Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri .. June 16-17, 2004

6-16-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear and Billie

[JustAmy]

Poetry and Potpourri made its debut on September 22, 2003

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[JustAmy]

6-16-04
Graphic by Billie

A Garden Song

HERE in this sequestered close
Bloom the hyacinth and rose,
Here beside the modest stock
Flaunts the flaring hollyhock;
Here,without a pang, one sees
Ranks, conditions, and degrees.

All the seasons run their race
In this quiet resting place,
Peach and apricot and fig
Here will ripen and grow big;
Here is store and overplus,--
More had not Alcinoüs!

Here, in alleys cool and green,
Far ahead the thrush is seen;
Here along the southern wall
Keeps the bee his festival;
All is quiet else--afar
Sounds of toil and turmoil are.

Here be shadows large and long;
Here be spaces meet for song;
Grant, O garden-god, that I,
Now that none profane is nigh,--
Now that mood and moment please,--
Find the fair Pierides!

Austin Dobson

[ST.LOUIE1]

Good morning, dear ((((((((Sis))))))

I was getting worried about you. : (

Is everything ok with you?

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Wednesday !

Have a cup while you Freep !

[JustAmy]

Good morning, ((((( Bro )))))

Uh Oh ...... You caught me being lazy again.

My internal clock must be out of sync. I am now sleeping at 3:00 instead of waking to post the thread! ;~)

'Sweet Stuff' spent the night. Even tho she is not as much work as when she was three, she still tires me. Ya think I'm acting my age? Nahhhhhh ...... never.

[JustAmy]

Happy Wednesday to you, Meekie.

How was lunch with you a Dad?

[ST.LOUIE1]

I'm glad your clock is out of sync....no one should be up that early posting a thred. : )

'Sweet Stuff' spent the night. Even tho she is not as much work as when she was three, she still tires me. Ya think I'm acting my age? Nahhhhhh ...... never.

Right! My Sis is forever young. : )

Nice hearing your lttle one isn't a demon anymore. LOL

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

Good Morning! That poem reminds me of my own love of flower gardening. With all the rain we have had everything is growing and blooming! (Maybe that is why Eyemb sick.)

Billie all the swirlys in your graphic look very art nouveau, I like it.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Good morning, PAL! : )

[JustAmy]

Quotes and Quips ....

Experience is the worst teacher, it gives you the test before the lesson.

You may be one person in the world, but to one person, you are the world

Always wear cute PJ's. You never know who you will meet in your dreams

Advice is something we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't.

Learn from the past instead of longing for it

I tried sniffing coke once....but the ice cubes got stuck up my nose

God made mud, God made dirt, God made guys so girls can flirt

I know I'm not perfect but I'm so close it scares me!!!

A smile is a curve that can straighten out a lot of things

[JustAmy]

Thank you for this Garden Welcome Graphic. It is lovely!

[JustAmy]

The Rain

I HEAR leaves drinking rain;
I hear rich leaves on top
Giving the poor beneath
Drop after drop;
'Tis a sweet noise to hear
These green leaves drinking near.

And when the Sun comes out,
After this Rain shall stop,
A wondrous Light will fill
Each dark, round drop;
I hope the Sun shines bright;
'Twill be a lovely sight.

W.H. Davies

[MeekOneGOP]

Howdy ! We spent the day at my Aunt's house. Had lunch there yesterday. In the afternoon we went to pick up our Aunt's that flew in to D/FW from Florida and Seattle.

My Dad and picked up my Aunt from Florida while my Aunt and cousin picked up our Aunt from Seattle. We went over to yet another Aunt's house and visited there for a while before going back over to Lewisville, where we all had supper. (Lot's of Auntie's in our family, can ya tell? LOL!)

Dad stayed overnight and left this morning going back to his place. Whew ! I'm pooped ! :^D

[JustAmy]

Bush 2004

He’s not an intellectual,
But better yet, he’s smart.
He’s honest and hard working too,
His words come from his heart.
He’s standing up for what is right,
He knows we stand with him.
He’s funny when he needs to be,
A shining light, not dim.
He’s made a plan he’ll carry out,
With courage, standing tall.
He’s right much more than he is wrong,
We must not let him fall.
He’s needing you to tell your friends,
To vote for him this year.
He’s got my vote for President,
November’s getting near.

Conspiracy Guy 3/25/2004
aka DIF © 2003 - 2004

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the beautiful poem!

[JustAmy]

Sounds like you had a great family reunion.

Most of mine are gone, but I had lots of aunts. My Mom had five sisters and my Dad had three. Come to think of it, with all those aunts, I also had lots of uncles. :~)

[JustAmy]

You are very welcome!!

[Laura Earl]

That is GREAT!!! Going on my cubicle wall.

[JustAmy]

Since I was late with the thread this morning, The Mayor posted today's message over here.

"Better than counting your years is making all your years count."

Thanks, Rus.

[PreviouslyA-Lurker]

ACHOO! Good morninga!