A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....10-18-05...Poetry and Potpourri at the Finest

10-18-05 | JustAmy

[JustAmy]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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Graphic by St.Louie1

Liquid Courage

They idle in the tavern,
as they have many nights before,
reminiscing about good times
and doing their best to ignore
the ticking clock above the door,
the harbinger of doom in store
for the fair-haired, mustachioed
man in the polyester suit;
the guy sucking back another
cranberry juice and Absolut. "It's time to get ourselves en route
to the church, mister," his astute friend enjoins.

"One more," says the groom.

~ Eric Lammerman ~

Graphic by MamaBear

We are Amy's latest kindle
Cute and cuddly feline bindles
Found underneath the shrubs in Amy's yard

Four girl kittens and four boys kittens
Forlorn and looking like we'd lost our mittens
In the early morning rain, it wasn't hard

To trade in door warmth for outdoor cold
The boys in vests and spats were all so bold
Leaving our box to see just what would unfold

Up above us was this great big thing
Gleaming white and oh so inviting
With a wide long smile that seemed to tease and infect

Little did we know it was Amy's latest project
That lured us all to meticulously, felinely inspect
This thing that makes sounds in pretty ways that nearly sing

We girls in stripes and calico liked the lighter sounds, just because
As we padded and our steps dropped beneath our paws
While the boys pounded the deep ones on this musical sea

When Amy saw us, we thought she'd be angry
Instead she giggled and snapped a picture of "The Usual Suspects"
Though we much prefer to be called "Kittens On The Keys"

Jack Deth~ 10/04/05.

Graphic by Billie

Tangled

"Me" and my new little “sister,”
Just wanted to drop you a line,
She’s getting a little bit tangled in hers,
So I’ll try to write quickly in mine.

We’re hoping you’ll come for a visit,
We all want to see you once more,
Little “Sister” may not have met you yet,
But she’ll soon catch up on that score!

Our door will always be open,
We can have a nice cup by the fire,
Don’t forget to pack well your doohickeys,
Little curious minds will inquire!

NicknamedBob . . . . October 13, 2005

"Cats are the ultimate narcissists.
You can tell this by all the time they spend on personal grooming.
Dogs aren't like this.
A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish."
~James Gorman~



Bad Penny

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09-27-05 ~ Hall of Fame #13

THIS WEEK'S THREADS 10-17-05 Military Monday

Opinions by our own 'King of Ping' Every Thursday at the Finest The guy's good, folks!

[JustAmy]

That's a cute one. Thanks. I always enjoyed Petula Clark.

[JustAmy]

LOL

[JustAmy]

Yesss!!!

Steve and Edie ..... great together.

[Victoria Delsoul]

LOL!!!

[Victoria Delsoul]

I have Steve alone - go away little girl...

[Darksheare]

I can't tell you how many drawings I didn't like that I have eaten to erase from existence.
Acid free paper tastes disgusting by the way.
;-)

[Darksheare]

I seriously have eaten drawings that didn't go the way I wanted them to.
And since I use acid free paper, which won't dissolve itself like old style paper does, it doesn't go down too well.

[Victoria Delsoul]

And Eydie without Steve.

[JustAmy]

I'l be back ..... time to give the girl a drink and tuck her in.

[Victoria Delsoul]

OMG! Are you kidding? ROTFLOL.

[Darksheare]

Nope.
Not kidding.
#50 pound paper also doesn't go down well.
And.. it is somewhat rough.
Shoudl you write anything down that you may need to dispose of quickly.. don't write it on #50 pound art paper.

(That one was a figure drawing that most definitely did not come out too well. YIKES, Picasso could have done better in his sleep.)

[Victoria Delsoul]

Okie dokie.

[deadhead]

Great thread, Amy. Thanks for the tune, Victoria.

"Girls just wanna have fun "

Good Night, all

[Victoria Delsoul]

I'm speechless. LOL!!! But I'll remember your advice.

[JustAmy]

Nice .... Steve is good alone too.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Awww, that's such a cute cat.

Sweet dreams, Colleen. See you tomorrow.

[Darksheare]

Hey, when it comes to drawings, I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist about them.
So I was extremely pleased that you liked how the sketch was going, as for a bit I wasn't sure it was going as I had hoped.

And then I put the embroidery lines on there, and some 'this and that', and it looked pretty good to me but 'I just had to be sure'.

Yes, I am overly critical of my drawings.

[Victoria Delsoul]

He is, and she is good, too.

[JustAmy]

Good Night, Colleen. Sweet dreams.

That is really a cute graphic. I thought I'd stolen all of the musical cats last night.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I like it a lot. It's already posted on my page, hehe. That's how much I like it.