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~The Dragon Flies' Lair Thread XI~
April 17, 2004
| bentfeather, and poets of the Dragon Flies' Lair
Posted on 04/17/2004 7:45:52 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
My Dragon Fly and Me
If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly!
By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone
On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guides we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I...
And we would wing past our lovers silent in the night... to kiss their face in our flight much to their surprise and delight my Dragon Fly and me in sight...
Such a view do we share away up here in the air of breezes soft through our hair my Dragon Fly and me a pair...
bentfeather©
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KEYWORDS: haiku; musiclyrics; originalpoetry; prose
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posted on
04/27/2004 5:52:44 PM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: All

~Dance With My Father~
Good night everyone.
282
posted on
04/27/2004 9:07:33 PM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; Darksheare; Colonel_Flagg; NicknamedBob; radu

Good morning everyone.
283
posted on
04/28/2004 6:30:18 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: bentfeather; snippy_about_it; Flurry; Darksheare; Darkchylde; Trikebuilder; radu; Colonel_Flagg; ...
284
posted on
04/28/2004 7:00:13 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.)
To: bentfeather; snippy_about_it; Flurry; Darksheare; Darkchylde; Trikebuilder; radu; Colonel_Flagg; ...
Weeds

Poor, homely, unloved things beside the way,
That strive in voiceless ignominy, still
Undaunted though downtrodden, to fulfill
Your appointed purpose! Patient the long day
Ye take the buffetings of scornful clay,
Sustained by that small portion of God's dew
Which thick-strewn dust permits to fall on you.
And live where finer herbs must wilt away.
Have ye too, dreams of better things to be?
Of worlds in which the crooked shall be straight,
Where all that are in bondage shall be free,
And lifted up all those of low estate?
Where, to the thought that knows the potent seeds,
Weeds shall be e'en as flowers, flowers as weeds.
William Herbert Carruth
Michael miserable failureMoore
285
posted on
04/28/2004 7:00:44 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.)
To: SAMWolf
Good morning, Sam.
Awwww what an adorable graphic!! The poem Weeds, is a surprise. Strange where a poet's muse will take them. Thanks for coffee, tunes, donuts, and poetry. Checking the tunes now.
286
posted on
04/28/2004 7:14:45 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: SAMWolf
Great music this morning, 2 fifties and 2 Gospel tunes.
Love "Morning Has Broken" with the harmonicas. :-)
287
posted on
04/28/2004 7:21:41 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: bentfeather
HI Feather. So is the Gospel any good or should I just skip it?
288
posted on
04/28/2004 7:31:34 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.)
To: SAMWolf; bentfeather
Such a pretty little girl! I think she can still appreciate the struggle of the weed to be a finer thing..
Why a Weed?
There is a perfect reason, for every plant you see.
Some may feed the butterflies, and some may feed the bee.
We like the ones with color, or something sweet to suck,
But some are not as pretty, and some can be bad luck!
We get a lot of medicines, and other useful things,
Regardless of the pleasant sight, or smell that each one brings.
Not all are dressed in pastels, with collars made of lace.
A weed is just a normal plant thats gotten out of place.
NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . April 28, 2004
289
posted on
04/28/2004 7:31:45 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(...to the point in less than 6 pages..)
To: SAMWolf
Oh I like it, a couple of tunes is fine with me.
290
posted on
04/28/2004 7:33:05 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: NicknamedBob
Beautiful work Bob. Sings like a bird. I absolutely love your work.
291
posted on
04/28/2004 7:35:44 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: NicknamedBob
Good poem NicknamedBob. Great work on short notice, you're muse is working overtime. :-)
292
posted on
04/28/2004 7:38:19 AM PDT
by
SAMWolf
(Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.)
To: bentfeather
Thanks, Miss Feather. I've discovered that a picture and a poem go together like a left shoe and a right.
Some can even make you want to whistle.
293
posted on
04/28/2004 7:42:21 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(...to the point in less than 6 pages..)
To: SAMWolf
Thanks Sam. Recognition from the tagline champion is something I should probably frame and hang on my wall!
294
posted on
04/28/2004 7:45:45 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(...to the point in less than 6 pages..)
To: NicknamedBob
May I ask how long you have been writing? Your work just seems to flow like honey from you. Amazing talent you have. Have you submitted your work to a publisher? You really should you know. :-)
295
posted on
04/28/2004 7:50:40 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: bentfeather
I've written poetry off and on from the time I was in high school. Since about Christmas, I have gotten downright prolific, if not better.
I do think the practice helps. Some publishers will accept as few as twenty or twenty-four poems for a book, particularly with explanatory material from the author.
But all seem to want the writer to foot the bill for the printing, at least initially. I've been looking over what I have assembled, and how it should be organized. Rather daunting, especially considering the possibilty of combining with pictures or graphics, and the copyright issues of that.
It would be nice if the world decided to beat a path to my door, but so far, everyone seems to just whiz on by.
296
posted on
04/28/2004 8:03:00 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(...to the point in less than 6 pages..)
To: NicknamedBob
Oh yes, writing just enhances our gift. Practice makes perfect. :-)
Can you draw? Create you own graphics. That's what I am doing for my book. With my book contract I can have 2 graphics one for the cover and one for the back at no charge, Any internal graphics I have to pay for.
Enter your work in contests. Publishers are always looking for new poets. I know for a fact I have several houses tracking me.
Books are set up in units of eight, sixteen, twenty four, and so on.
My book will be 80 pages, two of which are reserved for Title and Copyright page. So it is 79 poems. Don't become discouraged hang in there, I will help you. You will be getting FReepmail in a moment.
297
posted on
04/28/2004 8:14:13 AM PDT
by
Soaring Feather
(~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Poetry and Prose~)
To: bentfeather
Thanks for the interest.
Havta run now. I'll be back later.
298
posted on
04/28/2004 8:23:28 AM PDT
by
NicknamedBob
(...to the point in less than 6 pages..)
To: SAMWolf
They used to consider wild flowers weeds, some still do. I think the things that grow wild are prettier sometimes than those planned. :-)
Good poem, good music.
299
posted on
04/28/2004 9:18:48 AM PDT
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: NicknamedBob
That's real good Bob, you're quick!
300
posted on
04/28/2004 9:20:59 AM PDT
by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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