Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. June 14-15, 2004

6-14-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear and Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets
and those who enjoy poetry. 'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.
Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepers
your thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*.

Enjoy! :)












Never Forget!



Howdy!
I'm the mouser at Amy's Place. Amy named me 'cootblanch'.... (don't ask why. hahaha)







Amy's personal guardian ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf




Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[The Mayor]

You have plenty of time to sip on one of those.

I'm off to bed, see you for coffee..
Enjoy!

[NicknamedBob]

It matched the color tone, and the mood, of the poem quite well.

By the way, I have a guest to introduce, if he can find his way.

I think you'll like his sense of humor, and he should enjoy our crew as well.

Say hello, now, Texas Eagle.

[JustAmy]

Good night, Rus.

See you tomorrow.

[Texas Eagle]

Hello now.

[MeekOneGOP]

hehe ! Thanks. :^D

[NicknamedBob]

If you go by way of Honolulu, San Francisco is actually closer.

You could stand stopping in Hawaii for a while, couldn't you?

You don't happen to know Greg Norman, I take it? Aussie Rules is a nice boat.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

Hi Texas Eagle.
Welcome to Amy's Place. We hope you can come by and visit often.
We enjoy poems, jokes, supporting our military and the company of fine friends.

[NicknamedBob]

You're going to have a lot of reading to do, if you want to get fully conversant, but none of us is, so why should you be?

Just start at the top, and stop wherever it looks interesting.

[Texas Eagle]

Thank you. Thank you very much.

--E. Presley--

[Texas Eagle]

I've already scanned all the posts and I'm reminded of what George Gobbel said to Johnny Carson when he was being interviewed on the same night that John Wayne, Bob Hope and Dean Martin (I think) were guests:

Do you ever feel like life is a tuxedo and you're a pair of brown shoes?

[JustAmy]

Hellooooo, Elvis!!! Nice to see you! ;~)

We pay no attention to whom a post is addressed, if we want to make a comment or a reply we do. LOL

I think we have a very friendly group here. So jump in!

[JustAmy]

LOL

We like brown shoes ..... and red ones and pink ones and even white ones. ;~)

[Tennessee_Bob]

Well, it's been awhile since I posted in here.



And so it comes down to this.

Do I follow the way of the flesh?
Pursuing the temporary, temporal, passing pleasures of a physical life?
A life which I have already learned leads to frustration, anguish, pain
You taught me better by letting me learn on my own

Do I pursue the way of the flesh...living for a short lived moment,
A compliment that never comes, a date that never shows
The subtle slicing insult
Catty coy remarks

The oppressive darkness of the morning after,
The chill in the air, despite the heat,
How low the clouds are in the clear blue sky,
Why does this darkness follow me?

Is this then the path I choose?
The trembling desperation of wanting
And knowing that I shall not have
The hunger, and the denial
Is this the path I choose?

Or

Do I forsake the flesh?
And, like my marriage, let it flow beneath the bridge
Should I let it go and pursue the Cross?

Do I chase the temporary, and give up that which is eternal?
Do I pass up Your gift to me,
A life unblemished, a soul unscarred,
A life eternal

Do I forsake the flesh?
Follow you in faith,
Sure in the knowledge that you will straighten my path
Be my light in the darkness,
That you will be faithful to me, faithful in me
Even though I've never had faith in myself before?

Bob Hearn

[NicknamedBob]

You'll do fine. Don't try to impress anyone, just hang around and enjoy the ambiance. When you think of something, share with us.

Coffee will usually magically appear in the morning.

[Texas Eagle]

Don't try to impress anyone

What a coincidence. That's what I do for a living. But seriously, folks...this horse walks into a bar....

[Texas Eagle]

Coffee will usually magically appear in the morning.

How strange is that? The same metaphysical things happen around the house all the time. One minute, my socks and underwear is on the floor and then next thing I know it's not. First the sink is full of dishes and before you know it they're clean and in the cabinet.

It's eerie. There must be leprechauns running around here.

[JustAmy]

And so it comes down to this.

Do I follow the way of the flesh?
Pursuing the temporary, temporal, passing pleasures of a physical life?
A life which I have already learned leads to frustration, anguish, pain
You taught me better by letting me learn on my own

Do I pursue the way of the flesh...living for a short lived moment,
A compliment that never comes, a date that never shows
The subtle slicing insult
Catty coy remarks

The oppressive darkness of the morning after,
The chill in the air, despite the heat,
How low the clouds are in the clear blue sky,
Why does this darkness follow me?

Is this then the path I choose?
The trembling desperation of wanting
And knowing that I shall not have
The hunger, and the denial
Is this the path I choose?

Or

Do I forsake the flesh?
And, like my marriage, let it flow beneath the bridge
Should I let it go and pursue the Cross?

Do I chase the temporary, and give up that which is eternal?
Do I pass up Your gift to me,
A life unblemished, a soul unscarred,
A life eternal

Do I forsake the flesh?
Follow you in faith,
Sure in the knowledge that you will straighten my path
Be my light in the darkness,
That you will be faithful to me, faithful in me
Even though I've never had faith in myself before?

Bob Hearn © 2004

[NicknamedBob]

No.

Do not seek pleasure, or deny it.


Seek joy. And you will find it.

You will find it in a smile, and in a tender hand.
You will find it in the passages your searching eyes have scanned.
You will find it in surrender, to the fate that lies in store.
It will come like evening shadow that encroaches on your door.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by Billie

Amy's Place welcomes you.
We are happy that you found us and hope you will come back and visit often.

Thanks for sharing your poem.

[JustAmy]

That is beautiful advice, Bob.

Thank you.