by Terry Collett
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November 1, 2006

JOE DOE AND HEMMINGWAY

September 20, 2011 01:07 PM UTC
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He envied Hemmingway
everything except his death;

he envied his ability to write
neat cut prose, to travel widely,

to fight in battles and wars and
survive, to make love to beautiful

women with ease, to drink and
smoke and do as he pleased, to see

things beyond the horizon of other
dangerous worlds. He envied Ernest

everything except his death; that was
too messy, too bloody, a step too far.

Comments: 15

Barbara H. Sep 20, 2011, 1:25pm UTC
....can't have it all. Wonderful write Terry.
Terry Collett Sep 20, 2011, 1:34pm UTC
Thank you, Barbs. I read all of Hemmingway back in 1987. A complex man. Thank you for reading. x
Angela A. Sep 20, 2011, 1:48pm UTC
Nice to envy, unless it's a detriment to your health.
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Terry Collett Sep 20, 2011, 2:14pm UTC
thank you, Angela
Darin Waugh Sep 20, 2011, 3:18pm UTC
Nice!
Terry Collett Sep 21, 2011, 1:35am UTC
Thank you, Darin.
Bernard C. Sep 20, 2011, 6:13pm UTC
There's only so much a person can take - some tendancies weighing more than others - nice write :-)

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Terry Collett Sep 21, 2011, 1:36am UTC
Thank you, Bernard
Kimberly Blackadar Sep 21, 2011, 9:15am UTC
I like this, Terry. The obscure writer seeks the greatness (but not the downfall) of Hemingway. We can all relate.
Terry Collett Sep 21, 2011, 2:10pm UTC
Thank you, Kimberly.
Kimberly Blackadar Sep 21, 2011, 3:03pm UTC
You posted so many great poems today, and this is...

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Terry Collett Sep 22, 2011, 1:22am UTC
Thank you, Kimberly.
Ann Marcaida Sep 21, 2011, 12:41pm UTC
Hmmm. Gunshot suicides are a bit inconsiderate to those left behind-- but what other options did he have? (As a male friend said: Men don't worry about who will clean up the mess-- women do!)

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Terry Collett Sep 21, 2011, 2:12pm UTC
That is right. A friend told me that when a man jumped in front of a train his bits and pieces were scattered everywhere. Sad. Thank you, Ann.
Hinda Rochel Anolick Sep 28, 2011, 1:12am UTC
Excellent...love how it raises the question of "do you really want the (any)other person's life?" in your mind without actually asking that question.

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