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[aid] => mick
[title] => Patches of Blue
[time] => 2018-01-17 13:06:46
[hometext] => Inspired by the 1965 movie. A Patch Of Blue
[bodytext] => Opal shaded eyes
Hidden by a dark disguise
Abused by stupid fools
Used simply as a tool
Days played out in the dark
Not a bit of light, nothing so stark
Stringing the beads
Was her chore, her only deed
Done solely out of need
Her mother was simply a selfish whore
Ole Pa you could somewhat adore
Trips to the park
By herself alone in the dark
She cried out to be loved
In her loneliness was a patch of blue
When she met someone new
Freedom was at her door
Leading her to a new world to explore
Being blind stopped her no more
Just a glimmer of light, a ray of hope
Someone to care, be aware
Teach you how to cope
Darkness and despair
Only love could repair
[comments] => 7
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[topic] => 21
[informant] => jamesstockdale
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Patches of Blue
Contributed by
jamesstockdale
on
Wednesday, 17th January 2018 @ 01:06:46 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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Opal shaded eyes
Hidden by a dark disguise
Abused by stupid fools
Used simply as a tool
Days played out in the dark
Not a bit of light, nothing so stark
Stringing the beads
Was her chore, her only deed
Done solely out of need
Her mother was simply a selfish whore
Ole Pa you could somewhat adore
Trips to the park
By herself alone in the dark
She cried out to be loved
In her loneliness was a patch of blue
When she met someone new
Freedom was at her door
Leading her to a new world to explore
Being blind stopped her no more
Just a glimmer of light, a ray of hope
Someone to care, be aware
Teach you how to cope
Darkness and despair
Only love could repair
Copyright ©
jamesstockdale
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2018-01-17 13:06:46]
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Re: Patches of Blue
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by Former_Member on
Friday, 19th January 2018 @ 02:56:48 AM AEST
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// Inspiration is a cool thing. This has such a good flow to it and you take the reader right there with your imagery. Very impressive.
Now I/'/m curious about the movie itself too.
Nice writing, Jimmy. // |
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Re: Patches of Blue
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by Crow on
Friday, 19th January 2018 @ 03:20:19 PM AEST
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o` i like this too, everyone writing love loss, and repair....lol
anyway good writing. Crow |
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Re: Patches of Blue
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by softerware on
Friday, 19th January 2018 @ 04:23:01 PM AEST
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Your story has a nice swinging gait that kept me following along, and like Tim said, now I am curious about the movie.
My favorite line is ..Darkness and despair; only love could repair....
For everyone who longs to be rescued, there is a rescuer. For those who long to learn, a teacher.
And for those who would do harm, a victim.
We are a lock and key society as your poem asserts, and I love the matchmaking that wins in the finale.
softerware |
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Re: Patches of Blue
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by Invierno on
Saturday, 20th January 2018 @ 04:29:12 AM AEST
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Coolness James. What movie title is it?
Mike |
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Re: Patches of Blue
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by Former_Member on
Sunday, 21st January 2018 @ 02:40:44 AM AEST
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I like movies like Patch of Blue even today.
So the girl is blind, and lives in a tiny apartment with
a mother who is protective, and also needs her, sort
of exploits her.
The man who reaches out to help her, a man of different color, a color she never knows, would not ever be able
to know about different colors of skin - understands her plight and tries his best to find a school that will allow her to be more free.
Senses are real. She senses that this man is genuine,
the first to really care about her, and more than that,
has characteristics that make her affectionate towards him, she is real, she is.
So is he, but he understands, he is not the kind of guy to
fall in love when he knows first hand the right thing to do is to help this girl, and not himself.
So you get a sense of dilemma in this film.
A man who is willing to have his reputation stripped,
A black man who stands up for a white girl who is blind.
Even though the black man has worked hard all his life
to get ahead in the face of racism all around, he too
is color blind.
Peace!
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Re: Patches of Blue
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by Former_Member on
Saturday, 29th August 2020 @ 06:15:22 AM AEST
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// Oh yeah, I remember that movie!!!
I/'/m adding it to my IMDB watch list right now...or one of dem dare lists.
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Re: Patches of Blue
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by Former_Member on
Saturday, 29th August 2020 @ 06:17:52 AM AEST
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| // I saw it but that was when I was either twelve or thirteen years old. |
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