The Dragonflies' Lair ~ Thread XXXVII~May, June 2007

To: Soaring Feather

Good morning,

Ms Feather!

781 posted on 05/21/2007 6:29:44 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)

To: Soaring Feather

Well that didn't last long. The beginning of Spiderman 3 is sappy emotional crap, then the whiz bang started with the first villain.

I got the impression the movie, being the third in the series, was pretty much high tech effects and nothing else. Plus the cafe TVs were small and far away, so I had a banana shake, then headed back to the Internet cafe.

Probably turn in soon, all the running around plus the tropical sun makes one quite weary (in a good way!).

I'll catch Spiderman 3 when I have a better view and am in the mood for mindless but impressive special effects.

782 posted on 05/21/2007 6:40:57 AM PDT by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))

I am so out of it regarding Spiderman movies, LOL I have not seen one of them.

Well, sorry it was a flop for you, maybe you’re just tired and need to crash for the night.

I was watching Blade Runner the other day and nodded off, missed the end of it. Oh well, there will be another viewing at some point.

Have a good sleep, see you next time around. :)

783 posted on 05/21/2007 6:47:39 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)

Off the Beaten Path

Tis a far distant place ye show me,
of a land so truly strange as time.
And I sit here, spending not a dime,
and the world about is there ta see.

A painting of a wind twisted tree,
a statue of a thinker, he surely be.
And a dragon no less, fer all ta see.
amid the rains, across a wide deep sea.

Little people walk’n in a soft sweet rain
as like ta those o’ home as I’ve walk in
such a wondrous sight me day ta begin
and such a sight not ta shun or lightly disdain.

Over coffee I travel far, cup by cup, I do,
and explore a hidden alley there with care.
And see the wonders hiding there,
as we become explores finding true.

784 posted on 05/21/2007 7:19:09 AM PDT by WayzataJOHNN ( Poetry is the jazz of words, laid down by a feeling soul.)

To: Soaring Feather

Good morning Soaring Feather. How goes your day? The picture appears to be Birch Trees.

785 posted on 05/21/2007 8:13:36 AM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)

Going okay, moving toward noon now. ;)

The trees are Aspens, I love them.

786 posted on 05/21/2007 8:15:18 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)

To: WayzataJOHNN; starbase

WOW, Johnn, starbase is gonna love this poem!

Good work!!

787 posted on 05/21/2007 8:17:20 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)

To: Soaring Feather; starbase; NY Attitude; Lady Jag; tomkow6; WayzataJOHNN; Kathy in Alaska; ...

A Rolling Stone

There's sunshine in the heart of me,
My blood sings in the breeze;
The mountains are a part of me,
I'm fellow to the trees.
My golden youth I'm squandering,
Sun-libertine am I;
A-wandering, a-wandering,
Until the day I die.

I was once, I declare, a Stone-Age man,
And I roomed in the cool of a cave;
I have known, I will swear, in a new life-span,
The fret and the sweat of a slave:
For far over all that folks hold worth,
There lives and there leaps in me
A love of the lowly things of earth,
And a passion to be free.

To pitch my tent with no prosy plan,
To range and to change at will;
To mock at the mastership of man,
To seek Adventure's thrill.
Carefree to be, as a bird that sings;
To go my own sweet way;
To reck not at all what may befall,
But to live and to love each day.

To make my body a temple pure
Wherein I dwell serene;
To care for the things that shall endure,
The simple, sweet and clean.
To oust out envy and hate and rage,
To breathe with no alarm;
For Nature shall be my anchorage,
And none shall do me harm.

To shun all lures that debauch the soul,
The orgied rites of the rich;
To eat my crust as a rover must
With the rough-neck down in the ditch.
To trudge by his side whate'er betide;
To share his fire at night;
To call him friend to the long trail-end,
And to read his heart aright.

To scorn all strife, and to view all life
With the curious eyes of a child;
From the plangent sea to the prairie,
From the slum to the heart of the Wild.
From the red-rimmed star to the speck of sand,
From the vast to the greatly small;
For I know that the whole for good is planned,
And I want to see it all.

To see it all, the wide world-way,
From the fig-leaf belt to the Pole;
With never a one to say me nay,
And none to cramp my soul.
In belly-pinch I will pay the price,
But God! let me be free;
For once I know in the long ago,
They made a slave of me.

In a flannel shirt from earth's clean dirt,
Here, pal, is my calloused hand!
Oh, I love each day as a rover may,
Nor seek to understand.
To enjoy is good enough for me;
The gipsy of God am I;
Then here's a hail to each flaring dawn!
And here's a cheer to the night that's gone!
And may I go a-roaming on
Until the day I die!

Then every star shall sing to me
Its song of liberty;
And every morn shall bring to me
Its mandate to be free.
In every throbbing vein of me
I'll feel the vast Earth-call;
O body, heart and brain of me
Praise Him who made it all!

Robert W. Service

788 posted on 05/21/2007 9:17:08 AM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)

789 posted on 05/21/2007 9:28:52 AM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)

Super poem! Wonderful graphic.

790 posted on 05/21/2007 9:57:15 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)

To: Soaring Feather; NY Attitude

I did a lot to that photo to make it so dramatic.

It almost came out looking like a painting.

791 posted on 05/21/2007 10:45:47 AM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)

Oh you are so good, I really mean it. It’s sharp and clear, something I need to work on. Really though I think there is something wrong with my eyes, I have trouble discerning a little fuzzy and clear. ;(

I am due for an eye check next month.

792 posted on 05/21/2007 12:10:32 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)

What software did you use to enhance the photo?

793 posted on 05/21/2007 12:42:28 PM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)

Paint Shop Pro 9. Paint Shop Pro 11 is out and could be around $79.

Used to be www.jasc.com and that URL now redirects to Corel which bought it a couple years ago.

They also bought Jasc’s Animation Shop, which I use.

794 posted on 05/21/2007 2:25:20 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)

To: Soaring Feather

My eyes need to be checked and my regular appt isn’t for months. My left eye is getting fuzzy.

Good luck with yours.

795 posted on 05/21/2007 2:55:31 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)

Good night everyone.

796 posted on 05/21/2007 6:56:08 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)

To: WayzataJOHNN

That’s a superb piece Wayzata! Nice Gaelic brogue, and interesting "period piece" flavor.

I believe a might touch of "salty dog" is in there as well.

I'll try to have Off The Beaten Path tours live up to the swirling hills of clover and swishing seas your piece invokes!

797 posted on 05/22/2007 1:23:59 AM PDT by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))

To: Soaring Feather

Good morning,

Ms Feather!

798 posted on 05/22/2007 4:18:39 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)

To: Soaring Feather

799 posted on 05/22/2007 4:19:02 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)

To: Soaring Feather

800 posted on 05/22/2007 4:19:03 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........pickin' my nose, bit by bit......)

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