Jack Jordan Poet Free verse

To Do Again For the First Time

Dive deep
	into my inner place 
	once more, maybe twice.
	
	Fly while standing still,
	as I did before
	I learned the truth.

	Lose myself in painting
	to the point of no breath
	or thought beyond the canvas.

	Write with abandon 
	about heart, butterflies,
	and her fierce beauty.
	
	Walk among white marble tombs,
	eat crawfish jambalaya,
	dance the zydeco.
	
	One more glass of wine,
	just the one...
	Any more and I’m lost.
	
	Never lose myself again
	to the blackness
	of no memory.

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Shadow Hamilton August 2, 2013 at 5:34 AM Very good write super poem congrats on win Shadow smiles

Skat A August 1, 2013 at 11:14 PM Jack, enjoyed the poem... congrats...... LOVE ~SKAT~

Connie Gildersleeve July 31, 2013 at 4:57 PM Jack congratulations on your superb win. Enjoyed this fine write. Warm Smiles, Connie

Danesh Morgan July 30, 2013 at 4:24 PM Congrats sun you on your win Jack! Jack Jordan July 30, 2013 at 5:15 PM Thank you, Danesh... Jack

Poet Destroyer A July 30, 2013 at 8:33 AM Jack, congratulations... luv..Linda Jack Jordan July 30, 2013 at 5:14 PM Thanks for everything, especially your support... Jack

Karen Anglesey May 17, 2013 at 7:51 PM Your captivating lines are more than perfection. Imagery and theme divine. Jack Jordan July 30, 2013 at 5:13 PM Great! So far as I know, painting and wine are made for each other... Jack Karen Anglesey May 17, 2013 at 7:53 PM I want to add that I am attempting an oil painting and this inspired me so much. Even to the glass of wine.

Mario De Paz May 17, 2013 at 10:55 AM Beautyful description of memory fluctuating in the past as often happens overnight when sleeping is interrupted and it becomes hard to sleep again.... Jack Jordan May 17, 2013 at 12:21 PM Thanks for the comment, Mario. I really appreciate it. Jack

Donna Jones May 16, 2013 at 9:43 PM Love it all especially the third one Jack...awesome...take care... Jack Jordan May 17, 2013 at 7:59 AM Thanks. That was my favorite too. Have a good weekend. Jack

Anne-Lise Andresen May 16, 2013 at 1:29 PM ... feeling of losing oneself in deep darkness, which you must fight your way out of (?) - Terrible feeling ..... - A great poem Jack. - oxox / / Anne-Lise :) Jack Jordan May 16, 2013 at 10:02 PM Thanks, Anne-Lise. Yes, that's exactly what I meant... Jack

Audrey Haick May 16, 2013 at 1:23 PM : ) Love your work. All of this is a part of your life's intricate tapestry and regardless, it is a beautiful thing to look back and see how far you've come! Regardless of where you'e been, the fact is you now know where you do not want to go. Wonderful work, Jack. Will read more. Thank you for reading, "A Mystery" and your kind comment. Jack Jordan May 16, 2013 at 3:30 PM And thank you, Annalis, for your kind words... Jack

Timothy Hicks May 16, 2013 at 9:16 AM To experience things for the first time over again. How cool would that be? I often feel like that when I get really into a book... I wish I could forget it all and then re-read it. I liked the feel of this one... the painting almost seemed real enough to walk inside of one. Jack Jordan May 16, 2013 at 9:37 AM I've done it a few time, and there are those I'll never do again, want to or not.