what a lovely view!
ruby beauty of autumn!
Sarusa-ike pond
One reason ants move instinctively
~ Imagine if one took a knee
Dike Alaa Mm?? (Maka Chukwuemeka Ike)
Izunna Okafor dere ab? a
Gém gém gém gém!
Dùm dùm dùm dùm
Tìkó tìkó tìkó tìkó
Gbám gbám dùm dùm.
Ùgbòrò ab?? ka òkù na-akp? dike
? kp?? ya na nd?, ? kp?? ya n'?nw?
Ihe emegh? n'ízù, o mee n'?nwa
Maka na isi gbàá ah?, chaa áw?,
Nwa onye ?wa ga-azar?r? chi ya òkù.
?z? t?? n'ili dike
?ha mm?? na ?ha mmad? an? ísì ozu ya
Maka na ? na-ab? ekwe k??
Àmà agbaa.
? b? g?n? na-af???
Oke mmiri àtáálá n'udummiri
Ihe mèrè na Nd?keli?nw?
Oke mmad? ebuláálá akw?kw?
Gìdì gìdì gìdì
Kotìko dùm dùm dùm
Cha?! íbo èzéé n'obí ézè
Ebubedike alaa mm??
G?n? ka a na-ekwubèd? ihe a?
Chukwuemeka Ike àpàchiela anya
Eze Ndikeli?nw? ejebego obodo af?dobe
Izùtè nd? mb? na nd? ègèdè n'?hà mm??.
Ihe emee n'obi eze
? na-ab? ézè az? kakp??
? si òsìmìrì l?ta
Onye ije alakwúrú chi ya.
Chukwuemeka b? dike ?b?r? nk?
?kaibe n'?h?a edemede
?kamm?ta nwere ùgwù
Cha?! eze obi umeala alakpuo ?ra.
Ihe ala rìrì àkár?á
Ya d?ba, maka na ?wa a b? ah?a
Onye z?cha nke ya, ? laba
Chukwuemeka Ike lad? mma.
Kókó kókó tìkó tìkó
Dùm dùm kótì
Eze, ka mkp?r? obi g? zùru ike udo
?b?ch? nkw? ka any? z?k?? ?z? n'?hà mm??
Onye ije lad? mma.
Ike, A Moody Wind
Written: by Tom Wright
5-1-2008
The moody wind can cover like pall
Always unseen but spewing forth sound
It comes as a breeze and also a squall
Where does it originate, where is it bound?
Its devastation is its trademark of time
While a butterfly floats for all to see
As we hear its effect on a buoy’s chime
But when in a mood it will uproot a tree
At what point does wind start or even end
Just one of the questions I pose to you now
And at what point does a tree break not bend
God only knows the why and the how.
Newsflash
New the Jewish New Year
Ike Davis hits 2 home runs
Newsflash
Israel's Baseball tean beat
South Africa near the Jewish New Year
Newsflash
My late father used to speak about Sid Luckman,
world famous football player
Around the time of the Jewish New Year
Newsflash - Sandy Koufax(the left arm of G-d) is
still alive
He took off on the Jewish New year
Newsflash - Samuel Reshevsky
was U.S. Chess Champion
and turned to Orthodoxy
ethnic pride is certainly permissible
And we have some great members of the tribe!
(despite having a few bad apples - like every other ethnic group)
Newsflash
Near the Jewish New Year
Ike Davis of the New York Meetropolitans hit 2 home runs
Newsflash
Near the Jewish New Year
Israel's baseball team beat South Africa
Newsflash
My late father used to speak about Sid Luckman
World Famous Football hero
News flash
Sandy Koufax (the left arm of God) is
is still alive
Newsflash
And took off on the Jewish New Year
Newsflash
Samuel Reshevsky
was U.S. Chess Champion
Ethnic pride is permissible
And there are manyy good member of the tribe
Despite having some very, very bad apples
like every other ethnic group
Well lemme tell ya a thing er two bout people,
Ben round plenny of em and ah got sumpin figerred,
Don’t make no diffrence if’n they is under a steeple,
If’n they small, medium, smart, dumb, big er bigger,
Ah seen that most ever body kin dish it out,
But ain’t many a tender body kin take it.
Ya see criticizins fair easy to do as shout,
To do that folks are a chompin at the bit.
We thinks we got everthin lassoed right smart,
And got a holt a the branded calf by the tail,
But truth is we ain’t hardly got no heart,
Gotsta look at ar own sels ..else we fail.
So yup, ah reckon that’s what most a us folks are all about,
We cain’t take it but sure as grass grows we uns kin dish it out !
Heck, never was much of a one fer romance,
Mostly shy ‘round a lady,
Never learnt how to proper dance,
couldn’t do it if’n ya paid me.
Course er’er times I got all likkered up
And jumped and kicked ‘till ah coon’t no more,
But Bobby Joe surprised me when she puckered up..
Ah got up the nerve to kiss ‘er and fell on the floor.
Reckon one day I’ll git me a dancin’ lesson,
Get gussied up and ride ole Hoss to the barn dance,
But I’ll still be scairt I’m a guessin’
Tho I’ll be wearin’ smellum and ma new overall pants.
Thet thar ah remember was what ah was a thinkin
when ah was a barely sebenteen
Now fifty years later seems in a eye blinkin’
And yep .. Ah done found ma queen.
Twas aft ah come out the Navy
When ah had a family on my mind,
Sure ’nuff found a special lady
But don’t y’all never mind….
Thet thar’s a story for nuther time.
dec 17-2011 part of Ike and Jane series
written by Robert A. Dufresne
His touch was like a spark to my dead battery
which was funny
because he hurt me silly
and showed me what "Battery" was.
Having seen it as a child, thinking
"ma's really weak, but I still love Daddy, maybe
ma has to stop being so weak"
And after I experienced the same
my oppinion didn't change.
Nature’s strength, brings times of change
Assisting our Lord with our path to rearrange
Texas-sized
Hurricane Ike
Came in full force with its strike
So many tree tops, cleaned and trimmed
To come back fresh and grow again
Clearing new views in the skies
Of the sunset and the sunrise
Out with the old to bring in the new
Opening doors of opportunity for me and you
Families become closer, appreciating life
What does the trick?
A little bit of strife
Lessons are learned, new plans are made
Always heed warnings, be prepared, not afraid
Helping one another with God’s Grace
Put’s each of us in the right place
To receive the Blessings around the bend
That God is holding in His Hand
With the storm’s fury and through the aftermath
We must look at Ike’s Silver Lining
And our brand new path
Florence McMillian (Flo)
Howdy folks. The name's Ike
and I'd like to send a refrain.
along with the Mrs.,
Her name is Jane.
Some of you nice folks know us,
and some of you don't.
We don't wanna make a big fuss,
so we probly won't.
See, we was in the "old geezer's garden" talkin,
and we was thinkin' about our new friends,
while holdin' hands and walkin.
We do that now and again.
Yup, we just want to say to you all,
we're a thinkin' you're so precious,
since knowin you, we've had a ball.
So from the bottom of our hearts,
y'all have a happy and holy Christmas,
and may the Lord bless each of you,
with His awesome Love and Goodness,
now and in the coming year.
. Nite nite all,
. from me and the Mrs.
The name's Ike.
Some a ya might a met me before,
in my very first write,
and knew me as the stalker with the walker.
"Retired Romance" was the name,
Spoke about meetin' my wife,
She's here with me, name is Jane.
I likes ta call her the Mrs.,
cause I never thought that would happen again.
Now she like ta near smother me with kisses,
but gives me room ta write now and then.
We had us one of them honeymoons,
she says it ain't over yet.
But dang, if'n it ain't over soon,
we'll have ta call me in a vet!
Ennyways, I wanted ta give y'all a heads up
that I'll be a writin' from time to time .
We'd like ta thank y'all for the nice thumbs up,
'bout our first little Retired Romance rhyme,
and let y'all know that me and the Mrs. .. well..
. ..we doin' just fine !
. "Nite nite darlin."
...Now I ain't without notoriety,
Fact is.. I'm an old stalker with a walker.
She was big in the Purple Hat Society
and broke her hip,...while playing soccer.
When I met her, she was on the mend,
and she knew.. what I was after...
and I said I'd catch her when I can,
She said to push that walker a lil' faster.
She had her a "lectric wheel chair,
I just had my old walker and me,
she was pretty fast for a blue hair...
"till I crashed into her I.V. tree...
Well, they fitted my leg with plaster,
and I kinda forgot what I was after...
"till one day,
she wheeled in to see me,
Yep. Said she'd come ta free me!
Now we sit together,
cozy up and talk about the weather.
We compare wrinkled tatoos,
and guess what they are,
we may share a shot of booze,
we don't go too awful far...
We keep our orthepedic shoes
under the same bed,
and I retired as a walker stalker,
meals on wheels keeps us fed
and we keep our teeth...
in the very same locker.
("Nite Nite, Darlin.")
Composed and Written by-
Robert A. Dufresne
I will pray for the lights too be turned on after the hurricane ike. I just know everything will
be just fine. I am 31 and a female and beautiful. I am pretty and like too read, listen too
music. I like to dance. i like too read my book mind over mood. I really think everything is
like the smurfs.
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