~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread XX

May 8, 2005 | bentfeather Poets of the Lair

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning, Sam!! Whoa, sure is Summer here. Going into the 90s today with the usual soggy humidity. Thanks for the Sweet Poem and graphics, good tunes, too. Have a good day. BTW Really good to see you. :-)

[laurenmarlowe]

Good afternoon Ms. Feather.

Eutopia

There is a garden where lilies
And roses are side by side;
And all day between them in silence
The silken butterflies glide.

I may not enter the garden,
Though I know the road thereto;
And morn by morn to the gateway
I see the children go.

They bring back light on their faces;
But they cannot bring back to me
What the lilies say to the roses,
Or the songs of the butterflies be.

Francis Turner Palgrave

[Soaring Feather]

Absolutely beautiful, both the poem and the graphic.


Thank You.

[HopeandGlory]

Summers' fading fast
My flowers droop and hang their head
Soon the birds will all fly south
Now even my lovely garden's dead.
Soon dying leaves will fall
 Swirling russet, orange and golden hue
The loneliness....will then set in
Causing me...to always think of you.

For you are gone far away
And I'm so alone.....
With only memories of our time
A love that really was sublime
When we held each other close
In an embrace of precious love.
Remembering our time together
Through all this changing weather
How I yearn for your return.

Then Autumn winds will blow
Ripping off the remaining leaves
The trees will then stand stark and bare
Then the sadness sets in and even deep despair.
The Winter wind races by
It chills my bones and stings my face
But in my heart....it is pure ice
In my soul a terrible, empty place.

Oh how I miss you
I wish you were here
To dry my tears and kiss me once again
Whisper gentle words into my ear
Words that heal and cause my heart to mend.
But Spring will come again
When lilacs perfume the air
Return to me...is my silent prayer.

by SkyAngel   9/26/02

[Soaring Feather]

Good evening, HopeandGlory.


Beautiful poetry and graphic.

Thank You.

[HopeandGlory]

summer heat
moisture fading fast
flowers droop

rim 6/25/05

Thank you Miss Feather, I came across it looking for drooping flowers for my little haiku and thought it was worthy of posting in The Lair . . . goodnight Lairites . . .see you tomorrow!!!

[WayzataJOHNN]

Drivng the steamboat!?!

Nope, something ore important, Engineer!

The Captain can ring the bell and yell commands, the Purser can tie and untie his ropes all day, but if I don't make the tea kettle (boiler)hot enough for steam, we ain't moving this side of forever! ;^)

What fun it is, and how many guys can put that they are an Engineer on a 100 year old steamboat as job experience? It is just as it was in 1906 when it was build, and its like going back a bit in history to ride on it. Now that my knees are damaged by the accident, I may have to stop engineering, as its hard to get into the places in the engine space I have too. If that's the case, I'll work on the hull in the winter, polish the brass, or sand the woodwork, or sell tickets, but I will continue to have fun on the boat. I love volunteering at the museum anyway!

[Soaring Feather]

Oh wonderful Haiku! Gorgeous graphic.

Thank You and good night.

[Soaring Feather]

WOW how terrific is that!!

What does she burn to make the steam to the boiler??


Sorry, you may not be able to be Engineer much longer, I know you love the job. It great this is something you do that you truly love.

[WayzataJOHNN]

It burns the same fuel oil as a house furnace. Clean and soot free. The original fuel was coal, but to burn that today we would have had to make physical changes to the boat that would have ruined its original operations. Fuel oil was just becoming the fuel of choice in those days, so our conversion to fuel oil is still accurate for the museum display.

[Soaring Feather]

When I was in New Orleans attending a Poetry Convention I took a trip on a Mississippi Paddle Wheeler. It was a dinner boat and it was was the Fourth of July. It was so cool, the fireworks display was on a huge barge on the river, too. Only thing that was hard to take was the heat and humidity. Oh, my hotel was in The French Quarter.

What a place! Have you been there, Johnn?

[Soaring Feather]

~New Thread~

[WayzataJOHNN]

New Orleans

Yes, and I loved the city, music, food and ...we'll leave the rest unsaid. Truly a wonderful place, and thse folks know how to PARTY!

[Soaring Feather]

Oh, the food to scream for!! Nothing like Bourbon Street at 3:00AM, or Jackson Square.