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Comment from Dean Kuch
Hah, I live waayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy out in the sticks, Bill, with very little around but cow pastures and corn fields.
So, I never have to worry about leaving the city.
I feel very sorry for those who do have to endure the rat race of city living, however. I used to, years ago, out of sheer convenience.
But now, I'm far too old, slow and tired to race anything--even rats!
Nice 5-7-5, buddy...
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2018
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Hah, I live waayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy out in the sticks, Bill, with very little around but cow pastures and corn fields.
So, I never have to worry about leaving the city.
I feel very sorry for those who do have to endure the rat race of city living, however. I used to, years ago, out of sheer convenience.
But now, I'm far too old, slow and tired to race anything--even rats!
Nice 5-7-5, buddy...
Comment Written 05-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 05-Dec-2018
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Me too. Twenty years ago I bought a three acre lot outside of a little town here in Michigan. Neighbors weren?t. Close or too chatty. A year later they built a housing development @cross the road. Now the small tow; has grown to include us.
Comment from Earl Corp
I totally agree with you leaving the city is like being reborn. Hell's grasp is a great description of living in cities. The picture goes very well with your words.Very nice job.
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I totally agree with you leaving the city is like being reborn. Hell's grasp is a great description of living in cities. The picture goes very well with your words.Very nice job.
Comment Written 05-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Earl
Comment from Pamusart
Hi Bill. Normally, I would agree wholeheartedly. But people like me can't survive in rural areas that are not near a hospital with an ER and Urgent Care. When young and healthy, I did live in such an area. That aspect of it was like paradise. Our six acres had rattlesnakes and all sorts of other critters. Orchards too. Until the Coyote fire of '64. Small by today's standards. Santa Barbara has enough amenities and medical services but is not really a city. More of a village. Thank you for sparking fond memories. And for sharing
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Hi Bill. Normally, I would agree wholeheartedly. But people like me can't survive in rural areas that are not near a hospital with an ER and Urgent Care. When young and healthy, I did live in such an area. That aspect of it was like paradise. Our six acres had rattlesnakes and all sorts of other critters. Orchards too. Until the Coyote fire of '64. Small by today's standards. Santa Barbara has enough amenities and medical services but is not really a city. More of a village. Thank you for sparking fond memories. And for sharing
Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
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The attrition from the hectic life in a heartless city is. Fifty fifty. If you can m@ke it there, you?ll make it anywhere.
Comment from nomi338
I don't know Bill. Wouldn't it depend on which city you were leaving and your eventual destination. There are some places I would be reluctant to leave ever and likewise some places I never wish to visit. Again, it depends.
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I don't know Bill. Wouldn't it depend on which city you were leaving and your eventual destination. There are some places I would be reluctant to leave ever and likewise some places I never wish to visit. Again, it depends.
Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018
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I left Detroit and discovered the world didn?t suck. Then I visited Beirut, Kuwait City, Mogadishu, and Port au Prince and left there thinking fondly of Detroit.
Comment from lyenochka
I think I agree to some degree. I live in a very small city so that's how I feel leaving a big city. But there are problems with every place where mankind dwells. Good word choices to create a dramatic effect especially your present active participles in parallel "leaving" and "escaping."
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I think I agree to some degree. I live in a very small city so that's how I feel leaving a big city. But there are problems with every place where mankind dwells. Good word choices to create a dramatic effect especially your present active participles in parallel "leaving" and "escaping."
Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
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Thanks, lyenochka.
Comment from brenda faye curtis
So true! If I've been fighting my way through Cape traffic all day, I can't wait to get home and take a stroll in the woods near my home. Your poem hits the nail on the head!
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So true! If I've been fighting my way through Cape traffic all day, I can't wait to get home and take a stroll in the woods near my home. Your poem hits the nail on the head!
Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Brenda
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You're welcome, Bill.
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
I can identify with this write and when I was at work and worked in the city, it was a pleasure to leave every evening and a dread to enter it every morning, bit cities are very impersonal places, few words here brought back those memories, love Dolly x
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I can identify with this write and when I was at work and worked in the city, it was a pleasure to leave every evening and a dread to enter it every morning, bit cities are very impersonal places, few words here brought back those memories, love Dolly x
Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Dolly, for giving this a look. Bill
Comment from Debbie Pope
Ain't it the truth.
I like this, Bill. Your wit shines through in every word. Yet every word is truthful. That is exactly what it feels like to get away. I never check emails or messages. It is as though I am born again, and nobody knows me.
Nice post.
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Ain't it the truth.
I like this, Bill. Your wit shines through in every word. Yet every word is truthful. That is exactly what it feels like to get away. I never check emails or messages. It is as though I am born again, and nobody knows me.
Nice post.
Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Debbie, for giving this a look. Bill
Comment from rama devi
LOl - I can relate. I actually grew up in New York City but when I visit there now I feel like an alien. It's quite disorienting feeling that way in my hometown but I always breathe a sigh of relief when leaving the congested city. Prefer fresh air and vast skies! Good form and presentation. Fine consonance and alliteration of L.
Warmly, rd
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LOl - I can relate. I actually grew up in New York City but when I visit there now I feel like an alien. It's quite disorienting feeling that way in my hometown but I always breathe a sigh of relief when leaving the congested city. Prefer fresh air and vast skies! Good form and presentation. Fine consonance and alliteration of L.
Warmly, rd
Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018
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Thanks, RD, for giving this a look. Bill
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Comment from Sandra Stoner-Mitchell
Absolutely! This is a really good one, Bill, I'm sure there are loads of
people who feel the same. This is a nice little 5-7-5 poem! Well done.
:)) Sandra xx
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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018
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Absolutely! This is a really good one, Bill, I'm sure there are loads of
people who feel the same. This is a nice little 5-7-5 poem! Well done.
:)) Sandra xx
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Comment Written 04-Dec-2018
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Thanks, Sandra