The Dragonflies' Lair~Thread XXXII~

The Muse and Poets of The Lair | December 1, 2006 | Soaring Feather

[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

[Soaring Feather]

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. ;)

[starbase]

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.

[Soaring Feather]

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

[starbase]

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!!

[starbase]

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.

[Soaring Feather]

Good news. Glad people are reading the good news.

[Soaring Feather]

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. ;)

[Soaring Feather]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[tomkow6]

Good morning,

 

Ms Feather!

[Soaring Feather]

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

[Soaring Feather]

Music Ping

[Kathy in Alaska]

A very Merry Christmas to all the Lair.

[Soaring Feather]

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

[Soaring Feather]

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

[Lady Jag]

May all the joys of
the season be yours

[Soaring Feather]

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

[Soaring Feather]

Dear Lady,

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

*HUGS*

[Lady Jag]

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.

[Soaring Feather]

Delighful poem, thanks much.

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

[Lady Jag]

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?