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Poetry and Potpourri .... October 3 - 4 - 5, 2003
10-03-2003 | JustAmy, St.Louie1 and Mama_Bear

Posted on 10/02/2003 10:01:02 PM PDT by JustAmy

Edited on 11/11/2003 7:55:15 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]



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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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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Miscellaneous; Poetry
KEYWORDS: jokes; poetry; poets; potpourri
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To: JustAmy
Hi Amy! I hope y'all had a good week, it sure is good that it is now FRIDAY!!!!Fall Falling leaves
All around fall is coming
Loving leaves
Loving the leaves that fall!

by Austin

Grade 2K Richards Elementary School
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin USA


41 posted on 10/03/2003 11:04:44 AM PDT by SassyMom (:-)
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To: Billie; okimhere
Who's I.M. Looney? :) THIS character!


42 posted on 10/03/2003 11:30:10 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: JustAmy
Afternoon, (((((((((((Sis))))))))))

I know, I know, I have mail.....will get to it shortly....or longly.... heh-heh

43 posted on 10/03/2003 11:34:26 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: BeforeISleep; Billie
...looks like a fine upstanding citizen to me...


44 posted on 10/03/2003 11:34:51 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: ST.LOUIE1
Ohhhhhhhh, Looney. My hero! You're here! At last. LOL!
45 posted on 10/03/2003 11:40:17 AM PDT by Billie
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To: SassyMom
Hi, Sassy! What a cute poem from Austin. :)
46 posted on 10/03/2003 11:41:25 AM PDT by Billie
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To: Billie
Ohhhhhhhh, Looney. My hero! You're here! At last. LOL!

Hey.....Looney wants to know about that kiss. : )

I thought wolfie was your "hero". : (

47 posted on 10/03/2003 11:52:05 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: Pippin
Hi, ((((((Pipster))))))

Glad you could make it in today. : )

48 posted on 10/03/2003 11:57:09 AM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: ST.LOUIE1
Hey.....Looney wants to know about that kiss. : )

I thought wolfie was your "hero". : (

Sigh! Looney vs Wolfie

One has those eyes
They melt me, yes they do.
The other's just so charming
The way he says, "Ah-roo!"



(Oh, no, I can't believe I found this gif after all this time.)

49 posted on 10/03/2003 12:09:24 PM PDT by Billie
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To: Billie
I wander through darkened corridors
Through halls of evernight
Walking as a whisper
Drifting past the darken'd light
With loneliness as my guide
I'm betrayed by the sunlight
A brief eternity to hear her voice
Bar your windows tight
I'd sell my soul to see her face
In my halls of evernight.
50 posted on 10/03/2003 12:13:31 PM PDT by Darksheare (Beware fevered kisses under the Dark of the Moon.)
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To: SassyMom


Thanks for sharing that cute poem with us Sassy!
Good to see you here again. Come back soon.

51 posted on 10/03/2003 12:15:16 PM PDT by JustAmy (God Bless America, God Bless our Military, God Bless our Veterans!!)
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To: Darksheare
Afternoon, Dark! Oh, I like that poem - nice!
52 posted on 10/03/2003 12:15:56 PM PDT by Billie
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To: JustAmy
Hi Amy! I've been kind of tied up over on the Finest thread. Finally got a second to come over here and say hello.

Are we getting together tonight? Where, when? FreepMail me when you know, okay?

53 posted on 10/03/2003 12:27:43 PM PDT by Mama_Bear ( Lori)
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To: Billie; JustAmy
Thanks.
I posted three of them on yeterdays thread, today.
Amy said "Bring it over here to today's thread".
I asked "Which one of the three?"
Instead of awaiting an answer on that, I'll post the other two now. *chuckle*
(I'd also forgotten to put the titles of them up.)

Brown Eyes Blue

I don't know how brown eyes could be so blue, For You
My heart is blown glass, made just for you
Be gentle with the fragile thing, it won't mend like a broken wing
All I ask of you is just this one thing-
Go and do whatever you do, but don't ever let me go
I still don't know how brown eyes could be so blue, For You
I'm afraid to look, afraid to see
Afraid to look and know, what you think of me
I only make this request, this one task-
Go and do whatever you do, but don't ever let me go
Shattered now I understand how brown eyes could be so blue, For You


I Remembered You

The pale moonlight came through my open window
like a long forgotten song
And lost in thought, I thought of you
and the laughter in the rain
the walks by the stream
counting shooting stars under the moon
dizzily singing a tune
warm sunshine and cold snow

The pale moonlight came through my open window
And lost in thought, I remembered you.
54 posted on 10/03/2003 12:32:59 PM PDT by Darksheare (Beware fevered kisses under the Dark of the Moon.)
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To: ST.LOUIE1


Good Afternoon, Bro.
Are you as behind as I am? ......
I have an excuse .... I'm trying to move all my cute images to my new server.
Everytime I get ready to use one, it is on the old server.
Have a great day!!

55 posted on 10/03/2003 12:45:09 PM PDT by JustAmy (God Bless America, God Bless our Military, God Bless our Veterans!!)
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To: Billie
Hey.....Looney wants to know about that kiss. : )
I thought wolfie was your "hero". : (

Sigh! Looney vs Wolfie

One has those eyes
They melt me, yes they do.
The other's just so charming
The way he says, "Ah-roo!"

LOL! I like it!!! You're a poetress. : )

(Oh, no, I can't believe I found this gif after all this time.)

Yikes! Wolfie's glad you did! AhhhhhhhRoooooooo!!!!!

56 posted on 10/03/2003 12:47:36 PM PDT by ST.LOUIE1
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To: Darksheare
You are quite the romantic poet! Really, really pretty, Dark! I especially like "I Remembered You".
57 posted on 10/03/2003 12:54:05 PM PDT by Billie
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To: ST.LOUIE1
LOL! I like it!!! You're a poetress. : )

LOL! I guess Looney becomes me. Dansangel liked my first one, and you didn't even say anything about it! LOL!

58 posted on 10/03/2003 12:56:45 PM PDT by Billie
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To: lonestar; FreeTheHostages; jwfiv; Billie; Pippin; Libertina; JohnHuang2; Aquamarine; ST.LOUIE1; ...
HEY! Can't believe I found this! This was(still is) one of my daughter's favorite bedtime stories.

Legend of the Jumping Mouse

A Native American Legend of the Northern Plains People

There once was a little mouse. He and his friends loved to spend the evenings listening to the old ones tell stories. His favorite story by far was the story of the Far Off Lands. So much did he love this tale, he would dream of the Far Off Lands every night.

One day, the little mouse said to himself, "I simply must see these Far Off Lands!" That very morning, he set off on his journey. He would travel almost the entire day, stopping only for rest or food or drink.

He came to a riverbank, and his heart fell. "Oh, how will I ever get across this river?" he said to himself. From behind him, he heard a gravely voice. "Don't you know how to swim?" He looked, and saw a frog standing among some cat-tails. "Swim? What is that?" asked the mouse. The frog jumped into the water, and began to kick her legs. "This is swimming, silly," the frog said. "Now, why do you want to cross the river anyway?"

"I have been dreaming of the Far Off Lands for many nights. I simply must see it!" explained the mouse.

"My name is Magic Frog," said the frog, "and I will help you. Bend down low, and jump as far as you can."

The mouse jumped, and he felt a strange feeling in his legs. They seemed much stronger than before, and he noticed that he had jumped farther than he had ever been able to before. "Why, thank you Magic Frog, that was good medicine you gave to me." Magic Frog said, "You will experience many hardships on your journey, but if you keep hope alive within you, you will reach the Far Off Lands. And I give you a new name. You are now called Jumping Mouse."

She waved, and hopped back off into the cat-tails. Jumping Mouse leaped across the river, and turned to wave, but Magic Frog was gone. In the back of his mind, he could still hear Magic Frog's words: "Keep hope alive within you..." Jumping Mouse continued on until nightfall, then dug a hole and went to sleep.

The next day, Jumping Mouse reached the prairie. He was walking along when he saw a huge boulder ahead. As he got closer, he saw that it was not a boulder, but a large buffalo lying on the ground. "My friend," said Jumping Mouse, "why are you lying here as if you were dying?"

"I am dying," said Buffalo. "I drank from a poisoned pool of water, and now I have lost my sight; I cannot find the cool waters to drink or the sweet grass to eat. I am lying here waiting for the end." Jumping Mouse said, " I am Jumping Mouse. My friend Magic Frog gave me some medicine powers. I am not as strong as her, but I will help you. I name you Eyes of a Mouse."

No sooner had he said this when the buffalo stood, looked about and blinked his eyes in amazement. He snorted with happiness. Jumping Mouse heard this, but he could not see it, for he had given away his sight. "Why thank you, my small friend," said Eyes of a Mouse.

"This is a wonderful gift you have given me. Climb onto my back, and I shall carry you to the edge of the prairie." Jumping Mouse climbed onto the mighty buffalo's back and in this way, he reached the edge of the prairie.

When they arrived, Eyes of a Mouse said, "I am a creature of the prairies, so I must stop here. My friend, how will you make it over the mountains if you can not see?" Jumping Mouse said, "There will be a way; I have hope alive within me." He waved good-bye to Eyes of a Mouse and turned to the mountains. He walked a ways, and when night fell, he dug a hole and went to sleep.

Jumping Mouse awoke with the sun, and felt his way along the mountain path, sniffing for, and occasionally nibbling on small grasses. Suddenly he bumped into something. He felt fur beneath his little paws. He sniffed, and realized that he had just stumbled upon a wolf.

"H-h-hello? I am Jumping Mouse, who are you?" The wolf replied, "I am a wolf." Jumping Mouse asked, "why are you just sitting there in the middle of the path?" The wolf sighed. "I was once a very proud creature, with a very good sense of smell. Because I was too proud, I have had this gift taken away. I have learned to be humble, but now I cannot smell to find food to eat. I will surely die."

Jumping mouse was saddened by the wolf's story. "I have...just a little medicine left. Please let me help you. I name you Nose of a Mouse. The wolf breathed in. He sniffed the mountain air. He howled with joy and danced in a circle. "I can smell the trees and the flowers again!" Jumping Mouse heard the wolf's joy, but alas, he could not smell the trees or flowers; he had given his sense of smell away.

"This is truly a wonderful gift you have given me," said Nose of a Mouse. "You must let me repay you. Climb onto my back and I will carry you over the mountains to the Far Off Lands." Jumping Mouse was carried over the mountains, and soon his wolf friend knelt down so he could carefully climb down. "Little friend, I am a creature of the mountains, so I can not go on. But you...how will you get along, not being able to smell or see?" Jumping Mouse said, "There will be a way; hope is alive within me." The two said good-bye, and Nose of a Mouse trotted back up into the mountains.

"I am here at last," said Jumping Mouse. "I hear the leaves rustling through the trees. The sun warms my body. I feel the wind. But..I will never be as I was. What am I to do?" Jumping Mouse began to cry.

"Jumping Mouse," he heard a gravely voice. "M-Magic Frog, is...is that you?" "Yes, my friend, it is Magic Frog. You have suffered greatly on your long journey, and experienced many hardships. But it was your unselfish heart, and your generosity that helped to bring you here. You have nothing to fear, my little friend."

Next, Magic Frog said, "Jump high, Jumping Mouse, jump high!" Jumping Mouse leapt straight up, and he felt himself changing. His paws stretched out and became very powerful. He moved them up and down, and soon he was feeling the wind streaming over him and under him. He looked down, and he could see the mountains far below. He breathed in, and could smell the pines and the earth.

From far below, he heard Magic Frog calling. "Jumping Mouse, I give to you a new name. You are now called Eagle...and you will live in the Far Off Lands forever!"


59 posted on 10/03/2003 1:17:42 PM PDT by Calpernia (Innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does.)
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To: Calpernia
Neat!I've never heard that story.
60 posted on 10/03/2003 1:23:01 PM PDT by MEG33
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