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The Dragonflies' Lair~Thread XXXII~
The Muse and Poets of The Lair | December 1, 2006 | Soaring Feather

Posted on 12/01/2006 8:08:18 PM PST by Soaring Feather



My Dragon Fly and Me



If I could be a Dragon Fly
and wing my way through the sky
I would never be shy
just me and my Dragon Fly!

By moonlight we ride the wind
chase the comets tail for fun
by day we would hide from the sun
our fragile wings would come undone

On darkest nights we would use
fireflies as our guide
we would dip and we would glide
through the heavens open wide
and scatter diamonds in the night sky
my Dragon Fly and me...

And we would wing past our lovers
silent in the night...
to kiss their face in our flight
much to their surprise and delight
my Dragon Fly and me in sight...

Such a view do we share
away up here in the air
of breezes soft through our hair
my Dragon Fly and me a pair...

bentfeather©
2002





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KEYWORDS: dragonflies; dragons; originalpoetry; poetry
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To: starbase

By all means pictures of everyday Thailand are in order. I have never seen any of it only through your eye.

Have a good walk and we'll see you later. ;)


301 posted on 12/22/2006 6:54:35 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather
Well I'm not leaving yet!!! It's only 10am, I was going to Freep a couple more hours. Plus I've been brushing off the software career. I must say that, while everything current now was still current three years ago when I left, there are some new fangled twists that I must study up on.

I'll need the current certifications to prove to employers that I'm up to speed, there's sort of an exaggerated idea that any break in the resume is a serious thing, so I have to do a little repair work. But the good news is, it feels like old times now when I punch up some software code, back when my growth needs finally outweighed my software work, whew, I felt like I could never look at software again, but now that's not the case. I'm actually getting excited about doing programming again. Maybe I had to wait till the new tools caught up with my interest level again.
302 posted on 12/22/2006 7:08:23 PM PST by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
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To: starbase

Glad to hear you are looking forward to the software programming. Something that always will always be growing. Kinda job security thing. ;)


303 posted on 12/22/2006 7:12:40 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather
Glad to hear you are looking forward to the software programming. Something that always will always be growing. Kinda job security thing. ;)

Yes, but you must keep fresh, and now I'm a little bit stale. Nothing I can't fix with a little effort, though.

I heard from my Indian friend who's still in Taiwan. I was a little worried flying off to weird India not being sure if he would hook me up or not, but he was very gracious and accommodating. Some Taiwanese friends came to visit him in India last year and he said he's contacting the same apartment service to set things up for when I get there.

And a friend of his is in the computer industry and he said he'd get in touch with him as well. Plus Kerala, the Indian state I'm going to, is now opening a new software center, to try and belatedly compete with Bangalore and Hyderabad, the two Indian leaders in software design. So maybe it will all work out splendidly well.

But I must say this is my last foreign adventure (I think), I am starting to think of the US a lot, or at least a more mature, and settled life. Maybe that will occur in India, at any rate, I'm glad I did all this over these last three years. I'm no where close to retirement age, but nevertheless, these adventurous years may well have been the "last gasp" of my youthful exuberance, before maturity sets in!!

304 posted on 12/22/2006 7:36:06 PM PST by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
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To: Soaring Feather; Lady Jag; SoldierDad; fatima; WayzataJOHNN
Yippy! The Progress Report on Iraq from last July is over 2300 views. I should stop checking that thing, but it keeps growing (sometimes with a little help from me), and is so far above the 400 it stalled at, that I wanted to share the news.

Here's a recent related article in the media.
305 posted on 12/22/2006 8:08:00 PM PST by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
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To: starbase

Good news. Glad people are reading the good news.


306 posted on 12/22/2006 8:22:37 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: starbase
You have had an adventurous life, something a lot of people never dare to dream about.


I think you'll head back to the states as your feet stop itching. ;)
307 posted on 12/22/2006 8:24:53 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: WayzataJOHNN; starbase; Lady Jag; HopeandGlory; WVJudyInJupiter; GeekDejure; WL Mantis; ...


Merry Christmas everyone!

308 posted on 12/23/2006 5:51:05 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather

Good morning,

 

Ms Feather!

309 posted on 12/23/2006 7:10:38 AM PST by tomkow6 (........I SOAR, 'cause I fell down the stairs......)
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To: All





Frank Sinatra~I'll Be Home for Christmas





The Irish Tenors~While the Sheppard's Watch




Dean Martin~Baby It's Cold Outside




Manhattan Transfer~Chanson D Amour





Mel Torme~Silver Bells




Eva Cassidy~Songbird




Anita Baker~Giving You the Best That I Got







310 posted on 12/23/2006 7:27:50 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: starbase

Music Ping


311 posted on 12/23/2006 8:04:42 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather; Lady Jag; WayzataJOHNN; All

A very Merry Christmas to all the Lair.


312 posted on 12/23/2006 10:03:13 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Morning Kathy, our minds must work like a clock! Thank You so much.


313 posted on 12/23/2006 10:05:09 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: All


James Dewar has been quoted as saying, "Minds
are like parachutes. They only function when
they are open."


314 posted on 12/23/2006 11:24:21 AM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather; WayzataJOHNN; starbase; HopeandGlory; WVJudyInJupiter; GeekDejure; WL Mantis

May all the joys of
the season be yours



315 posted on 12/23/2006 12:46:54 PM PST by Lady Jag (Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid)
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To: All




My Christmas Gift To You


My gift isn't so much-it is really
very small,
but it is all that I have to give
it is my all.


I love you at Christmas, in snowy, cold times
in Summer's hottest sun, in shade, with cool drinks tall
In Spring, when birds find their wings
and with their voices sing
I too, sing my song, upon those feathered plains.
In the Fall, as the color of life changes in the leaves
I am the same then, too, I give you my all.


The best that is me, is yours, like a bucket of gold
That is the whole of me for you on this day of love.


Soaring Feather (c) 12.23.06



Irish Harp~Green Sleeves





Steve Miller Band~Dream Weaver




Yanni~Enchantment




Anita Baker~Sweet Love





Julie London~Blues In the Night




Phil Collins~Hold On My Heart




Barry White~I Got So Much to Give







316 posted on 12/23/2006 12:59:51 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Lady Jag

Dear Lady,

Thank You, for your support of The Lair, I appreciate you so much.

*HUGS*


317 posted on 12/23/2006 1:06:20 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather; tomkow6; WayzataJOHNN; WL Mantis; Kathy in Alaska; Caramelgal; starbase
santas new idea

Author: Unknown

Said Santa Claus
One winter’s night,
‘I really think it’s only right
That gifts should have a little say
‘Bout where they’ll be on Christmas Day.’

So then and there
He called the toys
Intended for good girls and boys,
And when they’d settled down to hear,
He made his plan for them quite clear.

These were his words:
‘Soon now,’ he said,
‘You’ll all be speeding off with me
To being the Christmas joy and cheer
To little ones both far and near.

‘Here’s my idea,
It seems but fair
That you should each one have a share
In choosing homes where you will stay
On and after Christmas Day.

‘Now the next weeks
Before we go
Over the miles of glistening snow
Find out the tots that you like best
And think much nicer than the rest.’

The toys called out
‘Hurrah! Hurrah!
What fun to live always and play
With folks we choose – they’ll surely be
Selected very carefully.’

So, children dear,
When you do see
Your toys in socks or on a tree,
You’ll know in all the world ‘twas you
They wanted to be given to.


318 posted on 12/23/2006 1:31:31 PM PST by Lady Jag (Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid)
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To: Lady Jag

Delighful poem, thanks much.

Just got back in from a little grocery shopping. Ugh, hate that job.


319 posted on 12/23/2006 3:08:20 PM PST by Soaring Feather (I Soar, cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather

It may suck but your groceries are done for the time being.

Are you having a good weekend?

Can you guess what in winter looks cold and warm at the same time?


320 posted on 12/23/2006 7:08:14 PM PST by Lady Jag (Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid)
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