~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread XIII~

June 13, 2004 | bentfeather and Poets of The Lair

[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 guide
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©

[Colonel_Flagg]

Good morning, Lair! TGIF!

Sonnet II
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

But only three in all God's universe
Have heard this word thou hast said,--Himself, beside
Thee speaking, and me listening ! and replied
One of us . . . that was God, . . . and laid the curse
So darkly on my eyelids, as to amerce
My sight from seeing thee,--that if I had died,
The deathweights, placed there, would have signified
Less absolute exclusion. 'Nay' is worse
From God than from all others, O my friend !
Men could not part us with their worldly jars,
Nor the seas change us, nor the tempests bend;
Our hands would touch for all the mountain-bars:
And, heaven being rolled between us at the end,
We should but vow the faster for the stars.

[Soaring Feather]

Sonnet II
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Morning Dear Colonel. Whoa, poewerful stuff this morning. Have a grand day and maybe tonight we can do some dancing with poetry? What say?? I think this cloudy day will have me well prepared to dance. grins

[StarCMC]

Hey ya'll!! Happy Friday to ya....

Here's another EBB poem, Colonel!

Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)

Sonnets from the Portuguese 14: If Thou

              1     If thou must love me, let it be for nought

              2     Except for love's sake only. Do not say

              3     `I love her for her smile ... her look ... her way

              4     Of speaking gently, ... for a trick of thought

              5     That falls in well with mine, and certes brought

              6     A sense of pleasant ease on such a day'--

              7     For these things in themselves, Belovèd, may

              8     Be changed, or change for thee,--and love, so wrought,

              9     May be unwrought so. Neither love me for

            10     Thine own dear pity's wiping my cheeks dry,--

            11     A creature might forget to weep, who bore

            12     Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby!

            13     But love me for love's sake, that evermore

            14     Thou may'st love on, through love's eternity.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning Star.

Oh that's a beautiful Sonnet. Thanks so much. Hope you are well dear friend.

There is nothing like Classic poetry is there?

[StarCMC]

I am well. And I'm getting ready to have fun with the kiddos at the water park! Woo-hoo!!!!

[snippy_about_it]

EBB, she wrote some beautiful poetry.

[snippy_about_it]

ahhhh. Pretty poetry this morning. Now to the tunes!

[Soaring Feather]

Yes, she sure did. I have tried to write a Sonnet. I was not very successful.

[snippy_about_it]

In 1998, President Clinton arrived in China for a much- debated visit.

And to give away all our secrets. :-(

[Soaring Feather]

Seems like an eternity now doesn't it, (Clintons) and it was only six years ago.

[Soaring Feather]

How To Write A Sonnet.

[Colonel_Flagg]

Very nice indeed! How are you, friend? :)

[Colonel_Flagg]

Very nice, Star! Wonderful catch. How are you two doing today? :)

[snippy_about_it]

I'm well. Are you back up to 100 percent health yourself?

[Colonel_Flagg]

Not quite. Caught a teeny sniffle at mid-week that set me back a bit and brought the hack back for a couple of days. But for all practical purposes I'm healed.

[Soaring Feather]

Alone In Your Storm

Alone in your storm
your strong ideas
siege my soul
searching for forgotten
dreams

You have the pages
of love and desire
in my hope
peaking like streams
of mystique

bentfeather
06.25.04
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[Soaring Feather]

Good night dear Colonel. Pleasant dreams....Until tomorrow then
~dream a little~love a lot........

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[Soaring Feather]

I will gone today and into the evening. Granddaughter graduating from High School. :-)

Have fun.

[SAMWolf]

Congratulations to your Granddaughter.