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.
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.
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
Pen
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...
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?
My blog: https://frankhubeny.blog/
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),
tailor STATELY
Last edited by tailor STATELY; 11-20-2015 at 07:23 PM. Reason: title; who/whom
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
Everyone did very well. I declare Prendrelemick the winner! The subtle reference to Communion and Christ is perfect!
Congratulations, Mick!
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...
Congratulations prendrelemick !
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015
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.
Great link, That'll get everybody in the right moog !
sorry.
Last edited by prendrelemick; 11-27-2015 at 12:08 PM.
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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.
My blog: https://frankhubeny.blog/
A Picture at an Exhibition
Bodies of grays.
Woman curled -
Tears in her eyes.
Someone turned
Away at the door.
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...
Pendragon
11/27/2015
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...
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),
tailor STATELY
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tailor
who am I but a stitch in time
what if I were to bare my soul
would you see me origami
7-8-2015