Turned my chili, made from my
Homegrown heirloom tomatoes
Into Cincinnati 3-way chili with
Reggiano cheese, happened to
Look out my deck & captured the
Sundown reflecting off my
Red pine inches from my reach!
Understanding how grateful I am
For nature's beauty my eyes behold
Tho partially blind from my stroke
Straight ahead was not hampered!
Filling me with God's Grace!
Norway in the crosshairs
The scandal that has rocketed the royals in Norway
household has dented the people's belief that they
are somehow unique, more democratic, than
anyone else on the planet
They have the bluest oceans, the whitest waterfalls
and the highest mountain in the world
They are also the wealthiest country, with 7 trillion
in the bank
They also have a rock protruding from the mountain,
fondly called The Pulpit. Can any country be greater?
There is a dark side to this excessive self-belief
a nationalism marked by arrogance.
They can not understand that there are people who prefer
to live elsewhere, those who do are viewed with suspicion
We see an undertone of fascism here, not healthy
Perhaps the royal scandal opened up some eyes
In the mountains of Dalarna, Sweden; I grow
There are a few things about me, I thought that you should know
I've been around for a very long time
And "Old Tjikko" is also a nickname of mine
I am the oldest known tree to ever survive
Nine thousand five hundred fifty-seven years- and I'm still alive
Husband and wife Leif Kullman and Lisa Oberg went to explore
That's when they discovered me in two thousand four
They named me after their late dog, "Old Tjikko" was his name
Being the oldest living tree in the world- I've gained my fame
Norway
Norway is on my bucket list
blonde haired beauties I want to kiss
I must go to “Norwegian Wood”
everyone says I really should
but first I must land in Oslo
hope to watch the aurora glow
I will have to try some Rakfisk
that sounds much better than Lutefisk
Nuclear in Norway
Should the Russian army occupy Northerner Norway, they know the way
Last time they came and helped chase the Nazi army out and freed us was in 1945
Russia was popular after the war, Stalin was called Uncle Joe
This scared the USA it quickly sent the Marshal aid
there was a geo-political shift despite open borders
Relentless propaganda made Russians into monsters, but despite this, the borders were kept open
Norway is now embraced in the arms of the US/NATO yes it is the same thing they have 17 bases mostly up North
but has few troops to speak of, should the Russki come
there will be no help from Sweden, is not attacked
and declare neutrality as they did in the Nazi war
The North of Norway is within the Arctic Circle and thanks to the golf current, has ice-free harbors, the best of all the North- pole is only a stone's throw away from the pole
of political interest for bigger nations
What will the US do if they can't shift the occupiers of a rich little country, full of oil and minerals?
Will Norway become the first nation nuked since
Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
Norway’s ice folded onto himself
a white blue beauty
a monstrous diamond
near melting frigid waters
as our boat glided past
I thought of the Titanic
how one iceberg caused the deaths of many
you are gorgeous, I admitted to the silent beauty
but dastardly, dangerous and deadly
pure white flourishing
nice ice flowers in Norway
have a neat cool day
Planet Norway calling
We see a TV program from Norway, a smallish nation bent on becoming green, building windmills on top of mountains and in the sea, filling the landscape with rotating blades that have an annoying sound and does not make the famous landscape more prettier.
You see, to finance this dream of an unsullied nation at ease with itself, it has to sell polluting oil and gas by the tankers full and the more expensive the electric dream becomes, more oil and gas must be sold..
To reason to the leaders of this electric manic disorder, is impossible they act as the have found the final truth and God is no longer in the details
Can anyone explain to the Norwegian government their
country is not a “Planet Norway,” drifting about in the galaxy oblivious of other planet but is a small part of Europe and the rest of the world, that pollution affects us all and that the solution must be based on common sense and together with other nations.
clouds become heavy
a complex rhythm of the rain -
my beloved sleeps
Utterly cold waters for two southerners from Oslo.
They take our breath away when swimming.
The land of the midnight sun and the gorgeous
Aurora lights are featured at Uttakleiv Beach.
Kept our eyes open too for unusual sights at
Lofoten Islands in northern Norway.
Eye of the Dragon was one showpiece - a most
Intriguing natural rock formation -
Visibly impressive, virtually unmatched.
Both my wife Nora and I, have our bucket lists.
Each of us have longed to visit our northernmost
Arctic Circle area and its famous fjords.
Colossal - the Trollfjordan near Lofoten which
Hails as the best holiday site ever in Norway.
April 12, 2023
I would love to run after the midnight sun
And visit the fjords, museums, and shops
I would take to the forests on the run
And pick berries and hike the mountain tops
Oslo Norway I saw thru the eyes of a child
And in those five years, I became a Viking
There was skiing, skating, and fishing in the wild
There was cod and cheese-all to my liking
This time I would take pictures of the city
Of the steepled roofs and nude statues
And get me a Norwegian sweater that's so pretty
To wear on my return trip on that fun cruise
12/31/22
Take Me There Poetry Contest
Sponsor-Margarita Lillico
N/A-(this is disappointing. I'm not going to lie. I can't write any
better than this.)
The infancy of TV in Norway
He came home early to see the news
on TV. After the news weather forecast
Then a bit of entertainment
a lady played the guitar and sang badly
end of TV for that day.
He cycled down to the nearest pub
they closed at eleven, the town only had 3
Uphill was more difficult.
On Sunday. the Tv was more lively
mass, sport and the Flint Stones.
Monday evening, film night, often
a dreary Polish film. Good night!!!
Diving and snorkeling in Saltstraumen
is probably one of the most stunning
and the most spectacular you can experience
A passion in blue lines
and the mysterious properties of salt water
The underwater hunter's paradise
Catch your own fish and enjoy it for dinner
Homemade fish soup tastes lovely
But you can't sip soup without salt
it will be as a prayer without reverence
* Saltstraumen - The salt stream
27/02/2021
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
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There was a young lady from Norway
Who lazed in the light of her doorway
The young men came and went
When their last cent was spent
And it cost some extra for foreplay
The young lady was soon put in jail
She had no one to put up her bail
Failures now she could see
Should have given some free
To ensure the next time she'd not fail
4-18-20
Contest: Limerick
Sponsor: Janice Canerdy
A significantly different day
No bread or milk
empty for toilet paper
Reduced opening hours in grocery stores
- Home insulation with
respiratory infection
Rationing on medicines
School closes -
no leisure activities
No daycare
No bus or taxi
No traveling abroad
All aboard aircraft and boat
must in quarantine
Large preventive measure
Dramatic cut in hotel beds
The church cancels all services
Closed office buildings
No cinema or theater
Today our first victim
as a result of the coronavirus
My deepest condolences to the family
~ "Normal life" is paused
Let this time bring out the best in us
12.03.2020
Coronavirus Covid-19 Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Team PoetrySoup
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