Poetry and Potpourri .... October 13-14, 2003

10-13-2003 | JustAmy, Mama_Bear and St.Louie1

[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]

'Warning'

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells And run my stick along the public railings And make up for the sobriety of my youth. I shall go out in my slippers in the rain And pick the flowers in other people's gardens And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat And eat three pounds of sausages at a go Or only bread and pickle for a week And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry And pay our rent and not swear in the street And set a good example for the children. We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now? So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.

-- Jenny Joseph

[JustAmy]

First Man "My wife is an angel"
Second Man "You're lucky, mine is still alive"

By ChiChi Rodriguez



Heh Heh Heh

[MEG33]

Chi Chi is a true lover of women!

[Alamo-Girl]

Beautiful poem! Hugs!!! Thank you.

[Billie]

Goodnight, Amy, and P & P. These last two you posted are priceless! Purple, huh? Can I post my 'regal' gif to say goodnight? :) See you tomorrow.

[Sabertooth]

Funny stuff. Haven't watched any Benny Hill in years.

[Calpernia]

Goodnight to Potpourri

[MEG33]

I have one of those darn strangers creating havoc in my house!She hasn't created that much mischief,but I am sure it's only a matter of time!

[JethroHathAWay]

Here's one for a CA-Girl

In back of the old farmhouse
along the coast, in Mendocino
we slept like two babies in the loft
of the grey-shingled guesthouse
the skylight was a bubble
into the galaxy swirling past
holding us in its arms --
you were like warm chocolate
and to be with you
in that space
was dizzyfying

morning spilled
into the open window
as a bouquet of sea-fresh
pink fuschia, dripping dew
into the darting tongues
of the sunclad
summer hummers
and easy as the silk
on the wings of a butterfly
we fell into the dawn

[JustAmy]

Wonderful!!!



Thank You, Jethro.

[The Mayor]

Good Morning all, I am off to Albany for the day, see ya's tonight!

[JustAmy]

It's Wednesday, so it must be time for a new thread

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! When I saw the pic and started reading that ...

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me ...

Another picture came to mind, lol ...

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Meekie .....

That is a great picture of Minnie Pearl. Thanks again for posting it.

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe !