Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, 2008

October 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

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[Uversabound]

Bless-Our-Troops-Ping

[La Enchiladita]

Just caught up with your ping and your post... or, something like that.;^)

It’s still hard to find pings. T.G.I.M. is a very cute gif. In fact, we’ve made progress since then.

Had a little fire in the Sepulveda Pass (near Getty Center) early this morning... had to be arson, these fires are “starting” about 1:00 - 3:00 a.m. I saw some of the smoke coming in to work, but think it’s under control now.

[ConorMacNessa]

Choric Song From “The Lotus Eaters”

There is sweet music here that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses on the grass,
Or night-dews on still waters between walls
Of shadowy granite, in a gleaming pass;
Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,
Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes;
Music that brings sweet sleep down from the blissful skies.
Here are cool mosses deep,
And through the moss the ivies creep,
And in the stream the long-leaved flowers weep,
And from the craggy ledge the poppy hangs in sleep.

Alfred, Lord Tenyson

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

Crossing the Bar

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[La Enchiladita]

Thank you, and Lord Tennyson, for Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,

My soul soaks it up, all the lovely images.

Also, would still love to see Rock of Cashel in my lifetime.....near an ancestral home.

[ConorMacNessa]

From “In Memoriam, A.H.H."

Strong Son of God, immortal Love,
Whom we, that have not seen thy face,
By faith, and faith alone, embrace,
Believing where we cannot prove;

Thine are these orbs of light and shade;
Thou madest Life in man and brute;
Thou madest Death; and lo, thy foot
Is on the skull which thou hast made.

Thou wilt not leave us in the dust:
Thou madest man, he knows not why
, He thinks he was not made to die;
And thou hast made him: thou art just.
Thou seemest human and divine,
The highest, holiest manhood, thou:
Our wills are ours, we know not how;
Our wills are ours, to make them thine.

Our little systems have their day;
They have their day and cease to be:
They are but broken lights of thee,
And thou, O Lord, art more than they.

We have but faith: we cannot know;
For knowledge is of things we see;
And yet we trust it comes from thee,
A beam in darkness: let it grow.

Let knowledge grow from more to more,
But more of reverence in us dwell;
That mind and soul, according well,
May make one music as before,

But vaster. We are fools and slight;
We mock thee when we do not fear:
But help thy foolish ones to bear;
Help thy vain worlds to bear thy light.

Forgive what seem’d my sin in me;
What seem’d my worth since I began;
For merit lives from man to man,
And not from man, O Lord, to thee.

Forgive my grief for one removed,
Thy creature, whom I found so fair.
I trust he lives in thee, and there
I find him worthier to be loved.
Forgive these wild and wandering cries,
Confusions of a wasted youth;
Forgive them where they fail in truth,
And in thy wisdom make me wise.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[PERKY2004]

Good morning, Meg.

My husband is deployed to Iraq and I have SLUGS IN MY BATHROOM! Apart from the fact that this freaks me out beyond all imagining, I’d really like to pay some brave soul to (1) pick up the salt-covered little slug corpses that are now on my bathroom tile floor and (2) use a LOT of caulking (or whatever) to thoroughly seal along the tile/wall and around the tile/toilet where these slimy, slippery little suckers are getting inside and traumatizing me.

Did I mention that there are snowy mountains of crunchy salt ALL over my bathroom now? Hiding little black dead shriveled slugs?

I suppose I don’t really need a HANDYMAN for this ... just a brave soul with enough caulking to protect me from another attack of the Killer Slugs. I am, of course, willing to pay someone for their time and slug-fighting efforts. (Should I mention that bugs freak me out?)

EEEEEEEEEEEEK! EEEEEEEEEEK! EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!

Where are all the Fresno slug-fighting Freepers!!?!?!?

[JustAmy]

Happy Thursday, Mayor.
Thank you for bringing us ODB today and everyday.

We appreciate you.

Have a Terrific Thursday.

[JustAmy]

Thank you so much, Jaycee.
Thank you for your many contributions to Amy's Place.

So much beauty is brought here by you and our other visitors.

Have a beautiful Thursday.

[MEG33]

Yucky! You remind me of my daughter..I would collect the slugs in a can and smash them outdoors for good measure..If you can't find help..a good silicone caulk will do the job..be sure and have a smoother to smooth the bead.. and do remove extra residue on surfaces where it isn't wanted.. quickly..Good Luck!

Watch your step

[JustAmy]

Beautiful, Meg. Thank you.

Our morning temps have been low 40's; it is suppose to be high 80's this afternoon.
Probably low 90's this weekend; then 70's next week.
Guess that fall will finally make it.

Have a lovely Day.

[MEG33]

Beautiful graphic and quotes..Busy day today..just flyin’ by!

[JustAmy]

Your son took some beautiful pictures, Jaycee.

I need to make time to make another trip to the East Coast.

Thank you for sharing the pictures.

[JustAmy]

I’ve bookmarked so I can check the link later.

Thanks.

[JustAmy]

Lori and I thank you, Dolly.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, GG.

We don't have any 4 legged wolves here either. :)
We do have coyotes and I don't like them.
They will kill your small dogs and cats if they can't find squirrels, etc.

Have a delightful Thursday.

[JustAmy]

Happy Thursday, Conor.

Another picture of Ireland ... thank you.
Have a great Thursday.

[JustAmy]

LOL ... Thanks, Yorkie.

Have a Marvelous Mole Day. :)

[JustAmy]

LOL

Looks like it makes about as much sense to you as it does to me. :^ )

[PERKY2004]

My wonderful DH’s commanding officer just emailed me, he’s coming over after work to do slug-related caulking and coroner duties, lol! Woo hoo! A colonel that makes house calls!

(relieved sigh)