The Chesapeake Flotilla consisted of 18 small vessels,
fGunboat No. 137 and Gunboat No. 138
Several of the small ships recovered from
St. Leonard's Creek were part of
Commodore Joshua Barney's Chesapeake Flotilla
during the War of 1812.
While many were gunboats and barges
these had no formal names
identified only by there hull numbers
n addition to the gunboats, the flagship of
he flotilla, the USS Scorpion, was located
buried in the sediment of the nearby Patuxent River.
Written by;
Mort Rainey
Researcher for
Ernst Bettler University in Swisserland
Gill-Men's Navy
Book and Movie
The ghost Peppers were grown in winter
by the Siberain Aqua Farmer
A filmmaker wanted to film a movie
his dimented mind
came up with an idea
Use the Creature of ledend to eat
the scum from the street and save on cost
and produce the film fast and cheap
and make alot of money.
It was a hsush, hush affair
and involved very few.
Until Capt. Ymaly an alien
who transported here to find a creature
of space orgin
the mistake I made
was I began calling myself a poet
and I began calling my writing poetry
but when you label yourself as anything
a comedian
an artist
a musician
a filmmaker
a dancer
a painter
you give the word permission
to critique you as such
you become restricted
you invite comparison and expectation
the truth is it was never poetry
it was always just words
it was what I had to offer the world...
...so if you have something to offer the world
know that it doesn't have to fit
in a neat little box
in fact, it shouldn't
make what you like
make what is honest
make what you need
make what is unexpected but don't try to be something
I mourn for all the art that is lost
because we let ourselves forget
that art is the outcome of our expression
not the other way around
the goal is not to make music, poetry, art it is to set something within you free
Actor and filmmaker, Michael Landon -
his shows were addictions folks couldn’t abandon!
As a javelin thrower, he could have gone far.
Once injured, he changed paths and became a TV star.
On “Bonanza” he played Little Joe.
It was such a great family show.
Among brothers three,
the cutest was he.
They were ranchers (if you didn’t know).
All his life, he had struggles, but Michael persevered.
Twenty-two times on TV guide’s cover, he appeared.
On “Little House on the Prairie,” he was a loving dad
just like in real life! His death from cancer made me feel sad.
Everything as fake as a film,
Seems I've a filmmaker syndrome.
The Filmmaker
A pleasant scene takes part in a dream,
pursues pleasure of the dream-maker,
as confident eyes commenced a theme,
practiced movies be a filmmaker.
Pursues pleasure of the dream-maker,
empowering fictions that he scheme,
practiced movies be a filmmaker,
doing his chief best as being deem.
Empowering fictions that he scheme,
thrills film-goers with an icebreaker,
doing his chief best as being deem,
proud of what he does as caretaker.
Thrills film-goers with an icebreaker,
as confident eyes commenced a theme,
proud of what he does as caretaker,
a pleasant scene takes part in a dream.
2020 February 20
PANTOUM Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Line Gauthier
Howmanysyllables;
16 lines x 9 syllables per = 144 syllables total
Protect them from harm
They are filming coffee farm
In Sulu they are in a pointed gun
A group of men took them to farmland
To the unknown direction they are gone
In a peaceful release they would come
In a safe homecoming for them
Another good film they could make again
A prayer is for the filmmaker sisters
For Linda and Nadjoua Bansil!
A prayer to indie filmmakers that was abducted in Patikul near
Jolo, Sulu, 22 June 2013 (Saturday). Let us all pray for their safe release!
Lotte Lehmann (Sentanka)
Charlotte Lehmann
Die große Opernsängerin
Sie schrieb und filmte
Ihr Ruhm bleibt unvergessen
Und bot den Nazis die Stirn
Charlotte Lehmann
The great opera singer
She wrote and filmed
Her fame will always be remembered
And she defied the Nazis
Charlotte Lehmann
La gran vocalista de ópera
Ella escribió y filmó
Su fama siempre será recordado
Y desafió a los nazis
Note: Charlotte Lehman, known as Lotte Lehman, born in 1888 in Perleburg, Germany, and one of my relatives, was a famous opera singer in Europe and the USA. She emigrated from Vienna to the USA in 1937. She sang at the Metropolitan Opera in New York from 1934 to 1945. In 1951 she retired from public live and gave singing
instructions. One of her scholars was the well-known opera singer Grace Bumbry. Lotte Lehmann was also a writer and poetess and a filmmaker. She died in 1976 in Santa Barbara, California and was buried at the famous Vienna Central Cemetary in 1977.
There was a great filmmaker from Italy.
The man’s name was Sergio Leone.
He made a famous western trilogy.
These three films were all quite good.
They starred an American named Clint Eastwood.
“A Fistful of Dollars” became something to adore.
The next film was titled “For a Few Dollars More”.
The most famous of this cinematic trilogy
was the flick “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly”.
They were about a man with no name.
Each film launched Clint Eastwood to fame.
These three films were set in the American West.
As westerns go, they are among the best.
All three films are considered of quality,
even though they were shot in Italy.
On the television, these films occasionally show.
“Spaghetti Westerns” became a term we would all know.
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