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.

[JustAmy]

"Don't spend it all on one thread though!"

If I used all of my images on one thread, it would break the FR record! LOL (Thanks to my Bro)

[Dubya]

Good morning Amy.

[Calpernia]

Are Seussisms Welcomed?

Dr. Seuss Explains Why Computers Sometimes Crash~

(Read this aloud, if you can!)

If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port,

and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort,

and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,

then the socket packet pocket has an error to report.

If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,

and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,

and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash,

then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash!!

If the label on the cable on the table at your house says

the network is connected to the button on your mouse,

but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol,

that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall,

and your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss,

so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse;

then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang,

'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang!

When the copy of your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk,

and the macro code instructions cause unnecessary risk,

then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM.

Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom!

[Dubya]

LOL.

[JustAmy]

That Dr Seussism is cute. Thank you for posting it. :)

[ST.LOUIE1]

Afternoon, Colleen! Have a *Finest* one. : )

[JustAmy]

Autumn Sunset in the Forest

Let me share it -

This symphony of autumn color,
cascading melody from a sky
pastel grey and fiery red.
Descant to the dancing tones of
a painted forest
cooled by lush evergreens.
Sensual beauty,
rhapsody of forest and sunset sky
fused as a golden sheen.
Caught in a still lake
waiting with patience
Beyond time and space,
Waiting to reflect this moment of splendor

Interbeing.

Let me share it.

~~~~~ Lac Phillippe, Gatineau Hills
October, 1992 ~~~~~~~

[JustAmy]

The Deserted Garden
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

I mind me in the days departed,
How often underneath the sun
With childish bounds I used to run
To a garden long deserted

The beds and walks were vanished quite;
And wheresoe'er had struck the spade,
The greenest grasses Nature laid
To sanctify her right.

I called the place my wilderness,
For no one entered there but I;
The sheep looked in, the grass to espy,
And passed it ne'ertheless.

The trees were interwoven wild,
And spread their boughs enough about
To keep both sheep and shepherd out,
But not a happy child.

Adventurous joy it was for me!
I crept beneath the boughs, and found
A circle smooth of mossy ground
Beneath a poplar tree.

Old garden rose-trees hedged it in,
Bedropt with roses waxen-white
Well satisfied with dew and light
And careless to be seen.

Long years ago it might befall,
When all the garden flowers were trim,
The grave old gardener prided him
On these the most of all.

Some lady, stately overmuch,
Here moving with a silken noise,
Has blushed beside them at the voice
That likened her to such.

And these, to make a diadem,
She often may have plucked and twined,
Half-smiling as it came to mine
That few would look at them.

Oh, little thought that lady proud,
A child would watch her fair white rose,
When buried lay her whiter brows,
And silk was changed for shroud!

Nor thought that gardener, (full of scorns
For men unlearned and simple phrase,
A child would bring it all its praise
By creeping through the thorns!

To me upon my low moss seat,
Though never a dream the roses sent
Of science or love's compliment,
I ween they smelt as sweet.

It did not move my grief to see
The trace of human step departed:
Because the garden was deserted,
The blither place for me!...

[SpookBrat]

Happy Birthday dear friend. Hooches and smugs.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hi, you two hooligans (though you're not acting like hooligans - yet!)

Uh-oh! She's got her eye on us here at your place, Sis! Remember her threat at the *Finest*. : (

Billie can be mean. : (

[ST.LOUIE1]

"Don't spend it all on one thread though!"

If I used all of my images on one thread, it would break the FR record! LOL (Thanks to my Bro)

And more to come, ((((((Sis&Billie)))))) : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Funny! : )

[Darksheare]

Don't worry about it.
It's been three years.

And yes, I will always cherish those memories.
And relieved (in a way) that I don't have to chase devil children around while having to see the same stuff I did when I was little.

[JustAmy]

Looks like she's already been trolling for Hooligans!
Gonna have to stay on our toes, Bro!

[deadhead]

And wishing you a great afternoon!

Had chicken parm for dinner last night and thought of you.

deadhead ducking. LOL

[ST.LOUIE1]

Looks like she's already been trolling for Hooligans!
Gonna have to stay on our toes, Bro!

For sure! Remember when she set those vicious dogs on us?! Close call! LOL

[ST.LOUIE1]

Had chicken parm for dinner last night and thought of you.
deadhead ducking. LOL

You didn't duck quick enough! LOL

[JustAmy]

A blonde fellow is looking to buy a saw to cut down some trees in his backyard. He goes to a chainsaw shop and asks about various chainsaws.

The dealer tells him, "Look, I have a lot of models, but why don't you save yourself a lot of time and aggravation and get the top-of- the-line model. This chainsaw will cut a hundred cords of wood for you in one day."

So, the man takes the chainsaw home and begins working on the trees. After cutting for several hours and only cutting two cords, he decides to quit. He thinks there is something wrong with the chainsaw. "How can I cut for hours and only cut two cords?" the man asks himself. "I will begin first thing in the morning and cut all day," the man tells himself.

So, the next morning the man gets up at 4 am in the morning and cuts and cuts, and cuts till nightfall, and still he only manages to cut five cords.

The man is convinced this is a bad saw. "The dealer told me it would cut one hundred cords of wood in a day, no problem. I will take this saw back to the dealer," the man says to himself.

The very next day the man brings the saw back to the dealer and explains the problem. The dealer, baffled by the man's claim, removes the chainsaw from the case. The dealer says, "Hmm, it looks fine."

Then the dealer starts the chainsaw, to which the man responds, "What's that noise?

[Darksheare]

Uh oh..
I guess I'd better behave then..

[JustAmy]

Grilled Kidneys with Parsley Butter

Serve these kidneys sizzling hot with a walnut of the parsley butter melting on top of each kidney and a small neat bunch of watercress on each plate to dip into the juices.

Serves 4

Watercress - 1 bunch with large leaves for garnish
Lamb's kidneys - 8-12, or 4 pig's kidneys
Salt, pepper and cayenne pepper

PARSLEY BUTTER: Butter - 50g (2 oz)
Parsley - 2 tbsp, finely chopped
Lemon - ½, juice only
Salt and pepper

METHOD

To make the parsley butter allow the butter to soften to room temperature in a bowl. Mash it with a fork, add the parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper and mix until smooth. Allow to set in a cold place.

Wash and pick over the watercress and shake it dry in a cloth.

Skin the kidneys if they have not already been skinned. Split them down the rounded side and trim out the central core but do not quite divide them.

Run a skewer through the back of each so that the kidneys stay flat during cooking. Season them highly with salt, pepper and cayenne and brush with melted butter.

Heat the grill and grill the kidneys for 5 minutes on each side, brushing with more butter if they seem dry

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I brought lunch for everyone.

For you in the east, how about dinner?