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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
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Location: Ontario,
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The Belvedere Room ~ Thursday ~
May 1st, 2003
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Poem of the Day
A Maypole
by Jonathan
Swift 1725
Deprived of root, and
branch and rind,
Yet flowers I bear of every
kind:
And such is my prolific power,
They bloom in less than half an hour;
Yet standers-by may plainly see
They get
no nourishment from me.
My head with
giddiness goes round,
And yet I firmly stand
my ground:
All over naked I am seen,
And
painted like an Indian queen.
No
couple-beggar in the land
E'er joined such
numbers hand in hand.
I joined them fairly
with a ring;
Nor can our parson blame the
thing.
And though no marriage words are
spoke,
They part not till the ring is broke;
Yet hypocrite fanatics cry,
I'm but an
idol raised on high;
And once a weaver in
our town,
A damned Cromwellian, knocked me
down.
I lay a prisoner twenty years,
And
then the jovial cavaliers
To their old post
restored all three -
I mean the church, the
king, and me.
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2003 8:05 am |
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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
2002
Posts: 756
Location: Ontario,
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Good morning
everyone
Happy May Day! Swift has
a way with words, doesn't he? |
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2003 8:09 am |
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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
2002
Posts: 756
Location: Ontario,
Canada |
This place gives BTTT a
whole meaning LOL |
| Thu May 01,
2003 8:22 am |
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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
2002
Posts: 756
Location: Ontario,
Canada |
2T;TMP;All
It seems I am not posting
the Belve early enough for 2T and TMP. They had a
fun conversation first thing this morning.
2T left this 
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2003 8:24 am |
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bentfeather
Joined:
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Posts: 496
Location: Swinging
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Coteblanche
Good
morning Coteblanche!
Happy May Day to you!
It's a wonderful new day
today!
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2Trievers
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coteblanche; Re:
2T;TMP;All
quote:
Originally posted by coteblanche:
It seems I am not posting the Belve
early enough for 2T and TMP. They had a fun
conversation first thing this morning.
2T left this
Good morning cotesweet ... I
hope TMP and I don't get accused of highjacking
this thread! We're innocent I tell ya!
LOL
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A dreamer is one who
can only find his way by moonlight, and his
punishment is that he sees the dawn before the
rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
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| Thu May 01,
2003 8:31 am |
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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
2002
Posts: 756
Location: Ontario,
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Feather
Awwwwww - that is so
adorable. Good morning, my friend.Thank
you. |
| Thu May 01,
2003 8:32 am |
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2Trievers
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Coteblanche;All Re: Good
morning everyone
quote:
Originally posted by coteblanche:
Happy May Day! Swift has a way with
words, doesn't he?
He sure does ... politics and
all! Can you imagine the PC crowd today dancing
around a Maypole?
The
fascinating chill that music leaves
~ Emily Dickinson ~
The
fascinating chill that music leaves
Is Earth's
corroboration
Of Ecstasy's impediment --
'Tis Rapture's germination
In timid and
tumultuous soil
A fine -- estranging creature
--
To something upper wooing us
But not to
our Creator --
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A dreamer
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2003 8:40 am |
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SAMWolf
Joined:
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Posts: 443
Location:
Oregon |
Good Morning
Everybody.
Coffee & Donuts
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"To
look into the eyes of the wolf is to see your
soul... just be prepared for what you may see."
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2003 8:42 am |
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bentfeather
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Posts: 496
Location: Swinging
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2Trievers
Good
morning 2T's!!
I can't wait to see what
great graphics you have in your closet for us
today!
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2003 8:46 am |
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2Trievers
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Re: BentFeather;
Coteblanche
quote:
Originally posted by bentfeather:
Happy May Day to you!
It's a
wonderful new day today!
Good Morning BF ... great
mice! Happy May Day!
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A dreamer is one who can
only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment
is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the
world. ~ Oscar Wilde
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2003 8:46 am |
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SAMWolf
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Re: Good morning
everyone
Maypole Song
Rise and greet the morning sun,
my kind and gentle knight,
Golden dawn has
risen, the darkness taken flight.
Green
and purple dragonflies dance in the meadow's glow,
Leaves shiver brilliantly in autumn's windy
flow.
A chipmonk sits so patiently upon
the oak tree's base,
Waiting for the gentle
one to wake and show his face.
The horses
stamp impatiently, the birds practice their songs,
Waiting for the one they love to wake
refreshed and strong.
Rise and greet the
morning sun, my kind and gentle knight,
The
world is dark and scary still, but you will make
it right.
J. Goodman
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the eyes of the wolf is to see your soul... just
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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
2002
Posts: 756
Location: Ontario,
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Prayer
Reminder: Johnny Gage
Just a note to remind you
to pray for Johnny as he goes in for eye surgery
today.
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2003 8:47 am |
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bentfeather
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Location: Swinging
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SAMWolf
SAM!! Pizza
in the morning!
Great tunes SAM!
That's
Amore is a good way to start the day!
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Bent Feather
Any
requests?
LOL
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dreamer is one who can only find his way by
moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the
dawn before the rest of the world. ~ Oscar
Wilde
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2003 8:59 am |
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SAMWolf
quote:
Originally posted by SAMWolf:
Maypole Song
Rise and greet the morning
sun, my kind and gentle knight,
The world is
dark and scary still, but you will make it
right.
I like these lines ... it's
nice to have someone to make it
"right."
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A dreamer is one
who can only find his way by moonlight, and his
punishment is that he sees the dawn before the
rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
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2003 9:04 am |
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MBY
Joined: 01 Jan
2003
Posts: 111
Location: A sleepy little
fishing village on the Texas Gulf Coast |
Prayer Reminder, will
do!
And as for calling in
sick today, ugh, I wish I had read that a little
earlier.
Morning Cotesweet, (I like it 2T)
Enjoyed the Swift this morning. And 2T, enjoyed
the Dickinson this morning
too.
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"If more of us valued
food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it
would be a merrier world." J. R. R.
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2003 9:12 am |
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bentfeather
Joined:
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2Trievers;*all
This looks pretty
easy to do today!
Love your piano playing
lion!
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MBY
Joined: 01 Jan
2003
Posts: 111
Location: A sleepy little
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Bentress, you are confusing
me.
It's the weekend? I wish.
Happy May Day!
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"If
more of us valued food and cheer and song above
hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." J. R.
R. Tolkien
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2003 9:17 am |
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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
2002
Posts: 756
Location: Ontario,
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EdS;All
I got this from EDS from
Free Dominion (aka NorthernRight) last night. I
think it is priceless! It was seen just outside of
Fort St. John, British Columbia.
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2003 9:18 am |
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MBY
Joined: 01 Jan
2003
Posts: 111
Location: A sleepy little
fishing village on the Texas Gulf Coast |
Should have
previewed
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food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it
would be a merrier world." J. R. R.
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MBY
Joined: 01 Jan
2003
Posts: 111
Location: A sleepy little
fishing village on the Texas Gulf Coast |
President Bush help
us
LOL
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more of us valued food and cheer and song above
hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." J. R.
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2003 9:19 am |
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coteblanche
Joined: 27 Dec
2002
Posts: 756
Location: Ontario,
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Re: Should have
previewed
quote:
Originally posted by MBY:
Should have read the thread
LOL. I could delete the second one but I love
those flowers so much, I am going to leave the
second bouquet .
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2003 9:21 am |
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bentfeather
Thanks BF ... that is so
adorable!
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A dreamer is one
who can only find his way by moonlight, and his
punishment is that he sees the dawn before the
rest of the world. ~ Oscar Wilde
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MBY
Joined: 01 Jan
2003
Posts: 111
Location: A sleepy little
fishing village on the Texas Gulf Coast |
Thanks Cote!
I love them too. I was
cruising around on the internet for a suitable
gift for mom. Tripped over those tulips and just
had to share them with you and the
gals.
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"If more of us
valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold,
it would be a merrier world." J. R. R.
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BrokenArrow
Joined: 21 Apr
2003
Posts: 31
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What's going on?
Seems y'all are having a great time
without me.
I might have time today to play.
I'll try to write something. |
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2003 9:32 am |
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MBY
Joined: 01 Jan
2003
Posts: 111
Location: A sleepy little
fishing village on the Texas Gulf Coast |
LOL I like your new avatar
bentfeather.
I can hear the music that
goes with it in my
head.
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valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold,
it would be a merrier world." J. R. R.
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2003 9:39 am |
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bentfeather
Joined:
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Location: Swinging
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Broken Arrow
Howdy Broken, what
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Highjack all you
like - as we found out from yesterday's thread
that migrated from the sublime of Browning's 
