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The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...
Posted on 03/15/2004 1:45:41 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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But not yet weary are our feet...
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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To: JenB; Lil'freeper
Good morning!
I didn't really have computer access at home last night. Boy...that was painful. I ordered a new power adapter for my 'puter and should hopefully have that by next week, but I'm gonna see if I can borrow one from work for a few days until that comes in.
Mostly just read instead of Freeping, which I suppose is good for me...some of the time, at least.
Thenewdog had two accidents already today. Seemed like things were going soooo well, and then...
At least he's very small.
4,281
posted on
03/30/2004 5:28:38 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: RosieCotton
Good morning! I was wondering where you were last night. Though reading is good, of course.
4,282
posted on
03/30/2004 5:34:34 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
Yep. I'm rereading Jules Verne's
Mysterious Island, which is pretty good if a bit overdramatic at times. Typical Verne, I guess.
I also have a book that I just picked up, which is his continuation of the story of Swiss Family Robinson...hmmm...who woulda thought that Jules Verne would write fanfic? I may read that next, if I'm not all Verned out for awhile.
4,283
posted on
03/30/2004 5:38:02 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: RosieCotton
Huh... Mysterious Island wasn't nearly as good as 2000 Leagues Under the Sea.
My favorite Verne is Around the World in 80 Days. Great book! Though Journey to the Center of the Earth is great, too.
Didn't know about the fanfic. But then again, Swiss Family Robinson could be considered fanfic... Robinson Cruseo spawned a subgenre called 'Robinsonades' - something like that - and "Swiss Family Robinson" was just the best of them.
4,284
posted on
03/30/2004 5:41:06 AM PST
by
JenB
To: RosieCotton; JenB
Reading's good.
Morning everyone.
4,285
posted on
03/30/2004 5:43:29 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: JenB
Huh... Mysterious Island wasn't nearly as good as 2000 Leagues Under the Sea. I disagree...I found all the stuff about making things from what was on the island fascinating...as well as the whole mystery. I like 'em both...but Mysterious Island is awfully good.
Journey to the Center of the Earth may be my favorite, though. Didn't care as much for Around the World for some reason. It's been awhile since I read it, though. Maybe I'll go on a Verne binge for awhile.
4,286
posted on
03/30/2004 5:47:46 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: Sam Cree
Morning Sam! How's the weather?
4,287
posted on
03/30/2004 5:49:20 AM PST
by
JenB
To: RosieCotton
Really? Around the World is one my mom read aloud to us. I remember listening to her describe all the fabulous places.... I thought it was hilarious. Haven't read it in a while and I'm wondering if it may have been a very dry satire. Phineas Fogg and his servant (can't spell the name) were really almost cariactures...
4,288
posted on
03/30/2004 5:50:48 AM PST
by
JenB
To: JenB
Mom read Journey to the Center of the Earth and Mysterious Island and (if I remember right) 2000 Leagues to us...I think I read Around the World on my own and didn't really care for the characters. As I said, I probably need to re-read it.
Whereas...I can STILL remember how fascinated I was by process the people in Mysterious Island went through in attempting to make gun powder...and how the dog learned to climb ladders...and how the engineer made a magnifying glass with two watch faces held together with clay, with water in between and used it to make a fire...and how one of them had malaria and the whole mystery of how they were helped whenever things seemed to be hopeless. And it must have been fifteen years ago or more when Mom read it.
I dunno...the whole idea of being stranded somewhere has always been interesting to me, and the fact that they started out with nothing but what they were wearing was a still more interesting twist. Didn't have so much as a knife at first.
4,289
posted on
03/30/2004 6:01:08 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: Sam Cree
Good morning, Sam!
4,290
posted on
03/30/2004 6:01:30 AM PST
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: Sam Cree
Morning Sam!
You've been scarce around here! Good to see you!
To: Sam Cree; Wneighbor; ecurbh; HairOfTheDog; All
Good morning Sam! You've been missed around here! What's new?
Anybody hear anything about the missing boy in Texas? WN, you there?
ecurbh and hair - nice profile page and nice registry. Sorry I can't afford the TV, but I'll be perusing it during lunch to see what I might surprise you guys with. *grinning*
4,292
posted on
03/30/2004 6:17:56 AM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: JenB
It was cool earlier, but I expect it'll be up to around 80 or so in a little while. How is it in Pittsburgh, Jen?
4,293
posted on
03/30/2004 6:18:09 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: HairOfTheDog
I've been awfully busy, kind of a madhouse recently, promising to get worse, too. Nice to see you too, Hair.
4,294
posted on
03/30/2004 6:19:25 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: RMDupree
Hi, Ruthy, how are you? How are the little ones, too?
4,295
posted on
03/30/2004 6:20:23 AM PST
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: RMDupree
I only hope you get plane tickets to come see us!
Good morning!
To: Sam Cree
Dreary and cool. Going to get up to 53 today. We had sun yesterday but the rest of the week is nasty weather.
4,297
posted on
03/30/2004 6:24:01 AM PST
by
JenB
To: Sam Cree
The girls are great! Getting bigger and more mischievous with each passing day. *smile*
4,298
posted on
03/30/2004 6:38:39 AM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: HairOfTheDog
I got those already!! ;-)
I had a bit of a scare because my mom has decided to join her friend on a cruise to Alaska and they are leaving on the day of your wedding and won't be back for a week. I thought I may have to return earlier (which still may come into play), but my sister said that she'd pick up the slack and watch the girls until I get back on Tuesday.
4,299
posted on
03/30/2004 6:41:27 AM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
To: RMDupree
mine
4,300
posted on
03/30/2004 6:42:48 AM PST
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Deep roots are not reached by the frost.)
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