BrainKing - Diskussionsborde (Poetry)

Emne: glad to hear your opinion

about how angelo branduardi translated and wished to publish ... ~*~

24. September 2004, 02:41:08

Emne: <sunk - hmhm - good ... a minute of contemplation please ... >:)

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Lord God, our power evermore,
Whose arm doth reach the ocean floor,
Dive with our men beneath the sea;
Traverse the depths protectively.
O hear us when we pray, and keep
Them safe from peril in the deep.

Submariner's verse for the Navy Hymn

24. September 2004, 10:25:01

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Emne: Hear Now The Eggman

"In winter, when the fields are white,
I sing this song for your delight --
only I don't sing it," he added, as an explanation.

   "I see you don't," said Alice.

   "If you can see whether I'm singing or not, you've sharper eyes than most,"
Humpty Dumpty remarked severely. Alice was silent.

"In spring, when woods are getting green
I'll try and tell you what I mean."

   "Thank you very much," said Alice.

"In summer, when the days are long,
Perhaps you'll understand the song:

In autumn, when the leaves are brown,
Take pen and ink, and write it down."

   "I will, if I can remember it so long," said Alice.

   "You needn't go on making remarks like that," Humpty Dumpty said: "they're not sensible, and they put me out."

"I sent a message to the fish:
I told them 'This is what I wish.'

The little fishes of the sea,
They sent an answer back to me.

The little fishes' answer was
'We cannot do it, sir, because --' "

   "I'm afraid I don't quite understand," said Alice.

   "It gets easier further on," Humpty Dumpty replied.

"I sent to them again to say
'It will be better to obey.'

The fishes answered with a grin,
'Why, what a temper you are in!'

I told them once, I told them twice,
They would not listen to advice.

I took a kettle large and new,
Fit for the deed I had to do.

My heart went hop, my heart went thump;
I filled the kettle at the pump.

Then some one came to me and said,
'The little fishes are in bed.'

I said to him, I said it plain,
'Then you must wake them up again.'

I said it very loud and clear;
I went and shouted in his ear."

"But he was very stiff and proud;
He said 'You needn't shout so loud!'

And he was very proud and stiff;
He said 'I'd go and wake them, if --'

I took a corkscrew from the shelf:
I went to wake them up myself.

And when I found the door was locked,
I pulled and pushed and kicked and knocked.

And when I found the door was shut,
I tried to turn the handle, but -- "

    There was a long pause.

   "Is that all?" Alice timidly asked.

   "That's all," said Humpty Dumpty.    "Good-by."

       -- H.D.

2. Oktober 2004, 02:02:10

Nomad

Emne: Re: A Wreck On HWY 109

Thank you for sharing I enjoyed it very much

2. Oktober 2004, 05:32:33

Emne: Einmal fassen, tief im Blute fühlen,

Dies ist mein, und es ist nur durch Dich.
Nicht die Stirne mehr am Fenster kühlen,
D'ran ein Nebel schwer vorüber strich ...
♪ City ~*~

2. Oktober 2004, 20:21:38

Radiant2008 :-)

Emne: Re: A Wreck On HWY 109

Tilpasset af Radiant2008 :-) (2. Oktober 2004, 20:22:21)

*tears... Beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing, Wanda - and I am sorry to hear about your Mother in Law.. she got in accident recently?

2. Oktober 2004, 22:48:24

Wanda,I'm sorry for your loss.
And Thank you for posting that beautiful poem. I too have received it in my e-mail a couple of times. :-)

3. Oktober 2004, 00:44:05

Radiant2008 :-)

Emne: Re: A Wreck On HWY 109

Aww, im so sorry Wanda... I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers.. If you want to you can send me an pm with their names..

3. Oktober 2004, 17:52:50

red dragon

Personally I'd rather you pray for a certain family that play on here, Radiant. If they see that 'poem', its going to cause great distress considering events of just a year ago.
I won't go into details, but I'm sure you understand, Radiant.
Damn me, I've just read it and I feel very, very angry.

3. Oktober 2004, 19:30:46

Red dragon: I have just read your post and reread the poem. I understand your anger.

I do think,however that the anger has to be directed towards the drunk drivers in our society and not to those who post poetry about it.

I have asked for opinions from a couple of sources and the concensus is that the poem isn't intended to hurt anyone and doesn't flame anyone so I will let it stand.

Unfortunately we are all hurt by things in society... War,famine,terrorism as well as drunk drivers.

One definition for poem I found is : A verbal composition designed to convey experiences, ideas, or emotions in a vivid and imaginative way, characterized by the use of language chosen for its sound and suggestive power and by the use of literary techniques such as meter, metaphor, and rhyme.

Unfortunately,there are negative experiences in life as well as positive.
Perhaps,with the inclusion of this poem,more people will think twice before getting behind the wheel after a couple of drinks and I know more people will pray for anyone adversely affected but such a thoughtless act.

4. Oktober 2004, 03:05:19

Skyking

Stardust..which poem you two talking about?

4. Oktober 2004, 04:05:41

Skyking: It was a poem titled A Wreck On HWY 109
Looks like it was removed by the poster.

4. Oktober 2004, 17:01:20

CurrentRiver

Emne: Re: Red dragon

I removed the poem, I had received it and it was so sad and reminded of my family so many years ago. I sure don't want to cause any distress to who ever your talking about or anyone else :o((

5. Oktober 2004, 00:25:01

Radiant2008 :-)

Emne: Re: CurrentRiver

Thank you, Wanda - for being thoughtful..

5. Oktober 2004, 01:53:55

Wanda you are a class act and I'm proud to call you Friend :-)

5. Oktober 2004, 03:24:41

The Listener

*walks in, looks about, rolls eyes, throws in towel, and walks off opening a snickers*

15. Oktober 2004, 14:49:48

Emne: Re: another of my favorites The Tear

Absolutely beautiful,James! Thank you for sharing :-)

18. Oktober 2004, 00:05:19

Skyking

Emne: The House On Frier's Bay

See the house on Friers Bay,
Where the children love to play?
Yet in it's beauty,roams a killer,
In the presents of your sight,a chiller.
What makes the children so brave,
And the old folks so gray?
Even after six years of quiet,
The people knew the houses plight.
One time,there was the loudest scream,
The most horrid nightmare,youd dream.
On the morn,next day,
A tortured and beaten corpse lay.
Nobody could solve the crime,
No weapons or clues,they didn't find.
To this day,since that year,
This community lives in fear.
They know screams are still heard,
But not a soul admits the murmur.

By RAYMOND FRENCH

18. Oktober 2004, 00:08:20

Skyking

Emne: The Doomsday Book

As I sit reading Science Fiction
through time,fantasy and space.
I would like to mention
something of the human race:
Our Lord GOD has forgotten us
and we survive alone
and contaminated by radiation dust
we loose our loved ones and homes.
People are savagely eating their kind
to feed thyselves,for food is gone.
For abodes is hard to find.
Away from another race,we run.
They are the beings of space.
and they have landed upon the Earth.
They chase and kill the human race
for it's own generations birth.
With the crumbled streets,
they sail the ruins of a dead city
and the worlds in mammoth defeat
as they march in quantity...
As I shut this horrid book
and growing into fear,
I get a terrified look
'Could This Happen Here?'

By RAYMOND FRENCH

26. Oktober 2004, 17:50:43

Winnie

Micky mouse
had a house
He had jokes
while eating yolk
He would have a party if he could but he was to tired
So he went to bed but banged his head with a crouch and went to sleep on the couch
When he woke up he had no mony and all he had was hony.

26. Oktober 2004, 21:31:02

Emne: Re:

Wonderful Winnie! Wow!!

31. Oktober 2004, 19:40:00

Emne: happy halloween

silenzio for a poem please ! ... BOOOOHOOO ... huh who was that ? :D ... ~*~

31. Oktober 2004, 21:18:05

Emne: Dethrone The Dubya

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Help Dethrone The Dubya
The Worst President In A Long, Long Time
Who Should Have Concentrated On Osama
Who Has Left Afghanistan In Chaos
Who Led Us Into Iraq Under False Pretences
Who Bungled That Very Same War And
Turned Iraq Into A New Terrorist Base
Lost 1,000 Americans, 20,000+ Iraqis
Blew $200 Billion And Counting
Turned The Entire Muslim World Against Us
And Is Now Losing The War On Terror
With Unilateral, Reckless, Dumb Strategies
Plus Created A Shameful Prison Scandal
Who Has Absolutely Nothing To Be Proud Of
Yet Still Exploits 9/11 For Votes

Help Dethrone The Dubya, Who Has
Abandoned American Foreign Policy
Made America Hated The World Over
Made The World A More Dangerous Place
And Been Taken To Task In Various Books
By Former Republican Administration Members
Yet Does Anybody Still Read Books?
Whose Team Stole The Election In 2000
And Undermined The Democratic Process
Yet Does Anybody Still Pay Attention ?

Help Dethrone The Dubya, Who Has
Undone Thirty Years Of Environmental Progress
And Put On A Green Face While He's Doing It
Who Has Run Up The Biggest Deficit In U.S. History
And Put The Economy And Social Security In Jeopardy
A Cowboy Who Shoots Bullets Of Double-Speak
A Coward Who Manipulates With Misinformation
An Opportunist Who Has Turned Science
Into Politics ... And Politics Into A Science

Help Dethrone The Dubya, Who Has
Done Everything For Halliburton and Big Energy
Done Everything For Big Business In America
And Done Nothing For The Average American
Who Is Leading Us To Ruin In So Many Ways

America, Turn Off The Talk Radio And Read A Book
America, Turn Off The TV And Read A Newspaper
America, Wake Up Before The Mess Gets Bigger

** J.C. McGowan

4. November 2004, 03:59:37

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