Poetry and Potpourri .... October 31, 2003, November 1-2, 2003

10-31-2003 | 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]

A woman whose husband often came home drunk decided to cure him of the habit.
One Halloween night, she put on a devil suit and hid behind a tree to intercept him on the way home.
When her husband came by, she jumped out and stood before him with her red horns, long tail, and pitchfork.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"I'm the Devil," she responded.
"Well, come on home with me," he said, "I married your sister."

[JustAmy]

I luv your pic. You may post it again later tonight!! LOL

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! Guess that deserves a hitlery witch pic ...

[MeekOneGOP]

... or two.

[MeekOneGOP]

... or three.

[MeekOneGOP]

Headin' out the door ! Ya'll have a safe and happy Halloween !!

[JustAmy]

LOL



On all three!

[SpookBrat]

Don't Bach at my choice of music.

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The Conqueror Worm by Edgar Allan Poe 1843

Lo! 'tis a gala night
Within the lonesome latter years!
An angel throng, bewinged, bedight
In veils, and drowned in tears,
Sit in a theatre, to see
A play of hopes and fears,
While the orchestra breathes fitfully
The music of the spheres.

Mimes, in the form of God on high,
Mutter and mumble low,
And hither and thither fly --
Mere puppets they, who come and go
At bidding of vast formless things
That shift the scenery to and fro,
Flapping from out their Condor wings
Invisible Wo!

That motley drama! --oh, be sure
It shall not be forgot!
With its Phantom chased forever more,
By a crowd that seize it not,
Through a circle that ever returneth in
To the self-same spot,
And much of Madness and more of Sin
And Horror the soul of the plot.

But see, amid the mimic rout,
A crawling shape intrude!
A blood-red thing that writhes from out
The scenic solitude!
It writhes! --it writhes! --with mortal pangs
The mimes become its food,
And the seraphs sob at vermin fangs
In human gore imbued.

Out --out are the lights --out all!
And over each quivering form,
The curtain, a funeral pall,
Comes down with the rush of a storm,
And the angels, all pallid and wan,
Uprising, unveiling, affirm
That the play is the tragedy, "Man,"
And its hero the Conqueror Worm.

The End

[SpookBrat]

Sorry I missed you. Be safe. Have a good time.

[ladyinred]

The state of Arkansas recently annouced that Halloween and Thanksgiving will no longer be state holidays. The witch left for New York,and took the turkey with her.

Now THAT is funny!

Happy Halloween Amy and all! Thanks for calling to invite me. You caught me soaking in a nice hot tub of water with a good book Amy, but got the message when I got out!

Tonight I will hand out what candy I don't eat to the little kiddies in my neighborhood! I think I am going to wear a costume myself, maybe Chad's cow suit with the big ole udders in front!! LOL! ( I don't know why Chad's didn't understand that only female cows have udders, but that is another story! )

Have a great Halloween everyone, and to you Amy, best wishes for your adventure today, I will be thinking about you!

[JustAmy]

You will have freepmail in about 3 minutes. Don't go back to the warm tub!! LOL

[ladyinred]

I will go check my mail! Hope no gobblins come out!

[ladyinred]

I feel I must ask;
I think it my duty.
This thread is nice,
But what happened to Cootie?

:-D

[JustAmy]

Thank you for posting Poe. I expected some racket instead of music. LOL

[JustAmy]

I don't know,
don't really care,
as long as she stays....
over there.

[Calpernia]

Happy Halloween to Potpourri!

[JohnHuang2]

{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{{SHUDDERING!}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} lol

[JustAmy]

Have a Happy Halloween !! Come join the fun.

[Calpernia]

You want a real chuckle? Come see this news article I just posted.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1012343/posts

[JustAmy]

Ooooh ... now where is Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater when you need him?

Hi Cal .... Happy Halloween.