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The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread~XXXIV~March 10, 2007
March 10, 2007 | Soaring Feather/Poets of the Lair

Posted on 03/09/2007 9:21:10 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©
2002






TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Music/Entertainment; Poetry
KEYWORDS: dragonflies; glengaulway; music; poetry
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To: Soaring Feather

Good morning/afternoon Soaring Feather.


961 posted on 03/24/2007 10:35:05 AM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
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To: NY Attitude

Good day to you, it's afternoon for me. ;)




962 posted on 03/24/2007 10:39:49 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather
I love upbeat poems. There aren't as many upbeat ones as ther are downers. I don't like downers, but understand that poetry lends itself to drama.

Look what I just found. Looks like ee cummings like upbeat stuff, too:


The Terrible People
 
 

Ogden Nash




963 posted on 03/24/2007 10:46:37 AM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: Lady Jag; NY Attitude; starbase; WayzataJOHNN; All

Note: The Worst Poem of All Time:
William Topaz McGonagall's “The Tay Bridge Disaster”
William Topaz McGonagall. The very name reeks of poetry, and a poet, he was. Born in 1830 in Dundee, where he is still remembered as “Dundee's most famous nobody” (does so rhyme!), McGonagall died in 1902 in Edinburgh (where he is also claimed Native Son). His unparalleled awkward rhythms and dud rhymes were perfectly matched by his subject matter: spectacular train wrecks and the mountains of Greenland.


The Tay Bridge Disaster



The Tay Bridge Disaster Beautiful Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay!
Alas! I am very sorry to say
That ninety lives have been taken away
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.

'Twas about seven o'clock at night,
And the wind it blew with all its might,
And the rain came pouring down,
And the dark clods seem'd to frown,
And the Demon of the air seem'd to say --
“I'll blow down the Bridge of Tay.”

When the train left Edinburgh
The passengers' hearts were light and felt no sorrow,
But Boreas blew a terrific gale,
Which made their hearts for to quail,
And many of the passengers with fear did say --
“I hope God will send us safe across the Bridge of Tay.”

But when the train came near to Wormit Bay,
Boreas he did loud and angry bray,
And shook the central girders of the Bridge of Tay
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.

So the train sped on with all its might,
And Bonnie Dundee soon hove in sight,
And the passengers' hearts felt light,
Thinking they would enjoy themselves on the New Year,
With their friends at home they lov'd most dear,
And wish them all a happy New Year.

So the train mov'd slowly along the Bridge of Tay,
Until it was about midway,
Then the central girders with a crash gave way,
And down went the train and passengers into the Tay!
The Storm Fiend did loudly bray,
Because ninety lives had been taken away,
On the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.

As soon as the catastrophe came to be known
The alarm from mouth to mouth was blown,
And the cry rang out all o'er the town,
Good Heavens! the Tay Bridge is blown down,
And a passenger train from Edinburgh,
Which fill'd all the people's hearts with sorrow,
And made them for to turn pale,
Because none of the passengers were sav'd to tell the tale
How the disaster happen'd on the last Sabbath day of 1879,
Which will be remember'd for a very long time.

It must have been an awful sight,
To witness in the dusky moonlight,
While the Storm Fiend did laugh, and angry did bray,
Along the Railway Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay,
Oh! ill-fated Bridge of the Silv'ry Tay,
I must now conclude my lay
By telling the world fearlessly without the least dismay,
That your central girders would not have given way,
At least many sensible men do say,
Had they been supported on each side with buttresses,
At least many sensible men confesses,
For the stronger we our houses do build,
The less chance we have of being killed.

William Topaz McGonagall




964 posted on 03/24/2007 10:52:30 AM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: Soaring Feather; Seadog Bytes; Allegra; AZamericonnie; CelticLass; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; ...



I Am Offering This Poem
 
  I am offering this poem to you,
since I have nothing else to give.
Keep it like a warm coat,
when winter comes to cover you,
or like a pair of thick socks
the cold cannot bite through,

I love you,

I have nothing else to give you,
so it is a pot full of yellow corn
to warm your belly in the winter,
it is a scarf for your head, to wear
over your hair, to tie up around your face,

I love you,

Keep it, treasure it as you would
if you were lost, needing direction,
in the wilderness life becomes when mature;
and in the corner of your drawer,
tucked away like a cabin or a hogan
in dense trees, come knocking,
and I will answer, give you directions,
and let you warm yourself by this fire,
rest by this fire, and make you feel safe,

I love you,

It's all I have to give,
and it's all anyone needs to live,
and to go on living inside,
when the world outside
no longer cares if you live or die;
remember,

I love you.

Jimmy Santiago Baca


965 posted on 03/24/2007 11:55:59 AM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: Lady Jag; Soaring Feather

Great poerty posted by both of you. 8^)


966 posted on 03/24/2007 12:33:37 PM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
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To: NY Attitude

967 posted on 03/24/2007 1:43:01 PM PDT by Lady Jag (A positive attitude will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.)
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To: Lady Jag

Cute picture.


968 posted on 03/24/2007 2:04:15 PM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
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To: Soaring Feather; Lady Jag; NY Attitude; All
~Rhododendron~

Happy Weekend To The Lair

969 posted on 03/24/2007 2:13:03 PM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)
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To: MEG33

Thank you MEG33. The flowers are beautiful.


970 posted on 03/24/2007 2:21:46 PM PDT by NY Attitude (You are responsible for your safety until the arrival of Law Enforcement Officers!)
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To: Soaring Feather; Lady Jag; NY Attitude; All
Tanager in a Pink Dogwood


I am loving the bird poems and pictures
I don't have Tanagers but I do have a pink Dogwood blooming.

971 posted on 03/24/2007 3:05:28 PM PDT by MEG33 (GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES.)
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To: Lady Jag

I Am Offering This Poem
Jimmy Santiago Baca



Lovely absolutely lovely, thank you.


972 posted on 03/24/2007 3:36:01 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: MEG33

Hello, your graphic presentations are gorgeous. Thank You.


973 posted on 03/24/2007 3:36:45 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: NY Attitude

Thanks, so how goes your day?

It has been a cloudy and rainy day in my neck of the woods.
At least we don't have to shovel it. ;)


974 posted on 03/24/2007 3:38:28 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: Lady Jag

Lady, the Odgen Nash poem, it that it, 2 lines?


975 posted on 03/24/2007 3:40:06 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: All

With eyes amazed by the skies
I look up to see a moon
not quiet alseep or awake
In dreamy repose I choose
to gaze in awe
at the lovers ball
of softly glowing light

bentfeather
09.07.04



976 posted on 03/24/2007 3:50:49 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: Lady Jag
Nice one! ...Happy Saturday to you.
977 posted on 03/24/2007 3:51:38 PM PDT by Seadog Bytes (OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
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To: All

You are my joy
my cherished love and desire
tenderly unlocking my reverie to
read my thoughts and to pen the page
of poignant memories
soul thoughts
awaiting
the golden day...

bentfeather
09.06.04


978 posted on 03/24/2007 3:52:12 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: All

An ornament in a bowered garden
hung in a clustered clump
an old dried rose
wrapped in antique lace
your image burned into my brow
my heart an open book
your name etched upon each page
old and tattered with their age
golden is their worth
for me there never be another
my browned eyed precious lover.


bentfeather


979 posted on 03/24/2007 3:53:17 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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To: All

I may have to leave again, we are having another thunder storm second one today.


980 posted on 03/24/2007 3:54:13 PM PDT by Soaring Feather (I Soar 'cause I can....)
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