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The Hobbit Hole XX - And take the hidden paths that run...
The Freeper Hobbit Hole ^
Posted on 03/05/2005 11:51:13 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Welcome to The Hobbit Hole!
And take the hidden paths that run...
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red,
Beneath the roof there is a bed;
But not yet weary are our feet,
Still round the corner we may meet
A sudden tree or standing stone
That none have seen but we alone.
Tree and flower and leaf and grass,
Let them pass! Let them pass!
Hill and water under sky,
Pass them by! Pass them by! |
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Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though we pass them by today,
Tomorrow we may come this way
And take the hidden paths that run
Towards the Moon or to the Sun.
Apple, thorn, and nut and sloe,
Let them go! Let them go!
Sand and stone and pool and dell,
Fare you well! Fare you well! |
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Home is behind, the world ahead,
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadows to the edge of night,
Until the stars are all alight.
Then world behind and home ahead,
We’ll wander back to home and bed.
Mist and twilight, cloud and shade,
Away shall fade! Away shall fade!
Fire and lamp, and meat and bread,
And then to bed! And then to bed! |
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To: Ramius
So true.
A dog doesn't care what you look like, what clothes you wear, how much money you have or if you even have a job at all. They'll sit with you in a cardboard box on a street corner as long as they can be with you.
Wonderful creatures. God really blessed us with them.
OK, now I'm really outta here...
5,141
posted on
04/06/2005 7:16:25 PM PDT
by
RMDupree
(HHD: Anybody wanna give me a lift to Scotland?)
To: RMDupree
To: RMDupree; HairOfTheDog
5,143
posted on
04/06/2005 7:16:49 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Hmmm... yeah, that'd be great...)
To: JenB
"Legion," Foster said. I turned. A beer bottle was hanging in the air in front of my face. I put a hand up fast and the bottle slapped my palm. "Not a bad set of reflexes for a man whose adventures are all behind him." Foster said.
Some of my favorite imagery in all literature, I've decided, for the moment.
5,144
posted on
04/06/2005 7:17:50 PM PDT
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: Sam Cree
5,145
posted on
04/06/2005 7:20:32 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Hmmm... yeah, that'd be great...)
To: Sam Cree
Oooh, that's a good one! "Trace of Memory", yes?
Laumer had this incredibly dry wit that comes through in his narrative now and then. It's almost an English humor. It's also very subtle and if you blink, you'll miss it. I love it.
5,146
posted on
04/06/2005 7:21:53 PM PDT
by
JenB
To: JenB
...the business with the folding chair...
Don John, who is a villain just because...
"...but if ever the sensible Benedick bear it, pluck off the bull's horns and set them in my forehead: and let me be vilely painted; and in such great letters as they write Here is good horse to hire, let them signify under my sign, --Here you may see Benedick, the married man."
5,147
posted on
04/06/2005 7:24:31 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(Elkhart EatMoot completed. Drive safely, Rosie!)
To: JenB; Ramius
"A Trace of Memory," right. I doubt if Laumer ever realized his full potential. After reading "Legions of Space," I'm convinced he could have gone anywhere he wanted to as a writer. Going to have to get some more of his stuff.
5,148
posted on
04/06/2005 7:26:43 PM PDT
by
Sam Cree
(Democrats are herd animals)
To: ExGeeEye
Sometimes one needs a villain who is a villain just because!
I like Benedick's profession of love and devotion where he then offers to do Beatrice any service - only to have her demand he kill Claudio.
And of course Dogberry, who invented the malapropism long before it gained its name.
5,149
posted on
04/06/2005 7:27:31 PM PDT
by
JenB
To: Sam Cree
Yes, indeed. He really was cut down in his prime. Stroke, I believe. Another ten years and he'd have been among the greats, rather than relegated to the B-list.
Used bookstores are a great place to pick up his work! Try some of the Retief stories - you ought to be able to read one collection's worth online at Baen.com, if you are able to read stories online. I know some people hate it.
5,150
posted on
04/06/2005 7:29:01 PM PDT
by
JenB
To: JenB
Oy. Dogberry.
If I'd been Verges I'd 'a'...I don't know what. But something quite uncomedic :)
"We would rather sleep than talk..."
"I do not know how that should offend."*
*Or words to that effect.
5,151
posted on
04/06/2005 7:29:58 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(Elkhart EatMoot completed. Drive safely, Rosie!)
To: ExGeeEye
Dogberry was fun to read in Shakespeare class, and he doesn't appear in any scenes with Beatrice so I didn't have to choose between characters. Not that I always got to do Beatrice; we had about seven girls in the class and three female parts, maximum. Plus Mom taught and she didn't want to favor me. Or pair me with the only guy who was actually capable of reading Benedick's lines too often since I already had a crush on him ;-)
5,152
posted on
04/06/2005 7:32:15 PM PDT
by
JenB
To: JenB; All
It's fun. Bring the DVD? I have a copy too, and there's limited time for watching anything, but who knows?
Good night, everyone.
Oh, I bought a bicycle. 3-speed, not much to look at, $10 at a yard sale.
That is all.
5,153
posted on
04/06/2005 7:35:23 PM PDT
by
ExGeeEye
(zzzzzzzz..........zzzzzzzzz..........z..............zzz.....................zzzzzzzzz...............)
To: ExGeeEye
Prolly not time.
Cool, a bike.
5,154
posted on
04/06/2005 7:38:02 PM PDT
by
JenB
To: All
Some people I ran into this morning :D
To: JenB
When we ready Shakespeare it was just us 4 kids so we had to swap parts very very fast. hehe
To: TalonDJ
LOL!! They look like they're standing back there going "What's up with THIS guy?"
I'm glad you got to have breakfast with Rosie and Margaret. Aren't they just the sweetest gals? Now, until ShootMoot, they're the only ones who have met both you and Ex Gee Eye!
5,157
posted on
04/06/2005 9:38:43 PM PDT
by
SuziQ
To: TalonDJ
Hah! What fun.
Dang... there's still Phillips 66 stations out there?
5,158
posted on
04/06/2005 9:40:27 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Hmmm... yeah, that'd be great...)
To: Ramius; Corin Stormhands; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; RosieCotton; JenB; HairOfTheDog
Gooood morning! It's almost Friday!
I'm swamped again at work. :( Miss y'all.
To: Lil'freeper; Ramius; g'nad; Overtaxed; 2Jedismom; RosieCotton; JenB; HairOfTheDog; TalonDJ; ...
Mornin'
Great pic Talon. If you take a shower, we'll stand closer to you for the Shootmoot pictures.
Or you can just stand with g'nad.
5,160
posted on
04/07/2005 5:58:50 AM PDT
by
Corin Stormhands
(Jimmy Carter - this is SO not about you....)
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