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    I am glad that I didn't win, but Leary and Kesey were interested in artificial enhancement, while I was writing about using the brain's existing chemicals, rather than adding anything.

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    Thank you. Since Thanksgiving is coming up, lets have the subject as Down At the Mission, i.e. the gathering of the homeless for thanksgiving dinner at a charity venue


    Thanksgiving is the deadline

    Good Luck, God Bless

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    A Thanksgiving Meal for the Homeless Down at the Mission

    It’s for the food. That’s why we go.
    It’s for a change from everyday.
    Blessings come and go we know
    And we are thankful anyway.

    Some will serve and some will eat
    And some will see the faces change.
    It’s temporary. Have a seat
    Or help with pie. Does it feel strange?

    And who are you with eyes so bright?
    And who are you depressed with fear?
    And who are you? It’s day not night.
    And who are you beside me here?

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    Thanksgiving at the Mission

    Gravy, steeped and steaming,
    Enriched with giblets,
    Fatty floating grease,
    Gizzardly goodness,
    Richly rendered from the turkey's back,
    Anointing mash and peas alike,
    A blessing on the broccoli.
    The tender flesh is pierced,
    Sliced and gobbled.
    He died for us,
    And lest we forget,
    Take this bread,
    Bread for the sops.
    Bread and gravy,
    Communion for the homeless.
    Last edited by prendrelemick; 11-25-2015 at 05:20 AM.
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    Come Down to the Mission


    They once came to listen to the Master
    and were fed; received loaves and fishes

    Now lest we forget, judge, or disparage
    our fellow brothers and sisters -
    Bring your humble harvest, your loving time,
    and kindly care to those whom have need

    Charity to all that despair; share the
    Master's perfect example of love

    11/20/2015


    Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
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    Everyone did very well. I declare Prendrelemick the winner! The subtle reference to Communion and Christ is perfect!

    Congratulations, Mick!
    Some of us laugh
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    Congratulations prendrelemick !

    Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
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    7-8-2015

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    Thanks Pen, that's great. Sometimes an idea just clicks into place. I thought the other entries were very strong too.
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    Right, Mussorgsky happens to be playing on the radio, and it's given me an idea. The subject is: A picture at an exhibition. Any thing you like along those lines. Good luck.
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    There's Mussorgsky via Ravel for inspiration and then there's ELP's take on it... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7NAGTq_IJQ
    Mick, I'm suddenly recalling a play from Christmas past.
    Great choice, I'm in.
    "Mongo only pawn in game of life" - Mongo

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKRma7PDW10

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    Great link, That'll get everybody in the right moog !




    sorry.
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    A Picture at an Exhibition

    It’s black Friday. Time to buy.
    Everything has gone on sale.
    That picture’s worth a thousand words!
    That’s too expensive. Maybe I
    Should offer fewer words and try
    Deflating the inflated price.
    That’s bargaining. I often lose
    And pay too much which isn’t nice--
    At least for me. I have to choose
    Between this one or that one there.
    Personally I don’t care.
    They’re Christmas presents--not for me.
    I can’t quite stand them visually.
    That one in blue with beaches, birds
    Is something I might tolerate.
    It’s soothing, mellow. I have heard
    That’s better for the aging brain.
    I want a healthy picture when
    I’m forced to see it now and then.
    Perhaps I won’t buy anything.
    Just leave them hanging on the wall.
    That exhibition then would fail.
    It’d be my fault. I have to bring
    Some words that tease and complicate
    Our existential doldrums. Wait!
    Another stroller’s stopped to look,
    Perhaps to buy and best my bid.
    I better make my offer now.

    Not quite a thousand? Would that do?
    The frame I hope’s included, too.

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    A Picture at an Exhibition

    Bodies of grays.
    Woman curled -
    Tears in her eyes.
    Someone turned
    Away at the door.

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    The Exorcism of Anneliese Michel

    It's just a photo black and white
    A frozen moment in time
    She stares at the crowd, bewildered
    What is the source of the deep emotion
    That almost overcomes everyone
    With just a glimpse of her tortured face
    And the huge, swollen black eyes
    The next day, she died
    This was her last photo in a short, heartbreaking life
    You can feel her hopeless anxiety
    You can almost hear the demons
    But can you see them
    When they wear robes and crosses
    And chant prayers over a helpless child...

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    Some of us laugh
    Some of us cry
    Some of us smoke
    Some of us lie
    But it's all just the way
    that we cope with our lives...

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    An Impression of My Youth


    Introduced to
    pointillism -
    a copied scene easily
    discerned from afar:
    "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" -
    But, oh!, when brought
    to my attention - points of color
    most painstakingly,
    I thought,
    applied to the canvas - Thus
    I first chanced upon
    the works of
    Georges Seurat -
    to this day I recall
    I dubbed him "Le Dot ! "

    12/1/2015


    Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
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    tailor

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