Poetry and Potpourri .... September 29 - 30, 2003

9-29-2003 | JustAmy, St.Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[JustAmy]

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The Poetry Branch has been in limbo since the prior hostess left FreeRepublic April 15th 2003. We've since learned that said hostess has lost her posting privilege. That being the case, and Jim Robinson having given his ok, I wanted to renew the thread.

FreeRepublic is blessed with many fine poets, and we look forward to seeing their poems posted on FR once again. There were many non-poet FReepers who visited the Poetry Branch for the camaraderie; we hope they will return.

I would like to invite everyone to visit and relax at Poetry and Potpourri. Hopefully you will renew old acquaintances for chatting, sharing jokes, telling stories, posting cartoons, etc. Everyone needs a place to escape from the everyday news, make Poetry and Potpourri that place.

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The Belvedere's Guardian Wolf ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf.

[Dubya]

Oliver North gives three specific ways to pray for U.S. military

[JustAmy]

There was a young lady of Eton,
Whose figure had plenty of meat on.
She said, "Wed me, Jack,"
And you'll find that my back
Is a nice place to warm your cold feet on."

[JustAmy]

Toil and Trouble

Hurry up you're very late,
Must not make the boss wait.
Scurry here scurry there,
It's a wonder I have hair.
All this worry all this fuss,
Did I catch the right bus?
Money toil and trouble,
I could surely use a double.
If there were two of me,
Might I have some time free?
Hustle bustle dare not stop,
Is that my head about to pop?
The clock says five slow the pace,
Tomorrow I just might win the race.

By
Laurie Benedict

[GailA]

LOL

[JustAmy]

Glass Box

You know, it's the old glass box at the—
At the gas station,
Where you're using those little things
Trying to pick up the prize,
And you can't find it.
It's—

And it's all these arms are going down in there,
And so you keep dropping it
And picking it up again and moving it,
But—

Some of you are probably too young to remember those—
Those glass boxes,
But—

But they used to have them
At all the gas stations
When I was a kid.

—Dec. 6, 2001, Department of Defense news briefing by Donald H. Rumsfeld

[Victoria Delsoul]

Evening friends. Hope you all had a great day.

click on the graphic

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks so much, Aquamarine. You are so sweet.

[Victoria Delsoul]

That's a lovely graphic, Billie. Thanks a lot.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL, that's so cute, Lori! Good job!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Love the poem, Colleen. Very nice.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL!!!

[Mama_Bear]

LOL, that's so cute, Lori! Good job!!

Thanks.....those bears look like they have settled in nicely, don't they?

[Darksheare]

*snerggle*

[Darksheare]

I did have a step-daughter.
Will continue relating this in the morning.

[Victoria Delsoul]

.....those bears look like they have settled in nicely, don't they?

They sure do. They're adorable.

[JustAmy]

Did she pick up all of your bad habits? LOL

[JustAmy]

Good Evening, Victoria.

It's great that you have time to visit this evening.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thank you kindly, Amy. It's good to see you.

[JustAmy]

Where is everyone this evening?

[Jen]

Monday Night Football?