~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread XIX~

March 24, 2005 | ~bentfeather ~ Poets of The Lair~

[Soaring Feather]

My Dragon Fly and Me

If I could be a Dragon Fly
and wing my way through the sky
I would never be shy
just me and my Dragon Fly!

By moonlight we ride the wind
chase the comets tail for fun
by day we would hide from the sun
our fragile wings would come undone

On darkest nights we would use
fireflies as our guide
we would dip and we would glide
through the heavens open wide
and scatter diamonds in the night sky
my Dragon Fly and me...

And we would wing past our lovers
silent in the night...
to kiss their face in our flight
much to their surprise and delight
my Dragon Fly and me in sight...

Such a view do we share
away up here in the air
of breezes soft through our hair
my Dragon Fly and me a pair...

bentfeather©

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Everybody.

You Know The Drill
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Coffee & Donuts

[SAMWolf]

Wild Bird Feeder



Eighteen inches of snow will not keep my neighbor
from her twelve bird feeders—scraping the white dunce
caps off their top—pouring seed into metal pans and concentric
trays and long clear tubes dangled from iron poles—stakes
plunged in the snow, clear to the metal skirts she's dressed
them in to discourage squirrels. I've sometimes heard
her beat on her window like a trapped bird, banging the glass
to scare and curse determined squirrels that climb past her traps
to feast. Today, her blue parka bright against the winter,
she lets these gray tailed scavengers eat in peace—even peppers the snow
with sunflower seeds so her enemies won't need to climb the slick,
black poles or drop boldly from the trees. Yet when they eat
for just a while, grow confident near her feet, she stomps and yells,
scattering them like the seeds she flings in fistfuls as they run.
Trapped behind my glass, I know she is the wildest creature
moving, feeding cardinals, crows, chickadees more than even
nature would in winter, abandoning herself to care, to fury strewn
and sewn across the snow, some eaten, some stolen, and still more
wasted on the breeze.

David Wright

[Soaring Feather]

God morning, Sam!!

Eighteen inches of snow!! We just got rid of the stuff.

LOL

Nice poem today, bird feeding people are dedicated folks.

[StarCMC]

 

 

Arlington
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I never thought that this is where I'd settle down,
I thought I'd die an old man back in my hometown,
They gave me this plot of land, me and some other men, for a job well done.
There's a big white house sits on a hill just up the road,
the man inside he cried the day they brought me home,
they folded up a flag and told my mom and dad, we're proud of your son

Chorus:
And I'm proud to be on this peaceful piece of property,
I'm on sacred ground and I'm in the best of company,
I'm thankful for those things I've done,
I can rest in peace, I'm one of the chosen ones,
I made it to Arlington

I remember daddy brought me here when I was eight,
we searched all day to find out where my granddad lay,
and when we finally found that cross,
he said, "Son this is what it cost to keep us free"
Now here I am,
a thousand stones away from him,
he recognized me on the first day I came in,
and it gave me a chill when he clicked his heels, and saluted me.

(Repeat Chorus)

And every time I hear twenty-one guns,
I know they brought another hero home.

We're thankful for those thankful for the things we've done,
we can rest in peace, 'cause we are the chosen ones,
we made it to Arlington,
yea dust to dust,
don't cry for us,
we made it to Arlington.
 

 

 

 

[StarCMC]

 

 

The Mansions of the Lord
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To fallen soldiers let us sing

Where no rockets fly nor bullets wing

Our broken brothers let us bring

To the Mansions of the Lord

No more bleeding, no more fight

No prayers pleading through the night

Just divine embrace, eternal light

To the Mansions of the Lord.

Where no mothers cry and no children weep

We will stand and guard though the angels sleep

Through the ages safely keep

The Mansions of the Lord.

 

 

 

[Soaring Feather]

Oh, thank you so much for both.

HUGS

Gotta run out for a few minutes to get some groceries.

[laurenmarlowe]

Good morning Ms. Feather!

early morning breeze
the scent of your silken hair
wakes me from slumber

[SAMWolf]

Good Morning Everybody.

You Know The Drill
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Coffee & Donuts

[SAMWolf]

A Winter Bluejay



Crisply the bright snow whispered,
Crunching beneath our feet;
Behind us as we walked along the parkway,
Our shadows danced,
Fantastic shapes in vivid blue.
Across the lake the skaters
Flew to and fro,
With sharp turns weaving
A frail invisible net.
In ecstacy the earth
Drank the silver sunlight;
In ecstacy the skaters
Drank the wine of speed;
In ecstacy we laughed
Drinking the wine of love.
Had not the music of our joy
Sounded its highest note?
But no,
For suddenly, with lifted eyes you said,
"Oh look!"
There, on the black bough of a snow flecked maple,
Fearless and gay as our love,
A bluejay cocked his crest!
Oh who can tell the range of joy
Or set the bounds of beauty?

Sara Teasdale

[Soaring Feather]

Good Saturday morning everyone.

If you wish to not be on this list, please Freepmail or post your wish on this board.

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning, ms marlowe.


Lovely Haiku you have written!

[Soaring Feather]

April is Poetry Month

Hope is the thing with feathers
by Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I've heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

bf

[Soaring Feather]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good Saturday, ms feather.

[stand watie]

HI, miss feather!

free dixie HUGS,duckie/sw

[Soaring Feather]

awwww so cute, thanks Kathy.

Can you believe I could not get on FR??

Seems I was scanning pictures, unplugged everything and forgot to plug in my Internet connection!

Man, almost had a heart attack not being able to get here.

What a dunce. LOL

[Soaring Feather]

Hi sw!!


free dixie/ bf!!

HUGS to sw/duckie

[Kathy in Alaska]

ms feather!! Just a momentary lapse, but heart attack city, I agree. LOL!

[Soaring Feather]

Gee whiz, can't believe I did not greet nor thank you for today's postings.

Me bad.

Lovely poem by Sarah today.

Thanks for all.

[Soaring Feather]

Memories across light waves,
led to easy time between
the hard places
We saw the simple path was
lifting the past as we found
a day touching the clouds
....we laughed.

bentfeather