Poetry and Potpourri ..... September 26, 2003

9-26-2003 | JustAmy; Mama_Bear; St.Louie1

[Jen]

So glad you were able to spend a little time with us tonight, RA. You work too much! Good night.

[Victoria Delsoul]

The Passionate Pilgrim

WHEN my love swears that she is made of truth,
I do believe her, though I know she lies,
That she might think me some untutor'd youth,
Unskilful in the world's false forgeries.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
Although I know my years be past the best,
I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue,
Outfacing faults in love with love's ill rest.
But wherefore says my love that she is young?
And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O! love's best habit is a soothing tongue,
And age, in love, loves not to have years told,
Therefore I'll lie with love, and love with me,
Since that our faults in love thus smother'd be.

II.

Two loves I have of comfort and despair,
Which like two spirits do suggest me still;
The better angel is a man, right fair,
The worser spirit a woman, colour'd ill.
To win me soon to hell, my female evil
Tempteth my better angel from my side,
And would corrupt a saint to be a devil,
Wooing his purity with her fair pride:
And whether that my angel be turn'd fiend
Suspect I may, but not directly tell;
For being both to me, both to each friend,
I guess one angel in another's hell.
The truth I shall not know, but live in doubt,
Till my bad angel fire my good one out.

III.

Did not the heavenly rhetoric of thine eye,
'Gainst whom the world could not hold argument,
Persuade my heart to this false perjury?
Vows for thee broke deserve not punishment.
A woman I forswore; but I will prove,
Thou being a goddess, I forswore not thee:
My vow was earthly, thou a heavenly love;
Thy grace being gain'd cures all disgrace in me.
My vow was breath, and breath a vapour is;
Then thou, fair sun, that on this earth dost shine,
Exhale this vapour vow; in thee it is:
If broken, then it is no fault of mine.
If by me broke, what fool is not so wise
To break an oath, to win a paradise?

-- William Shakespeare

[MistyCA]

OH goody! :):):)

[MistyCA]

REal Player media player. It is really funny!

[MistyCA]

Goodnight, RA. HOpe to see you again soon!

[MistyCA]

Thanks for posting that, Victoria.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Annabelle the dancing sheep loves Tom Jones! :)

I'm sure she can't get no satisfaction…

[Jen]

I just found it! Too funny.

I guess I need to play something more lively for Annabelle. She's just standing there bobbing her head and sticking out her tongue. hahahahaha

Oh yeah! That makes a difference. Annabelle is definitely a rocker. hahahahaha

[Jen]

Some things never change, I suppose. Good post Victoria.

[MistyCA]

LMAO! I don't imagine so! LOL

[MistyCA]

What did I tell ya, Jen? Annabelle rocks! :)

[Jen]

HAHAHAHAHAHA! I am laughing so hard I'm having a coughing fit. I'm playing "Layla" and as she's dancing a UFO came overhead and scanned Annabelle and her eyes bugged out. Oh my, so funny.

[MistyCA]

I always crack up at her! LOL! My husband thinks I am a friggen nutcase! :) Took him a while to finally come and see what I was laughing about. :)

[Jen]

I use RealPlayer all the time, but didn't know about the 'visualization' options. Doh! I am cracking up at Annabelle dancing. I am so easy to entertain, huh? A couple glasses of Merlot (or Margaritas) and some goofy cartoon. hahahahaha (Am I pitiful, or what?)

[MistyCA]

Hey, laughing is good for the soul! Annabelle is only one of my vices. My hubby is the other! :) You think Annabelle is smooth....you ought to see the king trotter over here! LMAO!

[Jen]

Your hubby sounds like a lot of fun. Mine is a comedian - one of the reasons I fell for him.

[JustAmy]

We've moved over here

[MistyCA]

So is mine! Mr. personality triple-plus. :)

[Jen]

Personality, and he's cute too. WooHoo.

[Jen]

Thanks Amy. Be right over.