Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. October 27-28, 2004

10-27-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry. 'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
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Howdy!
I'm the mouser at Amy's Place. Amy named me 'cootblanch'.... (don't ask why. hahaha)







Amy's personal guardian ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[tuliptree76]

It figures...I miss out on some pretty good celebrations. But better late than never. *grin*

[tuliptree76]

Happy Boxer Shorts Day!

[OESY]

Welcome back. Your shorts are prettier than mine. (Thank goodness!)

[tuliptree76]

Your shorts are prettier than mine. (Thank goodness!)

LOL! I'll be honest, they aren't mine. ;-)

[NicknamedBob]

In honor of the Lunar Eclipse tonight...



Shadows


A shadow has two parts, you know.
The one above, the one below.
Within the shadow of a tree,
Toward the light here’s what you’ll see.

A shaded part of tree is found,
To join the part that’s on the ground.
The joining of the two may be,
Inseparable, like ground and tree.

But as the world turns through the day,
The shadow starts upon its way.
To join its cousins in the night,
And leave the clinging one in fright.

The world has turned its face away,
From that bright light that we call day.
The darkness that befalls thereon.
Will stay until the break of dawn.

The night is shadow’s fearful half,
The other part leaps with a laugh,
Out where it dwindles to a dot,
Evaporating on the spot,

Unless the moon has ventured in,
As round the Earth it does its spin.
The shadow is a twin at birth,
Even when its mother’s Earth.

With one that clings close to its mother,
And one that flies away from brother.
It’s journey’s length always depends,
On what befalls before it ends.


NicknamedBob . . . . . . March 3, 2004

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL! Happy Boxer Shorts Day.

[tuliptree76]

I wish I could see the eclipse, but it's cloudy out tonight. I can't see much of anything in the sky.

[tuliptree76]

LOL! Hi Victoria. How are you doing today?

[Victoria Delsoul]

I'm doing well, thanks. How was your day?

[tuliptree76]

It was good, busy, long. LOL! I'm trying to take it easy tonight. :)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Good for you. I usually relax in the evenings after getting homework done, and FR is a good place to relax.

[SAMWolf]

Hi Victoria.

When is Happy Briefs Day?

[The Mayor]

Congratulations Red Sox !

October 28, 2004

The Frog's "Blackboard"

Read: Psalm 119:33-40

Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, and revive me in Your way. —Psalm 119:37

Bible In One Year: Jeremiah 15-17; 2 Timothy 2

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As a young boy, one of my favorite pastimes was hunting frogs along the banks of a pond near our home. I was unaware of their unique visual powers that enabled them to elude me so easily. Later I learned that the frog's optical field is like a blackboard wiped clean, and that the only images it receives are objects that directly concern him. These little amphibians are never distracted by unimportant things, but are aware only of essentials and whatever may be dangerous to them.

In the Christian life we frequently become preoccupied with the vain things of the world. We allow our lives to become so cluttered with materialistic and insignificant concerns that we lose perspective of the things that endure. In our text the psalmist asked God for help in fixing his attention on what is good and lasting (Psalm 119:37).

The words of the Lord should not depart from our eyes, but must be kept in our heart always (Proverbs 4:21). Then our field of vision will be wiped clean of unnecessary things, and we will see clearly what God wants us to do.

Have you become distracted by sin so that you can no longer discern what is really important? Then take a lesson from the frog's "blackboard" and center your gaze on Christ and His will for your life. —Mart De Haan

O God, You know my wayward heart,
So prone to choose an earthly part;
From vain affections set me free,
That I may always look to Thee. —Anon.

The more attracted we are to Christ, the less we'll be distracted by the world.

[OESY]

Get ready! Today is:



Chocolate Day
Full Moon Day
Lunar Eclipse
Statue Of Liberty Day

[The Mayor]

[JustAmy]

10-28-04
Graphic by MamaBear

Dilemma

How fortunate for us that we don’t have to make such choices,
It isn’t hard to listen to such loud internal voices.
The kitty’s all too eager to have friends who come to call,
But doesn’t seem to realize he cannot have it all.

The concept of to have and hold is not on his agenda,
But somehow his is not the shade you’d choose on your veranda.
He’s going to botch the rental on this cozy place to snooze on,
It seems they’ll be left winging it; they’d better get a move on.

There must be someplace near enough the cat will not intrude,
He doesn’t seem to understand his being there is rude.
For these love birds it will not do to have to live with mom,
But even that is better than to have a peeping tom.


NicknamedBob . . . . . . . April 16, 2004
© 2004

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Actually my dancing kinda' looks like jumping or hopping...(tho I have not danced in years, so it would probably have a lot less energy to it these days!)

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

PERFECT!

[SpookBrat]

Good morning! The hotel was full. *sniff*

Hope everyone has a wonderful day. I'm going out later to "walk for Bush".

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

HAPPY CHOCOLATE DAY!!!