Poetry and Potpourri .... October 3 - 4 - 5, 2003

10-03-2003 | 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.

[Pippin]

Hi, Billie!

(who is IM Looney?)

(ducking now!)

[Billie]

...looks like a fine upstanding citizen to me But my judgement may be a little off... they just let me out the other day (-;

LOL! Careful - you may be his next subject! LOL!

[Billie]

I'm *impressed*!

LOL! Then it doesn't take much! :) Hi, Dansy! You have mail!

[Billie]

Hi, Billie!

(who is IM Looney?)

(ducking now!)

I think he's a friend of wolfie's. They have that same look in their eyes, don't they?!

[Pippin]

LOL!

[Pippin]

Of course you know Wolfie's gonna get you for that one! LOL!

[Billie]

Of course you know Wolfie's gonna get you for that one! LOL!

Uh-oh - guess I'll have to divert his attention. :)

[Pippin]

That'll do it!:O)

[JustAmy]

Friends
Please walk with me at sunset
We'll bundle up so warm
And take in all the beauty
Before the coming storm

I spent all morning baking
Putting treasures into tins
To give to friends and neighbors
And in parcels I can send

The nap I took was cozy
Winter has it's finer points
Can we walk a little slower
I'm feeling all my aching joints!

And so two friends walked slowly
As the day began to fade
Their footsteps could be traced
In the snow upon the glade

Their laughter echoed brightly
As they shared a joke or two
And the sky burst into a sunset
Filled with every fiery hue

A merry song resounded
As the lights of home grew near
It spoke of love and peace on earth
And all things they held dear

So they parted with a friendly hug,
There was no need for further talk
Tomorrow they would meet again
For another winter walk

Karen Shaw Matteson
2001

[Billie]

Oh, Amy, you are posting some of the most beautiful graphics here! Absolutely adorable this one!

[Calpernia]

Soldiers Eyes

To look into a soldier's eyes, the window to their soul.

Look out from inside their mind and see horrors never told.

You say we are just killers, it's not that plain you see.

Take a walk inside my boots and see what I have seen.

Many innocent lives taken and soldiers, they were some.

Giving their life freely to get the mission done.

The last cold stare of death, we see in our buddies eyes.

They fought for all your freedom, this is why we die.

Some wonder why we fight to protect this nation and maybe lose our life.

Ask this question to a soldier, the answers in their eyes.

Always will we be here waiting, the call we won't deny.

We'll always fight for freedom, never asking why.

We'll go away to far off lands , leaving our loved ones behind.

Many times we die alone, several times inside.

Open windows to our soul, see the tears we hide.

Secrets that we cannot keep are in a soldier's eyes

By SSG M.Lynn McCulley

[dansangel]

Got it - and I'm *still* impressed!! :-)

Now, I need to getback to something to impresses me *not in the least* these days.....

w-o-r-k (UGH!) !

(Didn't someone declare today a legal holiday or sumpthin'?)

[JustAmy]

"I want to be where that picture was taken"

Doesn't that look like a restful place? Thank you for coming by this morning. Come back soon.

[JustAmy]

Oh Boy .... Oh Boy. Tell Carl that was just what I needed; I'm glad he didn't get sidetracked at the donut shop this morning. LOL

[JustAmy]

Good Morning Hugs to you Angel.

[JustAmy]

It's sure great to see you this morning!

[dansangel]

(((((((HUGS)))))))) back at ya, Amy! 'Tis a wonderful thing that you bring to FR.

I may not always answer the poetry posts that you put up, but I read them and appreciate each and every one!

[JustAmy]

Good Morning, Friend!

[JustAmy]

Thank you, Billie Blue.

[JustAmy]

Oh, Calpernia .....

I needed my box of kleenex when I read that. It is beautiful .....we are so appreciative of our military and our veterans. Thank you for sharing that.