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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 4:06:41 PM | Here's a quick one for you all :) The return of someone from your past (someone good lol):
“Welcome Back”
Welcome back For you’ve been gone so long We didn’t even recognize you Yet you’ve made our hearts grow strong
Welcome back For you’ve survived in your missions Nobody knows how important this is Since you appeared in their visions
Welcome back For we wondered what happened to you As time rapidly passed us by We new that our dreams would come true | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 4:28:32 PM | Hi yas...the weekend is here and the rain falls quiet in the trees....such a peaceful space....Had a week fileld with the company and now...a breath
hows them eggs goat? ;-) only you could paint such pictures ......such words you have.... hope the holiday is well pickles.....gotta watch them italian gigolos :) rory you inspire me.....
To all the rest of you barn patrons---Love the writes here as always.....
She had dreams of spurs today
Horses gallant on their hooves Musical merry go rounds In the spring of winter The child sees plastic smiles
She whispers to the sky Happy brand new day Waving to the Ferris wheel of fear
She takes a seat From above she sees her daughter Sitting in an oysters shell Silent and serene
Suspended in motion Floating on a water ride Gently coasting below Sunlight warming her soul
The sun hot, she fears Burns to her skin She is safe behind these bars
Below sits the carnival caked in dust Feet black with soot from the walk Clear was Time amongst the clouds
The ride slowed in the air Then stopped She could taste tiny droplets of life
She trusted herself today If she could hold that breath Those tears of pain Not pass it on as an unwanted gift
Walk through paths of glass horses Feel Gravel alive with wilting flowers Eventually building stone castles of clay
Tasting dogwood on her tongue Sleeping on pillows of hyacinth She wakes to a brand new day | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 5:33:16 PM | Arrr....how are ya'll? Yeah? Me too.
The weather is far too nice to be in here...I have a deck that needs attention and the gracing of my giant ass on that Comfy Chair. Me and a beer and a book...maybe just the beer.
I'll be back in an hour or two, but first:
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I Watched Some Star Trek and Drank Guinness
Captain’s Log, Stardate… I forgot my watch I’ve been here for what Seems like hours now Fighting off the effects Of All-Bran And nature’s own laxative: Buffalo wings, salsa and nachos
Mr. Scott tells me: “I canna change the laws of physics!” So the wax ring under the toilet Can’t be widened to accommodate The Certain Passage of a Certain Amount Of a Certain Material
I won’t relate this to the time Klingons circled Uranus It’s been said before, too many times A running joke on the bridge Mr. Spock couldn’t find the humour in it Anyway He didn’t laugh at my knock-knock jokes Or my impression of Sean Connery Telling those same knock-knock jokes
Lt. Uhura said the hailing frequencies are open But she isn’t listening to anyone these days Mr. Sulu is busy with Mr. Chekhov Somewhere in the shuttle bay Doing something with crotchless tights And zucchinis They said it was a rehearsal for a play
No one wants to bring me any paper To take care of these Klingons I’m so alone And it smells so bad
And I think the flush handle is broken On the Captain’s chair
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Yup...it sucks. What can you do when you live in a shoe and your best friends are toes?
That was a rhetorical question...no one has to answer that one.
Alrighty...later on I shall arrive and say howdy to the fellow dwellers of Ye Olde Barne. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 5:36:54 PM | Hehehe... anotha great write from the Goatmaster!!!
Thanks guy... always lovem!! | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 6:53:24 PM | well done dearest goat!!.......yes, a rhetorical question i know...however, you could move to a boot, provides more ......breathing space.....your wit is grand..... thanks for the laugh,,,, i needed it...nothing like the oldies....( you dun jim and old spock proud) I love the flavour of the bran - oops barn, gotta watch my typin. catch ya all later | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 8:41:01 PM | I are back.
Did you notice I went somewhere...fully clothed and then came back? Didya, huh? I crossed the street all by myself and everythin'...
No, I guess not.
Hello Breathing...I could move to a boot, but all that were left are rubber boots and you know what the atmopshere is in there. Thanks fer the kind words, muh dear...I do appreciate them...but your poetry is absolutely deeeeeeVINE! You have this indescribable way about your words...you massage them, love them, kiss them tenderly and lay them down. God, but do you have a great talent.
Molly...speaking of talent. Have you ever visited the tunnels of Moose Jaw? Rumour has it Al Capone himself was there and even moved his bowels just below the gift shop? It's true..every single word of it. I do love your style, too. You get me laughing and thinking all in the same, choking spasmodic breath. Bless ya.
Rory...oh, yeah! You are still one of my favourite poets..besides Al Purdy and a couple of others. But you're my favourite LIVING poet. That's enough all by itself. Keep on creating and keep on coming here. If it's posted somewhere else, I'd probably miss it. I don't seem to stray from the barn all that much these crazy, busy days lately.
Frrostsy...good to see you here again. "Wash Away" was something quite transcendental for me. It took me beyond my experiences and to another place. I gave deep consideration to your words and the place I ended up after reading them. That's what good, strong words should do...ya nailed it right outta the park. Thanks.
Sukari...the dentist. Urgh...I haven't been there for about 20 years and I have my first appointment in two weeks. I probably won't have an ocean view, being in Saskatchewan and all. I will be presented with a choice of a TV set permanently tuned to Oprah or a grand view of the parking lot. Either way I'll stare at the ceiling until the Molar Rape is done with. Lie back and think of Mother England, dear... Loved your words...so absolutely descriptive.
TexasOilTrash...Howdy, there. You left a lot of thoughts behind like vapour trails for me after that post. There be poetic seeds in those words, by Gar. Interesting... Oh, and welcome to the barn, too.
Pickles...hello, you world-traveller. I thought you may have gotten mauled by another Italian there...you know, some two-legged, testicularly-motivated young man with a lot of hands and no brains. Good to see you here. Two pieces of advice: Don't make toast in the bathtub and don't fry bacon naked. It ain't all good. The bacon was good, but the pork-flavoured blisters weren't. Play safe and come home soon, eh?
Benderez...you look familair, but then again my memory is an odd and fluid thing. I didn't try to steal your girlfriend or owe you money, did I? If I did the latter...I'll pay you back when I can. If the former...she had needs. Welcome to the barn. Pet the goat. Smell the smells and savour the poetry that flows through here. I rather like your poem, too. I have to confess I thought of "Welcome Back, Kotter" when I read it. Sorry. My little mind is a bit weird at times...most times. Pretty much all the time, really.
Eagle...now you look familiar. Good to see you again, bruthah. And thanks.. there's plenty more where that came from. Don't be a stranger, eh.
Okey-dokey-pokey. I'll be here tomorrow. Be ready for the sermon. Wear your best clothes and be ready to nuh-EEEEL for the luh-ORRRRD!
Amen. Get some sleep. See you tomorrow. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 9:06:55 PM | | Couldnt ever be a stranger.... the words becon us!!! lol... its always a delight to see that your still here under the same pen... constantly putting out the same delightful work. I cant wait for the book signing... maybe then I will be able to put a face to your name...lol. Take care brotha!!! | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/15/2005 9:26:55 AM | Hey Goat and all
Better avoid this place......sand hot enough to fry an egg ...if'n you dig deep enough
Almost fried the pinched behind. Smell like Lucifer ans my swim suit is brown and they claim these waters\ mud baths\sulphur is good for you?? Smells like the barn Goat
Saw an apartementi today....may get out of the next Canadian winter
Vesuvius is extinct, right????...............Right????
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/15/2005 9:31:13 AM | Oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy oh boy!
It's Sunday, and you know what that means! Can't wait to hear from the Book of Lard.
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/15/2005 10:40:36 AM | Howdy all. Good to see you here for today's sermon from the Book of Goat. We'll stick with the Psalms for now until I come up -- er, I mean -- decide to read from the other books within this mighty tome.
First, the meet and greets....
Eagle...I dunno about the books signing. Who would buy this stuff? And if they did, would they let me sign it with a crayon or a jiffy marker? Actually, who would publish it in teh first place? I mean besides a university press? But I do appreciate the words, my old buddy. Always good to see you here and still posting and kicking around the boards.
Pickles! You're alive! Your ass is still intact! I heard the Pompeii area has a bit of an odour about it, but I haven't travelled further east than Manitoba so I wouldn't know. Vesuvius is still on the dormant list, as far as I know...if you hear rumbling, get out of Dodge.
Agent...howdy-do to you and you're the first one in the chapel. Keener. I guess we'll begin then...
Everyone rise. Please adjust your pants and put your left foot in. Okay, now take your left foot out. Alright, put your left foot in -- and shake it all about.
Please be seated.
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Psalm 712 – The Book of Goat
Thy Lard doth proclaim after One Reasonably Uncomfortable Brunch That thou shalt not listen to Leonard Cohen songs Before going to a fine mid-morning meal With the In-laws
When Thy Lard hears Sir Leonard He doth thinketh of naked women And every woman becomes A Frank Frazetta masterpiece In His fertile mind Especially when it is fuelled by fried and various Pork products
Thy Lard almost wanted to order Some cold oatmeal And lay His Holy Parts in it And think of the Queen Lawn bowling naked Save for her white gloves Concealing her Tudorian man-hands Her Royal Loose Skin Flapping in the English breeze Like the Union Jack with liver spots
God save the Queen And God save us All When she bends over to pick up the ball
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Thy Lard hast lost His place Something about cold oatmeal and Leonard Cohen…
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Ah, yes…
Leonard Cohen’s music gets Thy Lard thinking Dirty As He observed some fine young women Fresh from church Dining and chatting in thin cotton dresses Waffles poised at their lips, laden with berries
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Thy Lard hath Pitcheth a Tent
Please be seated and avert thine eyes Thy Lard must Adjust the Set
Amen
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Please rise. Put your right foot in. Now put your left foot in as well. Hard to do, ennit? I've been trying all morning and I think I bruised my tailbone.
It has occurred to me that I might be the only one who thinks of naked women after listening to Leonard Cohen. Of course, I think of naked women when I go and get the mail or eat breakfast.
D'ya think there's something wrong with me?
Hm...
Well, I guess it ain't nothing a bag of frozen peas duct-taped to my crotch can't fix.
Okay...church is out. Enjoy the day, ya'll. See you around, eh. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/15/2005 1:55:40 PM | Hi alll..the words and heart here astound me....
Your Sunday sermon..........well dear goat you outdun yourself I say!! :) bravo...my belly hurts from the laughin.....Thank ya for you kind words....You look after this Barn well and offer up inspiration daily.......
has a been a loud Sunday around this ole' town.....I shall return.......
Broken traffic stop
Streets uprooted Tar fills the air Disruptions ahead Flag girls N’ mini shorts
Hold signs saying “Slow” Cars stop and stare At their bleach blond hair A man thinks do I dare
My mind bends Then weaves Then stops and descends All is quiet inside their Merced’s Benz’s
I hear the motor in my chest She waves quickly For all to move slow It’s time for the show
A drive down lakeside Reaching for bubbles Silently I release them into the wind Opening credits about to spin
A quiet Sunday in the mountains Driver screams to his wife I’m tired of flowers and perfume I want dandelions in the wind
You want of Another World A slice of Reality inside Cosmopolitan I’d prefer Necropolis and dying trees The solidity of stones
The light flickers green Ah yes, ain’t this the life To argue and bicker Respectfully passing the knife | |
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| Re: GoatSmell's Own Poetry Thread Posted: 5/15/2005 3:00:27 PM | Here it is in front of your face Life is what you see Take your time and pace It will happen as you plan The goals and dreams you have No excuses, yes you can Be strong,loyal and focus For there will be mountains to climb and evil that will poke us Its the the strong that will survive The goals and dreams will arrive Its in front of your face Life ... | |
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| Re: GoatSmell's Own Poetry Thread Posted: 5/15/2005 3:24:18 PM | Well Good Evening all...
I must say wonderful writes being posted as always to the barn, nice to see some newcomers and my long time favorites..
Breathing I must say, your words are magical, if I could be able to paint a picture like your words do, I would be in awe of myself....please keep up the wonderful work and keep sharing...
Goat, hiya hun, love your sunday sermon as always...my only church going days belong to the goat...lol keep bringing sunshine and laughter into our days...
Well I know I missed lots, I am soooooo tired, I wrote this and now exhausted...lol...still think I have some of the bronchitis left, sigh Iguess I have to go to the doctors..yuck...anyone want to take my place?...lol
well nighty night...here is my post for the day...bye all...xoxoxo
Web Of Deception
Come into my web said the spider to the fly I promise you sweet rewards don’t worry you wont die Just come on in and pull up a seat And share with me this magical feast
Red meat so juicy and bloody rare White wine so sweet for us to share Fancy pastries all tasting so divine Come sweet child sip your wine
Listen to the music as it takes you in Let it bring to the surface your underlying sins Hold onto me as we dance and sway Let me take all your troubles away
Close your eyes and just let things be I promise you pleasures only you will see Let us begin and there will be no more Of pain and hurt and closing doors
Come a little closer and let me hold you tight Surrender your neck hush child it will be all right Just relax little one and close your eyes You will feel euphoria and want to fly
The music plays on as I drink you in Trying to find the point where your soul I win Oh there it is sweet child you’re finally mine A servant child of mine till the end of time
Now go rest little one the deed is done Your troubles are now completely gone Leave me be I must prepare my web again For the next little fly finding comfort from the rain…
Miz... | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/15/2005 3:35:39 PM | Sulphurous smells wrap around my bod Guess I'm in hell, Certainly not with God Lucifer plays with my mind Smelling odours like I was blind Do I want to remain Do I want to have waters stain My new Cozzie (To those of you who are perplexed, a swimsuit in English text) Hang on while I smote a mozzie Coming back to less pungent smells I am homesick............can you tell?
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/15/2005 3:45:18 PM | breathing and Goat, thanks so much for the very kind words. Both of you are an inspiration to me, as well, along with many other Barn dwellers.
breathing, loved the last line of your last write.
Goat, sorry I couldn't come up with anything for the communal plate. Howzabout next week I just set down some old Holy gonch, and drape it around the stainless-steel handlebars?
Hi, Miz, and the rest of y'all......
Goat, you mentioned you don't check out much of anyone's efforts on different threads any more. Here's one from a thread which got deleted, for some reason, a few days ago:
SILHOUETTE
Dark figure flowing in the fishbowl of your window, your outline a carbon of my absent sweetheart, you swim with longing into my mind's constrictions, an anemone oscillating to hidden music.
Fights, leavetaking, regrets, aching make-up across a continent distilled in your storied waves instructing through sweeping movement secrets of our unsatisfied hearts, beating febrile and violent.
I put her name on you, and, unfettered, weep as I wept the last time I moved in her, tearing pride accidentally like a part in a red-and-white evening dress.
Your swinging arms drape, insouciant, innocent or overcoming of similar aches, I don't know.
Keep dancing, dear, keep dancing. Break this reed of sadness with sprouting beads of sweat; weave and turn, drop and rise till your promise sets in my head like a gold filling I can't remove and so preserve my desire. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/16/2005 7:09:52 PM | hey hey all...How flows your mondays........
Thanks miz, for you generous words...magical....hmmm, I think it is easier to see magic in the writing of others......you have a great heart miz- Your words speak of you and the space you are in.
Rory- You have some great writes. I think we all inspire each other...
this great lil barn.....tended by a goat with a big ole' heart. your wit echoes long after the last word is read......
To all the rest of you fine barn dwellers, I am catching up on reading, slowly...... now to reflect on the day past.
The band plays on
A make shift Merle Haggard from years of whiskey Hums Okie from Muskogee
They dance the beat Old renditions of Willie Permeate the Sunday heat
They walk the grounds of the day Toes touch as hands meet Sharing hot dogs along the way
Wandering on streets Sprinkling of rain The world quietly retreats
The melody of a Sunday song | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/16/2005 8:10:51 PM | Howdy all.
Breathing, it's funny you should ask how the Monday flows for us. It wasn't the worst day for me, but it wasn't the best. I'm a little tired and cranky, so I'll just drop a bomb here and take off.
Keep your mouths closed for this one, lest ya'll taste it:
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Monday Sucks
Itchy, ****y cranky hot That’s all there is up in this lot Wafting for the rain to cool things off But the clouds hang back, seeming to scoff
A true poem may lurk in this yet On this, I would not place a bet Could this be a poem borne out of futility Lacking in depth and serving no utility?
A promise: A poem a day until I die So this can qualify as an honest try Now to plunk this down in the barn It ain’t my best but…oh, darn…
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With a good night's sleep I'll be back in fighting form. Or something.
G'night ya'll.
Hey, Breathing...bless you for your kind words. You are a blessing, y'know..
Okay...see yer tomorrow. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/17/2005 3:35:52 PM | G'day all...a wet, wet tuesday here, grey and dark ..... arggghhhh ...... Well Dear Goat, I hope Tuesday brought you a sense of calm.....Love your words, I surely does......
I'll serve this one up and see where it lands.....
Marriage ended in love
Your 30 my love My fault The balls in your court Let’s begin
That’s out of bounds You’re always serving back hand How do you expect me to catch that? Your serve was flat
Alright, I’ll try again “Shut up”, It wasn’t out Listen here. Let’s work on our game
Is it love? That is it, I’m going to win What are you mumbling? I can’t hear you for the wind
You keep changing the rules Make up your mind Let’s try again
You need to win, don’t you? What’s wrong? Afraid of the game
I was ready for that one Is that game point? Can I just stand out?
I know how to play You’ve yet to learn the game I’d say you’re in trouble
Let’s play doubles I have skill with more than one We can volley
Let me catch my breath I’d prefer to play singles I have experience with that
I’ll stay on my side You stay on yours Game Set Match
That’s it I quit Now you may play solo
So this is the best of seven This game was a flop You should have explained the rules
So what does love mean again? I don’t think you played fair The court is all yours | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/17/2005 4:56:34 PM | walking in a garden...paper in hand...cotton....so that you can get it wet...or erase without making holes in it... a pencil...forgot the eraser...sitting down to try to draw..sketch really...it is not where you put the lines...where the graphite lays on the paper...but rather where there is nothing that makes the picture... gradations of color...light and shade...taking a look at the flower...putting it on the paper....drawing before you ever touch the paper..drawing lines until you get the best then making it darker....looking at the shades of color in the flower...trying to translate that to paper with only graphite..sun behind your back...shade on the flower....stamens anthers...filament..pistil...stigma...petals...sepals...veins...what is most important to show in the picture. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/17/2005 6:49:51 PM | Hello all. A grey, rainy day here in Toon Town. The farmers in the area must be absolutely out of thier minds with this rain...they've been complaining about the dry weather already...
Such is life in Saskawheat...
Well, not much time tonight. A quick bow to the poets who stopped by...Breathing (hello, you) and Sukari (and hello you too).
Alrighty...here's my daily plop:
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Signs of Non-Life
There’s an empty bottle of Robitussin In the alley It’s been there since early April It used to be beside the fence Almost obscured, almost buried Now it’s two blocks further east And dead-centre in the middle of the alley Where no tires tread There isn’t enough in the bottle For a Robo Rage Actually there’s not even enough in there To stop a cough Even if it is a tickle
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The bottle is still there. Still about the same place where I saw it this morning. It seems to be migrating east along the alleys along 33rd street. Maybe it's spawning and trying to get to the river?
Hm...
Anyhoo...I should have a nap soon. Rest my achy, breaky bones. See ya'll tomorrow, eh. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/18/2005 12:39:57 AM | Well, since it's kind of a dating site, I guess it's appropriate to mention I just chose to go exclusive with a gal I've been dating the past two months (non-POFer, BTW). I'll remain right here, though, to post my wayward verse and trade jocular profundities with all.
SPRING SKY
Piebald sky-- blind emotion, folding knuckles, serene corollas-- over aqua network seas.
Shudder of silk threading morning-- seeded vista. Falling light. Noon specters. Matted air. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/18/2005 4:09:43 AM | Good for you Rory, it seems like love so to speak at least relationships are being found by many this spring, nice to see...
Well all, I haven't been writing much, but probably will since I won't see my guy for 6 days as he is off to sudbury to see his family..sigh...oh well thats life, so I think my mind shall create and keep occupied..lol
Goat as always you crack me up, gotta keep an eye on that bottle, who knows what its up to...might be spawning like you said, and hell we don't need anymore yucky cough medicine roaming around..
Breathing, wonderful work, you can make anything come to life...
Take care for now everyone, will stop in later when I wake up some more....need more coffee first..
Miz | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/18/2005 1:46:48 PM | "Run" (By Snow Patrol) One of Frrostys' favorite songs.
How you feel when you steal a princess soul from within the hungry harem of the devil.
The devils pit.
RUN
I'll sing it one last time for you Then we really have to go You've been the only thing that's right In all I've done
And I can barely look at you But every single time I do I know we'll make it anywhere Away from here
Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear
Louder louder And we'll run for our lives I can hardly speak I understand Why you can't raise your voice to say
To think I might not see those eyes Makes it so hard not to cry And as we say our long goodbye I nearly do
Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear
Slower slower We don't have time for that All I want is to find an easier way To get out of our little heads
Have heart my dear We're bound to be afraid Even if it's just for a few days Making up for all this mess
Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear
If you like the words...you should hear how they are sang and presented in the song. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/18/2005 7:18:14 PM | Hey. Another busy day and a little more busyness to go before tomorrow rolls around...so it's a post n' run.
The only thing I have in my head right now is this, after a rainy couple of days in Saskatoony:
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Between the Raindrops
You were with me in that warm morning rain You were beside me in that mud and grit You glanced too when each dog barked And near miss of almost every passing car
You were with me when I washed the gravel Out of my hair with cool rainwater rushing From a garage’s convenient rainspout People stared at you too like you were a societal outcast Not safe and dry in our cars like them But more safe and deliciously connected than ever Than they could be Locked in glass boxes
You laughed as well at their open stares And urged me to get moving on I swear our hands touched Slick with rain, heated with sure knowledge
Your eyes, so brilliant Your smile, so radiant We didn’t need the sun today
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That's for someone who's been on my mind all day today.
Good to see all of you here, too. Nice to see Miz and Frrosty back for a bit...missed ya guys. Hi Rory! Breathing...as always, a distinct pleasure.
Did I miss anyone? Sorry if I did...post n' run...g'night. | |
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| The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/18/2005 8:25:18 PM | hey ya all.....well goat, tis rain rain rain here too.......your words and the images you portray,,,,,, they are so vivid.......
hey Rory, spring is the time of love....Glad that you're stickin around, would be a shame to lose a fine poet.
Hey miz, thanks for your sweet words... I will be watching for yours...
G'nite all ;-)
Snapshots
Windows in the rain Fake marble tables Coffee in a paper cup Rot iron chairs Moldy green Spinning bar stools of mud
Cardboard mannequins Wrap around scarves Shoes atop the sand Woven baskets of bamboo Silver tequila on a shelf Tickets to a show | |
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