http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/poetry/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:04:28 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418844/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418844/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:04:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413232/posts Senator Roland Burriss decided he was going to pervert a treasured Christmas poem to push progressive health care reform. He bashed republicans and lauded over dems. He did this all while on the Senate floor. I'll throw up a transcript if I can find one. Here's the video: Sen. Burris Rewrites “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” To Push Health Care Reform. What do you think of Sen. Roland Burris' version? StoryBalloon.Org/Videos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413232/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:03:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413027/posts ABC News Z. Byron Wolf reports: The Senate has been in session every day in December and a final health reform vote is set for Christmas Eve. But with the Republicans filibuster of the health reform bill broken and both parties winding down the clock the debate on the Senate floor is getting loopy. Case in point -- Sen. Roland Burris, the Illinois Democrat who was controversially appointed to Barack Obama's Senate seat, set the debate as he sees it to rhyme -- specifically 'The Night Before Christmas' and read it on the Senate floor. It should be noted that... ABC News Blogs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413027/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:26:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404661/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbBhMnlXBTE CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404661/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402519/posts Al Gore:  Inventor of the internet; Nobel Laureate; Snorting, surly failed presidential candidate; angry, unhinged raving ranter, environmental pied piper.  And now, poet??? Al Gore has written a poem.  I'm not joking.  Vanity Fair is gushing over it.  Here are the funniest parts (I won't bore you with the whole thing; I want some readership left after this post):One thin September soon A floating continent disappears In midnight sun Vapors rise as Fever settles on an acid sea Neptune's bones dissolve The shepherd cries The hour of choosing has arrived Here are your tools Reverend Al has inspired me.  Here... Western Hero http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2402519/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 01:59:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402356/posts In his almost 30 years of crusading against global warming, Al Gore has worn a variety of hats. In roughly chronological order these include: congressman, senator, author, vice president, traveling evangelist, filmmaker, investment adviser, and Nobel Peace Prize winner. Now, with the publication of his new book, Our Choice, Gore has unveiled a fresh and most unexpected talent: the book's opening chapter of concludes with a poem he wrote-21 lines of verse that are equal parts beautiful, evocative, and disturbing. Here is how the poem begins: One thin September soon A floating continent disappears In midnight sun Vapors rise as... KETK -- NBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402356/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:17:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397410/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397410/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 05:30:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393974/posts And I thought her dancing was wretch-inducing.... weaselzippers.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2393974/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:12:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387529/posts In the United States, in the autumn of 2008, the Presidential election was decided on the hoopla of hope and change drenched in hyperbolic rhetoric which effectively drowned journalistic decorum to maintain any pretence at integrity. It put the Oval Office decisively lurching into a monopoly of power without any effective constraints in place. In short, the seeds of tyranny were safely and decisively planted. The jury is still out whether or not the 1986 Philippine Spring succeeded in vanquishing tyranny to nurture expanding liberty. The leading indicators point to a political governance being still in the clutches of a... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2387529/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:33:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377828/posts Announcing the Uniform EnCounters GC3 Writing Competition Hey, everyone! As promised: We have a writing competition! As I wrote in my last post, have I got a deal for you! This blog's sister site, UniformEnCounters, is hosting a fundraiser/writing competition designed to benefit three good causes (GC3): wounded troops; soldier morale; and you, the writer. Here's what you do. Contest Rules 1. In 700 words or less, write an essay, story, or poem depicting a servicemember or members of the U.S. Armed Forces or their allies (i.e., Australia, Canada, etc.) 2. The subject matter can be any active duty scenario... Uniform Encounters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2377828/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 00:28:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375727/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2375727/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2370179/posts Genius is not a generous thing In return it charges more interest than any amount of royalties can cover And it resents fame With bitter vengeance Pills and powdres only placate it awhile Then it puts you in a place where the planet's poles reverse Where the currents of electricity shift Your Body becomes a magnet and pulls to it despair and rotten teeth, Cheese whiz and guns Whose triggers are shaped tenderly into a false lust In timeless illusion Poem Hunter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2370179/posts#comment Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:31:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2352264/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2352264/posts#comment Thu, 1 Oct 2009 05:49:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2344085/posts Was Fulke Greville really Shakespeare.Solving a Historic mystery between Shakespeare and Fulke Greville with the help of Fulke Grevilles 8th great grandson Christopher Brooke Fulke Greville and his cousin Historian Guy De La Bedoyere. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2344085/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:30:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2329193/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2329193/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 05:12:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2318656/posts They found him dead one morning Just a bum from off the street Tattered clothes upon his shoulders Ragged shoes upon his feet The Cypress Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2318656/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:46:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2305810/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2305810/posts#comment Sat, 1 Aug 2009 07:38:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2287764/posts With the election of abortion-friendly President Obama, abortion advocates have been praising the return of “science” to issues of reproductive health. Conversely, I am an advocate for the health of the unborn and question what “science” has to do with abortion on demand. Attempts to rationalize the morality of the abortion issue with abortion advocates is a losing proposition when they believe in subjective morality, i.e. morality is defined by the majority or, in this case, by the loudest contingent of the population. Therefore, let’s evaluate the issue on a more scientific basis... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2287764/posts#comment Wed, 8 Jul 2009 02:23:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2283051/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2283051/posts#comment Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:36:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277288/posts The fact that President Obama had good Pakistani friends at (struck out) Columbia (end strikeout) in college was one that was basically kept out of his campaign on the theory that anything with any connection to Islam would feed a viral rumor the campaign was trying to kill. Now, though, it's another useful diplomatic tool, as in his interview with Dawn this weekend: ‘Any plan to visit Pakistan in the near future?’ ‘I would love to visit. As you know, I had Pakistani roommates in college who were very close friends of mine. I went to visit them when I... Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277288/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:05:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2261960/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2261960/posts#comment Mon, 1 Jun 2009 06:15:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257965/posts Using a pseudonym, a Jewish woman won an Arab poetry contest in Holland. Tuvit Shlomi, 28, who works at the Center for Information and Documentation on Israel and attends an Orthodox synagogue in The Hague, won the prestigious El Hizjra Prize, a poetry award designed to promote the culture of Arab immigrants to Holland, particularly those from Morocco. Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257965/posts#comment Mon, 25 May 2009 20:40:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241801/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2241801/posts#comment Fri, 1 May 2009 05:03:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230098/posts Sgt. JoAnna Menzie Davis holds up a copy of her poetry book that she wrote while serving in Iraq. Photo by Sgt. Keith Anderson, 16th Sustainment Brigade. COB Q-WEST — Sgt. JoAnna Menzie Davis set some personal goals during her deployment here – which included publishing a book of poetry. The non-commissioned officer in charge of awards with the 16th Sustainment Brigade accomplished that goal when the first shipment of 20 copies of her published book arrived here recently."I was astounded," Davis said. "I knew that all my hard work and dedication had paid off. I was elated. And I... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2230098/posts#comment Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:20:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2219811/posts Welcome To.... 'Amy's Place' welcomes all poets and those who enjoy poetry.'Amy's Place' is more than just about poetry.Come in, relax, and share with fellow FReepersyour thoughts about any of the things on the *Menu*. Enjoy! :) Never Forget! Bad Penny Amy's personal guardian ~ the ever charming, lovable, huggable, LouieWolf Many thanks for stopping by. : ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2219811/posts#comment Wed, 1 Apr 2009 14:51:26 GMT