I hope he makes you feel at home
hope it’s sweet when he’s singing you songs
I’m sorry I choked chewing on
my own tongue for too long
You’ve moved out
and moved on
Making vacancy space inside my arms
but there’s something I’m still clung on
Vagabond who can’t wander on
or let go of that glimmer of home
I wasn’t living in love
but I was somewhere so close
Does he listen when you’re silent?
Does he watch you as you sleep?
Is it everything we were supposed to have?
I can’t help but feel like the trick’s on me
You said
he makes you feel
like magic.
and I transcended, disappearing from the picture
as I imagined your passion
watched
my love story
col lapse
in
to
trag
edy
in a second
and a half.
I've been attentive.' Aware of passive hostile directive
eu implied power.' The titans of 'this hour?' Hmm.' As
One who does know God.' I offer Some thought?
In respect.' In amity; in response.' To the actions odd.'
Of the wimpish, and woke ones.' Euro-phile joke broke ones
If I were the leader, of America into free air.' Free speech
And freed power.' Col, Doug Mc'Greggor would i empower
Let him deal with zelensky..Bring it down to where things
Should be.' Will that be grimaces? Or smiles? On eu leaders
Dials? And they must be made to cheer.' As they are kicked
Up..Well you know where.' Lets see poetic justice right there.'
peter marks, rhymes with sharks, warns the people
To be sharp.? Your life he wishes I note to save.?
He advocates 'a new stab' in three months its to be
Made.? I thought in the (dark winter) exerscise Col
James Bush implied in 2007 that process was live.?
Maybe i'm wrong.?? But lets move along; to the latest
Jingle sound-byte or song.' Dear old Dolly Parton put
One out, quite stab positive, that I don't doubt I
Wonder did she charge a fee.? Or was her service only
Free, yet move along..Its a fast paced time, kinetic
Screens and 5g tuning fine..its all about our health we
Hear, self preservation and promoting fear.' Is that a
Good way to keep us fit.? Just listen to the narrative ?
I don't see bulliten boards, agin rolled out those 1940s
Innovations sticks and suits, a politicans roundabout '
Such a sideshow..Aimed i think at the over 60s if we
Stop to think ww2 spirit was invoked I hope the planners
Curl up and choke.' With these as friends we struggled on
With their (well-wishes) lectures advice quite wrong?
Well here we are, society split..Or divided as I call it.!
Such easy prey..? I pray to God its not the case maybe
I'm just odd.?
No arrests have been made yet,
but an investigation and manhunt for the suspects are underway,” says police spokesperson
Col Mavela Masondo in a statement.
The family of the deceased was in Cape Town
when they tried to contact him but he could not be reached, a family friend went to check up on Gordin.“Upon arrival, she found the back door of the main house locked and the key of the door was in the lock on the outside, she entered the house and discovered that it was ransacked,” journalist was already dead with multiple injuries.A television and Gordin’s car were stolen.
--*)COL!LID*ING(*--
cityscapes
DiSsoNanT
dreamscapes
lonely
landscapes
What Col. William Barrett Travis might have said to the defenders
of the Alamo on March 5, 1836, the twelfth day of the siege.
Remember the Alamo
My fellow Texians hear what I say
your courage inspires and leaves me in awe;
as I humbly stand before you today
your gallantry from which my strength I draw.
Sant’ Anna’s troops surround this mission’s walls,
and from this bout we face, there’s no escape;
we’ll fight to death until the last man falls,
and with the blood we shed, the fates we’ll shape.
For friends and fam’lies our lives will avow
the future hopes and freedoms they’ll attain,
and when the final man has made his bow,
please know that we will not have died in vain.
Our deeds here will forever write their scripts
when “Remember the Alamo” leaves their lips.
September 18, 2020
*title is Ralph Waldo Emerson quotation
Enthusiasm often is the reason
behind much-needed change and happiness.
Add zest to common sense and careful planning.
You hold the recipe to great success.
Though just the word “contagious” makes us fearful,
some things we spread are much to be desired.
Just think of how a smile and lively manner
spread through a crowd as others are inspired.
******************
The Bible speaks of our approach to living.
What gems of wisdom does the Word convey?
Do not be lacking in enthusiasm,
but serve the Lord with fervor* every day.
When Paul and Silas, jailed for their convictions,
sang hymns at midnight, hearers found The Way.*
Good works and labor, do with verve and spirit
to please the Lord; that’s what some Scriptures say.*
*Romans 12:11
Acts 16 Jailor became believer, then family became believers.
The Way—Jesus
Col. 3:23 and Ecc. 9:10, are examples.
June 17, 2020
entered Caren Krutsinger's contest, Write a Poem about Enthusiasm
Placed 2nd
Date: October 20, 2020
Poetry Contest Title: Completely Your Choice (30)
Sponsor: Brian Strand
La Drang valley 65
with air support we stay alive
The VC out number 5 to 1
The Lz X ray over run
the stench of death hangs in the air
Fallen soldiers everywhere
Bullets crack and shatter bones
Piecing screams and dying groans
napalm dancers lose there skin
Burning faces shrink and grin
3000 strong they Came in waves
To meet the shells that dug there graves
No time to say there last good byes
As He’ll fire rained from swarming skies
Col more the last to leave
the first to land the first to grieve
The Lessons learnt would turn the tide
A small victory for all those who died
The war was never going to end
now they know how to defend
Still more troops were sent in vain
More blood was spilled more hurt more pain
10 more years till sense prevailed
For all who tried but sadly failed
This war was wrong and now it’s clear
Don’t live in judgment or in fear
We all have the right to make a choice
Live together have one voice
Or have the freedom to evolve
Question figure and resolve
A different opinion a different law
It’s definitely not worth killing for
There was an old man named Col
Who fell down a gigantic hole
He gave a shout
Cos he could not get out
He needed a ladder or pole
In tribute to Lt. Col. John W. Bell,
B24 pilot during WWII.
He was an ace in his flying machine,
Could spiral downward at full speed,
Then pull out and level off just in time,
To touch down safely on the landing field.
Well taught and ready for hostile combat,
Sent off to fight, our freedom to defend,
Was not there to socialize or chat,
But to drop bombs upon the tyrant’s den.
Flying with skill of a bat in the night,
He hit the targets time and time again,
Each sortie could have been his last flight,
Into the cold heart of the tyrant’s den.
He sat bravely in the pilot’s hot seat,
Shrapnel went through the wing and cockpit pane,
But he flew committed to defeat,
The wicked intents of the tyrant’s den.
And when the final victory was won,
He came back home, a new life to begin,
In a nation singing freedom’s song,
Having put an end to the tyrant’s den.
From a very little age, I have loved birdatching. before we go on a trip, we used refer some books and write down a list of birds to check on. we actually gave up this habit after several of our successfully planned trips had to be canceled due to disastrous weather. now I'm 15 and my friends think I'm nuts, but I still love birdwatching. we note down the birds in every trip and make a big list of the birds we've seen.
I have seen...
. IPH
. CS Eagle
. Sp. dove
. Col. dove
. RW lapwing
. Rv bulbul
. BHIbis
. OM robin
... I don't remember all, but the list goes to some number near 200...
*it's tiring to write the full names of birds when you just see them, especially when there's several birds in one place, so we devised for ourself a special abbreviated coding system, which may or may not give out some hilarious meanings.... anyway, here are the real names of the birds.
IPH - Indian pond heron
CS Eagle - Crested Serpent Eagle
Sp. dove - Spotted dove
Col. dove - Collard dove
RW lapwing - Red wattled lapwing
Rv bulbul - Red vented bulbul
BHIbis - Black headed Ibis
OM Robin - Oriental Magpie Robin
my brittle bones are like this fence, so built
on throes of horrors shrouded with the hilt
of war's inanely senseless blade, now dulled
by all the precious souls its edge has culled …
now ages gone, those boys amid their dreams
and yet the air still trembles with their screams
so daubed in bleeding sun, how death imparts
these fields of poppy roods and purple hearts.
~ For Lt Col John McCrae, and all life lost to war ~
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Purple 2" Poetry Contest, Kevin Shaw, Judge & Sponsor.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Contest 545 Any Form, Any Theme" Poetry Contest, Brian Strand, Judge & Sponsor.
(In honor of the poem by Lt Col John McCrae, and all lives given to war).
Sacrificing oneself for others is the loftiest demonstration of loving God!*
© Demetrios Trifiatis
29 March 2018
* Dedicated to the late French Lt. Col. Arnaud Beltrame who last week sacrificed himself to save others during a terrorist attack in Paris! R.I.P. you hero of God.
* Arnaud Beltrame, was declared a national hero by the French president, Macron and he had a hero's state funeral!
Today’s Friday special:
Two hamburgers for the price of one
Dear sir,
I will gladly pay you on Tuesday
for a hamburger today
My appetite is growling,
please feed me ... offer no delicious delay
I am a man of my word, sir:
the honorable Col. Mustard will vouch for me
A hamburger I must have,
I appeal to your sense of tomato compassion —
the wafting aroma is nearly overcoming me
Don’t make a proud man, such as I,
buckle to his knees for lack of lettuce
I will onion cry if I have to,
but sir, please, this don’t make me do
Public humiliation is very cheesy cruel
Must I double your fee,
if so, then thus serve me immediately
Before you discover why they call me Wimpy
The Wind That Blew
The wind started to blow
It was a col breeze
So peacefully the wind blew
Everybody and all the trees felt the breeze
It was a nice and calm wind
The wind blew and blew
Later, the wind started blowing
Everybody thought it was a nice, calm breeze
Later, the wind started blowing
Everybody thought it was nice, cool, calm breeze
It cooled and clean the air
The people who felt the air blow
Looked around; I walked on and the trees stopped shaking
Things were the same as before,
The cool breeze that could not be ignored
As the plane flew over the town
Everyone found that day that the breeze
Was very soothing, but Lord, extra
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