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Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ...February, 2008
2-1-2008 | JustAmy and MamaBear

Posted on 02/01/2008 6:50:12 AM PST by JustAmy




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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; Military/Veterans; Poetry
KEYWORDS: amysplace; jokes; music; poetry; potpourri
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To: ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; DollyCali; dutchess; Aquamarine; GodBlessUSA; Diver Dave; ...
February 5, 2008

Graphic by MamaBear

"Red Bird"

Red Bird, Red Bird,
What a pretty sight.
Flying in the summer time,
Neath a sun so bright.
Red Bird, Red Bird,
Flying to and fro.
Living in the winter time,
Mid the ice and snow.

~E.H. Coe~
1981

141 posted on 02/05/2008 8:10:51 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: All; JustAmy; Billie
Good morning, Amy. I'll be answering your e-mail later this morning.

That's a nice Red Bird graphic, but I didn't make it. It's probably Billie's. :-)

Have a super 'Super Tuesday', everyone!

142 posted on 02/05/2008 8:20:34 AM PST by Mama_Bear (My heroes wear camouflage! God bless our Troops!)
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To: DollyCali
Those are great, Dolly!

Good morning to you!

143 posted on 02/05/2008 8:23:22 AM PST by Mama_Bear (My heroes wear camouflage! God bless our Troops!)
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To: Mama_Bear; Billie


LOL
I had that Graphic tagged as belonging to you, Lori but
I kept looking at it thinking
it sure looks like a Billie Graphic.

Sorry, Billie. : (

Thank you both for all the wonderful Graphics. You are truly the best!

144 posted on 02/05/2008 8:52:35 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: DollyCali

WOW AND DOUBLE WOW~~~~


145 posted on 02/05/2008 8:59:51 AM PST by jaycee
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To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear; NicknamedBob; All
Morning! Looks like we're still covered upwith snow and ice at Amy's, so should be a good place to post a graphic from a thread I did at the Finest (linked above) and a beautiful poem by NNB!

Ice Castles ~ 02-28-06



Ice

Water is a friend to us, a laughing, playful sprite,
Greeting us each morning, weeping in the night,
Sparkling in its banter, elusive in its zest.
Happy are the children who can understand it best.

Water is within us, and we a part of it,
We carry our own ocean or at least a little bit.
The red tide that has colored it tells of the blood we share,
More than all the breath we blow means we are partly air.

Our water is a food to us, and carries woes away,
And clouds become our cover tucking in at end of day.
A fever can bring fire to the balance that we seek,
And ever helpful water is a nurse when we are weak.

Yet even water can oppose us and bring its wrath to bear,
And crash upon our hovels when it teams up with the air.
Sometimes a sea of water overcomes us as a flood,
And we are left to wonder why an ocean needs our blood.

There comes a time when best of friends must pass,
Our friend the water turns into a stone of glass,
And frozen clouds and turbulence made into solid form,
And all the softness goes out from the thing that had been warm.

Yes, water dies and brings its own fresh flowers to the wake,
A petaled tear which gently falls as a snowflake,
Yet water has one lesson still to teach us and to warn,
That we will have a cycle too, and we will be reborn.

That we will pound ourselves against the rocks upon the shore,
Eroding folly and excesses in our never-ending war.
A fight against all prejudice and hatred til we sleep,
And joined with other mourners is the water that they weep.

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 6, 2004

146 posted on 02/05/2008 9:06:30 AM PST by Billie
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To: JustAmy; Mama_Bear

LOL - not to worry!


147 posted on 02/05/2008 9:09:39 AM PST by Billie
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To: jaycee
Jaycee, that's Beautiful!!


148 posted on 02/05/2008 9:13:12 AM PST by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!!)
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To: Billie; NicknamedBob
Thanks, Billie. I’m still amazed at those ice sculptures.

That was a beautiful thread and as usual Ice Castles is and was perfect.

Here is another .....


149 posted on 02/05/2008 9:21:30 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: ST.LOUIE1; All


In addition to celebrating my Bro's birthday,
we can also celebrate ....

Chocolate Fondue Day
Mardi Gras
Primrose Day
Shrove Tuesday
Weatherperson's Day

Happy Mardi Gras, Primrose, Weatherperson's, Shrove Tuesday and Chocolate Fondue Days!

Have a Happy Birthday, ((((( Bro )))))
150 posted on 02/05/2008 9:29:40 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy; Billie; Mama_Bear
I Love that Poem and Graphic, Amy and Billie!
Lori, I Hope Chachi is Doing Well.
I was Going to Post a Lovely Rose Gif to you All, but both TinyPic and Photobucket Seem to be Down. :(
151 posted on 02/05/2008 9:33:04 AM PST by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!!)
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Amy, that is beautiful, the red bird against the white snow. It’s wonderful how birds survive in freezing weather; I guess it’s their high metabolism? My Momma Hummingbird is in Day 9 of sitting on the nest.

Is FR slow this morning or is it my computer?
I fear my computer is dying....:(


152 posted on 02/05/2008 9:34:54 AM PST by La Enchiladita (I'm on the Mitt-Mobile!!!)
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To: DollyCali; jaycee; Kitty Mittens; fewz; La Enchiladita

Thank all of you for your contributions this morning.

I’m running late for an appointment but I will be back later to answer everyone’s posts.

FR must be running slow, it is taking me forever to get a window to open. Must be the elections.


153 posted on 02/05/2008 9:39:10 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: JustAmy

Shrove Tuesday = Pancake Supper.
YUM.


154 posted on 02/05/2008 9:39:38 AM PST by La Enchiladita (I'm on the Mitt-Mobile!!!)
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To: JustAmy

Thanks, Amy - I find ice sculptures absolutely amazing, but the really sad thing about them - just as with unique snow sculptures - is that all that work by the artist soon melts. :( I can’t imagine spending that much time creating something so beautiful that won’t last very long.

The palm trees you posted are another gorgeous example!


155 posted on 02/05/2008 9:42:21 AM PST by Billie
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To: JustAmy; ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; Billie; DollyCali; dutchess; Aquamarine; GodBlessUSA; Diver Dave

Little bird, here in my hand, keep your children from the sand,
The topmost pole shall be your nest, shield your chicks, I'll do the rest.

LIttle bird, with trilling sweet, I'm glad we had this chance to meet,
but now, my mission must be done, and I won't stop until we've won.

Little bird, now we must part, your song has lightened up my heart,
Raise your children wild and free, and theach them all to sing for me.

(C) 04 MAY 2002 by JSR

156 posted on 02/05/2008 10:34:36 AM PST by Old Sarge (CTHULHU '08 - I won't settle for a lesser evil any longer!)
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To: Old Sarge

This is terrific!
Thanks Old Sarge! :)

God Bless Our Military Heroes!


157 posted on 02/05/2008 10:42:30 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: JustAmy
Good Afternoon Amy
Lovely poems :) Cardinals are so lovely. Thanks for ping!

158 posted on 02/05/2008 10:51:00 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You!. Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: DollyCali
Hmmm ....


I'm too old for games. LOL

Hi Dolly .... if I think of any, I will ping you.
Have fun.

159 posted on 02/05/2008 10:51:04 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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To: DollyCali

Beautiful Dolly!

Thank you for sharing this with us.


160 posted on 02/05/2008 10:55:07 AM PST by JustAmy (I wear red every Friday, but I support our Military everyday!!)
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