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Old 05-08-2010, 05:17 AM
 
Location: Florida (SW)
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I wrote the following "Up Country Song" about springtime in Maine....(it is a parady of an old time song called Springtime in the Rockies); It is supposed to be amusing.....and I have been having fun with it.

(For the uninitiated smelt are a little fish that run up river to the lakes in the spring to spawn; they are a local delicacy caught or "dipped" in the early early spring and shaken up in a bag with flour and pepper and fried crispy.....they can be but need not be cleaned first.)

SPRINGTIME IN MAINE

When smelt run in the Kennebec;
When there's open water too;
When smelt run in the kennebec,--
I'll come running back to you.

When fiddle heads are peeking,
From the braken and the goo;
When skunk cabbage are a'growing--
I'll come slinking home to you.

Little sweetheart of the river;
with your bonnie eyes of blue;
When smelt run in the Kennebec;
I'll come running back to you.

Keep your skillet good and greasy;
get some flour and pepper too;
For this Maine Man's dipped his limit;
And he's coming home to you.

Smelt are running in the Kennbec;
And there's open water too;
Smelt are running in the Kennbec;
but I'm running home to you!

Little sweetheart of the river;
With your eyes of purest blue;
Smelt are running in the Kennebec
But I'm staying home with you!
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Old 05-10-2010, 12:01 AM
 
Location: Moved to town. Miss 'my' woods and critters.
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Thank you, elston! What fun to read.
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Old 05-14-2010, 01:26 AM
 
Location: Moved to town. Miss 'my' woods and critters.
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Default Time Is A Thief

Where did you go when I thought that I was looking
You were right here beside me for so many years
Did time decide that a different path needed to be taken
I'm afraid that it did, now I must conquer my fears.

I stand beside your chair bending down with a kiss
Your smile reminds me that I made a good choice
When I think about the many times My heart
Would beat faster at the sound of your voice.

Now I listen when you call my name at any and all times
To help you with the many daily chores
That you once did on your own such as
Finding your way through many different doors

Or finding your way to the bathroom downstairs
No, it hasn't moved, it's been there for years
Then you ask where your bedroom is
As I answer I fight back the tears.

Where have you went, my darling young man
The soldier, the worker, the man with common sense
I'm still here beside you my dear, even
Through this disease that offers no defense.

I picked a rose for you today, the fragrance
Was so delightful you exclaimed
I should have taken a picture of your smile
It was so sweet, I could have had it framed.

As a part of the journal that I keep
Of these progressing nights and days
Words joined together now
A sentence, a paragraph, a meaningful phrase.

Why did time have to take away that part
Of you so strong, so dependable, so loved?
It was too soon, too unexpected, into this
Present state I feel as if we were shoved.

There comes a time in some of our days
When I turn my head away not giving into grief
No tears, no anger, no wailing can I do
But somewhere I know time was the thief.
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Old 05-14-2010, 06:08 AM
 
Location: Florida (SW)
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NWV......your poem is very moving and rich with golden memories and with the icy clarity of present day realities. I also like the rhyme scheme....which has a dignity to it. Thank you for sharing from your heart....I am deeply moved.

I walked that path with my father....that is not the same as with your life partner....but many of your images are the same. My Dad used to get lost and unable to find his way to his room...and once there he didnt recognize anything to re-assure him that he was indeed in the right place. Indeed.....that for which he was seeking wasnt there.....his wife.....his sense of mastery and identity and belonging.

To try to help him I bought a needle-point wall hanging of a "lighthouse"......he grew up on the coast and the image of a lighthouse.....a beacon cutting through the fog and darkness....seemed apt. I still have the lighthouse tapestry.....but Dad has since found his way through the fog and past the shoals and to the source of all light.

NWV....it is wonderful of you to share.....it must be hard.....but I believe it might help others.....and for me.....it started my day....with loving and tender thoughts of my father.
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Old 05-14-2010, 02:04 PM
 
Location: Moved to town. Miss 'my' woods and critters.
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elston, your comments above are truly appreciated. I spent some time last evening reading a few stories from others about their relationships with family members who have/are suffering from this debilitating change in their lives through no fault of their own.

I realize that this thread is the 'Gamers Creative Corner', and I believe that ncg would have been moved to read our posts here. Yes, I do hope that something of what we express here does help others. I promise to post a more light-hearted gathering of words soon. Sure don't want to be negative.

Again, elston, thank you for your sharing of your experiences also. The lighthouse wall hanging was such a thoughtful gift. Now, if I can just think of something similar for my DH.

And Congratulations for your 12th Gold Star. I looked, but did not see a 'celebration' for this latest accomplishment.
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Old 05-26-2010, 02:36 AM
 
Location: southern california
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Old 05-26-2010, 01:45 PM
 
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Old 05-26-2010, 01:46 PM
 
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Old 05-28-2010, 01:00 AM
 
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my ikebana class last tuesday
sogetsu free style
roses
bamboo
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Old 05-29-2010, 04:01 PM
 
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