The Dragonflies'Lair ~ Thread XLIX~

Poets of The Dragonflies' Lair | February 15, 2008 | Soaring Feather

[Soaring Feather]

My Dragon Fly and Me

If I could be a Dragon Fly
and wing my way through the sky
I would never be shy
just me and my Dragon Fly!

By moonlight we ride the wind
chase the comets tail for fun
by day we would hide from the sun
our fragile wings would come undone

On darkest nights we would use
fireflies as our guide
we would dip and we would glide
through the heavens open wide
and scatter diamonds in the night sky
my Dragon Fly and me...

And we would wing past our lovers
silent in the night...
to kiss their face in our flight
much to their surprise and delight
my Dragon Fly and me in sight...

Such a view do we share
away up here in the air
of breezes soft through our hair
my Dragon Fly and me a pair...

bentfeather©
2002

[Soaring Feather]

New Thread Ping!

[Soaring Feather]

Sara Teasdale, February Twilight


"I stood beside a hill
Smooth with new-laid snow,
A single star looked out
From the cold evening glow.


There was no other creature
That saw what I could see--
I stood and watched the evening star
As long as it watched me."

[Soaring Feather]

Good night everyone.

[SevenofNine]

Update on that BBC story I told you about report that 2 are confirmed dead in bomb blast in Mexico City report it might be drug gangs this time

[Soaring Feather]

Okay, thanks Seven.

[NicknamedBob]

Gifts

Tell me, what is a world without wonder?
Would you want to get up every day?
For me, every day is a birthday gift,
And a new opportunity to play.

When I open my eyes in the morning,
I’ve unwrapped my newest delight,
And all through the day I enjoy it,
Until I and my toy fall to night.

NicknamedBob . . . . February 15, 2008

[SevenofNine]

Well report from BBC wire UK House of Common is this close of allowing Brit muslum men to have two wives at same time allow to collect guess this

Welfare benefits how f***k is UK is JUST WONDERING

[SevenofNine]

Okay this post on Saturday for Kydto news wire guess who birthday it is

CHIA PET that right our fav Chia Pet from North Korea KIM JONG 11 of course North Korea partying it like Dark ages LOLOLOL!

[WayzataJOHNN]

“Hey, poet are you okay, get the heat fixed yet??
Are you working on your manuscript - hope you are not ill.
Check in okay?’

Got heat back, and things are OK, just been busy. I’ve written a book in three days, and its been a trip. Its about comparing my life and values with life today, and civers a lot of things.

The chapters are;
Service (when service was normal, like the old gas station attendant)
School
The Black Sheep of the Family (yes I’m there)
Values
World Opinion (of America)
Holiday (and Holy Days)
Music
Cars
Jobs
Maturing passed acceptable limits (aging)
Appreciating
Humor
Shopping is like Directions (women will hate this one)
Handling disasters
Health Care Fiasco
Relocation Blues
BC to AC (Before Computers to After Computers)
Pets We’ve Been Owned By
Summation by a Curmudgeon

It seems to be writing itself, and I’m going along for the ride, and its been a hoot.

[WayzataJOHNN]

“and civers a lot of things.”

And covers a lot of things. (fat slow fingers here before I have another coffee)

[NicknamedBob]

A book in three days ...

Wait a minute! It took me a month to write ninety thousand words. Have you got one of those Kurzweil Mind-Reading Interfaces?

I thought they didn’t become available until 2017 ...

( didn’t, won’t ... time travel tenses are so confusing!)

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.


But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.


Kahlil Gibran

[Soaring Feather]

Hi NnB, nice to see you!

Lovely poem, thank you.

[NicknamedBob]

I just wanted to plant my carbon copy footprint on your nice, new thread.

[Soaring Feather]

Hiya, Poet!!

My word, you have been busy burning up the pages. I really want to read this book! Way to go- just keep turning them out.

You mentioned the book is writing itself - WOW that is terrific.

Glad all is well at home base and that you and Nan have heat.

[Soaring Feather]

Well, that is thoughtful of you, thank you.

[Soaring Feather]

Written on The Word for the Day Thread.

A pome, is a fruit, a sweet offering from nature
like Figs and Dates which are known as exotic
in flavor

A poem, is a fruit of another genre
it comes from the air without a sound

the tool is the human is soul,
open
to the movement of nature’s silent sounds
using the pen of ink from the soul.

Soaring Feather
02.16.08

[NicknamedBob]

Poet-Tree

One finds poems like leaves,
Strewn and sprawling in the path,
Fallen and scattered where they will.
Tiny garments, but if you do the math,

Somewhere the poet-tree stands naked,
Shivering and exposed to stares.
And all that it requires is a bit of warmth,
For buds to form, because somebody cares.

NicknamedBob . . . . . February 16, 2008

[Soaring Feather]

Very nice, I like the way your centering the poem shows the out line of a tree.

As a typesetter, I was taught the only use for centering is for poetry. Many people find it very difficult to read centered text, they claim, centering causes them to lose the beat of the poem. Or it confuses their eyes.

Flush left is used most often to help guide the reader’s eye.