Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2010

June 1, 2010 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry.
'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
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Never Forget!





Bad Penny



Amy's personal guardian ~
the ever charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[tiapam]

I wonder where my shoes went! LOL!

[tiapam]

Very cute! Thank you!!!

[lonestar]

lonestar told me there are 3 feet in a yard...but I've never found them in my yard!

Weinie

[Seadog Bytes]

RE: "Now we return to our regularly scheduled programming."

     

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

The Brevity Of Life

June 19, 2010

On October 19, 2008, I heard the news that Levi Stubbs, lead singer for Motown’s vocal group The Four Tops, had died at age 72. As a boy, I enjoyed the Four Tops, especially Stubbs’ emotion-filled, passionate voice. I had never met him or heard the group in concert, yet his passing affected me at an unexpected level.

Behind my sadness, I think, was the reminder that I too am getting older. The death of someone I listened to when I was young reminded me that time isn’t marching on—it’s running out!

In the only psalm attributed to Moses, he wrote, “The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away” (90:10). Those aren’t words we want to hear. We want to remain forever young, but Scripture reminds us that the years pass and death will one day arrive.

That leaves us to wrestle with two essential questions: Am I ready to “fly away” at life’s end, having trusted Christ as my Savior? And am I using my fleeting days to please the One who loves me eternally?

How are you doing—no matter what your age—with the challenges raised by the brevity of life?

Our vigor is fleeting, our best years are brief,
Our youth passes quickly—time’s ever a thief;
But hope yet becomes us—death’s sting holds no power;
We have a Redeemer—an unfailing Tower. —Gustafson

You can’t control the length of your life, but you can control its depth.

Read: Psalm 90

The days of our lives are seventy years; . . . yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. —Psalm 90:10

Bible in a year:
Nehemiah 12-13; Acts 4:23-37

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY CATURDAY TO AMY’S PLACE!

THE RUM TUM TUGGER

THE RUM TUM TUGGER is a Curious Cat:
If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse.
If you put him in a house he would much prefer a flat,
If you put him in a flat then he'd rather have a house.
If you set him on a mouse then he only wants a rat,
If you set him on a rat then he'd rather chase a mouse.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any call for me to shout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!

The Rum Tum Tugger is a terrible bore:
When you let him in, then he wants to be out;
He's always on the wrong side of every door,
And as soon as he's at home, then he'd like to get about.
He likes to lie in the bureau drawer,
But he makes such a fuss if he can't get out.

Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any use for you to doubt it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!

The Rum Tum Tugger is a curious beast:
His disobliging ways are a matter of habit.
If you offer him fish then he always wants a feast;
When there isn't any fish then he won't eat rabbit.
If you offer him cream then he sniffs and sneers,
For he only likes what he finds for himself;

So you'll catch him in it right up to the ears,
If you put it away on the larder shelf.
The Rum Tum Tugger is artful and knowing,
The Rum Tum Tugger doesn't care for a cuddle;
But he'll leap on your lap in the middle of your sewing,
For there's nothing he enjoys like a horrible muddle.
Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat--
And there isn't any need for me to spout it:
For he will do
As he do do
And there's no doing anything about it!

a poem by T S Eliot

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[JustAmy]

That is a great looking Red Dog for Red Friday.

Thank you Seadog.

[JustAmy]

"You can’t control the length of your life, but you can control its depth."

Thank you for sharing ODB again this morning, Mayor.

How is the campaign going? Are you still busy? I hope the interest is still high.

Wishing you a carefree Caturday.

[JustAmy]

Conor, Thank you for remembering theses fallen heroes. I pray for the day all of our young people can come home.

Cpl. Jeffrey R. Standfest and Spc. Benjamin D. Osborn, we thank you for your service. We will remember you for your sacrifice.

Father, please bless and comfort the family and friends of Cpl. Jeffrey R. Standfest and Spc. Benjamin D. Osborn. We ask that you hold them close during this difficult time.

Rest in peach Jeffrey Standfest and Benjamin D. Osborn.

[JustAmy]

Good morning, Conor. Happy Caturday.

Thank you for Sno Cone cat and THE RUM TUM TUGGER. These poems are so cute.

Wishing you a great Saturday.

[yorkie]

GOOD MORNING everyone!
I'll be offline most of the day, today,
But wanted to drop in and say "HI"
And wish you all a Happy Caturday!

[JustAmy]

June 19, 2010



Graphic by MamaBear

Anyone who claims that a cat cannot give a dirty look
(Maurice Burton)

No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat,
and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch.
(Leo Dworken)

I allow my cats to express themselves, never interfere with their romances,
and raise them with dogs to broaden their outlook.
(Murray Robinson)

Cats are love on four legs.
(Richard Torregrossa)

God made the cat in order to give man the pleasure of petting the tiger.
(Anonymous)


Happy Caturday, Everyone.

[ConorMacNessa]

WELCOME HOME, FALLEN BROTHER

William H. Holloman III, Tuskeegee Airman, WWII, Korea, Vietnam Died 11JUN2010

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[ConorMacNessa]

REST IN PEACE, FALLEN BROTHER!

Spc. Christopher W. Opat, USA, Died Iraq 15JUN2010

I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 (KJV)

God Of Our Fathers



Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in peace!
We who remain hold you in high honor.
Rest, fallen brother, in this sacred precinct;
We who remain keep this place sacred.
Rest, fallen brother, among these, your comrades;
We who remain keep the watch.
Rest, fallen brother, among these who answered the Nation’s call;
We who remain press the fight forward in your name.
Rest, fallen brother, lay down thy burden;
We who remain have taken up the torch.
Rest in Peace, fallen brother, rest in eternal peace!



Taps

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[JustAmy]

I need to leave; Marissa has her doctor appt this morning.

I will try to get back before time to take Grampa to dinner.

Have a wonderful day.

[lonestar]

Cats are love on four legs.

Oh yeah? Well just try putting 4 red high heel shoes on a cat!

Weinie

[tiapam]

HAPPY CATURDAY TO ALL!
ESPECIALLY THOSE OUT IN CALIF. :)

[jaycee]

Happy Caturday!
Happy Dogurday!
Hope everyone is having
a restful and fun Saturday!

[lonestar]

Happy Dogurday!

Now you're talking!

Weinie

[geologist]

Some things never seem to change ... IE. man's idea that he knows best and is in control of his life and his destiny.

In this era of the New Age religions, Humanism, evolution, (unproved), and false teaching, etc.: it takes greater faith to believe there is no God;than to believe in random happenings. There are millions living a secular life in America.

“God is not mocked.”
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“By inspiration the apostle Paul uses this axiom of agriculture to teach an enduring lesson in Galatians 6:7: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Just as surely as the farmer plants one kind of seed in the spring and harvests the same same type of fruit in the summer, so shall man gather what he has sown.

“Be not deceived. . . .” Here Paul warns that we should not be misled. Usually we think of others leading us astray, but the idea here is that we may delude ourselves. The most convincing lie may not be the one the false teacher tells us but, rather, the one we tell ourselves. Unless we are careful, we can be trapped by our own wrong thinking.”
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Galatians 6:9 says,
“Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” It doesn't mean, of course, that you can never stop one job and start another.
If you ask what the well-doing is that we must not tire of, probably the fruit of the Spirit in Gal.

5:22f is the best answer: don't weary of being patient and kind and good and faithful and gentle and self-controlled. Don't weary of manifesting your peace and joy in all kinds of acts of love to your neighbors and associates and family. In short, don't lose heart in spending yourself through love, because if you do, the works of the flesh take over and Paul says

in 5:21, “Those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom.” Or, as Paul says in 6:8,

if you stop sowing to the Spirit and sow to your own flesh, you will not reap eternal life, but eternal corruption.” message from John Piper.
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Think on these things,

Philippians 4:8

“ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
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Father, help us through the Holy Spirit to know Your Word. Help us to walk in Your light, and be pleasing to You, forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those that trespass against us, in Jesus name, amen.