Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. September 22-23, 2004 (What a year!!)

9-22-04 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[MeekOneGOP]

My thanks to BulletBobCo for the concept of this
pic and to Conspiracy Guy for the captions!

[Conspiracy Guy]

Let's refer to Kerry as John Ho Kerry or John Mao Kerry.

[MeekOneGOP]

hahaaaa! I've been thinkin' that somehow "Ho" seems appropriate for Kerry! :^D

[Conspiracy Guy]

Ho fits him in many ways ; )

[ST.LOUIE1]

Hi sweet (((((Sis))))))!
We've come a long way, eh? : )

You've done a terrific job all year long. Congratulations!: )

[MeekOneGOP]

Definitely Kerry is a Ho ! :^D

[OESY]

A Fading Summer's Swim

Labor Day’s gone.
No lifeguard.
But the warmth of September
And Awosting’s crystal clear water
Beckon me.
Despite the threat of a fine
I search for a spot where
The ranger can’t find me;
A pebbly spot with rocks
And water plants to explore.
Glorious with the
Wrong-rightness of it all,
I slip into the still water,
Warm as brandy,
Smooth as silk.
I hug the shore,
Thrilling to the sun’s
Dancing pattern
On the bottom,
A shelf of red rock
Too deep to touch.
A small tree drowns,
Its tenacious grip
Torn from the rock ledge;
Roots still breathing air;
Its fuzzy needles
Home to newts and
Frogs and skimmers.
A hint of autumn reflects
From a maple that
Bends to peer at the
Intruder that dares swim alone.
The chirring herald of crickets
And scrapings of Katydids
Welcome the clandestine swimmer
To shore.
The pale western sky,
Adorned with powder puff clouds,
Runs to the blue of
Chickweed blossoms.
I will wait
For next year and
Swim again.

-- Betty Ann Damms, June 22, 2004

[Mama_Bear]

Great GIF, Mama_Bear !!

Thank you, Meekie. Coming from a creative gif-maker, I truly appreciate your compliment. (Wish I could take credit for the animation, but I am still on page one in my animation tutorial. I have a long way to go before I can make anything like that.) :-)

[MeekOneGOP]

:^D

[MeekOneGOP]

Thanks. Sometimes, I get ideas from others suggestions. Like that one here on #41 I posted. BBC sent me the idea for the the Kerry book on the Mao/Ho Chi Minh pic and CG gave me the thought balloon captions.

[JustAmy]

"Crackled Glee

Thank you for that wonderful poem. I can sure relate to the snap and crackle of joints.

Thank you for the good wishes. Have a Wonderful Wednesday!!

[JustAmy]

That is a great ad, OESY.

Thanks for the link. I will probably watch it again, just because!!

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Meekie.

Great graphic of those supporting John Ho Kerry.

[JustAmy]

((((( Bro )))))

Thank you for that adorable graphic.

Yes .... we've been through a lot this year ..... format changes, disruptors, trolls, lies but most important of all is the many new friends that we've met.

Thank you for all your help this first year, Louie!!

[JustAmy]

Beautiful poem for the first day of fall.

Thank you for finding and posting it.

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

In a Minute...

I’ll be there in a minute,
I’ve had the ruffest day.
First there was that stupid cat,
Then the mailman got away.

I need to get some breakfast,
And fix my hair for youse,
But now before I do that stuff,
I’ve got to get my snoozzzzzzz.......

NicknamedBob . . . .May 17, 2004

[JustAmy]

What Would Life Be
by Scott Wheeler, Sr

What would life be with out friends like thee
I'll tell you, like no longer being free.
Imagine what life would be so sad and blue
To go through life without that special you.
And I know we live so far away
Through the internet we are like castaways
Never get to touch or hug you for this I only pray
For some day I hope we can meet
To hug and laugh and dance to the beat
I know this would be a treat
For now this is all I see
Is my good friend here with me
Just think what life would be
Without friends like thee

[JustAmy]

Before you seek love in another
you must first love and respect
yourself

Before you speak of peace and pacifism
you must be at peace
in your heart

Before you seek forgiveness
you must be able to forgive

Before you ask for redemption
you must first be willing to find yourself
redeemable

"Before" 10/21/03 StarfireIV

112 posted on 10/21/2003 8:46:02 PM PDT by StarfireIV

[MeekOneGOP]

Thank you! :^D

I was listening to Rush and he mentioned us!:

Rush talking about bloggers breaking CBS story
(Update: Rush, thanks for plugging FR. We love ya)

[Terabitten]

Woke up this morning with a wineglass in my hand... whose wine, what wine, where the hell did I dine?