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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....09-28-05...Poetry and Potpourri at the Finest
9-28-05 | JustAmy

Posted on 09/27/2005 9:03:32 PM PDT by JustAmy



A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day
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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day was introduced on June 24, 2002. It's only a small room in JimRob's house where we can get to know one another a little better; salute and support our military and our leaders; pray for those in need; and congratulate those deserving. We strive to keep our threads entertaining, fun, and pleasing to look at, and often have guest writers contribute an essay, or a profile of another FReeper.
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~ Billie, Dutchess, DollyCali, Mama_Bear ~







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Graphic by Billie

Reflections

God sets a mirror down for us,
To bounce back sunny days,
He does it when the rain has passed,
To help us see the rays.

The reflection that we see in it,
Is not of hair and skin.
What we see is an image of,
The gloried state we’re in.

Light pink, and brighter orange,
And yellow brighter still.
I sit and look at glory’s frame,
Upon my favorite hill.

The others call it rainbow,
But I know what it is,
A magic mirror in the sky,
That lets us know we’re His.

The body that we occupy down here,
Is nothing like its start,
For one, the most attractive thing,
Has always been the heart.

God looks into our heart and then,
Just for His own amusement.
He gives a glimpse of what He sees,
And laughs at our confusement.

“That doesn’t look at all like me!”
I hear your protests start,
But when you look at other folks,
How can you see their heart?

If you admit there’s beauty,
Reflecting from some source,
Just think how glorious it will be,
When He’s revealed full force.

And you and I are with Him,
And joining in the glow.
Next time you see a rainbow,
I thought you ought to know.

NicknamedBob April 5, 2004
© 2004







Graphic by MamaBear

The Corner

That cupboard in the corner was where brother put his gun,
Right up top to keep it safe while he was having fun.
He made a good policeman. I always knew he could.
His stony face when he played war could scare me pretty good!

Yes, we played cops and robbers, and games like kick the can.
I know those games were helpful as I learned to be a man.
When brother came to visit, his gun went way up top,
He couldn’t win an argument just ‘cause he was a cop!

We liked to play our card games, with Dad and all the boys.
And all of us knew guns were something different from toys.
My brother used his in his work, just like the badge he had.
Although he never really used it, and for that, he was glad.

The rest of us all knew what guns were really for,
The government even gave me one when I went off to war,
Although I never used it, just like my brother cop,
The very fact that I was there, just caused that war to stop.

I have a picture of the guys, with cards all strewn about,
You’d get the notion all the rules had somehow been tossed out!
With cards in hatbands, cards in sleeves, and chips piled way up high,
But all of that was just to show for that nosy camera eye!

NicknamedBob . . . . . . . . . . . June 8, 2005






Graphic by MamaBear

THE OLD HOUSE REMEMBERS

The old ranch house is alone with its past,
The windows are closed and the doors are fast;
The windmills are hushed, a desolate pall
Of silence and heartbreak broods over all.
Only the wind in the cottonwood trees
Tells off its rosary of memories.
Once around the wells were cattle that milled
And cooled themselves in the water which spilled
From the brimming tanks and trickled away
To a wet weather stream which trees betray;
There the willows dip their long lacy plumes
Over low marsh grass where the smartweed blooms.

Now the cottonwoods murmur, the willows weep,
And all else is silent, the place asleep,
But above the stillness when soft winds blow
Are the phantom voices of long ago ...
A lone cowboy as he rides down the trail
And yodels to drown out the coyote's wail.
While the walls reecho with rhythmic beat
To the merry tunes and to dancing feet.
So the old house lives again in its past,
Lives in the joys that the years have amassed.
And the full rich life that it’s loved ones knew
Is wafted back when it comes into view.

By Laressa Cox McBurney (my great-aunt)
Published in Prairie Panorama in 1938




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To: Dog; Darksheare

thank you gents.. need to try to sleep (after I tend to my ear.. not good) . blessings & love from Ohio


141 posted on 09/28/2005 7:41:34 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your s God is!)
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To: DollyCali

Welcome.
May sleep be blessed.


142 posted on 09/28/2005 7:44:02 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: DollyCali; Flyer; technochick99; sinkspur; annyokie; Scott from the Left Coast; 88keys; ...
So sorry ((((DollyCali))))

((((Wahoo))))

Ping!


Other articles with keyword "DOGGIEPING" since 12/29/04

143 posted on 09/28/2005 7:56:24 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (Join the Hobbit Hole Troop Support - http://freeper.the-hobbit-hole.net/)
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To: DollyCali
Hi Dolly,
I imagine what you must feel. It's heartbreaking, but it may be for the best. After what those horrible owners did to that poor dog, he may not have been safe to be around. You did the best you could. I sure wish it turned out differently.
144 posted on 09/28/2005 7:56:58 PM PDT 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
I hope your ear is ok.
145 posted on 09/28/2005 7:57:27 PM PDT 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
I'm so sorry to hear that, Dolly. He was a beautiful dog.

Perhaps he's in a better place now.



Who's this—alone with stone and sky?
It's only my old dog and I—
It's only him; it's only me;
Alone with stone and grass and tree.

What share we most—we two together?
Smells, and awareness of the weather.
What is it makes us more than dust?
My trust in him; in me his trust.

Here's anyhow one decent thing
That life to man and dog can bring;
One decent thing, remultiplied
Till earth's last dog and man have died.

Man and Dog
--Siegfried Sassoon

146 posted on 09/28/2005 8:08:51 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: DollyCali

Oh no! You tried, Dolly. That's more than what the owners did. Some people don't deserve to have pets. And sometimes, we are a little too late, and there isn't much that we can do about it. You gave him a little love before his time came, and I'm sure he appreciated it.

((((Dolly))))


147 posted on 09/28/2005 8:10:53 PM PDT by tuliptree76 (I'm not sure what I want. But I'll know it when I see it!)
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To: DollyCali

That is a true shame Dolly but my friend you did the right thing. You tried and that is all that you could do. They are beautiful dogs, a friend has one and she is a doll.

10 years in an unhealthy atmosphere is tough and it would be hard to break old habits and inner feelings.

I hope and Pray that your ear is OK, see a doctor, K?


148 posted on 09/28/2005 8:14:16 PM PDT by The Mayor ( Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.)
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To: DollyCali

Oh bless your heart. What a sad, sad story and what a dreaddful life that poor dog must have had. But look at that pix you took! He was so happy. You gave him happiness on last day on this earth. I feel awful for you tho. I am so sorry.

Thanks for the ping HOTD, and... I love the cat and dog haiku!


149 posted on 09/28/2005 8:21:44 PM PDT by HoHoeHeaux (Praying hard for Texas, LA, and MS)
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To: Darksheare

Hi Darks.

Hope you've had a great day.

I had to leave for awhile. Took Missy to her dance lesson and then took her and her brother to the fair.

The fair just about finished me off for good. They wanted to ride different rides and kept disappearing. Man of man .... how do people handle 4?


150 posted on 09/28/2005 9:05:18 PM PDT by JustAmy (Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
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To: Temple Owl

Good evening, Temple.

Sorry that I missed you today. Hope you had a good one.


151 posted on 09/28/2005 9:08:39 PM PDT by JustAmy (Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
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To: JustAmy

*shrugs*

Just the two of us rotten boys in my family were bad enough.
THEN our sister was born, and the unioverse has been harmed to its very foundations by that.

We've adjusted since, but..
*chuckle*

I only know that I honestly wouldn't be able to handle 2 children let alone 4.
Even if they are grown up.*

*Mom is always saying this right around the time I get baaaad ideas involving things that go 'kaboom' and certain rodent pests of the garden. Moms ALWAYS know..


Came up with a horrible literary device.. er.. theoretical sci-fi weapon inelegantly termed a 'telepop'.
In short, you teleport in an object of any size, and due to the teleport being unstable, the object materializes, sits for a second, and then explodes with 'extreme prejudice.'

Sometimes I hate the ideas that pop into my head..


152 posted on 09/28/2005 9:16:41 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: Victoria Delsoul

Are you still here, Victoria?

Good evening. Thank you. Cute song for "Strawberry Cream PieDay".

I had planned to get back earlier but you always see people from your past at small country fairs.

Even Michael and Marissa were excited about seeing schoolmates tonight. ;)


153 posted on 09/28/2005 9:18:25 PM PDT by JustAmy (Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
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To: JustAmy

Glad to see you, Amy. Looks like you guys had a great time. :-)


154 posted on 09/28/2005 9:22:51 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Darksheare

Well ... you do come up with interesting ideas.

Always enjoy hearing about them.

The 2 kids are not baad, they just wanted to do their own thing. I wanted them to stay where I could see them.


155 posted on 09/28/2005 9:26:50 PM PDT by JustAmy (Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
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To: Victoria Delsoul

We had a good time.

By the time we were ready to leave, people other than kids started arriving and we had to stop to visit a couple of minutes.

Both kids were getting tired and cranky. It was getting close to their bedtime.


156 posted on 09/28/2005 9:29:23 PM PDT by JustAmy (Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
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To: JustAmy

LOL!

I thought it was a truly bad idea dealing with high energy physics that I don't understand.
Like, even small objects converting their mass into energy explosively would destroy lots of stuff.
Large stuff.


Well, there are the three of us now.
And my sister will say something innocuous, and then watch the eldest of us and myself do stuff.
We did discover that her one "ex-boyfriend" did NOT have dissassembly instructions printed on him.
Yes, we were crushed by that.
He was somewhat saddened by that too.
[note the quotation marks..]

Yes, two kids staying where you can see them -in my family at least- minimizes collateral damage and possible insurance settlements.


157 posted on 09/28/2005 9:33:56 PM PDT by Darksheare (There is a Possum in the works.)
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To: DollyCali

Ohhhh .... what a beautiful dog.

What a horrible experience for you and Wahoo. I do not know why people take animals if they are not going to give them the love they deserve.

Poor Wahoo. I'm sure he is romping and playing with others at the Rainbow Bridge.

Have your ear checked tomorrow; you don't want to ignore it and let it get infected.

((((( Dolly )))))


158 posted on 09/28/2005 9:34:12 PM PDT by JustAmy (Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
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To: JustAmy
Both kids were getting tired and cranky. It was getting close to their bedtime.

I imagine so. You must feel tired too.

By the way, you did a good job with the thread – looks really nice.

159 posted on 09/28/2005 9:36:14 PM PDT by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Darksheare

LOL

From your tales, I would suspect that the insurance settlements could get quite expensive. :)


160 posted on 09/28/2005 9:37:28 PM PDT by JustAmy (Our troops need your prayers, now more than ever!)
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