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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Jan 31 2013, 8:18pm
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Weekly poetry thread
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I was trying to choose a poem for the week and realized I had one racketing about in my brain because a friend of mine has just moved to Oregon. This is by John Ciardi, and is from memory, but I think it's mostly right. Mind You, Now by John Ciardi Never stroll away from camp Without a brush, a comb, A compass, and a postage stamp To mail yourself back home. Don't go off to Oregon Without at least one shoe, Or you may get a blister on your toe, Or even two. Don't go past the Golden Gate Without a dinner pail, A pillow, and your hat on straight, And a boat in which to sail, Or long before you reach the land, You may find you get Hungry, sleepy, sunburned, And both your feet extremely wet.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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silneldor
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Jan 31 2013, 10:53pm
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Hello Muddah, hello Fadduh, Here I am at Camp Grenada Camp is very entertaining and they say we'll have some fun if it stops raining. I went hiking with Joe Spivy He developed poison ivy You remember Leonard Skinner He got ptomaine poisoning last night after dinner. All the counselors hate the waiters And the lake has alligators And the head coach wants no sissies So he reads to us from something called Ulysses. Now I don't want this should scare ya But my bunkmate has malaria You remember Jeffrey Hardy They're about to organize a searching party. Take me home, oh muddah fadduh, take me home, I hate Grenada Don't leave me out in the forest where I might get eaten by a bear. Take me home, I promise I will not make noise or mess the house with other boys, oh please don't make me stay, I've been here one whole day. Dearest fadduh, darling muddah, How's my precious little bruddah? Let me come home if ya miss me I will even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me. Wait a minute, it stopped hailing, Guys are swimming, guys are sailing, Playing baseball, gee that's better, Muddah Fadduh kindly disregard this letter. utube linky This came out when i was in camp up in New York state at Wawayanda the 5th of six years at the camp. It did reflect a bit like i felt the first year though, Ge-od i was home sick.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 1 2013, 1:23am
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OK, now I have an earworm :-D //
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Arandiel
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Feb 1 2013, 2:47am
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Hee-hee! I love Allen Sherman - thanks, sil!//
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Walk to Rivendell: There and Back Again Challenge - traveling through Middle Earth with thirteen rowdy Dwarves, one grumpy Wizard, and a beleaguered Hobbit Join us, Thursdays on Main!
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Feb 1 2013, 11:54am
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I don't know if it qualifies as a poem.
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My grandmother showed it to me. It's the epitaph on my great-grandmother's brother's grave. He died in his infancy: The cup of life to his lips just prest, found the taste bitter and declined the rest. Averse then turning from the day, he softly sighed his infant soul away. It's so poignant.
Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg - that has passed, so may this.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 1 2013, 12:40pm
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How sweet and sad.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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dernwyn
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Feb 2 2013, 1:09am
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That played on the radio when we were all kids...
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And we probably annoyed our parents, singing it so much! I'll append some Ogden Nash to that: I think that I shall never see A billboard lovely as a tree. Indeed, unless the billboards fall I'll never see a tree at all!
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dernwyn
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Feb 2 2013, 1:12am
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Some of the headstone writings
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especially from earlier times, were indeed poetic, and very touching. I've read - and seen - many in my genealogical wanderings, but this is the first time I have seen this one. Thank you, the family loved that baby very much!
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dernwyn
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Feb 2 2013, 1:27am
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Well, that makes a good reason
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to always remember to carry a postage stamp! Allow me to return the favor with a poem my Dad taught me: While the organ peeled potatoes, "Lard" was rendered by the choir; The sexton rang the dishrag, Someone set the church on fire. "Holy Smokes!" the preacher cried, In the rush he lost his hair, Now his head resembles Heaven For there is no parting there. It's a variation from an old folk song, Ain't We Crazy, and it's just the kind of thing a bunch of farm-boys would love to sing!
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sevilodorf
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Feb 2 2013, 2:38am
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both of hearing this and going to camp. Thanks for the smiles.
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squire
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Feb 2 2013, 2:48am
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In school I had to learn the Keats poems that were really hard, like Odes with all kinds of classical references and stuff. Lately I found he could relax and write doggerel like the rest of us: A Song About Myself I. There was a naughty boy, A naughty boy was he, He would not stop at home, He could not quiet be -- He took In his knapsack A book Full of vowels And a shirt With some towels, A slight cap For night cap, A hair brush, Comb ditto, New stockings For old ones Would split O! This knapsack Tight at's back He rivetted close And followed his nose To the north, To the north, And follow'd his nose To the north. II. There was a naughty boy And a naughty boy was he, For nothing would he do But scribble poetry -- He took An ink stand In his hand And a pen Big as ten In the other, And away In a pother He ran To the mountains And fountains And ghostes And postes And witches And ditches And wrote In his coat When the weather Was cool, Fear of gout, And without When the weather Was warm- Och the charm When we choose To follow one's nose To the north, To the north, To follow one's nose To the north! III. There was a naughty boy And a naughty boy was he, He kept little fishes In washing tubs three In spite Of the might Of the maid Nor afraid Of his Granny-good -- He often would Hurly burly Get up early And go By hook or crook To the brook And bring home Miller's thumb, Tittlebat Not over fat, Minnows small As the stall Of a glove, Not above The size Of a nice Little baby's Little fingers- O he made 'Twas his trade Of fish a pretty kettle A kettle- A kettle Of fish a pretty kettle A kettle! IV. There was a naughty boy, And a naughty boy was he, He ran away to Scotland The people for to see -- There he found That the ground Was as hard, That a yard Was as long, That a song Was as merry, That a cherry Was as red, That lead Was as weighty, That fourscore Was as eighty, That a door Was as wooden As in England- So he stood in his shoes And he wonder'd, He wonder'd, He stood in his Shoes and he wonder'd. --John Keats (Only because this is a Tolkien site do I mention how this with its short feet and multiple rhymes reminds me of some of Tolkien's lighter efforts, like "Cat" and "Oliphaunt"!)
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silneldor
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Feb 2 2013, 4:16am
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a Tittle bat is related to a stickle bat I did not know Keats had such a frivolous side:)
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 2 2013, 4:41am
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How about that! And, yes, it reminded me
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immediately of the Oliphant poem. Thanks for the unexpected insight!
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 2 2013, 5:08am
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Another master in a simpler mood
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than his "normal" style, since that seems to be part of the theme this week. My Star by Robert Browning All, that I know Of a certain star Is, it can throw (Like the angled spar) Now a dart of red, Now a dart of blue; Till my friends have said They would fain see, too, My star that dartles the red and the blue! Then it stops like a bird; like a flower, hangs furled: They must solace themselves with the Saturn above it. What matter to me if their star is a world? Mine has opened its soul to me; therefore I love it. And an epitaph from someone who might possibly be a distant ancestor of mine. (He sounds like a wonderful man--but "punctual" [!] kind of hit my funny bone, especially in this context . . .) In memory of Capt. Josiah Snell, he died Aug. ye 20th, 1785, in ye 85th year of his age. Here, in this gloomy nursery of the dead, A neighbor good, a faithful friend is laid; Just, peaceful, careful, punctual, and sincere, A father kind, a tender husband dear.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 2 2013, 6:13am
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to the tune of "Silver Threads Among the Gold". :-)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 2 2013, 6:22am
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I saw a poignant tombstone recently.
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It wasn't an epitaph, it was just the name. The baby was born and died around Christmas time, and her first and middle names were "Navidad Estrella": Christmas Star.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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BoromirOfWinterfell
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Feb 2 2013, 7:10am
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That's beautiful, but so sad...
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It's always wonderful if a family has something simple or sweet to serve as a memorial for a baby who has passed away.
Þæs ofereode, þisses swa mæg - that has passed, so may this.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 2 2013, 2:38pm
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I can just about taste the cold air.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Feb 2 2013, 3:17pm
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Another person, who must have touched many lives in a wonderful way. Do you know if he was an Army captain, or the captain of a boat?
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 2 2013, 8:17pm
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Yes, I saw it that night. Someone on facebook posted 'Go look at the moon and Jupiter right now" so I did and then passed on the message. It's a wacky world we live in these days.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Ciars
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Feb 3 2013, 5:13pm
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I've had a hectic week, between work, family and found that generally I haven't had enough hours in the day to do what was needed done, so, I've deliberately taken a breather to recharge! The poem below made me remember to not get to downhearted by pressures... Keep On Smiling : Alexandra Skiathitis If at times you feel you want to cry. And life seems such a trial. Above the clouds there’s a bright blue sky So make your tears a smile. As you travel on life’s way With its many ups and downs Remember it’s quite true to say One smile is worth a dozen frowns. Among the worlds expensive things A smile is very cheap And when you give a smile away, You get one back to keep. Happiness comes at times to all But sadness comes unbidden And sometimes a few tears must fall Among the laughter hidden. So when friends have sadness on their face And troubles round them piled The world will seem a better place And all because you smiled.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Feb 4 2013, 3:02am
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especially this verse: Among the worlds expensive things A smile is very cheap And when you give a smile away, You get one back to keep.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories leleni at hotmail dot com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Ethel Duath
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Feb 4 2013, 4:39am
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Pretty sure he would have been
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a Rev. War army captain. But we're not really sure if he's a relative, although someone else with his same last name in the same part of the country definitely was. My guess he's a great-great-great-great-great-grand cousin or something.
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