Poetry and Potpourri .... October 31, 2003, November 1-2, 2003

10-31-2003 | JustAmy, St.Louie1 and Mama_Bear

[JustAmy]

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The Poetry Branch has been in limbo since the prior hostess left FreeRepublic April 15th 2003. We've since learned that said hostess has lost her posting privilege. That being the case, and Jim Robinson having given his ok, I wanted to renew the thread.

FreeRepublic is blessed with many fine poets, and we look forward to seeing their poems posted on FR once again. There were many non-poet FReepers who visited the Poetry Branch for the camaraderie; we hope they will return.

I would like to invite everyone to visit and relax at Poetry and Potpourri. Hopefully you will renew old acquaintances for chatting, sharing jokes, telling stories, posting cartoons, etc. Everyone needs a place to escape from the everyday news, make Poetry and Potpourri that place.

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The Belvedere's Guardian Wolf ~
the always charming, lovable, huggable,
LouieWolf.

[JustAmy]

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[JustAmy]

I Love Fall

I love fall! Fall is exciting.
It's apples and cider.
It's an airborne spider.
It's pumpkins in bins.
It's burrs on dog's chins.
It's wind blowing leaves.
It's chilly red knees.
It's nuts on the ground.
It's a crisp dry sound.
It's green leaves turning
And the smell of them burning.
It's clouds in the sky.
It's fall. That's why...
I love fall.

Caroline A. Ward
©2003

[JustAmy]

Beethoven Symphonies
Submitted By: Anonymous

A tourist in Vienna is going through a graveyard and all of a sudden he hears some music. No one is around, so he starts searching for the source.

He finally locates the origin and finds it is coming from a grave with a headstone that reads: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827. Then he realizes that the music is the Ninth Symphony and it is being played backward! Puzzled, he leaves the graveyard and persuades a friend to return with him.

By the time they arrive back at the grave, the music has changed. This time it is the Seventh Symphony, but like the previous piece, it is being played backward.

Curious, the men agree to consult a music scholar. When they return with the expert, the Fifth Symphony is playing, again backward. The expert notices that the symphonies are being played in the reverse order in which they were composed, the 9th, then the 7th, then the 5th.

By the next day the word has spread and a throng has gathered around the grave. They are all listening to the Second Symphony being played backward.

Just then the graveyard's caretaker ambles up to the group. Someone in the crowd asks him if he has an explanation for the music.

"Oh, it's nothing to worry about" says the caretaker. "He's just decomposing!"

[Diver Dave]

"He's just decomposing!"

LOL. Good one Amy. Think I'll pass that one around.

[JustAmy]

Hi Dave .... How do you like the cool weather?

Do you have any Halloween jokes or stuff?

[JustAmy]

Black Cat Cupcakes

Serving Size: 24

1 ¼ c Oreo® cookie crumbs
18 ¼ ozs chocolate cake mix
24 pcs Halloween Oreo® cookies
16 ozs milk chocolate frosting
black string licorice
jelly beans
semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.

Prepare 24 - 2½" muffin cups with cooking spray and flour; set aside.
Prepare cake mix according to package directions; stir in cookie crumbs.
Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. Bake for 25 minutes.

Remove from pans; cool on wire rack.

Make cat faces on each of the remaining 24 cookies: using some frosting, attach 4 - 1½" licorice strings for whiskers, 2 jelly bean halves for eyes and 2 chocolate chips for ears. Let set at least 30 minutes.

Frost cupcakes with remaining frosting. Stand cat faces on edge on each cupcake. Place 3" piece licorice string on back half of each cupcake for tail.

[JustAmy]

A boy went to a Halloween party with a sheet on his head.
"Are you a ghost ?" asked his friends
"No, I'm an unmade bed !"



Another boy went to a Halloween party with a sheet on his head.
"Are you an unmade bed ?" asked his friends
"No, I'm an undercover agent !"

[JustAmy]

My Secret List for Halloween
by Charles Ghigna

Last year I made a secret list
Of houses on our street
That gave out all the very best
Of what I like to eat.

I made a separate list of those
That gave out candy bars
And those that let us pick right from
Their giant candy jars.

I checked off all the houses that
Gave raisins in a box
And those that gave just one small piece
Of gum that's hard as rocks.

My little sister laughs at me,
But I don't think she's funny,
'Cause she won't let me see HER list
Of houses that gave money!

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Halloween Friday !

Have a cup while you Freep !

[MeekOneGOP]

[GailA]

btt

[The Mayor]

Beware—the more you look at temptation, the better it looks!

[Alamo-Girl]

An appropriate poem for this day! It's cool and crisp here and the leaves are colorful. Thank you!

[JustAmy]

Happy Halloween, Meekie.

Will Carl be trick or treating tonight?

[JustAmy]

Happy Halloween, Rus. Thanks so much for the coffee and the inspiration.

Another Halloween

Jack-o-lanterns on the porch
My children are trick or treating
Candy is being handed out
It is a typical Halloween evening
From behind I hear a clamor
I am startled at what I see
As the door slowly opens
I know what has come for me
A scream curdled in my throat
As the beast entered the room
Once again it has returned to me
To inflict more pain and gloom
It sole purpose is to torture
I know this beast all too well
It sucks the life out of you
It is a fate far worse than hell
There it stood in front of me
Pure evil, intent on causing strife
My heart racing, fists clenched
I said hello to my ex-wife

Homer Peabody

[JustAmy]

Happy Halloween.

[JustAmy]

[Alamo-Girl]

Happy Halloween to you, JustAmy!

[MeekOneGOP]

Howwwwwwwww-deeeeeeeeeeeeeee ! Hard to say right now. Sometimes I go to a buddy's on Friday and we go out and eat.

But if not, then I'll be around the house feeding sweets to the little goblins and goblinettes that come around. I bought two big bags of Kiddie Mix. Whatever is left, my wife will be the recipient ...

[Billie]

Hooray, hooray, Louie...the witch is gone! Yippee!

LOL! Indeed!