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The Dragonflies' Lair~Thread XXVIII~
The Muse/Poets of the Lair | June 11, 2006 | bentfeather

Posted on 06/11/2006 7:33:20 AM PDT by Soaring Feather

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To: bentfeather

Yikes! Stay safe!! We don't get thunder very often, and lightning even less. Finally have beautiful blue sky.


941 posted on 07/09/2006 6:36:03 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska (~ God Bless and Protect Our Brave Protectors of Freedom~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska
I was outside in the garden about 6:30pm for about 45 minutes. I could hear the distant rumbling and came into the house about 7:15 things really got strong after that.

Wind blew strong, along with the rest of it, but so strange, very little rain.

It was a lovely day, great temps, blue skies pleasant temperatures.
942 posted on 07/09/2006 6:41:55 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather

winds move hollow poles
bamboo forest sings softly
wind chimes ring in the night
bf


a percussion song
evening breeze sings so sweet
in a bamboo grove
wj


dancing wind on water
white caps gather clashing loud
thunder rumbles bass
bf


waves rise high and fast
torrents flow and split the mast
silver fish flies free
sb


piebald moon shadowed
calm seas glowed promising peace
whales basking in moonlight
bf


bits of wood wash up
to the foot of the old wall
many ships have passed here
sb


driftwood bleached barren
posing on polished sand dunes
dried kelp skeletons
bf

Memories kept here
in the garden of the mind
under soft moonlight
wj

Very nice! You all took to this with spirit and imagination!


943 posted on 07/09/2006 7:17:15 PM PDT by WayzataJOHNN ( Poetry is the jazz of words, laid down by a feeling soul.)
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To: starbase; WayzataJOHNN; All
sherbet cream color moon
lazily climbing night skies
dripping sweetness in orbit
944 posted on 07/09/2006 7:20:50 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: WayzataJOHNN; starbase
Memories kept here
in the garden of the mind
under soft moonlight
wj


image album show
mental scrap booking fancy
colored paper between thick covers
bf
945 posted on 07/09/2006 7:30:55 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: All

Good night everyone.

946 posted on 07/09/2006 7:56:14 PM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather

Good morning, Ms Feather!


947 posted on 07/10/2006 6:21:21 AM PDT by tomkow6 (........Support the artists appearing in the Canteen (buy a BURKA)!)
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To: WayzataJOHNN; starbase; Lady Jag; EsmeraldaA; Knitting A Conundrum; stephenjohnbanker; ...

Good morning everyone.

948 posted on 07/10/2006 6:28:34 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: All

French novelist Maurice Proust said, "Happiness is
beneficial for the body but it is grief that
develops the powers of the mind."





Today is Monday, July 10, the 191st day of 2006 with 174 to
follow. The moon is full. The morning stars are Venus,
Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter,
Mars, Saturn and Pluto.


949 posted on 07/10/2006 6:48:06 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: All

Those born on this day....




Protestant theologian John Calvin in 1509;

American painter James Whistler in 1834;

brewer Adolphus Busch in 1842;

French novelist Marcel Proust in 1871;

black educator Mary McLeod Bethune in 1875;

novelist Saul Bellow in 1915;

TV news anchor/commentator David Brinkley in 1920;

boxer Jake LaMotta in 1921 (age 85);

author Jean Kerr in 1923;

actor Fred Gwynne in 1926;

former New York City Mayor David Dinkins in 1927 (age 79);

tennis star Arthur Ashe in 1943;

actors Ron Glass in 1945 (age 61)

and Sue Lyon in 1946 (age 60);

and folksinger Arlo Guthrie in 1947 (age 59).

and my Grandmother Mary born 1874


950 posted on 07/10/2006 6:51:48 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather
That's a beautiful illustration, Feather!

Good morning!!


951 posted on 07/10/2006 8:51:30 AM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
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To: Lady Jag

So nice of you to deliver the paper this morning. Lovely bird.


952 posted on 07/10/2006 9:30:29 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather

How is it going today, got a plan for the week?


953 posted on 07/10/2006 10:00:22 AM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
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To: Lady Jag

Today is going well, thanks. Do I have a plan for the week? Nope, only living today, for one day at a time.;)


954 posted on 07/10/2006 10:21:21 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather

Other than having my hair done on Thursday, my schedule is humdrum this week unless I can get enough boring stuff done to have some fun later.


955 posted on 07/10/2006 10:52:38 AM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
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To: Lady Jag

I am doing some laundry today. Trying to remember to take care of business like paying bills etc. Mundane for sure.


956 posted on 07/10/2006 11:05:32 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather
You need a dog.


957 posted on 07/10/2006 11:31:25 AM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
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To: Lady Jag

LOL!! Oh dear!


958 posted on 07/10/2006 11:38:31 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: Lady Jag; All

Keep this on the Fridge




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Heinz vinegar to heal bruises... Soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour. The vinegar reduces the blueness and speeds up the healing process.


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959 posted on 07/10/2006 11:40:03 AM PDT by Soaring Feather
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To: bentfeather
That is SO COOL!!!   I have to spread that around!
960 posted on 07/10/2006 11:52:02 AM PDT by Lady Jag (I dreamed I surfed all day in my monthly donor wonder bra [https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate])
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