

    Such a tender write really--time makes the pain less --well sometimes

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  4. brudbergFebruary 13, 2015 at 3:03 AM

    I think that is what I would feel too.. even after all those years.. I wonder if the smile didn't make it even worse.

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  5. Gillena CoxFebruary 13, 2015 at 5:33 AM

    "and then she smiled" i get the feeling its all worth it
    Happy Valentines 2015

    much love...

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  6. Kerry O'ConnorFebruary 13, 2015 at 8:32 AM

    Yes... such moments tear at the heart no matter how many years may go by.

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  7. Sherry Blue SkyFebruary 13, 2015 at 1:11 PM

    How beautiful and poignant, full of emotion . I resonate with the chaste Catholic kids...I had a first love like that too.

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  8. HannahFebruary 13, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    I love the stillness and zooming in feeling on that last smile...well done!

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  9. MargaretFebruary 13, 2015 at 10:43 PM

    Those youthful feelings never go away ... Perhaps buried but they are a part of us. I get this poem - perhaps we all should

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  10. Susie ClevengerFebruary 13, 2015 at 11:27 PM

    First love or the loves of youth leave such an impression. Love your ending,

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  11. HelenFebruary 14, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    Unforgettable .. your first love. This is special.

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  12. KerridwenFebruary 14, 2015 at 1:30 PM

    This one makes me a little sad, but it is nicely written nonetheless.

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