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sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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Praising the Barn Posted: 3/26/2009 1:03:06 PM
the sun came out today...followed by clouds and rain.....we harvested the vegetables from the cylinder garden...the children so excited...something growing ...they could actually eat....green in a land of so much brown...tasting the radishes...spinach.... mustard and collard greens... waiting impatiently for the corn and snow peas to get ready..... trying to understand why salt from the sea...has made so many plants in their yards die...while others flourish...has been a whole new school year..year...unlike any other.. almost like two seperate years....yet it is not......lessons taught and learned that some may never ponder in a lifetime lived.....the birds are slowly coming back home..finding new trees where they might roost.....land of the invasive species... miracles among the madness.... rebuilding... dreams.... strength...love. ..determination.... man... nature......a world so unlike any other and yet the same...as it has always been... people have rebuilt before...and made it a better place...a place that could withstand nature this time... and now men will rebuild again.... but it is not the physical rebuilding... the buildings... the land... the place...it is the soul.... where the growth occurs... where you learn who are your friends... what is important... what to do next....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 12/20/2006 8:06:33 PM
the wind stopped blowing...the leaves became quite...sounds of the children laughing and playing...balls bouncing...all gone,...in that second as the words from the phone entered the ear....their meaning realized ....the blue sky unseen as the fog moved in even closer...the air heavier....unbelief..overcome with feeling...not knowing what to think...how to react....what to say...concentrate..... say the right thing...as the world rushes past your eyes...all the dreams hopes aspiriations that ever would ,could or might happen....the words so soft...a voice you have heard so many times before...a voice whose first words you heard.......are you sure you heard them right...everything turning over in your mind.... voices in the distance that seem to have gone away return again...the ball bouncing...the wind blowing....children running... still foggy...words still spoken into the phone,.. how do you react....breathe...breathe you must breathe....and speak....Congratulations! Are you OK?..... my baby is having a baby ... a grandma it would make me it seems....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 10/25/2006 4:28:15 PM
orange , yellow, pink, purple, blue white...lines drifting by... colors you can feel...colors you can smell ....as the sun is going down... the mast high above the water...the clouds high above the mast... the colors of the sky...blending with...reflecting in the water to become one masterpiece... ever changing..... ever moving...beautiful to behold... just to be able to reach out and touch as it moves away.... a short walk on a long pier...... peering out over the water.... the colors so beatiful.... daunted only by the drilling rigs..... the jack up rigs... brought in for repair.....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 10/19/2006 3:17:53 PM
Tag...Red Rover....Capture the Flag.... dodge ball...Four Square....Volleyball... basketball....jump rope....kickball running ...Jumping.... climbing... fighting over who would get to play on the merrygo round...while everyone sang "Oh...Black Water....." getting to be the one to stand in the middle while the others pushed... bringing your lunch instead of buying it so you could actually get a swing... then seeing who could swing the highest...and jump off...measuring who jumped the fartherest ...seeing how many kids you could fit on the see saw.... or how high you could bounce the person on the other end..... the games of recess... (didn't even know what soccer was... rural east texas you know) and now...what has happened...Merry go rounds are too dangerous...taken off the playgrounds...swings are too dangerous...taken off the play grounds...see saws are wayyyyy to dangerous...taken away.... monkey bars...why someone might hang upside down land on their head and break their neck.... and now .... what is left... even being in the sun is too dangerous... luckily it is not so everywhere...today as I sat outside under the tree on our playground...the school where I teach....I watched the kids playing capture the flag...basketball....some climbing up and sliding down the slide...others swinging..... (to be honest I played a bit of horse myself... )

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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What do you do to cheer yourself up... Posted: 10/19/2006 2:39:49 PM
I take a walk on the beach...listen to the waves crashing against the shore...let the water run over my feet as I ponder the wonder and beauty of life.......... I go in the kitchen and bake a pineapple upside cake....and take it up the tattoo shop for anyone who comes in to enjoy..... I take out the crayons and color with my class ....or if it is not during school....take some pencils out and just sketch natures beauty ........in vivid colors.... I run a warm bath....add bubble bath and salts...turn on some music and just relax..... I drop everything and go and get that book I have not had time to read and just sit and read it from beginning to end...... I go outside and play in the back yard with my dogs....they always have such a confused look on their face when you start to dig in the yard with them.....:-) I pick a hibiscus and put it in my hair....(gotta look around and make sure there are no bees first...:-)

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/25/2006 6:23:29 PM
sitting on the door step... swinging in the swing.... sun is slowly setting.... just enjoying that ocean breeze.... flowers all are blooming... gorgeous colours..wonderful smells... all at your fingertips.... looking so well... roses...lilies....hibiscus...palms and blooming cactus... flowers for one and all.... clouds slowly drifting by....swirling moving... thoughts drifting..round and round.... no reason to try to make sense of it all... just stitting on the door step ... swinging in the swing..... trying to imagine who will fall prey to unf next

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/24/2006 5:10:29 PM
standing in the doorway... answering the bell... through the screen to your dismay ... you see holding out your mail the preacher from the church you seldom anymore attend you quickly glance about the room.... looking for evidence of how you might have sinned things to cause the preacher to speak of impending doom seeing nothing "bad" is there you graciously invite him in wondering why in his eyes there is a glare you spy upon his leg the sin "UNF" the insatiable dog

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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Mayan Riviera Posted: 5/19/2006 4:47:32 PM
I have friends in southern belize...I used to go there and stay in the viliages...there are some hotels you can go and stay in very nice...but I prefer the more cultural places...you can acually go to teh villiage and do some home stays...in a hammock in a mayan or keckchi home..eat their food...explore the bush...see those lovely waterfalls at the end of a four hour walk through the jungle....nothing in the world like it...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 4/8/2006 10:24:37 AM
awaking to the sound of the wind blowing outside..... branches brushing not so softly against my window... a bright strong sun ...showing promise to a wonderful spring day.... a summer day some might say...high 80's sunshine....the smell of oh....so many flowers blooming in the air.....roses of all colors....those bright big hibiscus blooms... the magnolia tree blooming outside the window a closer look ..the vivid green of the grass......and then..... a dog...with those big brown eyes...staring gingerly from the edge of the pillow... those little ears that perk up...with a wagging tail...and excited wiggle...to the spoken words "Walk,Walk" who says dogs can't understand....she runs to the door...as clothes are rapidly put on...crocs go on the feet....and then outside ...to embrace the day...take it all in.... imagine the feeling the breeze...brisk and sharp....the sound of the ocean ever so loud....3 blocks away but the wind has made the waves even greater than their normal self....such that you can only imagine would be great for surfing today.....you want to go get your board instead of walking the dog...but who wants to clean up that mess....and besides.....the smells the feeling on your skin the sun...early morning sun...warming every inch of exposed epidermis...you feel the warmth on your hair...and the smells....the ocean the breeze teh flowers...you could almost forget you were in the city..... the dog running up to each bush each tree....each curb...rapidly marking its territory.... wishing in your own way you could claim it all for yourself as well...if only it were that easy....mark it and it were yours....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 2/15/2006 3:59:55 PM
high cirrus clouds...a bright yellow moon rising above the trees.... pine trees...a whole stand at the back of the lot..(if you can call a line a stand...but I prefer to think of it that way)...hiding all the houses that lie beyond... memories of childhood...time spent in the woods....living in the country... smiles on the faces....... steam rising from the water..... cool air....nighttime sounds... glasses filled with ice, diet coke...and a generous helpings of Jack... the sound of steaks sizzling on the grill.... smells of the night...steak...potatoe...spinich salad... moths flying through the air..... the sounds of the grandfather clock...marking off each quarter hour.... holding hands that fit just right......

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 2/6/2006 3:59:34 PM
salt air....cool breeze...sunny day....nice waves... blue water...white foam...brown sand... long boards....wet suits....surfers waiting rushing to get the wave... every so patiently waiting their turn...to catch "the wave"...hoping to get that lucky break...the one good ride.... then working paddling ever paddling to get back out to wait again..hoping ever hoping for the good...ride... and when it comes...makes it all worth while.....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 2/5/2006 6:06:08 AM
raw fish....sticky rice...warm sake.... flashing knives...slicing...dicing...chopping... grilling...steaming...wrapping... amazing presentation... speaking japanese...ever so very cordial.... amazing dexterity...such speed.... flavours to tantalize and tease the tounge... wasabi....ginger in between to cleanse the palate... or to make something more palateable if you please... who ever could have imagined that raw fish could taste like steak... coconut sorbet....in a coconut shell with warm sake.... leaves one feeling all warm and tingly all over... with a smile on your face

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 2/3/2006 1:01:40 PM
hedge hogs----to ground hogs...it was those Germans you know... the ones who brought with them that unfallible tradition... if he saw his shadow...there would be more winter...6 more weeks...if not then it would an early spring...a bit of wisdom to it all you know...in the winter...the skies are clear...the sun shining through..when the spring comes...the rains ...the clouds...some real weather...but who knows.... seems to be even older..and those catholics..with candlemass...something to do with mary and if the light shines through.... and then go back to the Celts falling midway in between the winter solistice and the equinox...(let me see guess it would be the vernal and not the autumnal equinox) that mid point that lets you know whats coming next...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 2/2/2006 3:22:41 PM
Snow...I seem to remember seeing it once ....light...lovely..delicate.. shimmering in the light as it slowly drifted from the sky to hit the warm cement.. .andthen to sizzle leaving only a drop of water.. .ever so small and round upon the sidewalk.... I recall a certain briskness to the airthat day... that sharp prickly feeling in the lungs...like thousands of needles..... and when you exhaled there was smoke....well it looked like smoke anyway... you could see your breath..it was amazing...trying to write things in the air and getting light headed.... the snow kept falling ever so gentle from the sky..alighting for a second or two upon the leaves of the newly blooming roses....the color...the contrast of the bright red of the petals and the white of the snow...amazing...but alas again in no at all...only a drop of water..where the glorious crystaline structure once rested.... and the taste , if you could manage to gather enough...find some place where it could actually collect without melting...and a can of eagle brand (condensed sweetedned milk), eggs, sugar, and vanilla..you know the real stuff from mexico...mix it all together and have a bowl of snow icecream....nothing better tasting could be imagined......

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 2/1/2006 2:31:33 PM
can you feel it...the dampness on your skin.....run your fingers through your hair...the humidity.. that feel in the air just bfore it rains...no longer does the smell of salt air permeate your lungs ,but rather it is heavier...fresher somehow...like breathing in the taste of spring... you can hear it...the birds are quiet...for once they have all disappeared...the sky slowly darkens ....rumblings in the distance....you breathe it in again..not believeing your senses...the wonderful wonderful smell of rain...you can almost smell the taste of the blooming hibiscus.... the droplets begin slowly..just a mist..to remind you what falling water from the sky can be like...just dark spot on the sidewalk...but ever so gentle...trees and bushes shielding the cement from all of its darkening powers.... then like a distant memory you are suddenly made aware of ...thunder...loud rumbling...cracking... it could be scary but it isn't...it serves to heighten your senses....to make you smile..for you know....yes you are right...the rain is here...big drops...driving wind...but it is Ok...because the water is warm...and teh smile on your face joyous...as you celebrate...life...that is what rain is you know...giver of life...you can't have life without water...speak to the Samburu...their word for God is the same as their word for Rain...interesting.....so wonderful...so glorious..soaking you to the bone...yet not a cold, shivering soak...a warm exciting soak...you put away any thoughts of umbrellas in exchange for the feel of rain on your face...water dripping from your hair...hair already made softer by the rain...no matter what hair product you buy...how much pay...nothing makes if feel like it does after a walk in the rain...:-)...you taste its sweetness as it rolls by the corner of your lips...sticking out your tounge to get more..(or at the mailman who is making fun of you for being all wet...just because he has on a rain pancho and a mailman hat and isn't wet)...:-).....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 1/26/2006 2:42:01 PM
Breathing...taking in slow deep breaths... appreciating the ability to breathe... the gift of life... ...the experience of living .. thinking ... ever thinking...pondering ones existence... in the way only the loss of life in another can bring about.... all the whys , what ifs...what will I do differently now.....have I lived life to the fullest...appreciated being alive...are there changes to be made...thanks to be given....new horizons to be broached...dreams to be reached... jobs to be sought...worked harder at...quit....hatchets to be buried...apologies to be made.... what are the responsibilities... to go and talk ...to go and view...to simply sit and ponder...offer condolence...cook food... sign a book...sit in a chair...stand behind the flowers...share a meal...share memories... how to find that fine line that lets you know what is right for the time.... who do you go for...the one who died...the family left...yourself.... a a black bible...golden words worn almost invisible through the years.... book marks ..dried flowers....newpaper articles....pictures...all the things collected between the pages during those years....what do they tell you about the person....things underlined..words added in....dates...names.... where are the answers... under the tent.... beside a stone....behind the gate....on the other side of the road..... ....breathing...taking in slow deep breaths

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 1/26/2006 10:58:38 AM
and to think I almost sent you a card to commemorate his BDAY

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 1/25/2006 4:54:34 AM
just call me "lady of the birds".... walking to school in the pre-dawn hours..... brisk steps...ever late...trying to make up time.... leaves rustling....cats pouncing into bushes trying to catch those ever elusive mice... (rats actually...those fuzzy little creatures that seem to migrate from the wharf all over the island)...... the dog standing vigilant ever waiting for the cat to forget about him...so he may in turn pounce upon the cat..... walking faster trying to make up time.....people on bicycles....people dragging blankets ...looking for a doorway to lay down.....ladies walking dogs in their house coats....(the ladies not the dogs wearing the housecoats...) stars shining bright.... the palm trees in the center of the street lit by the street lamps...rather eerie one could say..... finally broadway..... the fully lit texas heroes monument in the middle.... waiting...waiting for the light change....rushing across before it changes back.....walking through the car wash.....the school lit in between the glow from the car wash and the firestation across the street but the sound what it is ...birds....hundrends of birds.....looking up at the palm tree...stars shinging brightly behind...the fronds are covered by birds....the ocak tree...the comquat bushes...every limb every branch every available place covered by birds.....grackles they are....(look like crows to be..but rest assured the birders say they are grackles) as I draw nearer they take off flying from one tree to the next...and me...I can't get out of my mind..... Alfred's little movie....the one that as a child...I sat watching with my Uncle....(he was 14....which at the time I thought was a grown up.....) after the movie...he took me aside and told me that the birds were going to get me on my way home....that I mustn't tell my parents when they came to pick me up or they would get them too......) as the birds take to the air...visions of them turning towards me....played through my mind.... luckily it did not happen....yet as i was trying to open the combination lock on the playground gate...all I could hear were the birds...their grackling.....flitting about....finally.....after opening it....it takes a while in the dark....and walking up and going inside...... the sounds died down....but once again sitting at the computer...in the classroom....outside you hear "the birds"........

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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Re: GoatSmell's Own Poetry Thread Posted: 12/9/2005 4:59:18 AM
jackets, hats, coats, gloves, wind....never ending....scarves...hoodies.... recognize your child by the hat on their head...the shoes on their feet... amazing they are actually wearing socks.... no flipflops..... oops better take that back.....flipflops with toesocks.... yes it has finally come....winter on the island...... the weather man says if we wait 3 days it will be in the 70's again... but what do you do before then? temperatures in the upper 30's .....windchill in the 20's....people bringing all their dogs inside....(hate to have a dog experience the cold)....children laughing...running around all bundled up in handme down ski clothes from people who have traveled elsewhere to ski..... now the tourist you can spot...no problem..... they are the ones walking about in short sleeves and shorts...smiling that things are so warm....:-).....(granted if you decide to go in the water it is warm...the gulf is much warmer than the surrounding air...as the surfers will attest to....it is just the getting out of the water that hurts.....:-) It was in the 80's last weekend.... the sun beating down on the Victorian Christmas Celebration....the fake snow in the courtyard melting almost faster than it could be created..... but today...with the wind from the north.....blowing over the bay.....the birds all huddled in their nest ....pressed into the windowsills...you would never know it.... field trips walking through the town....students freezing asking for a stop by the local candy shop to get hot chocolate....of course when you actually stop...they get icecream....(kids you know)... :-) patience ever patience....wait until another day....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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Re: GoatSmell's Own Poetry Thread Posted: 12/7/2005 8:13:20 PM
lights on a tree...lights on a wall... lights on a door... what's it all for? swags...wreaths...holly...fruit...candles...centerpieces.... artificial snow...artificial ice...wooden santa's...plastic snowmen... tell me again.... what's it all for? wrapping boxes...baking cookies...endless shopping...piped in music...gift cards... what's it for? memories...dreams...future...past...solstace...birthday...holiday...new day.... everyday... what's it all for?

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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inside outside upside down Posted: 12/5/2005 5:42:37 PM
inside outside...outside inside.... it is amazing what they can do.... architects today... technology.... sitting at a table overlooking the water...river boats going by.... plants blooming all around...fish in the water...ducks in a corner.... balconys with tables and chairs..just overlooking "the Delta"... music...dancing fountains... children laughing... trees overhead...walkways over... almost like you were outside...yet there is a dome overhead...made of glass...faceted to allow the sunshine in....to create a giant hot house.... an almost warm...imitation of the south...without the humidity....... and the smells...they just arn't right...not for a river... not for being outside... it looks the way it should , yet when you close your eyes... the smells are not there... you know what I mean .....when you are out at the river... fishing... or swimming in a lake....hanging out at the pond..... the smell you find... not really bad just a hint of decomposition... and when you look in the water...mud and sediment in the bottom you see the leaves that have washed down from up stream..,fallen from the trees along the edge of the water.....but in this river those things are missing...there are giant coy fish... but missing are the sunperch...the catfish...the bass.... that make it truly southern...... I suppose if you had a few drinks...it might seem close to the real thing.... and it is a very interesting concept...it does make you want to take a trip to the delta.... to throw a line in the creek...bait a hook and see just how many perch you can catch in an hour.... but somehow that place.... a river made from the water from so many other places...just isn't the same...I guess things never really are...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 11/22/2005 5:59:28 PM
I walked outside...the sun shining bright....breeze barely there....birds singing.....children playing...running shouting...pushing...trying to be the king of the mountain...be the one on the top block... not so unlike the goats...in the field climbing to the highest point.. finding a way to get on top of the barn...standing on that rusty tin roof......butting each other off...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 11/20/2005 5:48:05 AM
I awoke this morning to the sound of rain falling gently on the roof... I lay there listening to the drops of water rhymically bouncing off the leaves outside my window... dripping...branches swaying in the wind.... for a moment I imagined I was awaking in the rainforest...and it was the rainy season...(again).. I am sure I could smell those heavy humid odors that are only in the rainforest.... a smile on my face.... then suddenly from out of no where... Tumblena jumped onto the bed...demanding attention... Min Pins are that way you know...they must have their morning Pettings... yet despite the disruption of my memories....my day begin with a smile...and memories of long ago.. mornings where it was so hard to dragged yoruself out of bed...lulled back to sleep by the sounds of rain on the thatch

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 11/18/2005 7:56:52 PM
Breathing....Corpus Christi is not so far...and is the home of the life size replica's of christopher columbus' ships...... when I saw..then ...I could not believe how small they had been...not quite what I had envisioned when reading those poems of him sailing the Ocean blue....but hopefully it brought you back good memories....of times in Texas...:-) morning...the sun trying to rise above to the horizon....to shed new light... but not quite strong enough...the moon is fighting to retain its height...its power its glory... lighting the sky above the palm trees...ever waving ...gently moving in the never ceasing winds of the gulf..... a beautiful sight....the tree backlight from the light of the carwash...before it....boldly standing in front of the Police station...out beside the school.... yet if you stand just right...and hold you head at just the right angle.....it is amazing...the palm tree almost as if under spot light...and the tree against the sky...the moon so bright just above...and if you are lucky...there beside her....mars....bright red and shining....in all her glory.... amazing how you can admire the beauty of nature...right in the center of a city.... seeing only nature...and ignoring the buildings...the roads..the vehicles.....the sounds of the sirens....instead...concentrating on the sounds the wind makes...blowing through the trees

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 11/16/2005 7:13:28 PM
amazing...the way the masts reaches for the sky... a real sky scraper..it is where the word came from... the tall ships with their sails scraping the sky.... built in 1877.... to carry goods from country to country.... a tall ship.... now a national historic treasure... built in Aberdeen...Scotland... to journey many times all around the world visiting only twice in her working life...the port to become her home... a crows nest...where the birds are kept...in case you get lost..you release them to show you the way to land..... he had you over a barrel? yeh I know...you almost drowned and he was rolling a barrel under your body to get all the water out... a golden coin beneath east of those giant mast poles....for good luck..to appease the Gods... the coast is clear....yes she worked as a smuggler for bit...of ciggarettes in the european countries... now she has been refitted...rebuilt ....even better than before....the oldest tall ship at the rededication of the stature of liberty.... make sure step with your right foot first onto the gangway.... otherwise it will be bad luck.... an unsafe journey.... there are no ropes on a ship...well one rope maybe...the one attached to the bell to ring the bell... the rest...all those things you say look like rope.....well they are lines...each with its own specific name and job...and to work the ship you must know each..the language of the tall ship...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 11/15/2005 2:38:53 PM
Page 99....wow....am not sure what it is about 99 but it always seems such a special number....almost one hundred...but just not quite....things seem cheaper when you say they are 4.99 instead of 5.00 but in reality with tax it will cost more than 5 dollars..it just the idea of 99..... then 99 it is the last year before a next century.... a person lives to be 99 and they are really old...but they live to be one hundred and they can collect on their life insurance while they are still alive..... funny number that 99.... sorry I guess I got a bit off topic...just seeing that number....it affected me.. :-) cold air is coming...the weather so lovely...so nice and warm...lulling you into a tranquil lazy feeling....security that comes with a wonderful warm fall.... thinking that there won't be any winter...that you can wear shorts all year round...but it is not to be...the weather man says it will be cold tonight...maybe even down to 40....of course I don't believe him... the sound of jeans swishing.... shoes sqeaking...childrens laughter...giggles.... skipping...running...nary a one....walking..... sun shining....rays reflecting off the waxy leaves....flowers blooming... traveling ever so rapidly to get to the place to listen to the music... music from 1900 written after the "Great Storm"...the sound of music telling a story..no words...just feeling shared through the keys.... children moving to the music...eyes closed...imaginations spinning.... just how wonderful it would have been to sit in the music room over a hundred years ago...listen to the music and picture the story it tells.....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 11/7/2005 3:37:30 PM
Fog.. Fog so very thick...you can barely see your foot in front of you as you take a step... drops of water seem to fall all around you...but it is not rain it is the fog.... no ray of sun is able to penetrate.... no moon is exposed between the clouds above the fog... the smell ....of rain not , salt water...and yet not of rain...a bit fishier..... hurridly trying to get to school...yet there is now way to hurry in the fog....not and be safe... wondering if you are even headed in the correct directions...familiar landmarks hidden in its depths... a 5 minute trip taking 30 minutes and then some......so curious....listening expecting to hear foghorns...but you don't...it is the 21st century.... rushing trying to get there.... oh.....no...yuck...what is it.... what has been stepped in...it is...no it can't be...but it is Hallowe'en's mushy pumpkin (dont' worry the mushy pumpkin is still fine...)

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 11/2/2005 3:37:09 PM
Halloween is gone...passed....taken over...the Day of the Dead is almost over...tomorrow the last of the 3 days of the day of the dead...Diwali...begain today....Thanksgiving will be here soon... that mushy pumpkin can be put to use...put in a pie...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 10/26/2005 4:26:03 PM
pumpkin with a smiling face created by children.. with laughter....spoons and knives... messy ever so messy sitting upon the sand.... mom smiling...knowing that soon the waves will come wash away the mess.... and she can carry home a beautiful jack 'oLantern two happy children ..and not have a big mess to clean up for the fish will do that for her....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

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The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 10/25/2005 6:30:09 PM
mars..that bright red light... it rose with the moon you know... it was gorgeous... with the moon lighting up the sky... looking through the palm tree back lit by the moon.... the water crashing against the shore.... waves ...surfing waves perfect surfing waves compliments of Wilma ...not just boogie board waves... such a beautiful sound the sound of the water crashing into the shore...against the rock groins ...and the smell.... nothing quite like it...the salt water in the air.. you always know when you near the coast...you can be in your car driving ...and then it all the sudden hits you...you have to roll down the window and take in a deep breath...it is special.... the weather cooling off...no mosquitoes... it is wonderful you know.... mars red so bright....bringing hope...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 2383 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 10/25/2005 6:22:02 PM
thirty seven dollars that is all that lies between my being a mother in law or being just a mother... inconceivable....37 dollars the cost of a marriage license.... how can two kids who can't even get up enough money ....37 dollars to pay for it expect to be able to be married... love is exciting it is novel....makes you feel ways nothing else can... but making a legal commitment...saying you will be together til death do you part when you can't even pay the registrars office.... much less the justice of the peace his fee is not even added to that 37 dollars.... a child that will pay 80 dollars to get their hair dyed that perfect color for her special day but not have the money for that special day.... two kids with no jobs...no place to live ...but insisting that halloween is the perfect day to get married... doesn't halloween come every year...wouldn't it be better to wait til one could at least afford to pay for the paper to say you are married.... I am not giving them 37 dollars... it is not that the dream is not good...but sometimes you have to be a bit more practical.. at least be able to have a place to live...to afford ramen noodles.....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 2220 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 9/16/2005 5:29:14 PM
have a wonderful weekend breathing... excitement....the rush...speed..... today a new world ....... a big change... brought by the ever ready service man dial-up to highspeed internet.... took a bit of configuring... after I got home...but now it is even wireless.... I can check my email on the porch... swinging in my swing watching sunset..... dogs jumping up...ever excited....seeking that ever desired scratch, rub behind the ears...just above the tail...... high speed internet....such a step up....I never knew there were all those pictures...:-) typing words..sharing feelings...heart to heart...mind to mind..... worlds apart...time in time.... a teenager..... talking speaking..working how to figure out just what can make it all better how to make sense in the world of an 18 year old.... an 18 year old who thinks...only her boyfriend knows anything....everything... a world I cannot begin to understand how it is configured... orange, red...pink...that ever beautiful.....setting sun...brought to us by the mosqitoes....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 2218 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 9/15/2005 6:12:37 PM
teaching children....relaying information...watching the mind tick... sudden realization....getting the right answer...finally...smiles.. giggles...laughter...worth so much... parents conferences...parents trying to do the kids work... parents complaining .... it is too hard for their kids.... children bright and quite capable...doing above and beyond what is expected... spending so very much time having to educate parents to allow you to teach the kids... why can't you just teach the kids and not have to spend so much time educating the parents...time you could spend working on lesson plans to teach the kids ..... being involved in ones childs education is a good thing...but you can't do it all for them... learning is something you have to do for yourself..not something mom can do for you..... taking responsibility.... something everyone needs to learn.... kids can be responsible for their homework... ..................................... sun is shining....clouds are moving.... weather cooling off... the middle of september....high 90's the high's no longer in 3digits...yea......!!!!!

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1754 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 6/4/2005 8:27:56 PM
dunes restoration...wetland restoration...learn about geology... walk on the beach...pick up the shells the oyster drills have made ready to be strung... squinting ever so very hard to find those shark teeth...after the sun has gone down... but just enough light to make out the shapes as the water washes over the broken shells... almost dark...or are my eyes just getting old....must be darkness....for I can't imagine ever getting "old"... weeding...edging...blisters...chai tea...the real stuff....nonfat condensed milk....peanutbutter toast..chip sani.. sunshine...surfable waves....saturday...:-).... the 4th day of hurricane season

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1644 (view)

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.

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1624 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 5/14/2005 5:21:01 AM
the longest hour... have you ever noticed just how long an hour can be when you are seated in a dentist chair.. you go into the office...sign in ...the lady is ever so nice and cheerful...you have to tell them everything about yourself...from the time you born til you walk into the office...fill out endless papers...sign away your life several times...then you are sitting...waiting...luckily not for too long this time...then here the come....the perky young assistant...young enough to be your daughter....takes you in and puts that ever awful bib on you...you know the one...the square paper one that is held on with clips... luckily for me...I got a chair looking out the window at the surf.... and the waves were oh so good...had I been a block over I could have been watching the surfers...I wasn't...so I got the view of the traffic and the waves crashing against the seawall...still not so bad..considering most offices in my experience have had pictures and diplomas etc...here there were surf pictures.... a light attached to a two by four accross the ceiling..but a bit down....(but still better than the dentist office I visited in nairobi...I won't even speak of the terror I felt as a dentist with a foot pumped drill worked in my mouth...but he did a god job...:-)......ya know then the girl comes back with that little square peice of plastic stuff that they put in your mouth to take the xray...it scratches is uncomfortable and you have to be still...as she puts the lead vest over you..takes the picture....then finally takes it out and you wonder if it is worth it all..... and of course...being so young...she comes back and admits she needs to take another one because SHE had it placed wrong...and the pain...sitting still again...but it is Ok...the waves are breaking..a few gulls flying about.... a window to watch out.... finally the dentist comes in....opens your mouth ...those cold steel instruments...(stainless steel I guess) and start to put the deadener on so he can give you the shot to deaden your mouth...(it still hurts) then says he will be back in 10 minutes...and you get to sit and mull over in your mind...what is going to happen...watch more waves break.....he returns start to drill....it is the sound that is so horrible....and then eyes widen...you can definilty feel that...on the inside...the nerve....he notices...despite the story he is telling about his little boys escapades to the assistant........ he gives another shot.... and goes to another tooth that thankfully you can feel...comes back...you stil lfeel it...but you are determined not to let them know...even if it does hurt you have no desire to stay even one minute longer than you have to in the dentist chair..... he finishes up..... says you can go....it has only been an hour...but seems like a lifetime....you say thank you...with a mouth that is half numb...hoping you don't have drool coming out of your mouth as you talk....go to the front desk to pay before you leave.....it hurts almost as much as th edrill being in your mouth.... mmmm you worked for 4 days to pay for the work the dentist did in your mouth in less than one hour...(maybe I should have become a dentist instead of a teacher....:-)

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1557 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 4/30/2005 9:33:14 AM
a bakery...on a street in nairobi.... just a hidden window way..where one could had over a few shillings and get something so delicious...that would melt in your mouth...so gentle...so light...yet so sweet...with flavours and smells that had never before been experienced...saving up shillings to make that trip by the bakery...to walk..during lunch.... not bothering with a meal just a brisk walk to the bakery.... to hand over the change and gently cradle in the hand that lucious....baked item..... taking a bite enjoying it so...noticing next to you a child begging...wanting shillings....knowing that if you give them the money...it won't be theres to keep...things have not changed since****ns time...so ....just gently break off a piece of the wonderful tasting....ambrosia.....share it with the child....watch the smile appear upon their face...ya know it is even better than eating it yourself...amazing

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1545 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 4/29/2005 4:52:39 AM
morning breaking... colors ever so slowly rising above the horizon... bright colors...gently bringing light to the darkness .... revealing the cracks in the sidewalk... egging on the birds in their singing..... showing the movement of the cats around the houses ever so quietly stalking the trash cans put out for their weekly pickup.... dogs out for their morning walk..... owners not really quite awake yet...that semi lucid heavy footed walk of the one pulled out of bed only because the thought of cleaning up after the dog was worse than getting up.... newspapers laying on porches..... traffic barely starting to congregate... an apple...eaten amidst all the action....it core shared with a squirrel....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1531 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 4/27/2005 4:48:14 PM
sunshine...smiles...laughter... pain...frustration....bottomless pit... never done...never finished... reaching forward...having faith... looking forward to what things are out there to be enjoyed... working hard never accomplishing those things needing to be done right now... what to look for...what to grab hold of...where to look...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1520 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 4/26/2005 5:13:47 AM
gnats...flies...batting them away... standing still...how to get rid of them... people standing...letting them land....on their face...on their hand.. their legs their toes...sitting on the end of their nose.... never evern bothering to brush them away... flies...you and I both know what flies do when they land regurgitate and them suck it back up... yuck...yuck..and double yuck... houses made of dung..fires with smoke...little smoke..always burning within... maybe not enough smoke to keep away the flies... children blinded...all because of flies...laying those little eggs.... flies on your face...on your mouth.... on your eyes..... what to do...what to do.... they told me vaseline on your face to keep them from landing.... how do they not even notice the flies... I suppose if I was born there...brought up a a samburu...speaking mau... caring for goats and camels and scrawney cows I might not notice the flies either... but I wasn't and I do... I was brought up around cows... and horses and pigs and chickens... but not in a dung house... but rather a house with a flyswatter...and screens on the windows flies...flies...flies.....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1513 (view)

The Poetry Barn and Eatery Posted: 4/25/2005 4:02:17 PM
rain gently falling from the sky the ground wet puddles overflowing... fledglings..confused..flitting about trying to alight somewhere dry... yet not quite understanding where that would be.... children full of energy...rambuctious...eager...voices never ceasing.... thoughts abound...trying to direct them... sun trying to sneak through...but never quite making it

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1407 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 4/13/2005 5:11:06 PM
laughter...giggling..smiles running to catch up skipping...jumping...bouncing...leaping... playing...sharing....enjoying all the day has to offer... breathing in the fresh air... soaking up the sunshine.... splashing in the puddles... picking fresh fruit off the trees..... swinging....back and forth....around and around.... enjoying weather so wonderful...that will all too soon be too hot ...

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1397 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 4/12/2005 4:58:46 PM
the nest is not nearly big enough you would think it would be the mother...beautiful rock dove that she is... (aka pigeon) had plenty of room when it was just her and 2 eggs... now .....it is so funny...liking watching a jack in the box...she will be sitting then you see her pop up..and a little baby bird..poke its head out...then another... the mothers legs so long.... she standing so tall and proud of those babies.... it seems they are catching up in size to her... that blue around her eyes...so deep so very blue....like looking at the sky over the gulf...where the two meet...where the two blues become one...so dark..so bright..... and when she coos...can you believe it...she coos and he comes... how many woman do you know that call and their man even answers...much less comes..... but he does...and she flys away while he sits with the babies until her return... it is unbelieveable...such a rare and glorous treat......I can think of no better way to celebrate spring... the tree so full of ripe komqauts...all yellow...golden orange...sweet delicious...you bit into them and the juice comes out ...dripping all over your face...and be careful not to swallow one of the seeds...so sweet...not unlike a yellow plum..but sweeter still... with that tropical taste to it....they tickle the taste bud...and one that is not quite ripe yet... has that lovely...sour apple flavour...you know the one that will make your lips pucker...and a big smle on your face...... the mom was so smart to choose that place for her nest...food right there reachable from the nest.... gone for just a weekend and the babies have doubled in size.... and all in the middle of a playground in a school yard...to allow the children to see the miracle of life...... to see how much she loves and cares for her babies....it rains...so hard....big pelting drops...water everywhere...giant puddles....but the mom never left her babies....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1390 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 4/11/2005 7:24:06 PM
birds singing... komqouts falling... wind and rain... watching...reading ...waiting.... as the winds push through the rain... leaving only waves.... wonderful residual waves... perfect for the surfers.... seawall crowded... beach so colorful.... waiting in line...taking turns.... the rules of the sea etiquette of the surfer..... what a day ...glorious day.... children laughing...learning...thinking so very hard.... what is the mean... the median... the mode... the range... in the end....they all know... so exited...ownership over the knowledge.... looking for groups of numbers to dissect .... smiling....

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1238 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 3/25/2005 5:59:12 PM
tourists season hunting season seawall full crowded...people skating...people running...people walking...pedaling.....no room to see.... swimsuits...shorts...jackets...coats....(guess who belongs) waves...surfers...no waves.... fisherman...plenty of fish.... girls boys families....bunnies....easter is near..... clouds..sun...bright sunshine...wind....sunburn... don't forget the sunscreen... take the back roads....secrets pathways through the city to maintain sanity.... stay away from the tourists......

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1172 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 3/19/2005 4:18:27 PM
Limerick 8 syllables rhymes A 8 syllables rhymes A 5 syllables rhymes B 5 syllables rhymes B 8 syllables rhymes A it is suppose to be humerous with a punchline in the last line...:-) A dinner shared by telephone Smile laughter chewing on a bone Deciphering words Spit out between burps amazing the fun over phone there was a man from canada he liked to write poems with stanzas bodily functions without conjunctions words together in canada

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1144 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 3/16/2005 6:23:11 PM
Limerick for St. Patricks day there once was a lady forlorn her favorite food was popcorn each night it was popped the corn never stopped and now she will never more mourn

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1022 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 3/4/2005 7:03:39 PM
sugar from the lips sweetness so very gentle lies that are believed

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1013 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 3/3/2005 8:25:52 PM
snow is very cold delicate, light and soft beauty to behold A person turned cold hard to warm the heart within rescued by a grin loquats are green now promising delicious fruit to be eaten soon old relationships gently move into new ones revealing real friends

sukari

Joined: 8/28/2004

Msg: 1009 (view)

A Barn By Any Other Name... Posted: 3/3/2005 4:20:34 PM
here is my hand at a haiku.... Salty Water....... seas bring together oceans keep you apart near and yet so far

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