Win Deer's White Gold Dollars!!
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- deer of the dawn
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Thanks for the entry, null. Reminds me of a dog we had when I was a kid, who after a while learned to spell-- at least "G-O" and "W-A-L-K" and "C-A-R".
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ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
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High on a mountain
A woman whose brother died
Was a source of Light
Young adults and kids
Threatened by a dreaded plague
Found shelter with her
The Love that is G-d
Radiated from her life
And all in her house
Called home far too soon
Her courage did nor falter
Nor can ours waver
The work she started
The Light she manifested
Is carried forward
A woman whose brother died
Was a source of Light
Young adults and kids
Threatened by a dreaded plague
Found shelter with her
The Love that is G-d
Radiated from her life
And all in her house
Called home far too soon
Her courage did nor falter
Nor can ours waver
The work she started
The Light she manifested
Is carried forward
Yes, I am an alt
Whose? An open secret to
Attentive Watchers
Whose? An open secret to
Attentive Watchers
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the great Grunter
Stinkbottom once
unfettered and frothing,
now staid to his trothing.
Grunter comes from Sonny's habit
whenever he is forced to move from
where he is sleeping. even at a young age.
Stinkbottom should be self explaining.
at night we shelter
in place, under his
imperial aegis, deep
in the heart of Tejas.
whenever there is a problem with one
of the chemical plants here, people are
told to shelter in place.
brindled and trying to
herd the unheard.
we no longer have
to spell out the words.
his coloring is called brindled. he is a
Catahoula Hound. the herd is the kids
who live behind us. his breed is used
for sheepherding. he used to sit and
bark for them to come out if they were
indoors.
he has been our good
boy and our better son.
and truth to the telling,
we are the fortunate ones.
those who know our trouble with Julie's
son will understand that part. but it is
what Julie has said many of times.
Julie liked the poem so much she demanded
annotations.
Stinkbottom once
unfettered and frothing,
now staid to his trothing.
Grunter comes from Sonny's habit
whenever he is forced to move from
where he is sleeping. even at a young age.
Stinkbottom should be self explaining.
at night we shelter
in place, under his
imperial aegis, deep
in the heart of Tejas.
whenever there is a problem with one
of the chemical plants here, people are
told to shelter in place.
brindled and trying to
herd the unheard.
we no longer have
to spell out the words.
his coloring is called brindled. he is a
Catahoula Hound. the herd is the kids
who live behind us. his breed is used
for sheepherding. he used to sit and
bark for them to come out if they were
indoors.
he has been our good
boy and our better son.
and truth to the telling,
we are the fortunate ones.
those who know our trouble with Julie's
son will understand that part. but it is
what Julie has said many of times.
Julie liked the poem so much she demanded
annotations.
Lenin, Marx
Marx, Lennon
Good Dog...
Marx, Lennon
Good Dog...
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Yep!! Sorry, crazy busy lately. Gratified by the interest!
November, just to get that going:Thankfulness, of course.
October's winner: Ugh, I didn't know how tough it was going to be, to choose. I gotta go with Sarge's paean to his deaf doggy.
I want to see more of Wayfriend's psi-fi poetry, though, and the Dread Pirate is always welcome. (Wish I had met Her, whoever she was.)
November, just to get that going:Thankfulness, of course.
October's winner: Ugh, I didn't know how tough it was going to be, to choose. I gotta go with Sarge's paean to his deaf doggy.
I want to see more of Wayfriend's psi-fi poetry, though, and the Dread Pirate is always welcome. (Wish I had met Her, whoever she was.)
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. -Philo of Alexandria
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
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I have read some of them. I was absent from the watch for a couple of years at the time of her passing. Her presence is still strongly felt here... and true.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. -Philo of Alexandria
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
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Glad you feel that way.Linna Heartlistener wrote:me too!sgt.null wrote:sorry - got busy. damn. I could have won unopposed.
...in the hypothetical case where you were busy and I wasn't also busy... and where my metaphorical "muse" showed up on time instead of like 2 days late...
But December's theme... woo!
Now get busy!!
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. -Philo of Alexandria
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
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Ahh!! You're on to me!deer of the dawn wrote:Glad you feel that way.
Now get busy!!
"People without hope not only don't write novels, but what is more to the point, they don't read them.
They don't take long looks at anything, because they lack the courage.
The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience."
-Flannery O'Connor
"In spite of much that militates against quietness there are people who still read books. They are the people who keep me going."
-Elisabeth Elliot, Preface, "A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael"
They don't take long looks at anything, because they lack the courage.
The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience."
-Flannery O'Connor
"In spite of much that militates against quietness there are people who still read books. They are the people who keep me going."
-Elisabeth Elliot, Preface, "A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael"
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Cold pre-dawn peaceful darkness
Interrupted by jogging footfalls
The beat of rubber soles reaches me
Some disciplined soul starting her day
As I lay embraced in my warm bed
Sudden illumination through the blinds
No, not the dawn come early
The neighbor’s motion-triggered lights…
Interrupted by jogging footfalls
The beat of rubber soles reaches me
Some disciplined soul starting her day
As I lay embraced in my warm bed
Sudden illumination through the blinds
No, not the dawn come early
The neighbor’s motion-triggered lights…
Focus on where you are going and why.
Never lose awareness of how far down "down" is...but don't obsess about it.
Never lose awareness of how far down "down" is...but don't obsess about it.
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At Last
We are the Keepers of the New Womb
that you our daughter inhabit, inherit.
As we have seen in your beauty the incarnation
of our bodies, so now, is the realisation
of our devotion revealed to us.
Now we see
the vessel into which we have, instinctively
poured our selves. Here is fertile soil
for you to root deeply in, to leave boldly from.
May our steadfast desire be the pure stuff
from which you construct your eye.
May your clear sight, with a kindling light
illuminate our true home and reveal,
at last, that we are not alone.
u.
P.S. Not for inclusion in the competition. It's an old poem (15+ years) written after the occasion of my first niece's birth. Just wanted to add my bit to the theme of light in dark. (And Linna and Deer may enjoy the religious reference )
We are the Keepers of the New Womb
that you our daughter inhabit, inherit.
As we have seen in your beauty the incarnation
of our bodies, so now, is the realisation
of our devotion revealed to us.
Now we see
the vessel into which we have, instinctively
poured our selves. Here is fertile soil
for you to root deeply in, to leave boldly from.
May our steadfast desire be the pure stuff
from which you construct your eye.
May your clear sight, with a kindling light
illuminate our true home and reveal,
at last, that we are not alone.
u.
P.S. Not for inclusion in the competition. It's an old poem (15+ years) written after the occasion of my first niece's birth. Just wanted to add my bit to the theme of light in dark. (And Linna and Deer may enjoy the religious reference )
Tho' all the maps of blood and flesh
Are posted on the door,
There's no one who has told us yet
What Boogie Street is for.
Are posted on the door,
There's no one who has told us yet
What Boogie Street is for.
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This month's wgds go to Icarus.
Thanks for the entries, even the "freebie".
January: new beginning/reboot/starting over.
Thanks for the entries, even the "freebie".
January: new beginning/reboot/starting over.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle. -Philo of Alexandria
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
ahhhh... if only all our creativity in wickedness could be fixed by "Corrupt a Wish." - Linna Heartlistener
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