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Look: In this Shanxi restaurant's bathroom, sexy mannequins watch you pee0
Images published online yesterday of a men's bathroom in a Taiyuan city restaurant feature some of the mostunique urinals we've yet witnessed. (And we've witnessed many.)
Male patrons who approach the toilet bowls to drain the main vein are greeted by a line of scantily-clad mannequins gazing at them from behind a glass wall.
Apparently male customers have repeatedly had to double-check that they're in the right place after walking into the bathroom to see what could be an art installation but may just as well be catering to some weird form of fetishism we've yet to catch on to.
Unfortunately for the more bladder-shy patrons, it looks like they're gonna have to hold it in for a while.
Woman With A 2 Foot 8 Inch Husband Says He's "One Of The Most Sexual People" She's Ever Met0
Arizona resident Mindie Kniss is happily married to 2-foot-8-inch-tall Sean Stephenson — a man who she says is "one of the most sexual people" she has ever met. "Just because he's disabled doesn't mean we don't have an awesome sex life," Kniss told Barcroft Media. "It was different than having sex with an averaged-size person, of course — but it wasn't a problem at all." The couple, both motivational speakers, met through a mutual friend in 2009 and tied the knot in 2012 after Kniss moved to Chicago to be closer to her tiny beloved. Throughout their relationship, the lovebirds were constantly targeted by online bullies who suggested Stephenson couldn't get the job done in the bedroom. People even claimed Kniss was with him for his money. "I had to set the record straight," she said. "It wasn't love at first sight, but Sean is one of the most sexual people I have ever met — it's appalling to suggest that my husband cannot satisfy me sexually and it's none of their business." Stephenson was also left scratching his head about the assertions, especially since he knows how much of a Don Juan he truly is behind closed doors. "Sex is probably the biggest part of my life," he said. And according to Kniss, the 35-year-old has a wide array of tricks up his sleeve once the lights are dimmed. "There are no limitations when it comes to sex," she said. "There's no position he can't manage and I don't have to be extra careful." Stephenson was born with osteogenesis imperfecta — more commonly known as brittle bone disorder, according to Barcroft.
Play on playa! Brittle Bone Syndrome? That boner aint brittle, bro. This dude is giving his lady multiples every single night. He probably straight up climbs inside her vagina. Just rolls in there like a bowling ball and once he's inside he can tinker and and fiddle around until he hits her spot. Its hard for us to find the g spot because we're going in there blind with a straight dick or some clumsy fingers. Sean Stephenson is probably in there with one of those miner helmets with the flashlights on top. He can find the g spot because hes staring right at it. Probably starts digging his elbows into it like an Asian woman giving you a back massage.
Not gonna lie, its pretty devastating hearing that a 2 foot 8 disabled dude has a better sex life than you. I mean the way he and his wife are talking it sounds like he's smashing out every night in every possible way. "Theres no position he cant manage?" Fuck you, Sean Stephenson! I'm 6 feet tall and (relatively) able bodied person and theres like dozens of positions I cant do. I think I tore a hip flexor and sprained my MCL last week trying to lean back during sex. This dude is just beating up the pussy every night and I'm on that bi-weekly paycheck schedule if I'm lucky. More often its like "Its the first of the month, time to pay rent and hopefully have sex." To be honest I think this 2 foot 8 guy benefits from being disabled. I think his wife fucks his dick off just to make him feel normal. Well guess what? Thats NOT NORMAL. No husband should be getting laid all day every day and certainly not on thats 30 inches tall.
Clinical therapist at Minnesota Sex Offender Program accused of sexually assaulting girl0
A clinical therapist at the Minnesota Sex Offender Program is accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl and threatening to kill her if she told.
Wanda Viento, 57, of St. Peter, was charged with several felonies Friday, The Free Press of Mankato reported. Bail was set at $200,000 without conditions, and Viento remained in the Blue Earth County Jail Sunday, according to online jail records.
In a statement, Anne Barry, deputy commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services, which oversees the sex offender program, called the charges "serious" and said officials "are very concerned," but noted the charges are unrelated to Viento's state duties.
According to the complaint, Mankato detective Tom Rother interviewed a girl in Minneapolis who said Viento first molested her when she was about 9 or 10.
Icelandic "Free The Nipple" campaign takes over the capital0
A group of female students from Kvennaskólinn grammar school in Reykjavík took to the streets to day to show their support for the 'Free the Nipple' campaign. The bare breasted group of girls marched proudly along Bankastræti street in down-town Reykjavík, and to the parliament building in Austurvöllur.
Yesterday, numerous student bodies and feminist associations declared today as 'Free the Nipple' day and urged female students to join the campaign by going braless.
"We'd been following the online discussion and decided to take things one step further. Most people were very supportive, although one did boo at us, and one lady even joined in," Embla Huld Þorleifsdóttir, a student at Kvennaskólinn, told Vísir.
Kvennaskólinn was in fact Iceland's first school for women, and its name, which translates to the School for Women, has been preserved to commemorate this milestone, although the school is now a mixed school.
Drunk Frenchman attempts to resuscitate 'dying' rubber dinghy0
A drunk young man in France tried to resuscitate a rubber dinghy in a shipyard which he believed was a individual who was about to die.
French police officers identified the 22-year-old behaving strangely in the early hours of Sunday in the shipyard in Vannes in Brittany, close to an region which homes numerous nightclubs and late-evening bars.
"He was underneath a boat, on his knees, attempting to resuscitate a rubber dinghy," police told Le Télégramme de Brest newspaper.
The would-be hero had referred to as emergency solutions and told them to rush an ambulance to the website prior to he set about his personal rescue attempt.
He told the officers that the "victim" was not responding and necessary to be saved. He had been carrying out cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to revive him.
Police ordered the ambulance to return to base. Seeing that the young man was extra in require of aid than the dinghy, they took him into custody and, following he was examined by a medical professional, placed him overnight in a drunk cell.
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5th Grader Expelled For Pimping Classmates For "$3 Kisses And $2 Hugs"0
An 11-year-old elementary school 5th grader has been expelled for running "quite a business" during his school day hours.
The young man comes from a family with many financial troubles. His parents, who were reportedly on welfare. With his family's future in mind, the young boy managed to convince 8 of his female classmates to kiss and hug boys for money.
The principal said, "He was running this business of exploiting his young female classmates for nearly 3 months before getting caught. We became suspicious that something was going on, when lunch attendance began to dwindle. We have had 27 boys and 5 girls come forward admitting they were paying this "wanna be pimp" $3 for a 10 second make out session and $2 for a 15 second hug which included unnecessary groping. The 8 female children he recruited, never got a red cent."
Authorities estimate that the young man made out with nearly $500 in three months, with many of the other children being "repeat customers."
Authorities have questioned the parents, but they adamantly deny any involvement in their son's actions.
The Sheriff's Department is seeking to press charges on the young man's parents. Those charges include 32 counts of solicitation of a minor, child endangerment and child neglect


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What do you have to do to get a new pump and have medicare pay for it after warranty expires? My mouth is watering for the 530G and enlite sensor system due to get through the FDA next year. My insurance company will pay for the sensors if medicare provides the new pump.
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talk to your endo & minimed. i also would love that pump when & if it's available & medicare pays for it.
My mother uses a pump and has already found out that to upgrade your pump on medicare you have to have had the pump for 5 years --or one year past the warranty expiration. Hope this helps.
Medicare/Medicare Advantage will pay for the new pump with an order from you physician or Diabetologist/Endocrinologist and Prior Authorization from Medicare or your Medicare Advantage insurance plan. Unfortunately, Medicare/Medicare Advantage do not cover CGM stating that CGM is advisory only and not diagnostic.
I have a Medicare Advantage provided Medtronics Paradigm Revel pump with One Touch UltraLink meter.
OOoooohhh! have you heard a time frame yet?
As late as the end of next year. However, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation is strongly lobbying the fda and hopes that the approval will come as early as the end of this year.
medicare is waiting till i drop dead then they'll cover what i need now to stay well...zxcvbnmhftuhf...;(
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The extraordinary statement by the White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday over the dramatic events in Egypt must be commended. The Barack Obama administration has come under severe pressure from a variety of quarters — ranging from pro-Israeli to pro-Saudi lobbies — to disengage from its discourse with President Mohamed Morsi and dump the Muslim Brotherhood.
But Obama is not caving in. Of course, it will be a ghastly mistake if the United States does not show the intellectual capacity or political shrewdness to distinguish between the shades of Islamism. The Brothers are by no reckoning to be confused with the al-Qaeda.
Besides, Egypt's Brothers have a legitimate mandate. The ideal thing would have been to test the waters of Egyptian opinion all over again in the parliamentary elections which were scheduled for next month but then, one main objective of various forces who are fomenting trouble is to scuttle those very polls, which they fear (rightly) might once again end up revealing the vast reach of grass root support that Muslim Brotherhood enjoys.
Meanwhile, the mystery of the 'Black Bloc' remains. Actually, it is no 'mystery'. One can make out from a mile away that the Mubarak-era thugs are on the march, spreading anarchy and discrediting the Brotherhood. Conceivably, external powers, including regional powers, have begun interfering as well.
The US's long term interests are best served by persisting with the 'Obama line' that the democratic process in Egypt ought to run its course — no matter the outcome in favor of the Brotherhood. The worst case scenario will be to repeat the kind of mistake that the US made in Iran in 1952 by instigating the coup against Mohammad Mosaddeq.
The reports coming out of Egypt are extremely confusing and often contradictory. But I would pin hopes on the Al-Ahram report that just appeared to the effect that Obama has been in direct consultation with Morsi and the White House statement issued last night is probably intended to indicate that Washington continues to be supportive of the Brotherhood's government.
In the ultimate analysis, the Middle East as a region can stabilize only if the forces of moderate Islam are allowed to function and are offered a level playing field to work for a democratic mandate as any other legitimate political force.


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This bright cottage sits between Ashintully Gardens (landscaped public gardens with winding brook, fountain, paths and hiking trails to the stunning ruins of Ashintully) and the McLennan Reservation on Round Mountain, 1000 acres of wooded hiking trails and the largest beaver dam in Berkshire County. The land around the cottage is under conservation restriction and there are plenty of places to hike and explore. You can hear the bells of a nearby monastery. Also very close to the Appalachian trail, several lakes and ponds, and the Tyringham Cobble, and a driveable distance from Bartholomew's Cobble, Mounument Mountain, the Ice Glen, Bash Bish Falls, Beartown State Forest and Mt Greylock. Close to Lee with restaurants and outlet mall, and Lenox, Stockbridge, and Great Barrington. 20 min drive to Tanglewood Music Festival, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Jacobs Pillow, Shakespeare and Company, Chesterwood, The Mount, Naumkeg, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and more. An hour from the Hancock Shaker Village, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Mass MOCA.
What a wonderful place to getaway for a few days. Peaceful, quiet, with plenty of activities for those times you want to be active.
My wife, our two children (6 and 10) and my 14 niece who was visiting from the south of France spent a fabulously enchanting three days at Ashintully Cottage. The cottage was super clean and exactly as advertised. Jennifer, the owner, was very solicitous in making sure all our needs were met. And the grounds and landscape surrounding Ashintully were serene and magical.
We will definitely visit again soon!!!
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The Ashintully cottage was a cozy base for our weekend in the Berkshires. We enjoyed the great collection of old board games and books and the cottage was perfectly clean and charmingly decorated. Our group of 5 friends and 1 toddler loved staying directly across the street from the beautiful Ashintully gardens and a short drive from some great hikes. Jennifer was responsive and informative, anticipating any questions we had about the house and area. Renting from her could not have been easier. I would not hesitate to recommend the cottage to anyone looking for a quiet getaway.
This sweet cottage was a perfect getaway spot for our family of four (two adults and two teenagers) to spend the last week of summer together. It is very well maintained, surprisingly spacious and lovingly but simply furnished. Just charming! We arrived and instantly started planning our next visit there! There are plenty of bedroom spaces and two and half baths. We enjoyed hanging out reading and playing games as well as evenings out at Tanglewood and the BerkshireTheatre Company. The gardens across the road are spectacular and Tyringham Valley has a magical air. The owner was very helpful both while we were looking for a place to stay and once we were actually there. We would definitely recommend the cottage and are considering a return next summer.
We enjoyed our stay thoroughly! The cottage was adorable, comfortable and well stocked. We loved how quiet it was and the views were amazing.
Our family spent a relaxing month in this special Tyringham home. We slept well in the beautiful bedrooms, shared memorable meals in the well-appointed kitchen and cozy evenings in the charming living room, reading from the wonderful library or watching movies. Windows in every room look out to scenic vistas and country roads. Access to trails and gardens at historic Ashintully, minutes from swimming and hiking in exquisite Tyringham Valley. Home had everything we needed. Helpful and attentive owner makes this the perfect place to enjoy the Berkshires. We can't wait to return!
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Duke of Aquintane Guilluame IX
Guillaume IX, Duke of Aquitaine was the first troubadour that was known by name. His songs are typically ribald full of puns and jests, but his verses display the deeply artistic and eloquent art of later Troubadours. In about a half of a century, the Troubadour influenced many and it's influence spread north to the Loire and beyond. His granddaughter of this troubadour (Guillaume IX, Duke of ... more »
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There are some corrections to the list of known impressions recorded in the reprint of Delteil: We are able to trace two impressions of the first state (Bremen and formerly with C.G. Boerner [Neue Lagerliste 123, 2007, no. 37], now Minneapolis, but not Oxford); there is a second state in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, part of the Orovida Pissarro collection, printed on grayish paper, and another in the Yale University Art Gallery; to these, this impression, previously unrecorded, has to be added; there are two impressions of the third state (private collection in Switzerland and Frankfurt); two impressions of the fourth are in private collections (Switzerland and New York), the latter like ours annotated imprimé par Degas, as well as in Oxford and Philadelphia; there is one impression of the fifth state in Berlin.
Inspired by Degas and in anticipation of the new print journal Le jour et la nuit, Pissarro took up printmaking with a new enthusiasm in 1879. Like Degas and Cassatt, he experimented widely. The heavy, card-like wove paper of this early working proof matches the paper used by Degas for prints made at the same time. In the first two states Pissarro is laying the sort of liquid aquatint ground that Bracquemond had encouraged Degas to try, fully avoiding any use of drypoint or etching as a guide (the marks on the plate are either from polishing or accidents). The artist did not begin to articulate the composition with delicate drypoint lines before the third state; by the final state, etching and vernis mou (soft-ground), a metal brush and emery paper have all been employed in creating the composition.
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Young Adult Support Group Faces, 4 Fort St., Every Tuesday until Nov. 30, Support group for those between 15 and 30 living with psychosis, schizophrenia or schizo-affective disorder.
The Friends of the Library needs gently used books, CDs & DVDs for the Friends Big Book Sale at Grant Park HS this fall. Label your box/bag Friends and drop off at any Winnipeg public library branch. For larger donation pickup, phone for details. All categories welcome except textbooks, encyclopedias and general magazines. Www.wpl.winnipeg.ca/library/contact/friends.asp, 204-488-3217.
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Scottish Country Dancing St. Paul's Anglican Church, 830 North Dr., Every Thursday until March 21, 10-week introductory class/welcome dance Thurs., Jan. 10, 8:p.m. at St. Paul's Anglican Church, 830 North Dr. Call Maureen at 204-786-7767 or www.rscds.winnipeg.ca.
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Isaac Brock School is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a reunion May 23-25. Concert May 23, wine and cheese May 24, open house and tea May 25 and a dinner & dance May 25. The alumni committee is collecting class pictures, yearbooks and other memorabilia. Sisters of the Holy Rock concert, March 16, 1265 Barratt Ave. Information: Gordon 204-786-4905.
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Help! Structural Issues Or Is This Normal?!?
This weekend while lounging in my luxurious tub I noticed a terrible looking crack that went from the crown molding to the door frame over the closet door on the bathroom side. Then I discovered another crack running on a jagged diagonal extending from the door frame upward on the closet side of the door. The closet door now rubs as you try to close it at the upper right corner where the diagonal crack is. Then when we came home tonight, our 7 year old puts his stuff away in his room and comes back to announce he wants to play the Wii and by the way there is a crack in his wall! We investigate and indeed there is a crack running on a jagged diagonal extending from the door frame upward on the bedroom side of the doorway leading to his bathroom. I start looking at all the doorways and find another diagonal crack in the wall from our master bedroom into the bathroom & one that runs straight up & down above the laundry doorway similar to the one in the master bath, but not quite as bad.
So is this normal or do I have a big problem on my hands? What else do I need to be looking for? This is a brand new custom built house that was finished end of Sept 2011 and we moved in first of Oct 2011. DH checked in the attic and no sign of any water damage or anything like that. We are calling the builder tomorrow, but I want to make sure I am educated and prepared to have a two-way discussion with him & make sure I'm not missing something he may not want to bring up. The floorplan and pics of cracks are posted below. Thanks for any help we can get!
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Ditto. The diagonal cracks above the doors indicate something is moving to me too. Maybe foundation settling/sinking? I would be very concerned too. I would want a foundation engineer to inspect to confirm whatever the builder tells you the problem is.
The house is brick, standard wood stick built on-site framing, stick built attic/roof, TJIs used in floors and ceiling, & 22 piers under the house. The cracks are all appearing on interior walls--just did a perimeter walk and no cracking that I can see on the outside. All 3 diagonal cracks lean toward the center of the house. We are located on the western side of central NC. I do have the structural drawings if they would help. Here is the floor plan with the doorways marked where the cracks are.
Sounds like settling and since you're on piers with footings, look there first for your culprit. I'm not a builder or structural expert, but here are lots of questions for you to think about.
Can you get within your crawl space? I'd meticulously check each pier with a flashlight and also the joist system. I saw a photo from the "How's your build" thread and see that you've got brick veneer over the outside of your cinderblock foundation wall so that might be masking any cracks on your outer wall. Get under there and crawl around! :)
Did you take plenty of photos of the joists and piers during construction?
How do the cracks correlate to your pier system and joists?
Did an engineer ever look at the loads/blueprints before you built?
What do you know about the footings..... how deep, how were they reinforced and was any soil study ever done?
You might want a structural engineer to look at it asap. Good luck, I'm sure you are just sick over this..... I'm so sorry!
My house has some cracks like that, but it occurred only after another section of the house was jacked up to correct a problem that had pre-existed. We were planning on re-doing the affected areas anyway, so we weren't too concerned. I would say that something underneath is not right.
I hear what everyone is saying about the footings. Have you checked the span in your basement between the support columns? I doubt that is the cause of the number of cracks you have, but it might be worth checking.
Good Luck, and keep us posted.
mydreamhome - very sorry to hear about that. How unsettling and upsetting that must be. I would agree with the others that you should consult with an engineer regardless of your discussion with the builder. You might want to call your insurance agent as well.
Cracks that are not open do not mean much.
Cracks that are open indicate shifting of support members.
Tight cracks can be caused by material itself and minor movement (wind loads, snow loads, etc.).
Permanent movement causes cracks that remain open.
Problems with doors racking can be anything from drying out of structural wood, settling, or framing defects.
Update--DH got under the house last night with his flashlight and level and inspected all the piers, foundation walls & TJIs. No cracks that he could see on any of the piers, foundation or TJIs. When he put the level under where the cracking is occurring, he said it was slightly out of level--may be 1/8". DH said he thinks its just the house settling, but we are still having the builder come out. Don't worry, I plan to have a structural engineer check it out too. Our county requires you to have the plans engineered & signed off on with the engineer's stamp on it before you can build & that is what the inspector uses to ensure that it's done to specs.
brickeye-Thanks so much for chiming in. I was hoping you and Renovator8--and even macv if he ever just cruises by anymore-- would take a look. How would you classify the cracks I have based on what you outlined above and the info & pics above?
Aggravating but very likely not significant, especially as you can't find any cracking in structural support.
From the Construction Performance Guidelines of TARION, the mandatory government warranty programme that I build under:
Acceptable Performance/Condition
Interior drywall shall be installed to minimize cracking of joints, corners and corner beads.
One-Year - Work and Materials Cracks resulting from normal shrinkage of materials due to drying after construction are excluded from the statutory warranty.
Only warranted cracks shall be repaired and refinished to match original builder-applied finish as closely as possible.
Cracks are not unusual in drywall compound at joints, particularly at corners. Most cracks are a result of normal shrinkage and are generally not warranted. The repair of normal shrinkage cracks is at the builder's discretion and sanding and repainting is not required. Builder's specific policies with respect to drywall repair will vary. These repairs are best left until the framing has settled." (Emphasis added.)
I'd probably wait a few months to repair in order to monitor the cracks, in case they widen. Framing, even so-called kiln dried, shrinks and warps; everything settles.
Those cracks are worse than I'd expect on a new home; not unusual for a 40-50 year old one. I'd certainly put it on record to the builder and have him check that out-of-level framing.
Even the permitted deflection of steel beams over time will create unsightly cracks in surface finishes without affecting structural integrity.
mydreamhome, definitely have a structural engineer come out to look at it! i wish we had done this sooner on my build. Our structural engineer has been able to come up with some creative fixes to our (many) problems that will not cost as much as tearing things apart and redo-ing. Good luck!!
I live near you and we are also having issues in our slightly less than 1 year old house! Perhaps it is our wonderful county dirt! We have alot of cracking, but not on the walls-just about every trim piece, corner, etc.
This is in addition to other problems, so it is disheartening. I am hoping yours and mine are just "normal" settling....


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Rhythm and Rhyme Workshop
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Hello, I want to make a contribution to the 'Rhythm + Rhyme Workshop' with a satirical poem of mine. It's called 'What Was God Doing? '
What was God doing when he first blew up
the nought & single-handedly begot
the aught in that terrible Big Bang?
Was He pondering on Sin, Repentance & Redemption,
while huge galaxies & worlds unfurl'd in cosmic radiation?
Did He dwell on Moral Law, Sexual Continence,
& life-long Matrimony while the choirs of angels sang?
Did he think of Life & Death, of Misery & Pain,
as his mighty dreadful hand stirr'd the cosmic brew?
In what genial, timeless moment did God engineer his Hell?
Did He watch all sinners roast in a fancy grand preview?
Could his Infallible Reason fully fathom how insignificant
human life would be in the scheme of Cosmic Time?
Did He stop to think of Just & Fair as He wrote his Passion Play?
What rating will He give it when He writes the end review?
And when everything's been said & done,
Will God just rewind the tape in one terrible Big Crunch?
Will He have the Passion Play re-played as He enjoys his brunch?Replies for this message:
Karen Seyfert
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The first 3 stanzas spoke very strongly to me. I was 'talking back' to the poem as I read it. (Responses were, 'Of course not! Heaven forbid! Hell NO! ') That happens seldom for me. The last verses w ... more
Mary Nagy
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What a thought provoking poem Jim! Very nice. I often wonder about these things.........Why we are and What we are to God puzzles me. I hope we're judged individually and not as a ''group effort''!
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Well Jim, I don't think you have left anything out in this poem. A deeply thought out write, unusual rhyming using the end of each stanza. making a deep read here. Well written, leaving one with that ... more
- Karen Seyfert (1/27/2006 9:43:00 AM) Post reply
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Hello, all. I was deeply moved by the poem Ernestine recently posted entitled, "Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep." The last line in particular, "I am not there I did not die, " inspired me to write the following, with rhythm and rhyme and even a bit of free verse. The thoughts seemed especially appropriate these days, as the latest polls show most Americans now feel they were purposely misled into war.
Nowhere To Hide
So it was just lies
The need to go to war
Intentionally created
Secretly debated
Subtly misleading
Endlessly repeating
Yet somehow we fell for it
The need to go to war
Presidentially purported
Congressionally supported
Journalistically followed
Publicly swallowed
Lies about the reasons
Lies about the treasons
Lies with every breath
Lies that led to death
Over and over
And over again
Somewhere the souls of thousands
Remember our need to go to war
Somewhere the souls of thousands
Cry in horror for ever more
They see through our justifications
Can no longer be fooled by our lies
The charade that we wanted to free them
Permanent bases carefully disguised
They know the war's real reasons
Pivotal power from control of black gold
Contempt for the views of others
The value that each life holds
And they cry out to us now in shock and awe
To warn of the terrible price we will pay
If we keep swallowing the lies of our leaders
Till we join them on judgment day
Yes, somewhere the souls of thousands
See the truths we fail to grasp
And they hear the rattling bones of the dead
From the graveyards of empires past
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Ernestine Northover
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Yes, Wayne, I loved this a lot, I have put a comment on it on your poems site. As I said then the last two lines are absolutely great, and a beautiful finale to the poem. Congrats. Love Ernestine XXX
Mary Nagy
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Wayne, There have been many poems posted about the current war situation but none have moved me as much as this! What an incredible poem! I hope you've posted it. (If you did I missed it...sorry.) ... more
- Ernestine Northover (12/13/2005 3:58:00 PM) Post reply
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This poem is by Sir John Betjeman 1906 - 1984. He was our Poet Laureate.
I think Mary would enjoy this one, but anyone else as well.
Diary of a Church Mouse.
Here among long-discarded cassocks,
Damp stools, and half-split open hassocks,
Here where the Vicar never looks,
I nibble through old service books.
Lean and alone I spend my days,
Behind the Church of England baize.
I share my dark forgotten room,
With two oil lamps and half a broom.
The cleaner never bothers me,
So here I eat my frugal tea.
My bread is sawdust mixed with straw,
My jam is polish for the floor.
Christmas and Easter may be feasts
For congregations and for priests,
And so may Whitsun. All the same,
They do not fill my meagre frame.
For me the only feast at all,
Is Autumns Harvest Festival,
When I can satisfy my want
With ears of corn around the font.
I climb the eagle's brazen head
To burrow through a loaf of bread.
I scramble up the pulpit stair
And gnaw the marrows hanging there.
It is enjoyable to taste
These items ere they go towaste,
But how annoying when one finds
That other mice with pagan minds
Come into church my food to share
Who have no proper business there.
Two field mice who have no desire
To be baptized, invade the choir.
A large and most unfriendly rat
Comes in to see what we are at.
He says he thinks there is no God
And yet he comes....it's rather odd.
This year he stole a sheaf of wheat
(It screened our special preacher's seat) .
And prosperous mice from fields away
Come in to hear the organ play,
And under cover of it's notes
Eat through the altar's sheaf of oats.
A Low Church mouse, who thinks that I
Am too papistical, and High,
Yet somehow doesn't think it wrong
To munch through Harvest Evensong,
While I, who starve the whole year through,
Must share my food with rodents who
Except at this time of the year
Not once inside the church appear.
Within the human world I know
Such goings-on could not be so,
For human being only do
What their religion tells them to.
They read the Bible every day,
And always, night and morning pray,
And just like me, the good church mouse,
Worship each week in God's own house.
But all the same it's strange to me
How very full the church can be
With people I don't see at all
Except at Harvest Festival.
I hope you all enjoy this read. Love Ernestine XXXReplies for this message:
Wayne Guy Butterfield
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Really fits the season, Ernestine! Thanks for sharing it. Best, Wayne
Mary Nagy
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You're right..........I do love it Ernestine! I had never heard of him......I'll have to look him up. Great poem. Sincerely, Mary
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- Wayne Guy Butterfield (12/10/2005 2:14:00 AM) Post reply
Mary Nagy
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Ernestine Northover
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I'm putting on here a poem that was featured in a piece on war poetry, you may well know it, but I think it's a very moving beautiful poem, It is by an anonymous writer, but was found in an envelope left for his parents, by Steven Cummins a soldier killed on active service in Northern Ireland, to be opened on the event of his death.
Do Not Stand at my Grave and Weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I an not there. I did not die.
Another one which is I think a lovely poem by Christina Rossetti 1830-1894
Remember me when I am gone away,
Gone far away into the silent land;
When you can no more hold me by the hand,
Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay.
Remember me when no more day by day
You tell me of our future that you planned;
Only remember me; you understand
It will be late to counsel then or pray,
Yet if you should forget me for a while
And afterwards remember, do not grieve;
For if darkness and corruption leave
A vestige of the thoughts that once I had,
Better by far you should forget and smile
Than that you should remember and be sad.
Any thoughts on these two poems?
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Wayne Guy Butterfield
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Both full of lovely thoughts and images, Ernestine. If only the last line of the first could really be true for the many who've died so tragically.... Thanks for sharing them. Best, Wayne
Mary Nagy
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I think they are both beautiful Ernestine! The first one especially, I guess just due to the circumstances of them finding it. What great poems to have on hand when you've lost someone. Very nice. ... more
- Wayne Guy Butterfield (12/6/2005 11:12:00 PM) Post reply
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Thanks Wayne for admitting you have bravely read all my long poems, but now, funnily enough, I find them somewhat hard to write, and have gone over to the shorter, punch line type poems. Finding new subjects can be a bit daunting, ones which one feels would be of interest to the majority of poem readers. It's writing a poem that holds the reader and stirs their imagination to say, yep that's a good one! How to be a nervous wreck in two words - WRITE POETRY! ! ! ! ! ! ! Love Ernestine XXXReplies for this message:
Wayne Guy Butterfield
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Longer poems always seem harder to me, Ernestine. But when you feel you've finally got it right, bet you'll agree..... it sorta makes you wanna..... WRITE POETRY! ! ! Best, Wayne
Mary Nagy
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Hey! ! How come when sally types short poems it turns into a link? ? That's cool! Does it work if you type Long poems too? ?
- Wayne Guy Butterfield (12/7/2005 12:11:00 AM) Post reply
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I'm with you re 4 or 5 stanzas, Mary. Maybe even less... especially where the poem seems just plain obscure to me. I might stick with it a bit longer, though, if the rhythm and rhyme are interesting. Still, I think I actually like 'long' poems most when they do work for me. But that seems to require more complex thoughts and images, and a structure that supports their development at greater length. And again for me at least, a more complicated (but well integrated) system of rhythm and rhyme seems to help a lot in creating such a structure, hence lending support to the development of more complex thoughts and images. Score one for rhythm and rhyme?Replies for this message:
Mary Nagy
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I think when the poem is written well you don't even notice if it seems extra long........some poems are so well written you hate to see them end. It is never clear-cut one way or another. I guess t ... more
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Wayne, you came to the right poet......I have plenty of LONG poems on this site. Help yourself. Some of them even work very well. Best H
- Mary Nagy (12/3/2005 4:07:00 PM) Post reply
Wayne Guy Butterfield
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Interesting thoughts about both rhyming and length, Ernestine. I've actually read all of your longer poems on PH, and very much enjoyed them! Strange, though... for me, I've gotten _more_ hits on my longest poem, Songkhla, than any other, and hardly anyone's read my shortest, Cycle. Of course, could be folks were just curious about the title, Songkhla, or wanted to see the photos... maybe they didn't really read the whole poem... which'd certainly be sad for me, since they'd miss the whole point.... Takes us back to Mary's comments about tastes... perhaps some folks simply have _short tastes_? ? ? :)
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I think it's good to be able to write in both rhyming and unrhyming, it gives one a variation and a wider scope. Also it's good to have humourous ones, mood type ones, dramatic ones, and love, unrequited love ones, character ones, and not be stuck in a 'one type poem' rut. One thing bothers me though, it is that when one writes 'long' poems say more than 8-10 verses, or should I say stanzas, do people on PH actually take the time to read them or do they prefer shorter writes. I have quite a few long ones on PH and somehow they don't seem to attract comments or votes, and yet I feel they are fairly reasonable to read.(Tongue in cheek) ! ! ! ! ! What do you all think? Love Ernestine XXXReplies for this message:
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I ask you madam' can you spare a dime? And would you take in turn a lovely rhyme? I'd make the rhyme for you to match your smile look at the bird that flew in perfect style. All creatures bi ... more
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To be totally honest.....I like shorter poems better. It's got to really grab me to keep me reading more than 4 or 5 stanzas. If it's good, I'll read even more though!
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Wayne Guy Butterfield
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Thanks so much for the input, Mary, and so pleased you enjoyed the poem. You really do a great job of describing how tastes can indeed differ. I'm with you in appreciating both rhymed and free verse. And I feel lucky to enjoy writing in both styles, because some thoughts and images seem to work better for me with rhyme, and some without. Your poems show you are clearly at home with both, but I wonder about those PH members who only write in free verse or rhyme. Would they also see it as just a matter of taste - or something more? It'd be interesting to hear from any who care to respond. And if you or Ernestine or others know of any particular members who seem like good examples, perhaps we could invite them to share a bit of their perspective? ? ?
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