Poetry and Potpourri ........ September 22, 2003

9-22-2003 | JustAmy

[JustAmy]

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The Poetry Branch has been in limbo since the prior hostess left FreeRepublic April 15th 2003. We've since learned that said hostess has lost her posting privilege. That being the case, and Jim Robinson having given his ok, I wanted to renew the thread.

FreeRepublic is blessed with many fine poets, and we look forward to seeing their poems posted on FR once again. There were many non-poet FReepers who visited the Poetry Branch for the camaraderie; we hope they will return.

I would like to invite everyone to visit and relax at Poetry and Potpourri. Hopefully you will renew old acquaintances for chatting, sharing jokes, telling stories, posting cartoons, etc. Everyone needs a place to escape from the everyday news, make Poetry and Potpourri that place.

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The Belvedere's Guardian Wolf ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf.

[SassyMom]

Welllll, I'm not much of a poet but, I do enjoy reading poetry.

[JustAmy]

Jesse ....... Thanks for pinging restornu!

Welcome to Poetry and Potpourri, Restornu.

Hope you find something here to bring you back.

Thanks
Amy

[MistyCA]

[MistyCA]

Thank you, Archy. I use my list very rarely.

[MistyCA]

I did it, Amy. :)

[Xfan]

Thanks for the intro my proud American friend. This is a great thread. Thanks for "pinging" me, I guess that is what you all call it around here. I'm still getting used to the format.

Since this is a poetry thread and I a poet, I suppose I should post something. Unfortunately, I have not the time to create a new composition for this occasion, so I will post one I composed as a commentary about how disconnected from each other we have become in society. I will follow it with one that should give you all some insight into who I am, at least if you pay attention... There are so many great poems and thoughts on this thread it is hard to find time to do them justice...

EXCUSES

Don’t have time.
Don’t care.
It’s not my fault.
I didn’t make this problem.
You can take care of it.
That is what I pay taxes for.
I don’t have anything in common.
They’re too old.
They’re too young.
They won’t like me.
I have the wrong color skin.
They do.
I’m too tired.
They don’t want my help.
I’m not good enough to help.
Got to go eat.
I give to my church.
Their family should do it.
It’s too cold.
No one ever helped me why should I?
I’m not sure where to start.
She’s ugly.
He’s too fat.
They belong to another church.
They won’t appreciate it anyway.
They’re rich, they don’t need it.
They’re poor, they will just waste it like
everything else anyway.
EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES
Tired of excuses yet?
So am I.
YOURS

Please don't anyone think that is directed at you specifically. I don't know any of you well enough to know if you make excuses or not. It is just something to think about.

Fragile

A man? A boy? Who knows?
Wealthy? Not in any measurable way
Attractive? More than some, less than others
Gifted? This poem doesn’t even rhyme
Intelligent? Moderately I suppose
Knowledgeable? About largely useless things
Worthy? Not more than any other

What do I have to offer?
From what riches can I give?
I have acquired little in the life that I have lived
I offer what I have
And hope that it’s enough
My soul, my heart, my love
This is my offer, this is my gift
Hold it with care, for if it came in a box
It would be marked
FRAGILE

Okay, I'm doen for now. Thanks for opening this thread up, Amy. :)

[MistyCA]

LOL! I like your name, I guess. :) You have been removed.

[MistyCA]

:)

[blackie]

Please remove me from your ping list.

[velvet]

You are welcome.

I am pinging a friend who has been kind enough to alert me to some interesting threads in the past.

Mike, you might enjoy stopping by here, looks like a nice place to share some poetry and prose or a joke or two.

[MistyCA]

Great to see you here! Enjoy! :)

[blackie]

In case you missed my reply to your ping:

Please remove me from your ping list.

Thanks,

~b~

[MistyCA]

Awesome, Michael.

[SassyMom]

Hi Misty! It's good to "see" you! How are things with you?

[Pippin]

HI SASSY and MISTY!

I've missed both of you!

Are you going to be comeing to FR more often?

I can't really post much (Until I get that modem) but I lurk still.

I'm not supposed to be posting from my work computer but I had to say Hi!

Hope to be seeing and posting to you soon! :O)

[Helms]

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.

John Milton (the blind bard of Cambridge)

[MistyCA]

Thanks. I also love that graphic. The question about unicorns is more difficult to answer, however. Actually, I think it has to do with their graceful power and magical flight. Like the horse, it is a beautiful animal, imo. Has something to do with vision....mystical.....gentile; something that travels beyond the boundaries of the ordinary and challenges our senses to excel beyond those boundaries. Maybe? :)

[MistyCA]

Thanks, Pip! Good to see you! :)

[MistyCA]

You weren't on my list? LOL! Good to see you! :)

[mrobison]

Thanks. That poem came to me so fast, I had to pull my car off the road to write it all down.

It's the unfortunate eulogy for a relationship with a spectacular woman. When I first read it to her, she started crying and said, "What does it mean?" I told her it meant that she needed someone who would build her a temple in their heart and the best I could do was a pueblo - ironic and poignant for her since she LOVED New Mexico and all things associated therewith.

I think that poem really came from her. I'm just its voice.