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

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

[MEG33]

Hey hey indeed!

[mtngrl@vrwc]

I just love your jokes, Just! Thanks for pinging me!

[Jen]

That's a good joke JustFrank! hahahaha

Hello Poetry & Potpourri FRiends!

[JustAmy]

I forgot to ping you to this one.

Heh Heh Heh

[JustAmy]

Forgot to call you to post #35.

Been celebrating the Rams football game so I'm a little soused!

[Jen]

Hahahaha! That's a good one too. I'll have to remember that joke.

[JustAmy]

hey girl ......

You won't tell Just that I'm using her account tonight will you?

I hope she gets involved in that book so I can stay for awhile.
Heh Heh Heh


JustFrank

[Calpernia]

Good night to Potpourri!

[MEG33]

I'm scrolling up and seeing lots of fun goin' on!(We'll never ,never tell.)

[Jen]

Good night Calpernia and everyone who's still here. Headed to bed too. School tomorrow for me.

[JustAmy]

Good Night, All.

[MEG33]

Sweet Dreams

[JustAmy]

This is my letter to the world,
That never wrote to me,
The simple news that Nature told,
With tender majesty.
Her message is committed,
To hands I cannot see;
For love of her, sweet countrymen,
Judge tenderly of me

Emily Dickenson

[JustAmy]

A policeman pulls a man over for speeding and asks him to get out of the car. After looking the man over he says, "Sir, I couldn't help but notice your eyes are bloodshot. Have you been drinking?"

The man gets really indignant and says, "Officer, I couldn't help but notice your eyes are glazed. Have you been eating donuts?"

[Libertina]

Very nice poem Amy. I am sorry that I have not participated on this thread much. I will try to make time for it, it's a lovely one and I enjoy poetry. Night now :)

[The Mayor]

[djf]

I have always thought she was overblown. There need be a connection between what's outside and what is or is not inside.

I should spend the next year on a decent English translation of Inferno, but oh, well...

[djf]

And if I could really write, I'd write like this:


Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
Silently the senses abandon their defences

Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
Turn your face away from the garish light of day
Turn your face away from cold, unfeeling light
And listen to the music of the night

Close you eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar
And you'll live as you've never lived before

Softly, deftly, music shall surround you,
Hear it, feel it, closing in around you.
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
The darkness of the music of the night

Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
Let your soul take you where you long to be
Only then can you belong to me

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
To the harmony which dreams alone can write
The power of the music of the night

You alone can make my song take flight
Help me make the music of the night


All rights reserved,
Two of the greatest geniuses ever,
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Charles Hart
Phantom of the Opera

[.45MAN]

Good morning to you. I have been fairly busy and have not had the time to show up on the thread or to write anything new. But I have it on my mind....

[djf]

And I must give credit to Michael Crawford. There are colors you can only see when it's dark. (I love POTO!)