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  • The Dragonflies'Lair ~Thread XVIII~ Valentine's Day 2008

    02/13/2008 7:18:25 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 176 replies · 498+ views
    Poets of The Dragonflies' Lair | February 13, 2008 | Soaring Feather
    Origin of Valentine's Day Find out how this special day originated way back in the 3rd century Valentine's Day originated way back in the 3rd century. Saint Valentine was a priest in Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius II. It seems the Emperor was having trouble recruiting members for his army because the men didn't want to leave their wives and children for the long military expeditions which would last for months and even years. Claudius then decided that banning marriages in Rome would solve this problem. The Emperor had Valentine condemned to death for defying his order...
  • The Dragonflies Lair~Thread XXVII~

    04/24/2006 8:55:04 PM PDT · by Soaring Feather · 1,034 replies · 4,904+ views
    The Muses, Poets of the Lair | April, 24,2006 | bentfeather
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and me... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • The Dragon Flies' Lair~ Thread XXVI~March 28, 2006

    03/27/2006 9:23:33 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,011 replies · 5,044+ views
    The Seven Muses | March 28, 2006 | bentfeather/Poets of the Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and me... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Poetry Thread XXV~

    03/07/2006 9:06:41 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,016 replies · 5,971+ views
    The Seven Muses | March 8, 2006 | bentfeather/Poets of the Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and me... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Poetry Thread XXIV~

    01/02/2006 7:52:08 AM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,053 replies · 6,247+ views
    January 2, 2006 | bentfeather/Poets of the Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and me... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragonflies'Lair~Poetry Thread XXIII

    10/17/2005 9:03:55 PM PDT · by Soaring Feather · 878 replies · 6,744+ views
    October 18, 2005 | bentfeather/The Poets of the Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and me... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • How America can end its divorce epidemic

    04/07/2005 5:54:01 AM PDT · by joesnuffy · 12 replies · 1,274+ views
    WorldNetDaily ^ | April 7, 2005 | WorldNetDaily
    How America can end its divorce epidemic Posted: April 7, 2005 1:00 a.m. Eastern By David Kupelian © 2005 WorldNetDaily.com When 32-year-old Paul and his 17-year-old fiancee Anna walked into the Norristown, Pa., courthouse to apply for a marriage license, the justice turned them down flat when he learned they had known each other for only one day. Yet after much pleading and persuasion, the judge reluctantly granted them their license, and Anna and Paul were married three days later. The wedding, held at Paul's brother's house, wasn't much – only four people in attendance, no wedding gown, no flowers,...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread XIX~

    03/24/2005 8:35:29 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,092 replies · 7,041+ views
    March 24, 2005 | ~bentfeather ~ Poets of The Lair~
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and me... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair~Thread XIV~

    07/23/2004 4:39:59 PM PDT · by Soaring Feather · 1,003 replies · 6,350+ views
    July 23, 2004 | bentfeather and Poets of the Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair Thread XI~

    04/17/2004 7:45:52 AM PDT · by Soaring Feather · 1,031 replies · 2,209+ views
    April 17, 2004 | bentfeather, and poets of the Dragon Flies' Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guides we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair IX~

    02/14/2004 5:40:25 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,004 replies · 1,041+ views
    February 14, 2004 | bentfeather, Poets of The Dragon Flies' Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair~ VIII

    01/28/2004 9:53:03 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,006 replies · 1,190+ views
    January 29, 2004 | bentfeather, Poets of The Dragon Flies' Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • Pearls of Wisdom From The Jolly Roger: Shivering Liberals' Timbers

    01/17/2004 8:21:31 AM PST · by drakeraft · 11 replies · 302+ views
    TWO HUNDRED AND SOMETHING PEARLS OF WISDOM FROM THE JOLLY ROGER'S TREASURE CHEST THE PIRATE PROPHETS STRIKE GOLD 1. If words don't mean anything, like how all the liberal-postmodern- administrator-instructors are always saying, then how come they never shut up? 2. Separation of the church and state does not mean the eradication of moral standards by the state. 3. The quickest way to a girl's heart is through her mind. 4. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, and knowledge of it shouldn't be. 5. Bureaucracy breeds mediocrity, and mediocrity returns the favor. 6. The only way to pass a...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair VII~

    01/08/2004 11:04:47 AM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,006 replies · 635+ views
    January 8, 2004 | bentfeather, poets of The Dragon Flies' Lair
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair VI ~

    12/17/2003 1:06:51 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,016 replies · 966+ views
    December 17,2003 | bentfeather
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair V~

    11/25/2003 2:52:28 PM PST · by Soaring Feather · 999 replies · 1,169+ views
    November 25, 2003 | bentfeather
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guides we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • ~The Dragon Flies' Lair IV~

    11/07/2003 5:42:23 AM PST · by Soaring Feather · 1,004 replies · 935+ views
    November 7, 2003 | bentfeather
    My Dragon Fly and Me If I could be a Dragon Fly and wing my way through the sky I would never be shy just me and my Dragon Fly! By moonlight we ride the wind chase the comets tail for fun by day we would hide from the sun our fragile wings would come undone On darkest nights we would use fireflies as our guide we would dip and we would glide through the heavens open wide and scatter diamonds in the night sky my Dragon Fly and I... And we would wing past our lovers silent in...
  • NAVIGATING AN AMERICAN RENAISSANCE: CONSERVATIVE POETRY & PROSE

    08/03/2003 6:11:34 PM PDT · by drakeraft · 2 replies · 176+ views
    http://jollyroger.com/american/renaissance.html JOLLYROGER.COM: NAVIGATING AN AMERICAN RENAISSANCE post tenebras lux He saw the townlands And learned the minds of many distant men And weathered many bitter nights and days In his deep heart at sea, while he fought only To save his life, to bring his shipmates home. —Book I, The Odyssey cover Purchase Jollyroger.com: Navigating An American Renaissance Introduction Ahoy there mates! Contained herein are the captain’s logs of The Jolly Roger, flagship of Classicals & jollyroger.com LLC. The words were set down during a five year voyage of fantastic romance, peril, and adventure, as the Good Ship sailed the...
  • Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest 2003 Results

    07/30/2003 5:54:25 AM PDT · by rhema · 17 replies · 262+ views
    They had but one last remaining night together, so they embraced each other as tightly as that two-flavor entwined string cheese that is orange and yellowish-white, the orange probably being a bland Cheddar and the white . . . Mozzarella, although it could possibly be Provolone or just plain American, as it really doesn't taste distinctly dissimilar from the orange, yet they would have you believe it does by coloring it differently.Ms. Mariann Simms Wetumpka, AL The wife of an Air Force retiree, the mother of an eight-year-old daughter and a fifteen-year-old herpetologist son, and the doting owner of an...