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~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread~XXII
August 28, 2005 | bentfeather/The Poets of the Lair

Posted on 08/28/2005 2:26:23 AM PDT 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©





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Thought of the Day


Spanish nun, mystic and reformer St. Theresa said,
"Whenever conscience commands anything, there is
only one thing to fear, and that is fear."




HAPPY FRIDAY


Today is Friday, Sept. 30, the 273rd day of 2005 with 92 to follow. The moon is waning.
The morning stars are Mars and Saturn.
The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune,
Venus and Pluto.


581 posted on 09/30/2005 4:26:38 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: WayzataJOHNN

Neat! As one who has gardened, I appreciate this.


582 posted on 09/30/2005 9:02:59 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)
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To: HopeandGlory

Very good, Hope. I like it much!


583 posted on 09/30/2005 9:04:10 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)
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To: bentfeather

Hello, 'feather. The new moon is near.


584 posted on 09/30/2005 9:05:35 AM PDT by La Enchiladita (U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!)
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To: bentfeather

Good afternoon Ms Feather! *Hugs*


585 posted on 09/30/2005 12:37:36 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: bentfeather; everyone


athletic
jewel like dragonfly
handstand does

rim 9/30/05


586 posted on 09/30/2005 7:28:36 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: bentfeather; everyone

John Milton


To the Nightingale

O NIGHTINGALE that on yon bloomy spray
    Warbl'st at eeve, when all the woods are still,
    Thou with fresh hope the lover's heart dost fill,
    While the jolly hours lead on propitious May.
Thy liquid notes that close the eye of day,
    First heard before the shallow cuckoo's bill,
    Portend success in love. O, if Jove's will
    Have linked that amorous power to thy soft lay,
Now timely sing, ere the rude bird of hate
    Foretell my hopeles doom, in some grove nigh;
    As thou from year to year hast sung too late
For my relief, yet hadst no reason why.
    Whether the Muse or Love call thee his mate,
    Both them I serve, and of their train am I.

by John Milton (1608 - 1674)


587 posted on 09/30/2005 7:49:30 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: bentfeather; everyone


Good night Miss Feather and everyone . . . see you tomorrow.


588 posted on 09/30/2005 8:01:00 PM PDT by HopeandGlory (Hey, Liberals . . . PC died on 9/11 . . . GET USED TO IT!!!)
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To: bentfeather; All

And I Remember

The road unwinds before me,
to some far place yet unseen
or familiar haunts so well known.
Across landscapes so windblown,
through weather fair or mean,
I ride, from sea to sea.

And I remember.

Redwood scents the air at dawn,
and the highway turns east at last,
climbing towards peaks above me.
The scenery is spread out for all to see,
like a nation’s history moving past,
here for the moment and then gone.

And I remember.

Carving turns through curves of stone,
rocky wonders on every side,
and the wind so cold and clear.
I’m so alive and far from fear,
out here your feelings can’t hide,
just you and the machine alone.

And I remember.

Past Tahoe’s crystal sheen,
and Reno’s lights at night,
I ride past the salt flats glare.
You have time to think out there,
doubting if you’ll ever get it right,
for the Fates can be so mean.

And I remember.

Midwestern cornfields fly by,
and those corn-fed gals I swear,
heart stealers one and all.
never to forget the loon’s lone call,
echoing in you, more then your share,
as the miles behind you fly.

And I remember.

Chi-town’s noise and congested hell,
and the hard looks from the cops there,
saying your not welcome so move on.
Passing empty steel mills and life gone,
like hollow ghosts of the past I swear,
their stories too well known to tell.

And I remember.

Climbing through the Appalachian folds,
winding roads through villages of old,
right out of the history books I’ve read.
Its here, history alive, not yet dead,
and the road dares you to be a bit bold,
amid the autumn leaves like piled gold.

And I remember.

The Big Apple welcomes with grey walls,
and hard eyes and piles of garbage,
until you find the chilly grey sea.
Look all you want, and then let it be,
and turn away from the urban rage,
for the open road’s beckoning call.

And I remember.

The road unwinds before me,
to some far place yet unseen
or familiar haunts so well known.
Across landscapes so windblown,
through weather fair or mean,
I ride, from sea to sea.


589 posted on 09/30/2005 9:36:09 PM PDT by WayzataJOHNN
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To: AZamericonnie

Awwww,such a sweet pup,thanks Connie.


590 posted on 09/30/2005 11:08:31 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather

Queenie! Whatcha doing up so late! *Hugs*


591 posted on 09/30/2005 11:09:37 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: WayzataJOHNN

wonderful work Johnn. Wow, this poem is so strong.


592 posted on 09/30/2005 11:09:53 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: La Enchiladita

Hello La En.


593 posted on 09/30/2005 11:10:59 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: AZamericonnie

Hi Connie, LOL well, one just never knows what Queenie will do, does one!!

LOL

HUGS


594 posted on 09/30/2005 11:12:53 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: HopeandGlory
Hope, this graphic is beautiful and whimsical. Thank for the lovely haiku.
595 posted on 09/30/2005 11:15:20 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather
Nope! "Queenie, International poetress of mystery!"

Diana Krall~They Can't Take That Away From Me

596 posted on 09/30/2005 11:20:37 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: AZamericonnie

Lovely song thanks so much. HUGS and Good night.


597 posted on 09/30/2005 11:23:45 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather

Sweat dreams Ms.Feather!


598 posted on 09/30/2005 11:31:16 PM PDT by AZamericonnie (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Semper Fi ~a field hospital~)
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To: SouthernHawk; Jet Jaguar; Texas Songwriter; laurenmarlowe; HopeandGlory; WayzataJOHNN; StarCMC; ...

Good morning/afternoon everyone.

599 posted on 10/01/2005 10:28:39 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: HopeandGlory
Hope I love this poem by Milton. So beautiful.


Thank you for beautifying the Lair with Poetry and Dragonflies.
600 posted on 10/01/2005 10:33:21 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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