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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... September, 2010
9-1-2010 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie

Posted on 08/31/2010 10:24:12 PM PDT by 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
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)












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TOPICS: Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry; The Poetry Branch
KEYWORDS: amysplace; friends; poetry; september
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To: FRiends; The Mayor; jaycee; yorkie; tiapam; GailA; Kitty Mittens; ConorMacNessa; DollyCali; ...
It's Time For Lunch

Costas Hummingbird

Have A Wonderful Sunday Afternoon

One of God's Marvels..Hummingbird Migration

1,681 posted on 09/19/2010 10:52:23 AM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: MEG33

That’s such a COOL moving Hummingbird,Meg and lovely frame as well! Thank you! And very interesting to read about the Hummingbird Migration! It certainly is one of God’s marvels!!


1,682 posted on 09/19/2010 11:45:21 AM PDT by tiapam
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To: yorkie

Glad you liked it, Yorkie!!


1,683 posted on 09/19/2010 11:46:23 AM PDT by tiapam
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To: potlatch

Try this one, Potlatch!

http://worldofsolitaire.com/


1,684 posted on 09/19/2010 11:53:56 AM PDT by tiapam
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To: MEG33

Have you ever seen this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjnc1kHMDDo


1,685 posted on 09/19/2010 12:18:13 PM PDT by tiapam
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To: yorkie

What a beautiful, colorful graphic, Yorkie!


1,686 posted on 09/19/2010 12:20:23 PM PDT by tiapam
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To: tiapam

That is a GREAT clip, Tiapam! PBS went to extraordinary measures to produce such amazing shots of the hummingbird! Thank you for finding (and sharing) it!


1,687 posted on 09/19/2010 12:38:09 PM PDT by yorkie (If he never even managed as much as a Burger King, don't EVEN think he can manage this country!)
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To: tiapam

Oh tiapam..This is just wonderful...The tough Ruby Throated hummingbirds fly 450 miles over the Gulf..and I have seen many a hummingbird fight..Delicate and fairy like, yes..and beautiful ...but really strong and tough.

Thank you for posting this!


1,688 posted on 09/19/2010 12:48:24 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: tiapam

;o)
Thank you..that was a happy find.


1,689 posted on 09/19/2010 1:07:21 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: JustAmy
I do not venture into this page very often and in fact hardly ever.

Still I cannot help but wonder if any FReepers have any sort of insight to Matthew Arnold's work titled the “Dover Beach” and later spoofed by Anthony Hecht in his work “The Dover Bitch.”

One about war and separation, the other mocking life in general it seems to me.

In my very first English Course in College, I was introduced to these works. Now more than 30 years following, I reflect on them occasionally.

Point is, Christine O'Donnell out of Dover, Delaware is being maligned left and right.

No other poem comes to mind more easily than the first that I had to scrutinize so long ago.

1,690 posted on 09/19/2010 1:07:40 PM PDT by Radix ("..Democrats are holding a meeting today to decide whether to overturn the results of the election.")
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To: yorkie; JustAmy; Billie; GodBlessUSA; La Enchiladita; Lady Jag; jaycee; Diver Dave; LUV W; ...


GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!





Amazing Grace

by John Newton


Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, .
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.



Lamh Foistenach Abu!
1,691 posted on 09/19/2010 1:13:57 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: JustAmy; Billie; GodBlessUSA; La Enchiladita; Lady Jag; yorkie; jaycee; Diver Dave; LUV W; ...


GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!



The Lord’s Prayer – Andrea Bocelli

DEAR GOD, who suffered torment, agony,
and death upon the Cross to free our souls
from the chains of iniquity, protect and defend
our troops. Guide them in the performance of
their duties. Strengthen them to endure hard-
ship,danger and deprivation in Your service. Let
their efforts free the people of Iraq and Afghan-
istan from the chains of terror and slavery,
foster a lasting peace in the region, and bring all
to a greater share in Your Mercy.
Amen.







Lamh Foistenach Abu!
1,692 posted on 09/19/2010 1:14:52 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: JustAmy; Billie; GodBlessUSA; La Enchiladita; Lady Jag; yorkie; jaycee; Diver Dave; LUV W; ...


THE NAVY HYMN

Eternal Father, Strong to Save



The Marine Corps Verse:

Eternal Father, grant we pray
To all Marines both night and day,
The Courage, Honor, Strength and Skill
Their Land to serve, Thy Law Fulfill.
Be Thou the Shield forevermore
From every peril to the Corps!


This is the day which the LORD hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalms 118:24(KJV)



Have a Blessed Lord’s Day!







Lamh Foistenach Abu!
1,693 posted on 09/19/2010 1:16:00 PM PDT by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN '69 - St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle!)
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To: Radix

Very melancholy poem...

DOVER BEACH
By Matthew Arnold
The sea is calm tonight,
The tide is full, the moon lies fair
Upon the straits; on the French coast the light
Gleams and is gone; the cliffs of England stand,
Glimmering and vast, out in the tranquil bay.
Come to the window, sweet is the night air!
Only, from the long line of spray
Where the sea meets the moon-blanched land,
Listen! you hear the grating roar
Of pebbles which the waves draw back, and fling,
At their return, up the high strand,
Begin, and cease, and then again begin,
With tremulous cadence slow, and bring
The eternal note of sadness in.

Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Agean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.

The Sea of Faith
Was once, too, at the full, and round earth’s shore
Lay like the folds of a bright girdle furled.
But now I only hear
Its melancholy, long, withdrawing roar,
Retreating, to the breath
Of the night wind, down the vast edges drear
And naked shingles of the world.

Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.


Hoping O’Donnell brings some light into Delaware minds despite the attacks.


1,694 posted on 09/19/2010 1:19:02 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: ConorMacNessa
Good Afternoon


Thank you, Conor for Amazing Grace, The Navy Hymn and
The Lord's Prayer. Amen to your prayer for our military.
Hoping you are having a blessed Lord's Day.

1,695 posted on 09/19/2010 1:27:00 PM PDT by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men And Women)
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To: Radix; MEG33
Very poignant words, Radix. And I thank Meg for posting it.

Here is a photograph of Dover beach, taken in 1895 - just 28 years after the poem was written with such emotion and depth.


1,696 posted on 09/19/2010 1:34:30 PM PDT by yorkie (If he never even managed as much as a Burger King, don't EVEN think he can manage this country!)
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To: WayzataJOHNN
Johnn!!!! I'm so sorry you took a fall.Glad you are doing better... and BTW...

....do you feel up to serving just one more cup of coffee, and a Famous Johnn's Cinnamon roll? .......

1,697 posted on 09/19/2010 2:18:31 PM PDT by pollywog ("Under His Wings".........Psalm 91:4)
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To: yorkie
LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!
Age does bring on a certain indecisiveness!! lol
1,698 posted on 09/19/2010 2:19:48 PM PDT by pollywog ("Under His Wings".........Psalm 91:4)
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To: The Mayor

My Pastor taught on this every subject this morning! This is one of the favorite songs! May you have a blessed Sunday, dear Mr.Mayor, as we reflect on the wonderful love
of Jesus Christ in our lives.May God bless you!


1,699 posted on 09/19/2010 2:29:08 PM PDT by tajgirvan ( "Whom shall separate us from the love of Christ ? " Romans 8: 35)
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To: jaycee

Good Afternoon Jaycee... this is sch a precious photo and poem.


1,700 posted on 09/19/2010 2:30:57 PM PDT by pollywog ("Under His Wings".........Psalm 91:4)
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