Ok let's kick start this contest
subject
butterfly feeling
we all experience it so why not engage in writing something about it :)
good luck.
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Ok let's kick start this contest
subject
butterfly feeling
we all experience it so why not engage in writing something about it :)
good luck.
Well done YesNo, DarkMuse, and Joe for all the wonderful entries posted to the last subject.
I see a winner was never chosen but they didn't go unnoticed. I enjoyed each one :)
In Spring the heart-throb butterfly
Makes lovers stop and look and sigh
When others are just passing by.
Fresh warmth enchants the air.
Though it may be a silly thing
When butterflies are fluttering
It’s better than cold Winter’s sting
When lovers pass through there.
oh, butterfly!
فراشة蝴蝶oh, butterfly!蝶flutter byتیتلیpapillonбабочкаpalpitationผีเสื้อwhen you waft byπεταλούδαrama-ramaэрвээхэйunder my breath I sigh나비mariposaپروانهmarriage proposal?glöyn bywschmetterling!when you say no
3/11/2015
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
two very nice pieces
anymore offerings ?? :D
Stillborn Butterflies
Autumn sky and a chilly weather
With vortex leaves on the breeze;
Two sunbeams raining together
As I sit back in my chair at ease.
Stranger footsteps at the door;
Some unsolicited phone call;
The bubbling of wine as you pour;
Violin crescendo at the ball.
All these build-ups and omens!
My candle flutters then dies.
Life's pregnant little moments
Birth stillborn butterflies.
Fantastic stuff! I love 'Oh butterfly/Flutter by'!Quote:
Originally Posted by tailor STATELY
Let your feelings fly, my love,
Don't keep them all cocooned,
End that gnawing phase
You hatched to,
Your time has come to change,
Burst out,
Shed your shell,
Fill your wings and fly
paint the sky with butterfly wings
Display!
Show me those butterfly feelings.
Was just the other day I saw a butterfly
Stranded and sort of lonely
One wing was crippled
Into the flame he flew
And left beautiful ashes
well done to all of you
YesNo tailor STATELY a prendrelelmick and jajdude
three pieces charming and yet alarming love is calming haha :D
and the winner is
Joe!!
a beautifully rhymed piece :)
Congratulations _Joe_ ! ; and thank you for your kind comment on my entry.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Oh my gosh! I'm glad I stopped by - those were all so great!
I have a new "topic" contest to propose. My topic is "Spring Fling". This topic can encompass romance in the animal kingdom (mating etc). It can include the Rites of Spring (bacchanalia or other festivals). It can include fertility in the Plant kingdom. It could include human romance. A combination of any two or three would be great!
Thank you, thank you :)Quote:
Originally Posted by cacian
Sounds like a great subject. I, however, had something else in mind that would change the current tone of this thread a little. Let's tackle one of the fundamental aspects of the human condition.Quote:
Originally Posted by virtuoso
Beer! :D
Fire at will, people. I will choose a winner a week from now.
I think Spring Fling might be more apropos given the season. Maybe give the Spring theme a whirl, then let's do the summer beer gulp!
I don't think people on the East Coast of the US (or the Southern Hemisphere for that matter) would quite agree, there.Quote:
Originally Posted by virtuoso
A poem to start the "Spring Fling" contest! I agree that Joe's "beer" contest should be next. Let's cruise through the spring initiation, then move on to Joe's Beer, summer fest!
Spring Fling
Spring's fecund signs the canvas shades
coordinates spliced on petals, blades
mellow sun casts fawning eye
fertile streams from tissues sigh
mercurial colors bud in lustful lens
paramours buzz o'er pollen gins
pheromone scents waft in warm breeze
stag nostrils the ovulating vapors seize
damsel's lilac scent male libido chases
brawny limbs silky parameter traces
So you have simply decided that we are doing this topic even though this is not how this thread works and the only person who replied to your suggestion (me) did not agree. That was kinda rude, don't you think?Quote:
Originally Posted by virtuoso
Remember, Cacian did not win the last contest. The precedent of the winner establishing the next topic was lost, and I did give my idea first. You did not come through with a new topic after you won her contest. All I am saying is let's do my proposed theme, then do your "beer" theme contest. I do not want to create any controversy. I think that you submitted an excellent poem to win the last contest. I had an idea of a Spring- related topic. I guess that the litnutters can go with it or not. I was not trying to rein in on your parade. I saw that nobody had proposed a new theme, so I jumped into the fray. I am sorry if it offended you.
Yes, Cacian bumped the thread but that was after 2 and a half months of inactivity. I have only been 9 hours late. Not quite the same. While I still agree that Spring is a "fecund" subject as you beautifully put it, I don't appreciate being co-opted this way.Quote:
Originally Posted by virtuoso
Apology most definitely accepted. I realize it may sound like I overreacted but it felt to me like we were talking and you suddenly turned your back on me and decided to have your way regardless. I realize now that there has been a misunderstanding. Would you agree to let Cacian arbitrate by choosing one of our two topics for us?Quote:
Originally Posted by virtuoso
Oh, what?
virtuoso, respectfully, Joe's position makes a lot more sense.
When a game thread is abandoned by members for a long time, then someone comes and starts it with a new topic, that's totally logical - and, seeing as we are a little ways further. .
I mean I could go back and look for who was it that was the judge when it got abandoned, but that seems superfluous.
Hope you all are still friends :smile5:
not that I'm anything but another voice, albeit one with no stake, but unless I got it wrong it seems pretty simple...? so let's get on and play on beer?
Nik and Joe are correct, Virtuoso. Your topic will have to wait until you win a round. Or you could start a Spring Fling thread, if you like.
Ok, if you really want to right poems on "Beer", then go ahead. I have written my poem on Spring. It is your choice. "Beer" seems like a superfluous topic. I do not see any poems yet. But enjoy your beer fling!
Yes, I would agree, if you want Cacian to choose that is fine. I think that the other Litnutters would prefer the "Beer" topic, so go with it!
The growler’s empty. I will go
To Pete’s and have it filled again.
An ale or darker? I don’t know.
Jane smiles and pulls the tap as though
Her heart were also flowing in.
Wine to make hearts glad
Is what the Good Book says;
Alas! It also says to be not drunk on wine.
That's fine: my sins run well along another vine.
Though black as death, a stealthy draught of stout
Is just the thing to get the devil out.
No fear, then, when the vicar comes to call,
And indiscretions pale before his pomp;
A pint of beer will put him on his way
And leave a gladdened heart here for his pay.
Pompey Bum, can we be friends again?
I never in a million years had any wrong intent towards you, and it has weighed on my heart very heavily so many days since then.
I apologize very sincerely for the misunderstanding we had, and with all my heart have only ever considered you a good friend; it is not easy for me to make friends, but this is not a reason to feel sorrow - for I have left sorrow behind many, many years ago; and it was simply my inability to express this to you, I feel, that caused our misunderstanding.
When I do make a friend, I tend to give my entire heart; that is why I said it is rare.
Please forgive me, again, my intentions towards you have only ever been positive.
Sincerely,
Nikolai.
When all is seen clearly
It is seen to be
The heart's release
Into infinite peace.
Since this is the self-same source
Of every entity,
There is no reason to fear
No matter what year.
Beauty without understanding-
Life without fearlessness
Is like a hollow cask
Of beer.
Beer is useful,
As are all things under the sun,
But it can't compare
With the holy sacrament -
The healing of the nations.
I have tasted all things
And my spirit sings
For the beautiful, holy and true
That makes us forever new.
Beer can be healing -
if you know the feeling
of complete moderation -
if you can't set it down;
don't even fool around.
For it is only relaxation,
and meant for elevation...
For which peace and love,
Serve with a higher capacity.
Hi Virtuoso, I hope you will not mind that we wrote about beer.
In reality, it is not a good or a bad thing in itself, it mainly depends on how it is used. The same is true for most things - such as a hammer. Or a human life.
Two of my grandparents died of alcoholism, my father's father and my mother's mother (at 74 and 52). And the holy sacraments are made illegal. So you can understand I feel strongly about this, and how clear it has done harm to our society. When substances that are sacred and healing - and clearly known as thus the whole world round.
Needless to say - accurate information is primary and key. My father never drank while I was growing up, and I got a good example - and he told me of the truth of everything he'd done; and he told me the truth of alcohol, explaining as clearly as possible what it was - not an absolute good, nor evil, but with a clear description of what it actually is - as well as the encouragement to be quite careful, as alcoholism is something that is genetically passed - it runs in the family. In other words, if you have parents and grandparents who were, then you have a slightly higher predisposition - biologically speaking.
However, having such clear information about it has been good. Throughout my life I have only rarely done so - further knowing that one or two beers does not do much harm, but three and further begins to. I only ever drank too much once or twice - and all in all, it has been my inclination to be happy just with the pure air, just with the love of family and animals, but one has to come to this development naturally.
I'm writing all this to hlep share my story because almost all my friends, over-used these things. . . and so, despite the fact that everyone in this nation has heard, that moderation is important, is key - still, without a better example, they.
All of my dearest and best friends found their way -and they are all doing well to this day. However, I cannot feel that they wouldn't have found their balance and true understanding much sooner if they had had a better example.
There is another thing, dear friend - in places where beer is not allowed, generally you also hav bans on things like singing, dancing, or kissing in the street, and as these are some of the most beautiful things, to make them illegal is surely a great shame.
The problem when you start to ban or outlaw natural things, or things which have been part of human existence for such a long time - then you tend to create bad conscience. And beer for example, when used in a good way, actually is a good thing, and part of the natural development of a human. It would ideally be best if we didn't get into it until we're 25 perhaps, because that is when the brain finishes fully developing (same with TV); but this ideal in the same sense that it would be ideal if we didn't have war.
If you don't know how it can be healing (despite as we both know, the pitfalls of over-use), one example should probably suffice. Sometimes when there is an injury - there can develop a feedback loop of tension and pain in the body. . . for instance the shoulder. The body can't relax, and so it doesn't quite heal - and it may go on for days like this, even if one tries resting, stretching, the correct movements, relaxation - all of the typical healing activities. And yet none can quite reach the full effect needed - however, 2 or 3 glasses of wine in a case like this can heal it, because they allow the body to fully relax, and the inflamed tissue or muscles can get repaired over night.
This is how, in a real sense, everything can be used for good or ill - and in the same way a healer can give you the right medicine for the right cure.
This whole area is also one that I have, for my whole life, extremely strongly believed in the notion of thinking for oneself - and it has never let me down. Schopenhauer, and McKenna, as well as every philosopher worth his salt, emphasized this, along with 3 or 4 other main points, as the primary keys to getting along in life - and for medicine, I have found this to be more true, or more valuable, than almost anything else. . . I definitely encourage it.
For instance when you have multi-billion dollar corporations making a profit off of people, the trend we have seen is that the people's best interests do not come first - and in balance of profit versus altrusim, when the business model weighs profit so highly, another form of harm comes about. So - I would simply say, consult your conscience adn innate feel - as well as ancient wisdom.
In the same way that a cat's love is almost always more healing than a pill, and there is almost nothing (not quite nothing, but infinitely far less than modern society knows) in the human mind that can't be cured with fresh air, sunshine, and peaceful time spent in nature, a good and true understanding of beer can be a useful part of developing into a fully actualized self. Once we come back to full peace, of course, nothing is needed really except a chance to be ourselves, and an area of nature we can walk around in (probably the only time that "the bigger the better" is a truism).
However, many lives go into the making of each bottle, so it would be smart and kind to honor them and their sacrifice, by acting in an honorable way.
In our own tradition, we have two wise thoughts which incorporate some wisdom with modern day -
"The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." - William Blake,
"All of life is an experiment, the more we make the better." - Emerson
It is not that these two did not one day reach that lovely place, where happiness is dependent on nothing but life and love, but I would say that they do not get there by following a narrow path.
As one of my friends, a (poker) writer, and the most brilliant, in many ways, perhaps, explained - good government does what the people tell it to do, bad government tries to tell the people what to do (acts like a parent). Government should be from the people, and represent them - and in many ways, we have inalienable rights in this country, and these are upheld to a large extent; but as we have seen, a lot of harm can come when our own consciousness is considered to be forbidden territory.
All we can do is share our stories - as Jung believed, all the ill in the world comes because people's stories do not get told. Of course - this is a bit of a fledgling in terms of wisdom - but it is wisdom nonetheless.
Bad conscience is the one thing, under all circumstances, to be avoided.
Much peace and friendship to you, virtuoso - much of this is written in the hopes of understanding, peace, and friendship.
Oh I missed the time deadline on that last edit (if you edit within a couple minutes, the little 'edited' blurb will not show up!).
I almost invariably drink a glass of water when I wake up, and I think I would have made it had I had it this morning (truly, about 99% of the time I do, hehe). . I just wanted to write on this before I forgot it.
Incidentally, if one does drink beer (or any other) it's so useful to drink water afterwords or during - as these dehydrate you, and this is why one experiences hangovers... drinking 2 glasses of water after is quite useful... Cheers :smile5:
I know, I know, too much information, right?
Peace :)
(Since I know you care about health so much, I thought it worth mentioning. There is actually a doctor who has theorized that virtually all maladies are generally caused by not hydrating enough.)
That was heavy. And here I thought to lighten the mood of this thread a little... Thank you for sharing.
Ah, that was my intent too.
Life can be so joyful, and we really can have peace. I feel it is so, so near.
No problem. . I have really always felt that if people really understood each other, they wouldn't be at odds so much.
Best I can do is make vows for peace, love and good health every day and do my best to uphold them. .
I thought a personal story might help to clarify our (Westerners) relationship with beer, or at least how it can be.
Peace :)
The Root of Beer
safrole stilled, sassafras embraces
sarsaparilla in all its humour
and perspicacity; then, when
married with essences of various
spices, berries, leaves, saps, barks, and
roots produces a sweet brew; tempting both
tipplers and teetotaled alike
3/27/2015
In my younger days I tippled Elephant, Fosters, Dos Equis, and Heinekin; gradually going from light to darker finished brews. When exiled to the greater Chico, CA area I tried Corona, and Coronas w/lime and found both presentations horrid. Luckily Sierra Nevada brewery was becoming in vogue and I spent many happy times sampling their wares sharing pitchers with friends. For the past 11-years I've forgone alcohol completely, with no regrets, and search for the perfect Root Beer (non-alcoholic versions of course)... each recipe unique unto its own.
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY
Thank you for your entries everyone.
I enjoyed them all; but I have to go with Pompey Bum's "The Vicar's Pint". I really enjoyed both the rhyme and the reason, there.
Congrats Pompey Bum !
Thank you so much! You are too kind, _Joe_, but I am quite honored. :-D
For the next subject, let's go with spring. Virtuoso can resubmit his excellent poem or write a new one. Anyone know how the deadline works?
I think you are free to set the deadline as you see fit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pompey Bum
Damn, I meant Virtuoso can repost his spring poem if he wants. Total senility. Sorry V.
Anyway, people can post their poems and I'll do a going, going, gone sometime next week.
Well, Virtuoso seems to have taken a powder, at least for the moment. In his absence, and unless he says otherwise, I will resubmit his poem for the next subject contest, and call for any others. The subject is spring, the season not the mattress component. All are welcome in the light!
Quote:
Originally Posted by virtuoso
Green spring ring
(lol)... oh, rats!Quote:
The subject is spring, the season not the mattress component
Ta ! (short for tarradiddle),
tailor STATELY