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~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread XIX~
March 24, 2005 | ~bentfeather ~ Poets of The Lair~

Posted on 03/24/2005 8:35:29 PM PST by 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©




TOPICS: Poetry
KEYWORDS: cartoons; chitchat; classicpoetry; friendship; glengaulway1st; haiku; humor; joy; kindness; laughter; music; originalpoetry; photography; prose; respect; songlyrics
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To: SAMWolf

Good morning, Sam.

Lovely poem this morning.


Nice tunes, too.

Thanks for all and have a restful day.


421 posted on 04/10/2005 10:20:14 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather
Good Sunday afternoon Ms. Feather!

As a perfume doth remain
In the folds where it hath lain,
So the thought of you, remaining
Deeply folded in my brain,
Will not leave me: all things leave me:
You remain.

Other thoughts may come and go,
Other moments I may know
That shall waft me, in their going,
As a breath blown to and fro,
Fragrant memories: fragrant memories
Come and go.

Only thoughts of you remain
In my heart where they have lain,
Perfumed thoughts of you, remaining,
A hid sweetness, in my brain.
Others leave me: all things leave me:
You remain.

As A Perfume ~ Arthur Symons

422 posted on 04/10/2005 10:30:46 AM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: StarCMC

Your poem and picture are so cute Star! Thank you.


423 posted on 04/10/2005 10:32:56 AM PDT by laurenmarlowe
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To: laurenmarlowe; NicknamedBob

LOL! I found a GREAT site I will be posting poems from ~ they reminded me of some of the stuff NicknamedBob writes. I'm glad you enjoyed it! :o)


424 posted on 04/10/2005 10:35:10 AM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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To: international american; bentfeather

Thanks very much!
Ms.B


425 posted on 04/10/2005 11:19:21 AM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it. Marcus Aurelius)
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To: laurenmarlowe
Good afternoon, ms marlowe!

Both the poem, and graphic are absolutely exquisite.

Thank You.
426 posted on 04/10/2005 11:29:28 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: StarCMC; laurenmarlowe; bentfeather


“When nature is the sculptor...”

“When nature is the sculptor,” you get surprising art.
For she excels at fitting in, and balance plays a part.
Sometimes you’ll see things multiplied, to four or even five.
But at its core you’ll always find, a pair keeps it alive.

You’ll never find a single thing, those unicorns are rare.
For nature likes things doubled up, there’s strength in hiding there.
A thing alone will not last long, it seeks to find another,
In all the world it will be lost, if it can’t find its brother.

Nature doesn’t care, you see, about those strange proportions.
If there’s a niche to fill, it will, no matter the contortions.
For that is how we got giraffe, and hippopotami,
And hummingbirds, and butterflies, and duck-billed platypi.

Nature doesn’t care about what we call beautiful.
For all she needs is something that is not impossible.
We’ll round the edges off in future generations,
Until they’re so successful they will be our new sensations.

And has nature had a hand in what we see as so befitting?
I think we would be stranger still if we had done the knitting.
For why do we have hair up there and not defensive horn?
And why not have a tail with us to be our prickling thorn?

If we had been in charge of what we all have come to be,
I think it’s clear that all will have to see what I can see.
Our choices would have changed us into quite a frightful show,
Whatever kept us from this path? The Devil if I know!


NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . February 22, 2004

427 posted on 04/10/2005 3:19:33 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Brevity is the soul of wit. -- That's why we all look funny in our briefs.)
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To: NicknamedBob

LOL

Hi BOB, so funny and so well done. I really like it.

Thanks much.


428 posted on 04/10/2005 5:23:16 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather; SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; Darksheare; All

Good evening to all at the Lair!


429 posted on 04/10/2005 6:22:01 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: radu; bentfeather; SAMWolf; snippy_about_it

Good evening!


430 posted on 04/10/2005 6:22:53 PM PDT by Darksheare (#####This tagline has been viciously run down to prevent it's escape. It has tire marks on it. #####)
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To: radu; bentfeather

Short, and somewhat implied in it's form, but my muse dropped by, and I kept her occupied until I could type the drek down.



A spark, a fire
New love is enflamed
Suddenly you find it's time to turn the page
No spark, no fire.
The lady is enraged
And once again you find it is time to turn the page.


431 posted on 04/10/2005 6:29:56 PM PDT by Darksheare (#####This tagline has been viciously run down to prevent it's escape. It has tire marks on it. #####)
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To: bentfeather; laurenmarlowe; StarCMC
Thanks! Here's another that could stand having some light shed on it...




Shadows


A shadow has two parts, you know.
The one above, the one below.
Within the shadow of a tree,
Toward the light here’s what you’ll see.

A shaded part of tree is found,
To join the part that’s on the ground.
The joining of the two may be,
Inseparable, like ground and tree.

But as the world turns through the day,
The shadow starts upon its way.
To join its cousins in the night,
And leave the clinging one in fright.

The world has turned its face away,
From that bright light that we call day.
The darkness that befalls thereon.
Will stay until the break of dawn.

The night is shadow’s fearful half,
The other part leaps with a laugh,
Out where it dwindles to a dot,
Evaporating on the spot,

Unless the moon has ventured in,
As round the Earth it does its spin.
The shadow is a twin at birth,
Even when its mother’s Earth.

With one that clings close to its mother,
And one that flies away from brother.
Its journey’s length always depends,
On what befalls before it ends.


NicknamedBob . . . . . . . March 3, 2004

432 posted on 04/10/2005 6:34:46 PM PDT by NicknamedBob (Brevity is the soul of wit. -- That's why we all look funny in our briefs.)
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To: Darksheare

*sigh* I wish I had a talent for writing but it's just never been there for me. :-(


433 posted on 04/10/2005 6:34:49 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: radu

Well, for me, my minor talent is a bit of an annoyance.
I'll get snippets of stuff, and it will run off and hide.
I much prefer sketching and such, easier for me to convey what I'm trying to express that way.


434 posted on 04/10/2005 6:36:36 PM PDT by Darksheare (#####This tagline has been viciously run down to prevent it's escape. It has tire marks on it. #####)
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To: Darksheare

You have more talent than I think you realize. :-)

I enjoy catching some of Mother Nature's handiwork with the camera, such as the pic I posted of the dogwood blossoms. Last night's the first time I thought to try that in the dark and it came out better than I expected.


435 posted on 04/10/2005 6:42:25 PM PDT by radu (May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
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To: radu

Oh, thank you, for the Dogwood photo.

It is Absolutely beautiful.


436 posted on 04/10/2005 6:42:26 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: Darksheare

Good evening, Darkshere.

Nice poem you have written. Thank You.


437 posted on 04/10/2005 6:45:43 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: radu

You know, I have zero talent with a camera.
Some of the forms and methods between sketching and photography are the same, so you'd think I'd be able to use a camera worth a darn.
Nope, zero talent with a camera.
*chuckle*


438 posted on 04/10/2005 6:46:07 PM PDT by Darksheare (#####This tagline has been viciously run down to prevent it's escape. It has tire marks on it. #####)
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To: NicknamedBob

Fine poem, it sings so well. Another poem to be very proud of.


439 posted on 04/10/2005 6:47:22 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: NicknamedBob

You are so clever!! Thanks for sharing!! :o)


440 posted on 04/10/2005 6:48:25 PM PDT by StarCMC (It's God's job to forgive Bin Laden; it's our job to arrange the meeting.)
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