The Book
In a corner, well away
From the other tomes of Gray
Sat a book of color, rust
Idle,
Unread,
Just drawing dust.
From whence it came, I do not know
Nor even when, but even so
Long it seemed best left unread.
About it hung a darkmost dread-
As hand drew near, long shadows loomed
Just once I touched- and thunder boomed
As...
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In a corner, well away
From the other tomes of Gray
Sat a book of color, rust
Idle,
Unread,
Just drawing dust.
From whence it came, I do not know
Nor even when, but even so
Long it seemed best left unread.
About it hung a darkmost dread-
As hand drew near, long shadows loomed
Just once I touched- and thunder boomed
As...
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kaikai:
Rhyming poems always amaze me. You're such a good poet. xx
kaikai:
Oh really? Are you not going to tell me what it is then?
My Life in the Last Few Months, in Ten or Fewer Items
- In July and August, I worked the equivalent of three months over the course of two.
- In August, going in to work one Sunday morning, I saved a turtle on the highway. This was the high point of the month.
- Other than work, my life has involved a lot of blood in small...
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velvet_petal:
Too busy to eat? Take care of yourself and not just the turtles and cats.
catdad:
I'm trying Celia in the house tonight. A neighbor noticed me outside, and having seen the ramps with stairs for the cats in the back yard, warned me that he's twice seen coyotes a couple blocks down, near an undeveloped grass field at the end of our street, when he was coming home at night this week. And his girlfriend said she saw one dart out of the shrubs next to their house when she came home one night, as well. They've been moving into the suburbs for quite a while and my vet had heard of sightings another 30 blocks further in on the major street a block south of me, so I knew it was just a matter of time.
You had something to hide
Should have hidden it, shouldn't you
Now you're not satisfied
With what you're being put through
It's just time to pay the price
For not listening to advice
And deciding in your youth
On the policy of truth
Things could be so different now
It used to be so civilized
You will always wonder how
It could have been if...
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Should have hidden it, shouldn't you
Now you're not satisfied
With what you're being put through
It's just time to pay the price
For not listening to advice
And deciding in your youth
On the policy of truth
Things could be so different now
It used to be so civilized
You will always wonder how
It could have been if...
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casper:
You have no idea how often I get asked about my tattoo, your poem.
Seriously. 3x a week, minimum.
Seriously. 3x a week, minimum.
skoosh:
Interesting. You okay?
It's early in the morning
I woke right up at three
I'm not sure what I'm doing
So I think I'll have some tea
With some lemon
and some sugar
I'm awake
Dressing with my eyes shut
Might put on my pants
These new socks are slipp'ry
Do that Tom Cruise dance!
That's on purpose
I'm not falling
I'm awake
Oh can't go back to...
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I woke right up at three
I'm not sure what I'm doing
So I think I'll have some tea
With some lemon
and some sugar
I'm awake
Dressing with my eyes shut
Might put on my pants
These new socks are slipp'ry
Do that Tom Cruise dance!
That's on purpose
I'm not falling
I'm awake
Oh can't go back to...
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velvet_petal:
I snooze you from afar.
With uncertainty there is a distance
From that path of least resistance
That would leave us but to wait
On the dictates of our fate
We do not know- and this is good.
We may do simply as we would.
From that path of least resistance
That would leave us but to wait
On the dictates of our fate
We do not know- and this is good.
We may do simply as we would.
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brightredscream:
Oh man..I totally agree with you on the Olympics and beer
kaikai:
I honestly don't know, but I do not have the money. I've sold most of my books, there are about 20 now that I'm just finding really hard to get rid of, I'm rereading one now to take it all in! haha. It just makes more sense to rebuy them, I mean realistically you can get most of them used on amazon. it's just knowing when I'm going to have the money to justify doing so?
Not at least till i can afford a masters program, ideally through saving up and then paying off student loans that will undoubtly come with it.
I shipped my parents christmas presents, it took them four months to get there, they were super light, there was a teddy, some t-shirts, and a few little ornaments. it cost 60.
Not at least till i can afford a masters program, ideally through saving up and then paying off student loans that will undoubtly come with it.
I shipped my parents christmas presents, it took them four months to get there, they were super light, there was a teddy, some t-shirts, and a few little ornaments. it cost 60.
Appropriately enough, I dozed off last night while watching The Big Sleep.
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dhrti:
Thank you so much for caring. With words and actions you've truly been kind. Hoping nothing but the best for you. 
skoosh:
I just watched 127 Hours. Amazing.
Thank you.
Thank you.
So this weekend I was awake for a full 25-something hours. Hence the last post.
No, I'm not a magician. I do sometimes explain my tricks, even when they are phenomenally boring ones.
Moral of the story: sleep is not overrated. Unless you are rating it too highly. In which case you've just made me waste a moral.
I hope you're proud of yourself.
PS:...
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No, I'm not a magician. I do sometimes explain my tricks, even when they are phenomenally boring ones.
Moral of the story: sleep is not overrated. Unless you are rating it too highly. In which case you've just made me waste a moral.
I hope you're proud of yourself.
PS:...
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catdad:
Glad you survived. 
greaser:
My record is over four days. You actually start to hallucinate after a while.
I don't recommend it.
I don't recommend it.
24 hours of weird off the wall
24 hours of weird
Stay up one more
(than 24)
25 hours of weird off the wall...
24 hours of weird
Stay up one more
(than 24)
25 hours of weird off the wall...
velvet_petal:
Heh, heh.
greaser:
But the next verse won't work because "more" doesn't rhyme with "twenty-five".
*head explodes*
*head explodes*
Infinite Recursion
Who are you to ask who am I?
My answer is your own reply.
Who are you to ask who am I?
My answer is your own reply.
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velvet_petal:
Mad ciders skillz? Sounds good to me.
catdad:
Thanks.
I am so lucky. My woods look out for me. 106 high here today, 100 right now... and the AC went out yesterday. I'm still pretty comfortable, and the kids are all fine, too, just doing the catnap thing.
Thank you, big green friends. And if I hit the basement, it still feels like the AC is on.
In all things, when you can, remember...
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Thank you, big green friends. And if I hit the basement, it still feels like the AC is on.
In all things, when you can, remember...
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velvet_petal:
Happy belated birthday, grayness. Sorry to have missed the actual day.
Sounds like we are catching the same heat wave. Only the last couple of days we've been a little lucky.
Sounds like we are catching the same heat wave. Only the last couple of days we've been a little lucky.
velvet_petal:
Hurray for cooling rains and working ACs. Sweet dreams, sweet friend.