Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri ..August 11-12, 2004

8-11-04 | 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. : )

[Darksheare]

Yikes.
Good luck.
Will see you when you have the time to catch a breather next.

[Terabitten]

TS claims my eyes light up when I talk about tax.

They do. It's frightening.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Meekie. Happy Thursday.

I was out for a couple of hours and it was pretty warm. It should be a little cooler next week.

[JustAmy]

Good afternoon, Sarge. I hope you are having a great Thursday.

Thank you for sharing your talent with us. We always enjoy seeing your poems at the Place.

[JustAmy]

"It's better to give others a piece of your heart than a piece of your mind."

Good afternoon, Rus. Thank you for our Daily Bread.

Have a beautiful Thursday.

[NicknamedBob]

"You just keep on writin' them purty words, don't you...."

Well, I try. It's a lot easier to match them up with the purty pictures that you and Mama Bear send.

Like this one!

Have you noticed, the smaller the bird, the more cheerful it seems to be? The little chickadees and sparrows always seem to be having a good time. NicknamedSue thinks they are engaged in gossip.

Then you look at Bluejays! What an annoyance they can be! And what a raucous cry!

Finally, with crows and ravens, it seems no wonder they symbolize death. (But another poet has touched on that ...)

Certain things we associate with youth; shorter limbs than the adult, less harsh and angular facial features; and smaller size. So we tend to automatically think of small animals (and birds) as being cute.

But that alone does not explain their cheerful nature.

[Laura Earl]

Seen that before. It is a beautiful story that brings tears to my eyes.

On another note, my lurking days are over...the only reason I didn't FReep during the day today is I was stuck in meetings all day.

Talk to you tomorrow, er today, er FRIDAY THE 13TH..AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!

[Laura Earl]

Wow, that is just beautiful!!!

[NicknamedBob]

Thanks.

I like it too.

[JustAmy]

Good evening, OESY.

Happy Thank You Day!!

You deserve lots of thanks yous for the links and info that you provide us every day!

Sooo...... Thank You!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Amy, and everybody.

An August Midnight

I

A shaded lamp and a waving blind,
And the beat of a clock from a distant floor:
On this scene enter--winged, horned, and spined -
A longlegs, a moth, and a dumbledore;
While 'mid my page there idly stands
A sleepy fly, that rubs its hands . . .

II

Thus meet we five, in this still place,
At this point of time, at this point in space.
- My guests parade my new-penned ink,
Or bang at the lamp-glass, whirl, and sink.
"God's humblest, they!" I muse. Yet why?
They know Earth-secrets that know not I.

~ Thomas Hardy

[tuliptree76]

Tax IS bad

I'm not saying tax is a good thing. It's a necessary evil and the system definitely needs an overhaul. It's just that for some odd reason I actually understand what's going on.

[MeekOneGOP]

Wow. Still 100 there. We are still benefitting from the cold front. It was 87
about 4 hours ago when we were driving back here from my aunt's house.

Says 81 now .....

[tuliptree76]

I don't get to take Ritz with me when I move. He stays with my parents. He doesn't like moving. Plus, I usually end up staying in places that don't allow animals except fish.

[tuliptree76]

Hi Victoria! I hope you are having a great day today.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hiya Tulip, yeah I'm doing OK, thanks. How are you doing?

[tuliptree76]

I'm doing fine. Keeping busy.

[SAMWolf]

Hi Victoria. School about ready to start again?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Hi Sam. Pretty soon, so I'm trying to enjoy the rest of my day as much as I can. How are you?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Glad to hear it. :-)