The Dragonflies'Lair ~Thread XVIII~ Valentine's Day 2008

Poets of The Dragonflies' Lair | February 13, 2008 | Soaring Feather

[Soaring Feather]

Origin of Valentine's Day

Find out how this special day originated way back in the 3rd century


Valentine's Day originated way back in the 3rd century. Saint Valentine was a priest in Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius II. It seems the Emperor was having trouble recruiting members for his army because the men didn't want to leave their wives and children for the long military expeditions which would last for months and even years. Claudius then decided that banning marriages in Rome would solve this problem. The Emperor had Valentine condemned to death for defying his order and marrying couples in secret.


As Valentine awaited execution, his admirers would come to the jail bearing notes of support and flowers. As luck would have it, his most ardent admirer turned out to be the daughter of the prison guard. She would visit him for hours. The day of his execution, February 14 in the year 269 AD, Valentine wrote her a note expressing his gratitude for her love, support, and friendship and signed it "Love from our Valentine".


As it turned, out, the festival of Lupercalia (an ode to the god of fertility and a celebratoin of sensual pleasure) followed close after Valentine was executed.



During the festival, boys would draw the names of girls and they would pair up for the festivities. The name Valentine was linked to this romantic festival.

In 496, Pope Gelasius set aside February 14 to honor Valentine as a saint.

I gave my love a cherry
That has no stone,

I gave my love a chicken
That has no bone,

I gave my love a baby
That's no cryin'.

How can there be a cherry
That has no stone?

How can there be a chicken
That has no bone?

How can there be a baby
That's no cryin'?

A cherry when it's buddin',
It has no stone.

A chicken in the eggshell
It has no bone.

A baby when it's sleepin'
Is no cryin'.


Old Appalachian song

The Apple Dumplings and a King

"Very astonishing indeed! strange thing!"

(Turning the Dumpling round, rejoined the King)

"'Tis most extraordinary, then, all this is;

It beats Penetti's conjuring all to pieces;

Strange I should never of a Dumpling dream!

But, Goody, tell me where, where, where's the Seam?"

"Sire, there's no Seam," quoth she; "I never knew

That folks did Apple-Dumplings sew."

"No!" cried the staring Monarch with a grin;

"How, how the devil got the Apple in?"

Dr. John Wolcot


The Cow

The friendly cow all red and white,

I love with all my heart:

She gives me cream with all her might,

To eat with apple-tart.

She wanders lowing here and there,

And yet she cannot stray,

All in the pleasant open air,

The pleasant light of day;

And blown by all the winds that pass

And wet with all the showers,

She walks among the meadow grass

And eats the meadow flowers.

Robert Louis Stevenson

[Soaring Feather]

Oh I have seen that more than once. If ya wanted chicken dinner on Sunday, someone had to separate the chicken from its head.

In our house it was Mother.

[Soaring Feather]

WHY??

Well, it is gonna be a drafty season, that’s why.

[SevenofNine]

Guess what coming on DVD in special edition

MIDNIGHT Express GOD I feel old it is 30 year old movie LOL!

http://www.tcm.com/movienews/index/?cid=194045

[Lady Jag]

That's why I hang here. You're a Strange Attractor.

From Wikipedia,
An attractor is a set to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.

[Soaring Feather]

An attractor is a set to which a dynamical system evolves after a long enough time. That is, points that get close enough to the attractor remain close even if slightly disturbed.


And I love you, too.
It's the early life heifer experience. LOL

[Lady Jag]

Does it mean you are an organized person because you're writing a book? I'd need "Book Writing for Dummies."

J.K. Rowling wrote seven and is currently softening up to the idea of writing more. I construe that mean once you get rolling, writing gains a momentum of its own

if we can keep the Democrats from derailing . . .

I say that in a group to exposed all the Dems. Usually they respond with a low roar.

[SevenofNine]

BBC wire breaking news report bomb blast hit tourist area in Mexico City at this time wounding 5 so far

[SevenofNine]

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[Lady Jag]

Talk about an image source!