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Poetry in motion & a lecture Day 22 April is national poetry month and while I do follow along with my local library's daily selection, this year instead of writing my own poetry or sharing a classic of another, I am sharing songs, well lyrics of songs, that I consider pure poetry. Poetry in motion as it were. If you've been swept away by a poem, whether or not put music and can help sweep us away, please join in and share your ocean of emotion/poetry in motion as well. Special thanks drmgirl622, 4Faksake, jenny, mockyloks & tsarah, who have offered suggestions or shared their selections.....It is greatly appreciated! **POST IN COMMENTS DUE POOR SITE FEATURE MAINTENANCE** Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~ |
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We all have them don't we? Those poems as songs that roll over you like a tidal wave, making you close your eyes, open your ears, throw your head back and tune out the world as the tune itself drowns you in feeling! Another thing is cerebrating a 50th anniversary this year. Earth Day. In 1969, the world and especially Americas obsession with that slick sign of success, oil at any cost, even at the loss of air and, water, land and lives had reached critical mass and some brave people said ENOUGH! A massive oil spill choked up hundreds of miles by the time the slick evened out along the California coast. Cities were crushed under prosperous factory smoke clouds and massive blankets of air pollution. Animal and plant life were being eroded and fertilized into extinction with pesticides and engine run off. Even outside farm country, soil was becoming infertile. Rivers were catching on fire. The river in MY city as a matter of fact. Within a year sit ins and gatherings started, piggybacking on the Vietnam anti-war rally's to stand for something on our own ground. Earth day 50 years later we have so much more to do beyond the government regulations and old measures. We need to take responsibility for what we do and what we use and find better ways. Reduce the frivolous use of plastics and recycle any and everything you can. Stop to think about what your planet ,not your grand ch1ldren's homes and technology on mars will look like before you buy anything. Lastly and maybe most importantly, don't just do and think about these things on earth day, look around and see the wondrous world that breathes for you, feeds you, warms you and keeps you from floating off into space. We haven't killed her yet but its getting dire, so we need to do our best from here on out to answer back to mother earth's embrace... "yes, I love you too cuz you really are a wonderful world!" "Some of you young folks been saying to me " Hey Pops, what you mean 'What a wonderful world'? How about all them wars all over the place? You call them wonderful? And how about hunger and pollution? That ain't so wonderful either." Well how about listening to old Pops for a minute. Seems to me, it aint the world that's so bad but what we're doin' to it. And all I'm saying is see what a wonderful world It would be if only we'd give it a chance. Love baby, love. That's the secret, yeah. If lots more of us loved each other we'd solve lots more problems. and man this world would be a gasser. That's wha' ol' Pops keeps saying." I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom, for me and you And I think to myself What a wonderful world I see skies of blue, and clouds of white The bright blessed day, dark sacred night And I think to myself What a wonderful world The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky Are also on the faces, of people going by I see friends shaking hands, sayin', "How do you do?" They're really sayin', "I love you" I hear babies cryin', I watch them grow They'll learn much more, than I'll ever know And I think to myself What a wonderful world Yes, I think to myself What a wonderful world Oh yeah! Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Original Spoken Intro Version) Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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cuzi You are so right! We have to look after our Planet for the next generations especially! I love the two lyrics you have chosen! So apt!!! A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw Jenny
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens (A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) (A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) In the jungle, the mighty jungle The lion sleeps tonight In the jungle the quiet jungle The lion sleeps tonight Near the village the peaceful village The lion sleeps tonight Near the village the quiet village The lion sleeps tonight Hush my darling don't fear my darling The lion sleeps tonight Hush my darling don't fear my darling The lion sleeps tonight
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cuzi You are so right! We have to look after our Planet for the next generations especially! I love the two lyrics you have chosen! So apt!!! Thank you, Jenny. It really is crucial that we start taking responsibility for ourselves and our blatant over use and abuse of resources in the pursuit of showing off  Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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  THAT IS PERFECT! I do so love that song and it was a perfect chice for Earth Day and every day. Thank you, hon Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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Send me an angel on the harp???? Really? I'll go check it out later. I cant even imagine but the cleverness of it makes me grin....angels/harps. Was that a request to post the song or just you being you, sweetie? Im fuzzy headed today(except for apparently highly functioning irritation with technology) so clear answers are appreciated to the question. Please and thanks Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Tokens (A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) (A-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh, a-weema-weh) In the jungle, the mighty jungle The lion sleeps tonight In the jungle the quiet jungle The lion sleeps tonight Near the village the peaceful village The lion sleeps tonight Near the village the quiet village The lion sleeps tonight Hush my darling don't fear my darling The lion sleeps tonight Hush my darling don't fear my darling The lion sleeps tonight Oh I love that one too!Do you Timon and pumba booty dance when you sing it, too? Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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I visit with Pumba and Timon every time I go to Disney 
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I visit with Pumba and Timon every time I go to Disney  Awesome! Im kinda jealous. I haven't been there in years. I must visit them soon.Sometimes I make a move, sorry to leave my home, but hope I will find another of equal character. At night I gaze at the starry mass with no idea to which one the earth attached. May'be that cute little one over there or that one that sits alone in the inky black. ~~ 'My place amongst the stars' c/o former member SPB ~~
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