Posted on 03/07/2006 9:06:41 PM PST by Soaring Feather
Four is the number for me
all the same type, you see
sweet little girls, great ladies
they be
and mommies themselves
what a relief for me. ;)
Now grands abound from here to the sound
of hockey pucks slamming the ice
to flap jacks on the griddle
they're gonna be cooks of
the finest sort you see
going to culinary collage are some
some in highschool and on the run
some long done with schooling you see
out there working and making m-o-n-e-y.
That's very impressive
don't you see for
your little gal to have been
in Iraq under the gun
on the right side of it
we prayed quite a bit
all was said and done
your little one came back
and Nurse Mary is proud as can be.
Great Job bestest girlfriend
Swamp Lord
Soft awing amid the cattails surrounding the fen,
swift flyer slipping in among the reeds as if by magic.
four wings beating their own tattoo, to their own ken,
agile seeker of their own truth, to their own beat they click.
Long tailed flyer with such easy grace,
darting here and there, as if they ruled the place
Flitting by so insolent right by my face,
and I watch them amused by their swift pace.
Humming in swift and daring flight they rise,
and then as swift disappear like the magicians they are.
Lords of the swamp and meadows for all their size,
and I honor them as such, for the wonder they are!
Iridescent jewels that tempt and tease the watchers eye,
for they are summers oft missed treasure too be sure.
a reminder that art is a living thing against the sky,
and I, but a visitor to their gallery amid reed and cocklebur.
Daring bird and a swift human hand they flit,
and win again and again as they hunt and mate.
Wondrous the moment and then it passes on as I sit,
enraptured by the Dragonfly in the afternoon passing late.
This is quite true best of friend
from Iraq to home Karen flew
She never asked why
She said I will try
For my country because I love you.
A fine lass Karen be
to give to her county
the sweat from her back
to all the love she had
we Thank God she came back.
Karen is as hard as a rock
She was a fighter right from the start
Too pretty was she but how can that be
She was in the ARMY:)
A Night amid the Ruins
Black wind tearing at the ancient stone
of the castle empty now of meaning
where once so many lives
were filled with life and strife
and now only an empty stage
for the winds dark rage
Chill the night to set the moments tone
and I huddle by a wall half leaning
as wind screams and in torment strives
for the night seems to have its own life
writing its own moment upon historys page
across a time stained age
I sit here by myself and yet not alone
for there is a voice within the winds keening
and it is as cutting as well edged knives
amid the turmoil of natures dark rife
a story for any whos are a patient sage
this story of soldier, peasant, lord, and mage
A pretty solider girl
turned the heads
of young fellow soldiers
without dread
Beauty is found
in every branch
Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, too
and those men are the best looking dudes I know. ;)
A Night amid the Ruins
WOW, this one and the Swamp Lord may keep me up all night.
They're beautiful.
in counterpoint, something from the dark side
Memoirs of a Madman
Peace, just simple peace
oh how I seek it here within
and how it avoids me with easy grace
I am a fool without cease
for attempting this yet again
even as the tears stain my upturned face
A dark heart
seeking something beyond my grasp
fearing I might find it in the light
Count the shattered parts
starting at my last tormented gasp
and witness my inner hidden plight
I hear the pain
as it cries aloud within my tattered mind
and I know Im still alive, I hear that old song
Tears fall like a dark rain
their tracks are easy for me to find
across a soul stretched thin for far too long
Yet I can not surrender to it
for I am a fighter in a fight I know so well
in the ring of life where each day another round
Spirit callused just a bit
scarred by the memories I call hell
in a life of experiences I hold within and bound
LOL no you didn't. ;)
Read the one to WayzataJohnn.
Be at peace,God bless,fatima
You Think English is Easy???
Can you read these right the first time?
1 ) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2 ) The farm was used to produce produce.
3 ) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4 ) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5 ) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6 ) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7 ) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time
to present the present .
8 ) A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9 ) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10 ) I did not object to the object.
11 ) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12 ) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row .
13 ) They were too close to the door to close it.
14 ) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15 ) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16 ) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17 ) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18 ) Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
19 ) I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
20 ) How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
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