images of you.
...and what are the words one uses to describe a compilation?, works from my entire life?, fifty years of carrying around a yellow pad?, fifty years of writing and rewriting, changing the words, as their meanings change for me?
These pieces are extracted from my book of prose, “50 truths and 50 lies, the first 50 years.” Available Here:
images of you. belongs to the following groups:
Complex Simplicity of Art,
"Poetry and Beautiful Women" ,
All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical,
Everyday Life,
Mysteries of the Common,
Safe Haven,
WMG and
Woman Appreciation
i record my images of you
like sweet memories,
storing them away in my brain,
revisiting them often and less
as time goes on,
finding that those memories
become more and more,
less painful.
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byron gates jr
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Alecs Lindsay
This is what I would say to my dad…
Byron Gates Jr replied
I wrote this for a woman whom I loved and lost for the wrong reason. Thank you for your words and for stopping by.
Alecs Lindsay
i guess I just favorite this once again…i just absolutely love reading you r stuff. It’s like no other..