Poetry and Potpourri .... October 27-28, 2003

10-27-2003 | JustAmy, St.Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[JustAmy]

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The Poetry Branch has been in limbo since the prior hostess left FreeRepublic April 15th 2003. We've since learned that said hostess has lost her posting privilege. That being the case, and Jim Robinson having given his ok, I wanted to renew the thread.

FreeRepublic is blessed with many fine poets, and we look forward to seeing their poems posted on FR once again. There were many non-poet FReepers who visited the Poetry Branch for the camaraderie; we hope they will return.

I would like to invite everyone to visit and relax at Poetry and Potpourri. Hopefully you will renew old acquaintances for chatting, sharing jokes, telling stories, posting cartoons, etc. Everyone needs a place to escape from the everyday news, make Poetry and Potpourri that place.

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The Belvedere's Guardian Wolf ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf.

[JustAmy]

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Prior Threads:
September 22, 2003
September 24, 2003
September 26, 2003
September 27-28, 2003
September 29-30, 2003
October 1-2, 2003
October 3-4-5, 2003
October 6-7, 2003
October 8-9, 2003
October 10-11-12, 2003
October 13-14, 2003
October 15-16, 2003
October 17-18-19, 2003
October 20-21, 2003
October 22-23, 2003
October 24-25-26, 2003

[JustAmy]

HOW DO I LOVE THEE?
Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1770-1850)

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.

I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,--I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!--and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

[Alamo-Girl]

A treasured poem! Thank you!

[JustAmy]

Autumn
by Bernard Howe

As autumn winds begin to swirl,
leaves dance upon the ground.
The air now has a cool crisp feel,
while the grass begins to brown.

The bounty from the summer crops,
are gathered in autumn's harvest.
Many times the harvest is celebrated,
with a banquet as it is blessed.

Daylight becomes a little shorter,
and at night there comes a frost.
Now it's sweatshirts and sweaters,
as the warm summers days are lost.

Schools have their football season,
with spirit for some competition.
Defending the old time rivalries,
while upholding the old traditions.

As autumn burst out in color,
as leaves and flowers dry.
Thanksgiving will soon arrive,
as foods in great supply.

Halloween a time of celebration
with costumes and decorations.
Trick or treating for some candy,
oftentimes with huge aspirations.

[JustAmy]

Thank You. I enjoyed posting it.

[JustAmy]

ON HALLOWEEN

The witches fly
Across the sky,
The owls go, "Who? Who? Who?"
The black cats yowl
And green ghosts howl,
"Scary Halloween to you!"

~Nina Willis Walter~

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Monday !

Have a cup while you Freep !

[Pippin]

Good Morning, (((Amy)))!

Glad you liked my fantasy thread from Friday. I wished I could've been able to stay on longer.

I have a "poem" for Wolfie

We have a good FRiend on the Finest

He can be seem also on Amy's thread!

When it comes to Poetry and Potporri he Wins it!

I can't wait till he gets back in it!

Right now he is blue

As are we too

We've held a spot in the pack

kept opened til Wolfie comes back!

(((((PIPPIN HUGS )))))

for Louie!

get well soon!

[The Mayor]

[Temple Owl]

Good morning Amy and all. Hope you had a nice weekend.

[Dubya]

I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. —Psalm 122:1

Finally we came to the goal of our Iona pilgrimage, the oldest building on the island, a chapel built in the twelfth century. What a bedraggled lot we were, less than half the size of the group that had left the abbey that morning. Exhausted, many with stinging feet and aching backs, but all with overwhelmingly jubilant hearts, we entered the small chapel and stood in silence together. There, in the ethereal glow of the closing day, from somewhere within our group, a soft refrain began to rise, a refrain that had accompanied us throughout the day, "Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia."

What I have carried home with me, more than anything else, is the overwhelming sense of life as an ongoing journey into God's presence, on a road filled with pilgrims—laughing and crying, praying and singing, and sometimes just being silent together in love. As my husband Robert and I have relived our Iona experience, we have been acutely aware of the presence of Daily Guideposts readers walking beside us, as well as all those devout men and women throughout the centuries who have known the heart's longing for God.

Yes, the longing is still there. I think it may be God's way of drawing us home. So I'll continue to follow it as long as I live. Perhaps we'll meet on the way home.
May you be an isle in the sea,
May you be a hill on the shore,
May you be a star in the darkness,
May you be a staff to the weak,
And may the power of the Spirit
Pour on you, richly and generously,
Today, and in the days to come.
(Iona by Peter W. Millar)

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Meekie
Thanks for bringing us coffee to start the day.

[JustAmy]

((((( Pippin )))))

Thanks for coming by this mornng, Pip.
I will join you in giving Louie some get well hugs this morning. We sure miss him. ((((( Louie )))))
We miss you, Bro!

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Russ.
Thank you for the coffee and Thank You for the Daily Bread!

[JustAmy]

We had a good week-end; hope you had the same.
Thank you for coming by this morning.
Have a wonderful day!

[JustAmy]

Thank you for that beautiful post this morning.



May your day be filled with His love.

[MeekOneGOP]

You bet, our pleasure ! Carl does a pretty good job with that coffee and pencil ! ...

Hey, I just made this pic up yesterday:

Captions, anyone ??

[Calpernia]

Morning to Potpourri!

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Cal.

[firewalk]

Good morning

JustAmy, I'm glad to hear that you're safe from the terrible fires there in CA. Prayers for those who may be in danger.

drizzly(sp?) morning here in NJ
( ...is there even such a word...i wonder)

hope everybody has a very nice day