Jack

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="0a280803.jpg" LINK="#663300" ALINK="#B32800" VLINK="#663300"><script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-47423994-1', 'fortunecity.ws'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> <center> <br> <div> <script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://ad.broadcaststation.net/ads/show_ad.php?width=728&height=90"></script> </div> </center> <div> <B>The Poets Loft</B><B>    </B><B> |   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Poets Loft"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> <IMG SRC="00758020.gif" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Jack</B><B> (no photo)</B></div> <div> <B>Tampa Florida , 53 y/o, realtor,  piano player,  golf nut who</B></div> <div> <B> owns more putters than the Golf store has, </B></div> <div> <B>Just under 6' , 173 (give or take 5) , and like you reader,  </B></div> <div> <B>I am crazy about our Angel , who tells me "Sure , if you Poke </B></div> <div> <B>your eye out Dont come LOOKING for me ! " </B></div> <div> <B>( oh I forgot , I am corny as heck ) </B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Presenting Poetry by Jack</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Lofty Heartwaves</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>a stormy mountainous island</B></div> <div> <B>by a smooth level sea </B></div> <div> <B>two lovers lived in the highland</B></div> <div> <B>sharing and caring totally</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>each lover took the other s palm</B></div> <div> <B>inked and pressed them to their sheets</B></div> <div> <B>many times with outward calm</B></div> <div> <B>the pattern raced their heartbeats</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>the lovers hung them up to dry</B></div> <div> <B>a huge Flag shwing their cause</B></div> <div> <B>loving how it soared in their sky</B></div> <div> <B>filling their world with applause</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>By Jack</B></div> <div> <B>10/01</B></div> <div> <B>©</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>MY AGE-OLD SONG</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>On twisting narrow Ribbon Roads,dusty and slim</B></div> <div> <B>scampering like gibbons,we follow her and him</B></div> <div> <B>Mom and Dad , each carry their end</B></div> <div> <B>of the steamer chest ( 12 miles to their friend )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>3 kids , not complaining,staying in their view</B></div> <div> <B>taking sips ( of our old well water , too )</B></div> <div> <B>passing the canteen back to Roy ,</B></div> <div> <B>who'se guarding it , He's the older Boy</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I'm Ann , the Baby , ( just turned seven )</B></div> <div> <B>and then comes Thomas , he's eleven ,</B></div> <div> <B>Mr. and Mrs. are Tom and Marie ,</B></div> <div> <B>All 5 of us go by the last name of Lee</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>the Bank came by , with a bad attitude ,</B></div> <div> <B>Daddy said they was just plain rude</B></div> <div> <B>they sold our farm at too low a bid</B></div> <div> <B>( at least its what HE said they did )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>the Rural life just didnt pay</B></div> <div> <B>the family lived from day to day</B></div> <div> <B>Im shivering , as I talk with you</B></div> <div> <B>( All my memories NOW come thru )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Were ALL still alive thank be to God,</B></div> <div> <B>we're nice and straight just like a rod</B></div> <div> <B>to be Americans we're ALL real Proud</B></div> <div> <B>GOD BLESS AMERICA--SING IT LOUD</B></div> <div> <B>GOD LOVE AMERICANS (SING REAL LOUD )</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Written by Jack</B></div> <div> <B>2002</B></div> <div> <B>©</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:Jockola@aol.com?subject=comments" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:Jockola@aol.com?subject=comments"><U><B>E-Mail to Jack</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Next page</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Collective Poem"><U><B>Collective Poem</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Previous Page</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carol"><U><B>Carol</B></U></A></div> <div> <B> <embed src="HTMLobj-164/yanni_inthemorninglight.mid" autostart="true" loop="true" hidden="true">  </B></div> <bR> </BODY>