Poetry and Potpourri .... October 1 - 2, 2003

10-1-2003 | 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.

[Darksheare]

Thanks.

[JustAmy]

[JustAmy]

October Frost
by Brooke Horvath

Last night's frost
has hung the pepper plants
with black and cost
the zinnias all their color.

Beside the gate
among dry summer weeds
half-dead spiders wait
for colder weather.

Time to gather
marigold heads,
to tie together
ice-tight lengths of twine.

Tubers underground
may linger, but almost all
the green has browned,
stands tangled as balled twine.

Stiff hose, wire fence
must be rolled up, stakes
pulled and scraped. But diligence
is done. One waits for winter.

The rush to use the harvest
is passed; the daily watch
over change, relieved. Unrest
among the rows falls silent.

The peace that passed
when spring began descends
upon the garden. The massed
life gone, the cold ground mends.

Hope you and your Florida friend enjoys this one too.

[Billie]

Mean to me....
Why must you be
....mean to me?

You never seem to call me
anything but bad.
I keep hoping when I
read your posts
I'll be anything..
but sad. :(

Misty, I pinged you because - remember this cute little gif? It was yours you posted it - long ago, and far away. :)

[Darksheare]

*sneak mode engaged*
...sneak..sneak..sneak...
*chuckle, D'oh!*
..darn.. gave away where i am...

[Billie]

You are such a sneaky thing. LOL!

[Darksheare]

*chuckle*
I tend to tease alot as well.
No new inspiration at the moment, or at least nothing that isn't gothic in tone or quite possibly ominous in feel.

Course, there's been nothing of much use inspiration wise going on here either.
`;-)

[MistyCA]

LOL! I had almost forgotten that one! It's so cute what you did with it!!!! ;)

[djf]

Ping for poets and romantics.


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/984741/posts?page=144#144

[MistyCA]

LOL!

[Darksheare]

For a second there I thought the two smileys down below were chained together.
*chuckle*

[JustAmy]

Thanks for posting the link.
Hope you will stop by Poetry and Potpourri and share some of your poems.

[JustAmy]

Good Afternoon, Misty. Hope you can spend some time with us today.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Oh, good grief! Now, see what you've done!?!

Now, fuzzy, you like it. : )

Thank you, sweet wolfie. You always go out of your way to make my birthdays special.

Because *you* are *special*. : )

She'll probably want to kill me for ratting her out. LOL

LOL. Yes, but instead I'll just hug you 'til it hurts. ;-)
((((((((((((((((wolfie))))))))))))))))))))

Ohhhhhh.....now I feel like it's 'my' birthday. LOL

[MistyCA]

HI Amy! Not much time today. I am just trying to check up on a couple of pings and seeing how you are doing! And Logan, of course. Have a ton to get done before I can go back to California for the birth of my grandbaby. :)))

[JustAmy]

Darksheare .... hope you can find inspiration here .....

Melancholy

she wears her melancholy well
if fits her like a twilight satin dress
that, clinging to her spirit in a tight embrace
would vulnerably leave
her soul exposed and bare for all to see

she's stunning seen in little more
than nightfall shadows blue on midnight black
her dusky hair arranged in gentle disarray
she looks on life's account
with eyes that mirror darkgray autumn skies

she's learned to move in graceful steps
upon the dancefloor of her life's abyss
in fluent wariness her feet seek stable ground
her shoulders draped in shade
she'll meet your gaze: this dance is hers alone

©Jon Bohrn (1998)

[JustAmy]

Hey ...... When are you coming to California? Will you be within driving distance to Fresno so we can plan a get-together for dinner?

[JustAmy]

Here's another I found for you.

NOT MYSELF
(After reading Modern Japanese Poetry & James Tait.)

I'm not myself today.
The phone rang & I answered:
Sorry, I'm not here right now.
The voice said: Where are you then?
I said: I don't know, hope I come back soon.

My mail arrived & I marked it:
Return to sender, unknown at this address.

I'm not myself today
But I don't know who I am.
I was myself last month
Until we had that argument.

You accused me of being selfish.
I said: No I'm not, I'm self-centered.

You said you were leaving me.
I shouted: Yeah, well,
I can't live with myself either.
I was beside myself
& the next second I was gone.

I'm missing me.
I hope I'm alright.
Tomorrow when I wake
I want to be my old self again.

If you see me around
Please tell me to go back
But be gentle.
If you were me
You wouldn't be yourself either.

By Myron Lysenko

[MistyCA]

I am planning to be there the end of October, beginning of November for a couple of weeks. I will be in Santa Barbara most of the time. I will give you a phone number to reach me at when I know when it will be. ;) Don't know if I can get to Fresno, but I can certainly think about going through on the way. We will be taking the motorhome back to California and plan to leave it there. It would be a lot of fun to meet with you, Amy! ;)

[Darksheare]

Thanks for both.
No inspiration yet.
Think it's 'cause my head is 'scattered'.
8-/