“They saw their injured country's woe;
The flaming town, the wasted field;
Then rushed to meet the insulting foe;
They took the spear, - but left the shield.”
Merry Christmas, nicrap! Hope all's well with you and yours! I'm in Long Island, NY for the holidays, visiting with family and having a quiet morning with a cup of coffee. Everyone's still inbed. :)
You are blessed! Quiet mornings while one is still with one's family are hard to come by. ;)
Everything is well with me. Working on a new story nowadays. Will send you when (and if, as there is always an if in these matters with me) done, as i have an idea you might like it. :)
I look forward to reading it! I love reading the works of people I know! It always seems so much more intimate, and provides a means of gaining insight into the author's "unstated" perspective.
Born in a manger ___ a low start in life Given to see ___ that no one is alone Ill-fated Child ___ destined only for Grief The Star disappeared; ___ Herod killed not the One
But hundreds of others ___ God saved Him for us. He was to show us ___ that we could be saved Be happy and free ___ from all animus. But we work to kill Him ___ we are so depraved
God loves us. ’Tis we __ are the ones who destroy. Each trust betrayed, ___ each gift that is spurned Is a stab in the heart ___ of an Innocent Boy, But, we’ll all feel the agony ___ all we have learned:
He suffered the Cross ___ to height to our goals ______ light to our minds _________ and flight to our souls.
Merry Christmas FT! Hope you're having a wonderful Christmas Eve. I'm about to hit the hay, myself. Just waiting for the kids to finish inflating their air matresses...
TRY TO SING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING. I DARE YA.
GO ON, IT's GREAT FUN!
____ The Twelve ISLAMIC Days of Christmas ____
On the FIRST Day of Christmas, the Imam sent to me A head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the SECOND Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Two scimitars And a Head mounted on a Thorn Tree!
On the THIRD Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the FOURTH Day of Christmas the imam sent to me Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the FIFTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the SIXTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Six severed hands Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the SEVENTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Seven Christians fleeing Six severed hands Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the EIGHTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Eight rifles firing Seven Christians fleeing Six severed hands Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the NINTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Nine women’s corpses Eight rifles firing Seven Christians fleeing Six severed hands Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the TENTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Ten drowned in cages Nine women’s corpses Eight rifles firing Seven Christians fleeing Six severed hands Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the ELEVENTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Eleven dead cartoonists Ten drowned in cages Nine women’scorpses Eight rifles firing Seven Christians fleeing Six severed hands Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the TWELFTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me Twelve bombs a bursting Eleven dead cartoonists Ten drowned in cages Nine women’s corpses Eight rifles firing Seven Christians fleeing Six severed hands Five IED’s Four Whining Dhimmis Three bearded thugs Two scimitars And CHRIST’S HEAD mounted on a thorn tree!
Do you think it would be a good idea if Blogger, Disqus and the other blogging facilities made it possible to record our VOICES and post what we say –– or read –– as easily as we post the written word? It COULD be great fun, but it also expands the potential for the CHRONIC ABUSE of which we see far too much. [I, for instance, have to jettison more than half the remarks that come to my blog, because I REFUSE to ALLOW anyone to HIJACK one of my threads or to use MY PLACE as either a DUMP or a PUBLIC TOILET.]
But to add the warmth and expressive quality of the human voice to poems, literary excerpts and thoughtful commentary could be a wonderful addition to blogging. Do you agree or disagree?
This would be more in the nature of Performance Art were I to have access to it, but you're right it would certainly be abused by most, and just became another source of irritation.
Yuman Naytchuh is quite impossible. I'm beginning to believe, despite the wonder and glories produced by a tiny minority over millennia, it's time our benighted species become extinct.
OFF-TOPIC: It's very sad that DEBBIE REYNOLDS suffered a stroke and died today just ONE day after her daughter CARRIE FISHER passed away in Intensive Care several days after suffering a massive heart attack. Debbie was 84. Carrie just 60.
We should remember and think kind thoughts about Todd Fisher who is now the sole survivor of his family. This twin tragedy must be very hard on him.
Merry Christmas, Fj!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, nicrap! Hope all's well with you and yours! I'm in Long Island, NY for the holidays, visiting with family and having a quiet morning with a cup of coffee. Everyone's still inbed. :)
ReplyDeleteYou are blessed! Quiet mornings while one is still with one's family are hard to come by. ;)
ReplyDeleteEverything is well with me. Working on a new story nowadays. Will send you when (and if, as there is always an if in these matters with me) done, as i have an idea you might like it. :)
I look forward to reading it! I love reading the works of people I know! It always seems so much more intimate, and provides a means of gaining insight into the author's "unstated" perspective.
ReplyDelete★ Merry ★* 。 • ˚ ˚ ˛ ˚ ˛ •
ReplyDelete•。★ Christmas 。* 。
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˚ ˛ •˛•˚ */______ / ~＼。˚ ˚ ˛
˚ ˛ •˛• ˚ ｜ 田田 ｜門｜ ˚And a Happy New Year
* Joy to all! ♫•*¨* Peace on Earth ♪♫•*¨*
STOLEN unabashedly from AOW's bag of clever tricks in the hope that imitation will be regarded as the highest form of flattery.
<);^}> Ho Ho! Ho!
__ The Holy Enfant __
ReplyDeleteBorn in a manger
___ a low start in life
Given to see
___ that no one is alone
Ill-fated Child
___ destined only for Grief
The Star disappeared;
___ Herod killed not the One
But hundreds of others
___ God saved Him for us.
He was to show us
___ that we could be saved
Be happy and free
___ from all animus.
But we work to kill Him
___ we are so depraved
God loves us. ’Tis we
__ are the ones who destroy.
Each trust betrayed,
___ each gift that is spurned
Is a stab in the heart
___ of an Innocent Boy,
But, we’ll all feel the agony
___ all we have learned:
He suffered the Cross
___ to height to our goals
______ light to our minds
_________ and flight to our souls.
~ FreeThinke, The Sandpiper - Winter 1996-97
Merry Christmas FT! Hope you're having a wonderful Christmas Eve. I'm about to hit the hay, myself. Just waiting for the kids to finish inflating their air matresses...
ReplyDeleteGive my love to Lon Guyland, Thersites.
ReplyDeleteI've spent many of the happiest hours of my life with Lon.
<):^}> Ho Ho Ho!
I'll send 'him' your regards...
ReplyDeleteTRY TO SING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE FOLLOWING. I DARE YA.
ReplyDeleteGO ON, IT's GREAT FUN!
____ The Twelve ISLAMIC Days of Christmas ____
On the FIRST Day of Christmas, the Imam sent to me
A head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the SECOND Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Two scimitars
And a Head mounted on a Thorn Tree!
On the THIRD Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the FOURTH Day of Christmas the imam sent to me
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the FIFTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the SIXTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Six severed hands
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the SEVENTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Seven Christians fleeing
Six severed hands
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the EIGHTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Eight rifles firing
Seven Christians fleeing
Six severed hands
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the NINTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Nine women’s corpses
Eight rifles firing
Seven Christians fleeing
Six severed hands
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the TENTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Ten drowned in cages
Nine women’s corpses
Eight rifles firing
Seven Christians fleeing
Six severed hands
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the ELEVENTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Eleven dead cartoonists
Ten drowned in cages
Nine women’scorpses
Eight rifles firing
Seven Christians fleeing
Six severed hands
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And a head mounted on a thorn tree!
On the TWELFTH Day of Christmas the Imam sent to me
Twelve bombs a bursting
Eleven dead cartoonists
Ten drowned in cages
Nine women’s corpses
Eight rifles firing
Seven Christians fleeing
Six severed hands
Five IED’s
Four Whining Dhimmis
Three bearded thugs
Two scimitars
And CHRIST’S HEAD mounted on a thorn tree!
~ A FreeThinke - Anne Animus Original
QUESTION for ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED:
ReplyDeleteDo you think it would be a good idea if Blogger, Disqus and the other blogging facilities made it possible to record our VOICES and post what we say –– or read –– as easily as we post the written word? It COULD be great fun, but it also expands the potential for the CHRONIC ABUSE of which we see far too much. [I, for instance, have to jettison more than half the remarks that come to my blog, because I REFUSE to ALLOW anyone to HIJACK one of my threads or to use MY PLACE as either a DUMP or a PUBLIC TOILET.]
But to add the warmth and expressive quality of the human voice to poems, literary excerpts and thoughtful commentary could be a wonderful addition to blogging. Do you agree or disagree?
disagree. I hate voicemail.
ReplyDeleteThis would be more in the nature of Performance Art were I to have access to it, but you're right it would certainly be abused by most, and just became another source of irritation.
ReplyDeleteYuman Naytchuh is quite impossible. I'm beginning to believe, despite the wonder and glories produced by a tiny minority over millennia, it's time our benighted species become extinct.
(:-x
FT,
ReplyDeleteGet a Soundcloud account. You can upload any audio there from spoken word to musical performances, then post links to the file all over the internet.
OFF-TOPIC: It's very sad that DEBBIE REYNOLDS suffered a stroke and died today just ONE day after her daughter CARRIE FISHER passed away in Intensive Care several days after suffering a massive heart attack. Debbie was 84. Carrie just 60.
ReplyDeleteWe should remember and think kind thoughts about Todd Fisher who is now the sole survivor of his family. This twin tragedy must be very hard on him.