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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... November, 2008
November 1, 2008 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

Posted on 11/01/2008 12:28:05 AM PDT by JustAmy




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1 posted on 11/01/2008 12:28:06 AM PDT by JustAmy
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To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; DollyCali; La Enchiladita; dutchess; Aquamarine; GodBlessUSA; OESY; ..

Graphic by Billie

To A Butterfly

I’ve watched you now a full half-hour,
Self-poised upon that yellow flower;
And, little Butterfly! indeed
I know not if you sleep or feed.
How motionless! - not frozen seas
More motionless! and then
What joy awaits you, when the breeze
Hath found you out among the trees,
And calls you forth again!

This plot of orchard-ground is ours;
My trees they are, my Sister’s flowers;
Here rest your wing when they are weary;
Here lodge as in a sanctuary!
Come often to us, fear no wrong;
Sit near us on the bough!
We’ll talk of sunshine and of song,
And summer days, when we were young;
Sweet childish days, that were as long
As twenty days are now.

Stay near me—do not take thy flight!
A little longer stay in sight!
Much converse do I find in thee,
Historian of my infancy!
Float near me; do not yet depart!
Dead times revive in thee:
Thou bring’st, gay creature as thou art!
A solemn image to my heart,
My father’s family!

Oh! pleasant, pleasant were the days,
The time, when, in our childish plays,
My sister Emmeline and I
Together chased the butterfly!
A very hunter did I rush
Upon the prey:—with leaps and springs
I followed on from brake to bush;
But she, God love her, feared to brush
The dust from off its wings.

William Wordsworth


2 posted on 11/01/2008 12:39:27 AM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy
I'm a poet, but I don't know it.

Its my feet you see, they're Longfellow's.
I'm probably not remembering it all or correctly, but its the essence of a little ditty that my dad coined when he was young.
3 posted on 11/01/2008 12:47:01 AM PDT by Fichori (I believe in a Woman's right to choose, even if she hasn't been born yet.)
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To: Fichori; ExTexasRedhead

LOL

Thanks for your cute poem, Fichori.

We have other topics on our Menu ... Let me see if I can find something that I saved.

Wealth Distribution ....

As a Business owner who employs 70 people, I have resigned myself to the fact that Barack Obama, will be our next President, and that my Taxes and Fees, will go up in a BIG way.

To compensate for these increases, I figure, that the customer will have to see an increase in my fees to them of about, 8%. I will also have to lay off six of my employees. This really bothered me as I believe we are family here and I didn’t know how to choose who will have to go.

So, this is what I did. I strolled thru the parking lot and found, eight Obama bumper stickers on my employees cars. I have decided these folks will be the first to be laid off.

I can’t think of another fair way to approach this problem. If you have a better idea, let me know.


4 posted on 11/01/2008 1:07:59 AM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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5 posted on 11/01/2008 1:09:59 AM PDT by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy; Billie

Gorgeous!

I remember once when I was little, in the fall. We had a huge oak tree in the yard. I noticed that it was...wiggling. On closer inspection, the entire canopy was covered with Monarchs. They were on their way to Mexico. They stayed for a day or two and then they were gone. It was the coolest thing. There must have been thousands, and it opened up a whole new world to a curious little girl!


6 posted on 11/01/2008 5:41:29 AM PDT by gardengirl
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To: JustAmy
Good Saturday Morning.

I love November. I love fall.

November 2008 will end up the most significant month/year in our nation's history.

I pray that this will be the month that God's power upon America will empower Her to elect John McCain and Sarah Palin as the President of the United States.

Everything else " pales" before us right now...

Polly

7 posted on 11/01/2008 5:55:31 AM PDT by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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To: gardengirl
Garden girl...what a memory.

We have a huge Oak on our front lawn. I will have to find a photo of the leaves that fall every year.

This year the branches got so heavy they started to fall.....I mean large branches! We had to have "her" trimmed! The " falling" won't be near as colorful this year.

Our daughter loves to come home from school and roll in those leaves!

Polly

8 posted on 11/01/2008 6:00:06 AM PDT by pollywog (I will lift mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh my help. My help comes from the Lord...Ps 121)
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November 1, 2008
“Gimme It!”
My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways. —Isaiah 55:8

I heard the screams long before I could see him, but as I wheeled my grocery cart around to the next aisle of the store, there he was!

With angry tears streaming out of squinty eyes, the little boy was shouting, “Gimme it!” His mom glanced at me for a moment. I won’t debate the merits of her actions, but, embarrassed and worn down, she grabbed the cheap trinket and tossed it into her cart.

I think I recognized that kid. He looked a lot like me. Yes, I’ve often been the willful child. And sometimes I’ve even pleaded with God, “Why not? Why can’t I have it?” On occasion, God’s given me what I wanted, but not because I wore Him down. No, I think He wanted me to see what happens when I put myself in charge.

What we think is best is not necessarily the best that God desires for us. In Isaiah 55:8, the Lord said, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.”

In his book Days of Grace, tennis champion Arthur Ashe paraphrased James 1:5 when he wrote this advice to his young daughter: “Ask God for the wisdom to know what is right, what God wants done, and the will to do it.”

That’s just the kind of sincere prayer that God wants to hear from His children.

We can’t presume to know what’s best
When we begin to pray;
So we must ask, “What honors God?”
Then seek His will and way. —Sper

If God doesn’t give us what we ask for, we can be sure that He has something far better.


Bible in One Year: James 1–5; Proverbs 12:1-14


9 posted on 11/01/2008 7:08:43 AM PDT by The Mayor ( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
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To: pollywog
I pray that this will be the month that God's power upon America will empower Her to elect John McCain and Sarah Palin as the President of the United States.

Amen, I am praying for the same but a little t.v. this morning made me down-hearted.....I must trust my Faith more than t.v., I am sure!
10 posted on 11/01/2008 7:36:42 AM PDT by jaycee (May God Bless Our Great Nation and Let Us Be Thankful!)
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To: pollywog; JustAmy

Woohoo! #6!

I am going to try and keep up with this month’s thread!

I wish we had gottne a pic of that oak tree “blooming” with Monarch’s! I don’t think we owned any camera at the time except my gma’s old Brownie! LOL


11 posted on 11/01/2008 7:56:09 AM PDT by gardengirl
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To: JustAmy; yorkie; OESY; MEG33; jaycee; Mama_Bear; The Mayor; ST.LOUIE1; Billie; ConorMacNessa; ...
Good morning Amy's Place!



November Sunrise
 
  There is nothing quite like a sunrise
On a chilly November morning
Bundled up in a coat and scarf
Just freshly awake and yawning

Sometimes a little fog will drift
Along a nearby pond
Awesome colors fill the sky
Above the windmill and beyond

Tiny chirps from the trees above
Tell you birds are rising too
Air so crisp and freshly delicious
Visible drops of morning dew

It’s a perfect way to start the day
With an early morning surprise
When startling colors swipe across
The sky of a November sunrise!

Marilyn Lott



12 posted on 11/01/2008 9:24:13 AM PDT by Lady Jag (DONATE NOW at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: Lady Jag

Beautiful, lady J!

Mornin’ to you too. :)


13 posted on 11/01/2008 9:45:19 AM PDT by gardengirl
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To: gardengirl

Thank you.

Have a beautiful day!


14 posted on 11/01/2008 9:57:11 AM PDT by Lady Jag (DONATE NOW at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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On SALE Today!
All Halloween candy
50% to 75% off!!

15 posted on 11/01/2008 10:48:10 AM PDT by yorkie (One is never too old to enjoy a 'happy childhood'!)
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She knows how it makes him feel



16 posted on 11/01/2008 11:10:00 AM PDT by Lady Jag (DONATE NOW at https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: yorkie

I just want the chocolate—Y’all can have everything else! LOL


17 posted on 11/01/2008 11:26:39 AM PDT by gardengirl
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To: Lady Jag

Beer and chocolate? That’s just...wrong. LOL


18 posted on 11/01/2008 11:28:01 AM PDT by gardengirl
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To: gardengirl; Lady Jag; All

19 posted on 11/01/2008 11:56:34 AM PDT by yorkie (One is never too old to enjoy a 'happy childhood'!)
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Beer and Chocolate? That's just...wrong."

Wine and Chocolate? YESSSS!

20 posted on 11/01/2008 12:14:08 PM PDT by yorkie (One is never too old to enjoy a 'happy childhood'!)
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