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Flowers like a rose, but not a rose??
I'm hoping that someone may be able to identify a plant for me. It just started blooming, and looks like a white wild rose, but is not a rose plant. The leaf branch has five leaves, and the plant has thorns on the stem.The leaf branches look similar to the raspberries, except on steroids. Leaf set is up to 6 inches in size. It is growing on the edge of a ravine in semi-shade, with white pine and black locust, and wild raspberry. I checked last year for fruit but did not see any. Birds could have beat me to it??
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Blackberry flowers are white and do look abitT like small rose blossoms -- like wild roses, not the domestic hybrids.
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Herbal Medicine
An herb is a plant or part of a plant that people take for health benefits, such as dietary supplements or medication. Herbal medicine also may be referred to as phytotherapy or use of botanicals. Herbal medicine interventions include a variety of subtances and combinations of substances.
Effectiveness Not Established
Research Evidence Summaries
Jeong, J. S., Ryu, B. H., Kim, J. S., Park, J. W., Choi, W. C., & Yoon, S. W. (2010). Bojungikki-tang for cancer-related fatigue: a pilot randomized clinical trial. Integrative Cancer Therapies, 9, 331–338.doi: 10.1177/1534735410383170
Study Purpose:
To evaluate whether Bojungikki-tang has beneficial effects on fatigue and overall quality of life in patients with cancer.
Intervention Characteristics/Basic Study Process:
Patients were randomized to the experimental group or the wait-list control group. The experimental group received Bojungikki-tang for two weeks. Bojungikki-tang was administered as granules containing a mixture of 10 medicinal plants given three times daily. Patients were randomized through computer generation. Patients were recruited through newspaper and hospital advertisements.
Sample Characteristics:
- The final sample included 36 patients (37.5% male).
- Mean age was 52.6 years.
- Diagnoses included breast cancer (27.5%), stomach cancer (12.5%), lung cancer (12.5%), colon cancer (12.5%), and other (35%).
Study Design:
The study was a randomized, controlled trial.
Measurement Instruments/Methods:
- Evaluation forms included the Visual Analogue Scale of Global Fatigue, which was used as the primary outcome variable.
- The secondary outcome was measured using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–General (FACT-G), the FACT-Fatigue (FACT-F), and the Trial Outcome Index–Fatigue (TOI-F).
The experimental group had statistically significant improvements in VAS-F scores, as well as FACT-G, FACT-F, and TOI-F (p < 0.05) at week 2.
The study had a possible effect from the study drug, although p-values were on the edge of significance. The benefit shown suggests additional study is required in a larger, placebo-controlled trial.
- The study had no placebo in place, and the treatment time was short.
- The plant mixture was not controlled for variability.
- One patient experienced an increase in BUN and creatinine above the reference ranges, and other adverse effects were reported (flatulence and dyspepsia); therefore, the potential for harm needs to be considered and the risks weighed versus potential benefits if additional study is to be performed with a larger population.
- Exclusion criteria for patients needs to be more rigorous and include consideration of antihypertensive medication and other drug interactions and baseline renal function.
Nursing Implications:
Patients pursuing this treatment should be educated on the current need for additional research.
Zhao, H., Zhang, Q., Zhao, L., Huang, X., Wang, J., & Kang, X. (2012). Spore powder of Ganoderma lucidum improves cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing endocrine therapy: a pilot clinical trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 809614.doi: 10.1155/2012/809614
Study Purpose:
To evaluate whether spore powder of Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) has beneficial effects on fatigue and overall quality of life in patients with breast cancer undergoing endocrine therapy.
Intervention Characteristics/Basic Study Process:
Patients in the experimental group received spore powder of G. lucidum 1,000 mg three times a day for four weeks (from Beijing Great Wall Pharmaceutical Factory, batch # B20050008). This is a traditional Chinese medicine that contains polysaccharides, alkaloids, enzymes, and proteins. The control group received placebo for four weeks. Outcomes were evaluated at baseline and the end of four weeks.
Sample Characteristics:
- The total sample was comprised of 48 women, with 25 patients in the experiemental group and 23 in the control group.
- Median age was 51.3 years (standard deviation [SD] = 9.8) in the experiemental group and 53.2 years (SD = 8.7) in the control group (p > 0.1).
- Patients were stage I to IIIA.
- Multimodal treatment included surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy, and endocrine therapy for all patients.
- Duration of endocrine therapy varied from more than six months to up to five years.
- No statistically significant differences existed between the groups.
Patients received endocrine therapy for breast cancer.
The study was conducted at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University in Harbin, China, from June 2009 to September 2010.
Phase of Care and Clinical Applications:
- Patients were undergoing the active treatment phase of care.
The study has clinical applicability for patients undergoing endocrine therapy.
Study Design:
The study was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Measurement Instruments/Methods:
- Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy–Fatigue (FACT-F)
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 (EORTC QLQ-C30)
- Biological Markers of Fatigue: tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-6 (IL-6)
- Safety and toxicity tests, such as a renal function test, liver function test, and the Common Toxicity Criteria version 2.0 scale
- Fatigue was measured with a single-item numeric rating scale with possible values from 0 (a great deal of fatigue) to 10 (no fatigue).
Energy was measured with a single item, "How much energy have you had during the past 4 weeks?," with possible values from 0 (no energy at all) to 10 (a great deal of energy).
No serious adverse effects occurred. No significant changes occurred in the renal and liver function tests. Fatigue scores were improved in the experimental group at four weeks (p < 0.01), but no significant improvement occurred in the control group. At four weeks, anxiety and depression scores had improved significantly from baseline in the experimental group. No significant improvement occurred over time in the control group.
The pilot suggested that spore powder G. lucidum may have beneficial effects on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life in patients with breast cancer undergoing endocrine therapy with no significant safety concerns.
- The study had a small sample size, with less than 100 patients.
- Nonspecific aspects of the intervention (social support) may influence the study.
- Patients were healthy (e.g., no other comorbid conditions).
No blinding was performed.
Nursing Implications:
Additional research should be conducted in a larger randomized, controlled trial.
Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis
Zhang, M., Liu, X., Li, J., He, L., Tripathy, D. (2007) Chinese medicinal herbs to treat the side-effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CD004921.doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004921.pub2
To review the evidence regarding the effects of Chinese herbal medicine on side effects of chemotherapy in women with breast cancer.
Search Strategy:
Databases searched were Cochrane Library, EMBASE, LILACS, SIGLE, and Chinese Biomedical Disk. Handsearching of key medical journals and references lists of retrieved articles was also performed.
Search keywords were Chinese medicine, plants, drugs, botanical, herbal medicine, and additional search terms related to herbal medicine as well as breast cancer treatments. A full listing of search terms was provided.
Studies were included if they included
- Women with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy as adjuvant or palliative treatment.
- Single and compound herbal treatments.
- Randomized clinical trials with chemotherapy-induced side effects.
Patients were excluded if they had other cancers as well as breast cancer (except for skin cancer).
Literature Evaluated:
In total, 88 references were retrieved. The authors allocated trials to quality categories described in the Cochrane Reviewers' Handbook and assessed quality according to criteria from Schultz (1995); studies were categorized as having a low, moderate, or high risk of bias.
Sample Characteristics:
- The final number of studies included was seven.
- The sample range across studies was 48 to 120 patients (N = 541).
- All patients had breast cancer and were receiving chemotherapy.
- All studies were performed on Chinese patients in a mix of settings.
Phase of Care and Clinical Applications:
Patients were undergoing multiple phases of care.
Trial duration ranged from 14 to 84 days. Treatments were varied with different herbal concoctions; most included radix ginseng along with other substances. The authors did not provide the findings for all outcomes of interest. A few studies measured quality of life, and several attempted to evaluate the effect on thrombocytopenia and white blood cell volumes and types. Some studies used inappropriate statistical methods. The quality of the included trials was poor.
The nature of the evidence in use of Chinese herbal medicine was not sufficient to draw any conclusions.
The study included a small number of studies with relatively small samples and poor quality.
Nursing Implications:
The evidence reviewed did not provide clear implications for the incorporation of findings into practice. Further well-designed research is needed.


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"I have a question for you."
"Yes, Mr. Bonner?" She did not raise her head.
"Will you please say my name?" he said with an intensity which caused gooseflesh to rise on her arms.
She hesitated. "Nathaniel."
"Look at me and say my name."
Elizabeth looked up slowly.
Nathaniel saw in her face an overwhelming confusion. He saw that she had never stood like this with a man, that she had never imagined doing so, and that she was flustered and even a bit frightened, but not unhappy to be here with him.
"What did you want to ask me?"
"How old are you?"
Elizabeth blinked. "Twenty-nine."
"You've never been kissed, have you?" The white cloud of his breath reached out to touch her face. His hands jerked at his sides but he kept them where they were. Now she would tell him to mind his own business, and he could put this woman out of his head.
"Why?" said Elizabeth, raising her eyes to his with a critical but composed look. "Do you intend to kiss me?"
Nathaniel pulled up abruptly and laughed. "The thought crossed my mind."
Her eyes narrowed.
"Why do you want to kiss me?"
"Well," Nathaniel said, inclining his head. "You seem set on going back to England, and the Mahicans say that you should never return from a journey the same person."
"How very thoughtful of you," she said dryly. "How benevolent. But please, do not discommode yourself, on my account." She began to turn away, but Nathaniel caught her by the upper arm.
"Now I, for one, hope you don't rush off," he said. "But I want to kiss you, either way."
"Do you?" she said tersely. "Perhaps I don't want to kiss you."
Elizabeth was afraid to look at Nathaniel directly, for how could he not see the doubt on her face, and the curiosity? And what would that mean, to let him know what she really thought, how confusing this all was to her? To tell a man what she was truly thinking--this was a thought more frightening than any kiss could be.
"I didn't mean to get you mad," Nathaniel said softly.
"What did you mean to do, then? Have some fun at my expense, but not so much that I would actually notice that you were making a fool of me?"
"No," he said, and Elizabeth was relieved to see all trace of teasing leave his face. "I'd like to see the man who could make a fool of you. I meant to kiss you, because I wanted to. But if you don't like the idea--"
She pulled away from him, her face blazing white. "I never said that. You don't know what I want." Then, finally, she blushed, all her frustration and anger pouring out in pools of color which stained her cheeks bluish-gray in the faint light of the winter moon.
"So," Nathaniel said, a hint of his smile returning. "You do want to kiss me."
"I want you to stop talking the matter to death," Elizabeth said irritably. "If you hadn't noticed, you are embarrassing me. Perhaps you don't know much about England--I don't know why you should, after all--but let me tell you that there's a reason I am twenty-nine
After Elizabeth Middleton leaves England to join her father and brother in the remote mountain village of Paradise, New York, she does so with a strong will and an unwavering purpose: to teach school.
Weaving a tapestry of fact and fiction, Sara Donati's epic novel sweeps us into another time and place…and into a breathtaking story of love and survival in a land of savage beauty.
It is December of 1792. Elizabeth Middleton leaves her comfortable English estate to join her family in a remote New York mountain village. It is a place unlike any she has ever experienced. And she meets a man unlike any she has ever encountered—a white man dressed like a Native American: Nathaniel Bonner, known to the Mohawk people as Between-Two-Lives. Determined to provide schooling for all the children of the village, Elizabeth soon finds herself locked in conflict with the local slave owners as well as with her own family. Interweaving the fate of the Mohawk Nation with the destiny of two lovers, Sara Donati's compelling novel creates a complex, profound, passionate portait of an emerging America.
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I spent wayyy too much money today!
I finally bit the bullet and bought a Baby Lock Crown Jewel 18 in quilter with frame today. I will go pick it up next Saturday! No more sending out quilts to be quilted!
To me, it sounds as if you spent exactly the right amount of money. It's not like you mortgaged the house, or gambled away the food and rent money, is it?
Good for you, and enjoy ALL THE QUILTING!! HOORAY!!
(if I did gifs there would be animated fireworks, LOL)
Actually the husband was with me. He even tried out the demo model in the store. I have been saving my pennies for a couple years to buy a mid-arm. I told my husband he might have to eat Ramen Noodles for a while and he never blinked. LOL Seriously, this is why I teach part-time at a local college while working a full-time day job. I want to buy all the toys before I get too old to work 2 jobs.
Good for your husband Jackie! He's a gem with his head screwed on right.
Mine was also right there encouraging me to get my long-arm machine, and making sure I got all the bells and whistles with it. (Of course, he bought a missile silo...but that's another story, LOL)
I find it interesting that men will go out and buy that new lawn tractor, or radial arm saw, or drill press, or even a new car, and many never consult their spouses - but many women dither and dally and talk themselves out of a TOOL, which they will USE.
Yay-Yay-Yay! You were very smart to get an 18( - I have a 9( wannabee frame quilter -- very limiting, but serves me well.
Here is a link that might be useful: Machine Quilting Unlimited
I am so happy for you! It's most every quilter's dream to have a nice long-arm set-up like that. I think patchwork quilters fall into two camps..........those who like the patchworking part the best and those who like the quilting aspect the best. To me, the quilting is the part I do only of necessity to get my patchwork finished. I cannot afford to send all of mine out to a long-arm to be finished off, so I soldier through it. It's hard to imagine having a machine to make light work of it and I'm excited for you.
I want one soooooooo bad!!! For the first time in my life I have a sewing room, small, but it's mine, mine, mine. And it stays full!!!!
Congrats, looking forward to seeing your progress. Post a pic of your system when you can so I can drool over it lol!
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We drag ourselves reluctantly out of bed. Yet another 35 degree hot day. A Ciao Florence tour is on the cards today. We board an air conditioned bus stopping at Monteriggioni the tiniest wee medieval walled city perched on a hill that is only a few hundred metres in each direction. Time for a caffeine hit. Not much to see ...
Florence — Day 5
... level, followed by a novel grappa tasting. The wine shop owner has liver problems, so he has devised a method of delivering the spirit from an atomizer, like a small perfume bottle. This fine mist provides all the taste without (apparently) any of the negative health effects, and is of course a good way for us to avoid over-imbibing. After much pressing Andrew is talked into the "full grappa experience" which results in him being drenched with a grappa mist from all sides, ...
Sunny florence
... because the people were queued in the sun, a change of plans saw us heading up to the Galleria del Accademia to see the statue do David. Of course there was a queue here to, but it moved fairly quickly and before you knew it we were inside. We wandered through looking at the antiquities - very old books, seals, statues, paintings, musical instruments and saved the best to last - the statue of David. I can ...
We love the gelato. And the pizza. And, also French food. Oh, and Nutella. And have we mentioned these little biscotti cookies called Ottimini? In heaven, we have decided that the food is French and Italian. We find ourselves talking endlessly about the wonderful food we've been able to try over here. Maybe we already are in heaven... That's a very good possibility!


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Enigmas of the soul
Do you know how it feels?
Never tasted before
Invisible Sun
Why, Momma, why?
Was I not deserving
of you?
Was I not good?
Was I too frail?
Did you send me away
Because your own life
Why, Momma, why
Do I still secretly wail?
Asking myself what did I do so
wrong? How did I fail?
What you called rebelliousness
Was the only way I knew how
to stay strong sometimes, I'd
stay up all night looking after you
Got banged and bruised so that
he wouldn't hurt you
No one else did that
Isn't it true?
Did you ever think about my wounds
That was the only way I knew to
protect you
Instead of helping me
You banished me through lies,
Stripped me from my home,
My siblings, my life
Withheld your love
Because I tried to take my own life
But did you ever stop and think that
Perhaps something in me wasn't right?
Why, momma, why?
Does your absence whisper in me
A forever sorrowful lullaby and
Although, I miss you I love you more
each day that goes by
I forgive you wholeheartedly
Despite that yesterday, I cried
I wouldn't hesitate to wipe
The tears from your eyes if they
ever again were to meet with mine
The tears well up, and scarce could she not moan
When father, brother, husband, all have died.
She now has no possessions, neither home,
But travels to a distant, unknown land:
Once so secure, yet now compelled to roam;
Once rich in love, she treads through foreign sands.
Her weary feet move forward but by faith;
For all left to her name is mere belief:
Mind, heart so far away she seems a wraith-
Love, happiness- all taken by a thief.
When, sometime since, her heart had broke in two,
The path of life, once single, parted way;
Forsake she could, but this she would not do-
All else was gone- with mother she would stay:
"Intreat me not to leave thee," was her plea,
"For whither thou wilt go, there will I; pray
Forbid me not to follow after thee,
For where thou lodgest I would also stay:
"Thy people shall be mine, thy God my God;
And where thou liest, I will gladly lie
Beside thee, overhead the selfsame sod;
That even then thou mightest be closeby.
"And so they twain walk on, hand clasped in hand;
Both hold the only thing they yet possess:
The younger but a stranger in the land,
An enemy, a widow in distress.
She rose before the sun to find a place
Where she might gather barley ears and wheat;
A field where she might find some needed grace
To gather for their winter store of meat:
Then Boaz comes from Bethlehem, and see,
He tarries with the reapers of the wheat:
He comes to Ruth and says, "Hear'st not thou me?
Remain until the harvest is complete:
"Go not from hence, but in my fields abide,
And let thine eyes be on the field they reap;
Behold, these maidens thou may'st work beside,
And near the reapers thou may'st ever keep."
Then to her face she fell, and wond'ringly
Asked why to her, a stranger, was so kind;
And he replied that she unfailingly
Had cleaved unto her mother with one mind,
And left her father, mother, and the soil
Of her nativity, and kissed the dust
Of some strange land wherein she meant to toil;
Forsaking gods of Moab God to trust:
"The Lord," said he, "reward thee for thy deeds,
And recompense thy labour and thy love:
The God of Israel answer all thy needs,
And make his wings a shelter from above."
Then said the maid, "My lord, please let me find
Some grace and favour in thy blessed sight,
For that thou hast been friendly, spoken kind,
And I am but a stranger in the night."
Then Boaz said, "At mealtime here abide;
Rest in the shade, come, sit with us and dine:
So down she sat, a reaper on each side;
She ate her wheat and dipped her bread in wine.
Then Ruth arose, and to her work she leaves:
The master thus commands his servant men,
"Let this young maid glean e'en among the sheaves;
Rebuke her not, for she shall come again;
And let some handfuls fall onto the ground,
There let them lie for my sake and for hers
That she may glean and plenty may be found;
For reasons she has need of it are pure."
And as she worked, Ruth knew not what a sight
Of beauty and of diligence she made,
As in the golden field in sunset's light
She bowed her head and knelt as if she prayed.
It came to pass that in his fields she stayed
Until the end of barley harvest came,
When mother told the lovely little maid
To seek for his provision and his name.
She washed and dripped an oil filled with sweet
Perfumes of wild roses on her face:
She had not much; her beauty was complete
With but her finest clothes to seek his grace.
Her braided hair shone brighter than the gem
That never graced her soft and shapely form;
Her eyes, they sparkled brighter than the hem
Of gold and pearls that she had never worn:
Thus Ruth went down unto the threshing floor
Where Boaz winnowed barley till the night,
And peeked at him so shyly 'round the door;
She never let him leave her searching sight.
His workday done, the master ate and drank;
With happiness his heart was full when fed:
Then by a heap of wheat he went and sank
Into the furry robes that made his bed;
And Ruth, a while watching till he sleep
Kept vigil from a stone used as a seat,
Till when his eyes had closed and sleep was deep
She lifted up the cover from his feet
And softly laid her down and dreamed of brides
Until the watchman struck a dozen beats,
And being startled, Boaz woke and spied
A woman sleeping at his very feet:
"Who art thou?" queried he in sleepy voice;
"Thine handmaid, Ruth," was her unsure reply;
Then blessed he her for wise and kindly choice,
For passing poor and rich young fellows by.
"And now, my daughter, gladly shall I do
According to thy wishes, for all here
Consider thee as virtuous and true;
Howbeit, there is one to thee more near,
A kinsman who must duly have his say:
If he decline, then rest assured I will
Perform the part of kinsman." So she lay
Down at his feet, and both were quiet, still.
In grey of early morning she arose,
Before a face could be discernéd there;
To keep from what some people might suppose
And who might stand along the road to stare:
Then Boaz said, "Bring here the vail thou hast
Upon thy head and hold it in thy hand:
Six times the barley measure filled and passed
From heap to vail as much as she could stand.
Then Boaz went up to the city gate
To find the nearer kinsman, whom he sought,
To see if he would purchase the estate
Of Ruth, and she herself, but he could not;
So Boaz purchased all the widows' land;
The houses, barns, and fields, though overgrown;
And bought what pleased him most, Ruth's comely hand
To cherish and to make his very own:
Then Boaz went to find the handmaid, Ruth
And lift her from a servant to a wife;
To love her in all tenderness and truth
In every day God blessed them both with life.
[By Isaiah Zerbst. Published 9/7/14. Parts of poem have been removed due to soup's limitations.]
When I used to dream
I used to dream about him
Fantasizing about how it happened and how it could have been
Demons, chasing Nightmares, Happiness on Poles
Tied into a loveknot and dangled in front of me
No matter how I ran, how far, how fast
It seemed to sweetly Escape
Just when he was in my grasp
I tried it all
New haircuts
New styles
New boys
Sexy sexy skirts
With new pairs of heels
Filling holes with things that
Really don't mean anything
Except to say
I'm doing just fine without you
Days go by,
Months slip away
Years appear on doorsteps like unwanted infantile
I beat my self up for loving
the way
He moved
Spoke, touched
Laughed, ached, cried
He could
Heal the burns on my fiery soul
He could handle
Dangerous curves
On roadways unknown
My first love
Today I no longer linger
On whispers in photographs
Or chain ball letters
I don't chase after white sports cars
Or sink when I hear his name
I see him sometimes and I feel his stare
Sting me on the places it hits
I'm with my own
And his with his other
But just to let him know
It's okay
I smile
and let go
This cord
of discord
Love is forever
No matter the occasion
I forgive, i forget
and let him live
Without me
I appreciate
His gift, wrapped with
For the benefit, of each other
He showed me with open eyes
That I did not need a man
For me
To love
He gave
A bittersweet
Emotion. The Gift
Of Poetry.
Thank you…
Earth is a building
A crowded house covered with thorns
donated by peacemakers
A building
Showered with endless tears washing sad feelings
Tears that fill holes to shape the planet with goals
It shelters those that shelter themselves
Shame poor souls
Pass them free suicide ropes
This earth is a shack overcrowded with souls hungry for
reality's accuracy
A construction that shield competitors for God's recognition
This earth is a round promised lie
Circled to circulate exclusions
A bunkhouse burning from the heat of human insults
Group hugging insects
Voice planning impacts
It glows echoes of reality's limping lips and confused vintage
Glorifying gruesome goals
The third house amplifying fear as a choice
The next door neighbour to your borrowed smiles
A building
A freak round building
Earth is a tornado moving bricks from one mind to others
My heart married the future with all its dimples
Holes piled up with fables
War of voices in ties and suitcases
Killing the already dead in word visions
Picture pictures painted in demonic paint brushes
Bunch of hands group shaking greetings
Earth is a building
A crowded house covered with thorns
Donated by peacemakers
A building that let loose diseases for business
Some letters i never sent
(c) Ray
On the day the Lord calls me home I will not be
afraid as I know He loves us one and all and to this
earth we are only on loan
We have spent all our lives here with family and
friends and so we leave this earth to go home to be
with our Lord and our family and friends who have
gone home to Heaven before us
And so our lives go full circle as the Lord sent us
down from Heaven to accomplish the things He wants
us to do here on earth and as we complete this we will
be called back home to heaven to live forevermore
I am not afraid as I patiently wait for my call to
enter the Kingdom Of Heaven where I will wait for my
family and friends to come home and be with our Lord
Poems Of Inspiration (OLD) Contest
Sponsor: P.D.
7th Place Winner
Through life...I've learned the meaning of love.
Through love...I've felt the feeling of heartbreak.
Through heartbreak...I've felt the feeling of pain.
Through pain...I've learned the meaning of acceptance.
Through acceptance...I've learned the meaning of forgiveness.
Through forgiveness...I've learned the meaning of faith.
Through faith...I've learned the meaning of life.
We are all important in life...
We all have a purpose in life...
Now all we have to do is...
Make every purpose count...
Is a learning experience
Is a state of existence that belongs to the soul
Is the true meaning of meaning
Is the state of something significant,and of great importance
Is what is intended to be or is
Has a beginning,a purpose, and an end...
Danny Boy:4-1-13 :o)
Daughter of Mary and Louis
(Named after my late grandmother)
My name is Charmaine
a name originated from latin
Charmaine means - a song
Eldest of two siblings
A wife and a mother
Born and raised
in the sun-kissed land of Malta
(an island in the mediterranean sea
which is politically west,yet geographically in the southern part
of the european continent)
Baptised as roman catholic
(with faith rooted in love and forgivness)
Friends describe my personality
as amaciable and funny
(I love people,and love to make them happy)
Till I know a person properly
I might act timid and shy
Friends describe me as humble and sweet
but I am even stubborn
Friends say I'm affable,trustworthy, and good willed
Honest,loyal,hard working,generous ,and kind
I describe myself as childlike,too touchy,over sensitive at times
I find it hard to trust,and If deceived
I can become the next volcanic eruption
which fades in a short time
I am a day dreamer,and night dreamer,
(I live on the moon and on cloud nine once in a while
My mathematics teacher confirms this)
A hopeless romantic-(Non romantics might find me boring)
I hate rejection and prejudice
I hate hypocrazy,medriocracy,and burocrazy
though I shed my blood for democracy
I hate fundamentalizm ,extremizm
and anything that suffocates freedom
I condemn the division between rich and poor
I love life ,and all that is beautiful
I love birds ,animals and flowers
I love mountains,rivers,oceans and all mother nature
I love seeing the world and all that is adventorous
I love Nelson Mandela,mother Theresa,and Martin luther king
I love cooking,art,music and words
I love reading a good book,watching a great movie
(Preferably with tishoos in one hand
and a chocolate in the other)
I love being away from the buzzling sounds of nightlife
I love all seasons,Spring with its perfume
Summer with late walks,Autumn with mixed Spices
Winter with Christmas and the snow
(Ah yes,how I love Christmas)
I love all simple things,like a cup of tea
and making my house a home
Be in places with people I love
such as God ,friends,family,
or in complete silence reading sweet poetry.
Charmaine Chircop(nee: Brincat)
Born- 1st of May 1977
Star sign~ Taurus
Favourite Colours~Yellow and Blue
P.S~ Forgot to mention my phobia for Cocroaches
Confined spaces and Contests. :.)
Not for the contest but thanks Regina Riddle
Your themes are an inspirstion : )
Brenda Gail
I am Compassionate, love and breathe poetry, humorous and a peace maker.
Sister of Patti Lynne, Paul, David and Beth.
I love children (more), I love to sing in a choir and have a song for just about everything. I love to make others happy.
I feel loved, appreciated and very blessed.
I fear not being healthy enough to make it to my son's wedding, getting sick this winter and losing my mom.
I'd love to be able to travel again, walk around a mall, and would love to be in a poetry slam.
Living in the GTA Greater Toronto Area, Ontario.
Written by Brenda Meier-Hans
Regina Riddles Contest: Bio Poems
I grew up shooting pool and dancing on the bar
Mama said with enough buise anyone could be a star
Daddy was in the back room chasin' skirts
Mama was in the parking lot dancin' with Mary Jane just to mask the hurt
I've spent my life walkin' around in a cloudy haze
I'm taunted by the memory of my early days
Daddy spent alot of time drivng an eighteen wheeler
Each night Mama brought home a new "sexual healer"
I didn't usually get a chance to catch his name
But it almost always ended the same
I heard her scream as glass would break
My heart would stop with each breath I was scared to take
Sirens and lights flooded our streets as I approached another long night
As I dried her tears and cleaned her blood Mama swore it'd be alright
She forgot to mention that it'd happen again
Both my brothers had thier own bed in the federal pen
Cancer took Granny's last breath right about then
My sisters and I weren't strangers to rape
As we grew older we each seeked our o0wn escape
I guess I chose the hardest road
Somehow I thought drugs and men could ease my burdened load
While hiding from myself I lived a life of crime
I earned a reputation and did my time
I heard her scream as glass would break
My heart would stop with each breath I was scared to take
Sirens and lights flooded our streets as I approached another long night
As I dried her tears and cleaned her blood Mama swore it'd be alright
She forgot to mention that it'd happen again
She pours the brewed, hot cup of tea, as we relax here in the shade
Honeysuckle vines encircle the posts, of the old screened porch
Webs of daddy long-legs, glisten in the afternoon light, and I listen, intensely
while she nonchalantly chatters, telling me stories,..as if they were ordinary tales
True life adventures, that I can't imagine, but yes......they are real
She crossed an ocean, saw war, in action,
A life of adventure, of hardship, of courage, of fear
Yet, nothing revealed, to hint of the years
that have weathered her crinkles nor dampened her cheer
Inside the house, the counter is a clutter, piled high with dishes
The old floor is sticky, and dog hair floats in prisms of light
One old hound sleeps in the middle of the worn kitchen rug.
Another lame Labrador laps water from a pie tin,
dripping water from his sloppy face across the peeling checkered floor.
Throughout the house, a lingering musky smell of well loved pets,
and a stale, smoky odor of burnt toast from her attempt at breakfast.
Servants, cooks, gardeners, part of a long ago past.
The house is filled with dust covered, belongings
History fills each corner to mingle, along with the dust motes that linger in air
Junk mail, newspapers, dog treats, documents and clippings
prized antiques and artifacts, ......just facts of life, from how she sees them
On every shelf, and on the walls, are sepia-hued photographs
Famous faces I have seen, on the news, and on the screen
A handsome young man, and she was his bride
A commander when the world took sides
She followed him to the ends of the earth.
And soon will gladly follow him to the grave
I sit here now,...with this woman of many lives.
Like one of the flowers on her porch, she wears a tattered, splattered dress.
Today, she is a homespun, country widow.
An extraordinary woman, this grand Duchess,
yet now who bears traits of Ma Kettle
She brought class, dignity, and a wealth of knowledge
to our small country neighborhood,....... to my life.
Here we are, together, so far from the world she once knew.
We sit in the shade of her covered porch
A long haired, grey cat jumps into her lap.
Under the veil of a summer day
I pour her another cup of tea, and a little more for myself.
Tea is served, flavored with lemon....I have much more to drink in.....to savor.
A True Character....dear /Friend/and Neighbor (Kathleen Maitland) now deceased
Whose husband was an aviation pioneer
The most amazing couple I have ever known
Revised 10/21/14 For Guatami's Contest: Sketch a Character
. Optimistic
I am one breathtaking moment
I am one who is lost or alone
I am one raindrop, or one flowering rose
I am warm as the sun, or cold as a stone
I am a distant star or a meadow lark
Or one dark cloud that hovers on the horizon
I am many memories from a long ago childhood
I am today and tomorrow
I am a teardrop filled with sorrow
I am the first rainbow of the season
I have many ways to sing a love song
Or tell a story, or share the laughter, or feel the glory
I am all the colors of our world
I am a disappointment, I am a pearl
I am all races, all creeds, the scattering of all seeds
I am a leaf who's frayed by the wind
I am a friend, who stays till the end
I am all words unfurled into the light
I am all the broken hearts and hopes lost in the night
I am all the hurt, all the anger, all the joy, all the love
I am all who believe in God above
I am all who doubt
I am all who laugh, and sing, and wail and shout
I am unleashed with wild emotion
I am silent with devotion
I lay stepping stones to healing
I renew by sharing feelings
I am a few unbroken rules, a few enchanting jewels
I am the ember, I am the spark
I am unsure, in ways that count
I have been kind, I have been cruel
I have been curt, I have been hurt
I am a poet.........I have a heart
I am a season nearing autumn
I've climbed to the top, I've hit rock bottom
I am a mother, I am a wife
I have been taking, I have been giving
I have a family, they are my life
These are my reasons to be living
For The "I Am" contest, sponsored by Frank Herrera
came from my Mama's name: OLIVIA.. OLIVE means peace: ELOISA means hale and wide
28 but young at heart, sometimes still impulsive and too trustful; sweet they said
the 2nd child of ALEX and OLIVIA
soft but firm, strong and loving; angel but can be an antagonist; forgiving;
the one in between fire and ice; sugar and spice; the one need to decide...
LOVER of:
*FOODS: wahhhhhh! sure I can't say NO to: ICE CREAMS, CAKES, CHOCOLATES, PIZZAS, RICECAKES
*ANYTHING SOFT like pillows; marshmallows; human hands
*HUGS: the warm, comforting, soothing, from the heart hugs.
*MUSIC: I sing along with mellow and gospel sounds, and R and B's; I dance along hiphops; modern music. but well when so "FEELING ALIVE" I do both sing and dance.
*BOOKS: I read any book that catches my interest: from romantic to historic novels, cooking to lifestyle books; philosophical to scientific to religious book.
*POETRY: weeeee!!! I am so eager to learn how to do it right and the different styles too..
*NATURE: not a green thumb though :( but I love flowers, puppies, sitting or lying on a grass, dipping in hot springs, falls etc though I can;t swim :P
*HONESTY: better tell me that truth than letting me believe of a lie.
*JUSTICE: I try to fight when I fully know am right.. When accused, I try proving my bad accusers wrong!
*DISCOVERY: Life is just too short that as much as possible when given the chance: I TRY and I TAKE RISK.
*HUMILITY... I can only smile.
*grateful for everything that has been
*excited of what still to come
*special for I have a God who has been always faithful and loving.
*failures but am taking risks and I am positive that I can overcome them for I have my God with me.
*heights but gradually am conquering it through rappelling and disaster training.
*being the one being prick via needle catheters or anything... :D :D :D
*Disneyland, my long dream trip and I will make this come true soon!
*Two guys beside me at the bed each time I wake up! and a girl, I will teach to cook, sing and all.. :)
*My ever silent friend and rescuer, my LOVER before am born, my all in all: GOD
*the troubled challenged but still never forget to smile: the PHILIPPINES
©O.E. Guillermo
Sponsor: Regina Riddle
Contest Name: BIO poems
Placed 1st
First I was me,
Selfish as can be,
Wanting everything from A to Z
And wanting it all for me.
Then I became we,
A part of an us.
I learned to share, give and take
I learned how to trust.
Next I was you,
Believe me its true.
I would rather give than receive,
It was you I wanted to please.
Now I am them,
A family man.
Giving my children,
All that I can.
If you look real close,
It is easy to see,
I am older and wiser,
And no longer a me.
I am a lady
In a white dress
My desire only to be softly caressed
So I take my paint brush, and delinquently paint
My face that pleads let love become quaint
I confess to my brushes
Let a man stroke me
With eloquence and grace
As he gazes into the love on my face
La fenêtre you see that I paint so clear
You have to climb in through it
To hold me so dear
Can you not see into my soft sad lonely eyes?
I desire myself
Wrapped inside of you
On canvas
I shall paint forever
That never existed
I am an old lady, but did not live in a shoe
I am a wife who married her soul mate twice because I wasn't satisfied with just once
I am a mother that was overly protective of three sons, they all are different in every way, the youngest I planned before I got too old, I wanted a girl but I guess it was not meant to be
I am a grandmother of six, four boys and two girls, I love them all, with all my soul, all spoiled because that is what grandparents do
I have friends that are more a family to me than my own, I would do anything for them whenever they are in need, but they have always been there for me
I am a Christian Catholic and taught prep, I taught my students with lots of visuals because that is how I learn and retain, I also taught school with stern rules but compassionate to all
I am an artist of oils, so all I see is beauty in everything I see even the ugliest frog is beautiful to me
I am one of those wives that would love to walk hand in hand with my husband through the wood of the tall pine and look at the pond that lies beyond with the wild creature's noseying to see but stay away
I am female
I am Eve is who I am
Written by Eve Roper
Frank Herreta's Contest:
I am
Intense, passionate, funny, shy.
Brother of Rene, Marcelle and Charles.
Lover of my two daughters, all life especially simple folk and
anything or anyone that hurts, women and nature equally.
Who feels all pains, all joys, butterflies in my tummy.
Who fears unbending authority, any harm coming to my daughters, corrupt world leaders (any level of corruption regardless how minute).
Who would like to see Casablanca in the sunlight, Paris in the moonlight, Prague anytime of the day.
Resident of Planet Earth where I was created before there were any borders my small piece is contained on a place called The Greater Toronto Area, Ontario,Canada.
Evelia Garza Johnston Roper
I hate Evelia so I go by Eve
Born in Corpus Christ, Texas on January 25, 1951
Wife of Retired Navy Sonjall Doyal Roper,
I am a Wife, Mother, Artist, Teacher
Daughter of Manuel Garza and Evangelina Ceballos
Sister of Eloy, Omar, Belinda, Eddy, Venessa, Gina, and Randy
Loves God, my husband, children, and grandchildren
I firmly believe I have to see it before I believe it
Who feels loved, protected, and sometimes confused
On March 2005 had a benign tumor removed on my left side of my brain which slowed me down,
Left me with no smile, and slow mine
Who fears not having God, having my mind, and being wanted
Who would love to see Ireland, Japan, and Spain
Resident of Houston, Texas
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Helen Keller
Deaf and blind was Helen Keller,
Though she changed the world ,
Everybody respected her
for her each and every word
Helen Keller was deaf and blind
when she came to the Earth,
So let us all remember her
on the day of her birth!
First poem on Poetrysoup
For 'Beginnings matter' contest
Note for contest - This was written on Helen Keller's birthday, when I was in fifth grade.
was really nervous to post this poem because I knew it wasn't good. I thought I would just post one of my poems here just for entering something, but got really nice comments. Now, Poetrysoup is my MOST favourite site!!!
Morning Dew
Does no one the depth of this darkness
Of it's presence within our mist
So heavy it rains on the Glory of life
We choose to let it be
Not to see
Words of choice
To hide it from display
It will grow
From seed
To plant
To tree
It's roots of hate have already captured some
I thought these souls were safe from harm
But now they have joined and seem bound to the roots that have entangled them
No where
To run
To hide
The daylight grows darker daily as it struggles to survive
How can mankind repeat these atrocities over an over
Justifying their hate in any form
We have learned nothing
For our young we create the gift
Of hope
Of love
So wondrous in the morning dew
Why have we chosen again and again to embrace the darkness
Yesterday I was oblivious and carefree,
looking forward to seeing you,
talking with you on the phone -
your teasing voice glimmering with laughter . . .
Today my heart is a deep abyss
that knows no bottom;
I cannot find you in the darkness
for you have slipped beyond my reach.
No one can share my pain and loss;
only I carried you within me,
nestled just below my heart,
your forming body responsive to my voice and emotions.
Others may be familiar with this grief;
but mine has its own individual, bitter taste.
You are one of a kind,
no one just like you in all the universe.
My heart swells with aching sorrow;
you passed in the deep of night
with no one by your side,
except for the angel who came
to escort you from my world to His.
Waves of loneliness sweep over me;
I am capsized!
My baby boy you will always remain
although you grew to be six feet tall,
an independent, self reliant man.
There is a loneliness I know very well . . .
each birthday,
every holiday,
it stands beside my bed
waiting for my eyes to open.
It is my companion through every day,
raising its head at unexpected moments
to remind me that you are dead.
I could not bear this loneliness
if One did not walk with me
who knows it better than even I do,
God who gave His Son for the world.
November 16, 2014
He told me to write a poem
About beauty, wind blowing
Hair tossing , dream making stunning
Gorgeousness of living
Beauty addicts and blind ambitions
Movie stars and historical happenings
Formal dresses, women in high heels with
Faces meant to smile
That's what poems should be about, he says,
Your good at that kind of thing, just spit it out
"Shawty, write a poem about beauty, that's real poetry"
"Everything is beautiful, baby…"
"But what is beautiful to you?"
Births and rebirths
Phoenix Red celestial torching of the hearts
Interlocking fingers in twilight
Kisses, Death, sorrow, crocodile tears
Laughter, Ecstasy , black
White, brown, yellow, silver crimson
Skin on skin, chest to chest, on and on, soft
Hard City light heaving, breathing against the Ebony sky
Natural Twinkle of diamond shadows,
Cosmos, Atoms, Hydrogen bonds, Electrons
Nucleus, matter, anti-matter
Smash together, slither mutually
To create harmony.
Everything is beautiful.
"Just write about that then.."
"Not everything has to be written, somtimes you just have to
live it out.."
"What's the point then?? What's the point of writing about butterflies
and waterfalls? I just don't see it? Why do you have to doll everything up and
make it more then what it is? Not everything has to be picked apart and analyzed."
"Mmm, I suppose."
"What's real poetry to you?"
"I don't understand."
I recline and rest my head on his chest
Tracing lines of thought on the ceiling
Helping him dismantle the universe and put it back together
In his own way
Enjoying lyrical symphonies of life
Breath by breath…
"This, baby, This is real Poetry.."
Widower, father, grandfather, friend
Brother of Bill, Bob, Ruthann, Joann
Lover of, golf, baseball, cruising
Thanks to great family and friends,
I feel gracious, appreciative, blessed
I fear loss of loved ones, poor health, snakes
Would like to see Australia, Hawaii, Grand Canyon
Resident of Newburgh, New York
I am a Beautiful Girl, living with Autism.
I leap, dance, and spin around circle while I try to make sense of the world around me.
I am a Beautiful Girl,
I sing, I jump, and I run like the wind.
I am a Beautiful Girl,
When the world around me becomes too much I scream, shout, hide, or even bang my head.
I am a Beautiful Girl,
With a beautiful spirit and God made me unique, I am a human being that just wanted to be understood and to be treated with respect.
I am a Beautiful Girl!


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The Idlis and vadas are really classic. I love them.
11/18/2011 - 10:19
U have forgotten hyderabadi biryani which is not only indian favourite its world favorite,i think u r pure vegetarian , samosa is Indian favorite snack, i am southee but i dont like few dishes in u r menu.
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Zambia Smokehouse
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An open-pit barbecue serving chicken and ribs, similar to the Voyager's Smokehouse at SeaWorld Orlando.Tweet
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The barbecue is awesome theme park food. I had the mixed plate with brisket, ribs, and chicken. The brisket is excellent. I highly recommend stopping here for a meal.
Good BBQ. Not the cheapest but good cafeteria stile ribs and chicken. I think the brisket is the best they offer.
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Great service. There simply aren't enough superlatives available to describe the incredible service, coupled
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south (east), though, I'm not a hill person
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my real name, well that's just too bad.
Call me Kat or Fluffy, Idc.
I've signed up for Gaia in '04/'05 but lost my
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Been on again, off again since then.
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Spring 2010 Photos
Starting a photo thread.. hoping some others have time to post some photos from their gardens. I sure do miss the picture threads!
Some pinks and purples.
I love the photo threads - thanks for starting one!
Here's a combo of pink Primrose, blue Fescue, and chartruese Sedum 'Angelina':
Gorgeous blue Cornflower:
A cute little Flag Iris:
Here's my 'Hell Strip'. It looks great right now but will be horrid by mid-summer. It includes 'New Moon' Iris, Fleabane, and Blaze climbing rose:
A row of Iris 'Cloud Ballet' in front of my peas:
Some pretty Pansies. I like the tiny, white edge on the petals:
and my Iris 'Thriller' in front of my Clematis 'Romantica' that I saved from the clearance shelf a couple of years ago:
heh.. I apologize for not labeling mine. They are all so common I figured they didn't need an introduction.
Esh - and that is an awesome shot of the paw paw.
RJ - It's a Pentax *ist DS. My first real camera was a Pentax K-1000 and I loved it so when I went digital I went with the Pentax. It needs to be cleaned but it is very user friendly and takes Pentax K mount lenses from the older SLRs too.
Transplanted (I still can't remember if it is Sandy or Shari I'm sorry.) :o/ - I still have the Angelina and Blue Spruce I got from your plant swap (I assume it was from your plant.) They will be happier in the rock garden than the pot they were suffering in I am sure. I have really enjoyed them though.. thank you!
Germinating buckeyes - fix up a pot of dirt in a one gallon container, about 3/4 full. Put the buckeye in the top and gently push down until it is just covered. Cover the pot with a little hardware cloth or screening to keep the squirrels out. Leave outside all winter so it can get rain (or water as necessary). It will put out a root over the winter and send up leaves in the spring.
Some from earlier this season..March 29th
Spring Cactus (from a slide show I was working on )
Hyacinth.. smells heavenly
Untended pond. Since this photo was taken the weeds are gone, the plants are actually planted and I have shoved a huge umbrella palm in there. Needs work still though!
Spring Star Flower
I have no idea what this is. Some kind of Spring bulb that I want to say starts with a P.
The Pink Lipstick strawberries are starting to fill out again. There is a nice big patch of them now.
Brenda, when you germinate your buckeyes, the screen on the pots is really important. I'm still finding buckeyes where the squirrels replanted my seeds a few years ago.
Great to see all the photos starting up again. Those were great threads. Aezarien, is that bulb a Puschkinia?
Here are a few of mine
Iris that was a gift from a friend:
Siberian Irises (not sure why picture is looking washed out):
"Brown" Iris- gift from a friend
azalea- gift from another friend
Having some issues here... used the wrong tag and can't edit the above post, plus it won't let me post 2x with the same subject line.
Iris that was a gift from a friend:
Siberian Irises (not sure why picture is looking washed out):
"Brown" Iris- gift from a friend
azalea- gift from another friend
In the back are Shasta daisies and purple cone flowers. In the front are Cheddar pinks. That area gets some direct sun but mostly dappled sun all day. I just put them there and have considered moving them already because they can probably use more sun. The Shasta daisy and purple cone flower do well there but they reach high enough up to get more sun.


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8:35 am
Wed May 1, 2013
Slow Growth In April: 119,000 Jobs Added, Survey Shows
Originally published on Wed May 1, 2013 8:59 am
A relatively weak 119,000 jobs were added to private employers' payrolls last month as federal spending cuts and tax increases began to bite, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report.
And there was more potentially troubling news about the health of the economy in Wednesday's data: ADP, which provides payroll and other services to companies around the world, revised down its estimate of U.S. job growth in March. It now says private employers added 131,000 jobs to their payrolls that month, not the initial figure of 158,000.
In the ADP report, Moody's Analytics economist Mark Zandi says:
"Job growth appears to be slowing in response to very significant fiscal headwinds. Tax increases and government spending cuts are beginning to hit the job market. Job growth has slowed across all industries and most significantly among companies that employ between 20 and 499 workers."
The ADP survey is often an early indication of what the Bureau of Labor Statistics will say when it releases its data on unemployment and job growth for the same month. The BLS figures for April are due out Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET. A month ago, the bureau said there were just 88,000 jobs added to public and private payrolls in March. According to Bloomberg News, economists expect to hear Friday that employers added 148,000 jobs in April.