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The Hobbit Hole IX - A sudden tree or standing stone
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Posted on 05/05/2004 7:57:51 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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A sudden tree or standing stone
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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To: Wneighbor
3,861
posted on
05/19/2004 8:53:56 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(There may come a time when the strength of men fails, but it is NOT THIS DAY!)
To: Rose in RoseBear
Bwaaahahaahha... "told a customer not to take the Lord's name in vain"...
[snif] That's jus' beautiful. I just wish we could do that. :-)
3,862
posted on
05/19/2004 8:57:05 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(There may come a time when the strength of men fails, but it is NOT THIS DAY!)
To: Rose in RoseBear
I have a small vacation coming up, and I really do need it. Are you talkin' 'bout that small vacation in about a month? :-)
You know, if my motorcycle weren't down I'd just ride all around Texas for the summer and not be concerned about summer school not havin' enough students. But, it doesn't look like that's in the cards.
3,863
posted on
05/19/2004 8:57:47 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
To: Ramius
(((Ramius)))
You can tell us whatcha dream about tomorrow. :-)
3,864
posted on
05/19/2004 8:58:28 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
To: Ramius
Actually, Ramius, I have considered it. I don't even know how to swim --- yet --- and I've considered it.
Strongly.
<thoughtfully>Have a good one, Master Sea-man!
3,865
posted on
05/19/2004 9:00:02 PM PDT
by
Rose in RoseBear
(HHD [... a place to contemplate one's soul ...])
To: Rose in RoseBear
It sounds like you really enjoy taking customer calls :)
3,866
posted on
05/19/2004 9:01:22 PM PDT
by
Fedora
(I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
To: Wneighbor
You don't wanna see my dreams. Trust me on this.
I don't even understand them. I wake up thinking "what the ____ was THAT all about"...
3,867
posted on
05/19/2004 9:01:49 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(There may come a time when the strength of men fails, but it is NOT THIS DAY!)
To: Ramius
You said you were gonna have sweet dreams! I thought you might wanna share! *grin*
3,868
posted on
05/19/2004 9:03:55 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
To: Wneighbor
No, I'm putting together a four-day holiday around Memorial Day. I need it.
For one of those four days, I want da Bear to drive me down to San Antonio. We'll get Mexican food, put flowers on all the family graves, then come back up 281 and through Marble Falls.
3,869
posted on
05/19/2004 9:04:42 PM PDT
by
Rose in RoseBear
(HHD [... do the Memorial Day routine ...])
To: Rose in RoseBear
Well, as it would happen... going to sea is all about NOT swimming as much as possible.
Most sailors in the time of Aubrey and company... didn't actually know how to swim. I can't explain that. It is merely what I've heard of the time.
3,870
posted on
05/19/2004 9:07:18 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(There may come a time when the strength of men fails, but it is NOT THIS DAY!)
To: Rose in RoseBear
That'll be a pretty drive! I always like going up Hwy 16 for a really pretty drive! Hope ya'll have a great time.
3,871
posted on
05/19/2004 9:07:35 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
To: Ramius
But.. but... but.... swimming is fun!
3,872
posted on
05/19/2004 9:08:18 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
To: Wneighbor
I do accept sweet dreams, as they are given, but I don't pretend to actually execute them.
OK... now this time I'm really bailing out. Gotta go. Leaving now. Nite nite....
3,873
posted on
05/19/2004 9:10:23 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(There may come a time when the strength of men fails, but it is NOT THIS DAY!)
To: Ramius
Okay, night darlin'
uh.... have.... uh.... dreams that aren't too confusing?
3,874
posted on
05/19/2004 9:11:24 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
To: Wneighbor
Swimming is fun! :) Used to love going as a kid. Don't get to do it as much now but it's always a treat.
3,875
posted on
05/19/2004 9:12:05 PM PDT
by
Fedora
(I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
To: Fedora
Swimming is wonderful! I don't get to do near as much as I would like anymore either but my kid-hood centered around it. I was on swim team in high school. Did okay. Miss swimming like that every day even now.
3,876
posted on
05/19/2004 9:14:50 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
To: Ramius
Usually, I draw my "language line" at the original seven deadly words ... but this guy just peeved me.
He apologized quickly, promised he wouldn't do it again, and he didn't.
You know, most of my cursers are women. And sometimes I don't call them on it, 'cause I'm too busy laughing!
Had a customer call me once with a gnarly software issue. We'd been working on it for some time, without success, when I found a possible solution and told her about it, warning her it was risky. She said, "Oh, let's try it for s***s and giggles."
I had never heard that term before (I am sheltered), and I laughed out loud!
On the other hand ... had a woman respond "WTF cares?" to a pertinent question I asked. I warned her about her language. She replied, "What ...? F***? That's not cursing!"
"It is where I come from."
To: Wneighbor
I swam a lot until about high school. I started with lessons at the YMCA when I was about 6 and continued with that until I was about 12, at which time I took up scuba diving lessons as well. I got out of it when I started wearing contact lenses and became sensitive to chlorine, plus the public swimming pools in my city started to become gang-infested about that time so it wasn't as much fun to go to anymore. But now I live near a creek so I'm going to try swimming and snorkeling in there--just hope the bugs don't eat me alive :) The thing I like about swimming these days is that it's so relaxing!--after I come out of the water I feel so much better than when I went in.
3,878
posted on
05/19/2004 9:25:20 PM PDT
by
Fedora
(I'm Fedora, and I approved this message before I disapproved it)
To: Ramius
Most sailors in the time of Aubrey and company... didn't actually know how to swim. Most pilots I know are afraid of heights... I think it is just appreciation for the medium ;~D
3,879
posted on
05/19/2004 9:33:20 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(I am HairOfTheDog and I approved this message.)
To: Fedora
I used to didn't mind what kind of water we got in to swim. As kids we swam in the worst of cattle tanks etc. Now, I look a little more skeptically at a lot of that water. But, I still sure do like it!
3,880
posted on
05/19/2004 9:34:27 PM PDT
by
Wneighbor
(Texas. Land of opportunity! No restrictor plates here!)
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