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Amended 15th 05 2012 
Salute, Salute, praiseworthy time and will you pass from ken? With all your hoarded aspects oh! Do not I pray make end! Acquaintance friend intriguing soul, with my clumsy Style and mind, I know I cannot hold you'' here'' Yet stay with me and smile..! Portray I ask the grace you hold, Make free your inner truth, and in this I will find my rest, Oh speak the days of my youth, the smell of linen clean and crisp, And moistly sour suede hide, of earth damp dog, or candy floss, And jolting roller coaster rides, azure blue seas from cliff top views, under lazy clouds of white. Stay here before my day is done, At least don't leave me with the night, Or better still envelope me within those times you keep, That I may travel ever thus and never want to be released. © Joe Maverick 14-10-2010

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Date: 5/2/2014 11:05:00 AM
Congrats on this good day being chosen. Love, daver
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Date: 10/2/2013 5:14:00 PM
Revisiting one of my favorites of your poetry. And to give you a big HELLO. Thanks for your comment. luv, Andrea
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Date: 5/15/2012 5:54:00 AM
I'm doing the backstroke, Joe, but always moving forward with your writes. This makes me happy, cause at this time I may have needed to appreciate these enchanting writes most!! I thoroughly enjoy your salutation to "praiseworthy time" the imagery attends to the senses..the vibrant colours, the smells, and movement followed at the end by your pensive thought. This blows me away, Joe! Best wishes, Love, Mikki
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Date: 10/21/2011 10:56:00 AM
,Good morning,~ JOE ~ how are you this wonderful Friday :-) morning... As for me, I'm missing everyone I know here on the soup PLUS more. *glad we are back up*. By the way I'm also stopping by to read a couple of poems OR commenting the ones I could not all week or yesterday, after being shut out for them awful few days..ENJOYED YOUR POEM, thank you for sharing! Take care and have yourself a wonderful Friday~ ;-) Always,..p.d.
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Date: 11/21/2010 9:02:00 AM
Ahhh, it never stands still , Joe, it moves on and on and on. I write of this theme so often. Time does that to us. Good one, very nostalgic. Luv, Andrea
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Date: 11/12/2010 12:22:00 PM
Enjoyed this read today...thanks for stopping by my poems.
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Date: 11/9/2010 9:12:00 PM
Nice memories to go back to . I enjoyed the lines that mentioned those things, the linen clean and crisp, the roller coaster rides. I miss those myself! Luv, Andrea
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Date: 10/19/2010 6:51:00 AM
enjoyed this very profound poem Joe, excellent. Harry
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Date: 10/17/2010 6:31:00 PM
Joe, I agree with Nick. The emotion and despair in this poem grip the reader. Beautiful use of creative images -- "jolting roller coaster rides...lazy clouds" enhance the quality of the verse. Powerful and well written. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 10/17/2010 1:59:00 PM
Very descriptive and expressive write..I am glad that I chose this one to read today..Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..Sara
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Date: 10/15/2010 9:17:00 AM
Starting my weekend early reading all the amazing poetry of all the wonderful poets here at PoetrySoup. I am so very happy to find your poetry posted here this morning Joe. Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you find tons of inspiration along the way as Fall is upon us. Love, Carol
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Date: 10/15/2010 5:43:00 AM
A very emotionally charged poem, I can really feel the loss here. well written
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