Peredhil

Thank you for asking Hame_, You have my permission to quote it as long as you attribute it to the Pen with a link to our site. Poetry is for communication and sharing after all, but I particularly appreciate your being Polite in asking first. Hugs -Peredhil

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gratz! You'll never lack for something on which to spend money again.

Heppy birthday to the both of you! No time for clever words or wise sayings, but wanted you both to know at least someone is thinking of you with birthday wishes. -Peredhil

LOL. I'm with Ayshela! How can you limit brainstorms to just one answer?!

A lady was standing in front of a soda machine saying, "You are a dumb looking button. You don't have much of a future, either. People are going to be punching you all your life. Then you are going to be replaced by a much better looking button." A passerby foolishly asked what she was doing. She quickly pointed to the notice on the front of the machine, which said, "Depress button for ice." ~~~ A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A beer please, and one for the road." ~~~ A Russian scientist and a Czechoslovakian scientist had spent their whole lives studying the majestic grizzly bear. Each year they petitioned their respective governments to allow them to go to Yellowstone to study these wondrous beasts. Finally, their request was granted and they immediately flew to NY and then on West to Yellowstone. They reported to the local ranger station and were told that it was the grizzly mating season and it was much too dangerous to go out and study the animals. They pleaded that this was their only chance. Finally the ranger relented. The Russian and the Czech were given cell phones and told to report in each and every day. For several days they called in, and then nothing was heard from the two scientists. The rangers mounted a search party and found the scientists' camp completely ravaged. No sign of the missing men. They then followed the trail of a male and a female bear. They found the female and decided they must kill the animal to find out if she had eaten the scientists because they feared an international incident. They killed the female and cut open the bear's stomach... only to find the remains of the Russian. One ranger turned to the other and said, "You know what this means, don't you?" "Of course," the other ranger nodded. "The Czech is in the male." ~~~~ Two cows standing next to each other in a field were having a discussion. Daisy says to Dolly, "I just gave birth the other day." "I don't believe you," Dolly replied. "But it's udderly true. I really was decaffeinated," exclaimed Daisy.

Hugs and gets out the chicken soup. Looks over Aardvark's recommendations and finds little to add except for supporting them wholeheartedly. Take care of yourself. hugs more PereDad

Welcome!!!

W00T! I know that despite Real Life's evils, there has been a great deal of work put into this offering to the membership. I, for one, am looking forward to seeing what's going to appear.

Tyrion has been around longer than the current Pen site. He's a regular in IRC, and has the type of mind for details that makes him one of the few people who can correct me on something in the Lord of the Rings which I wouldn't bother to check to see if he's right. He's also a very moral person without being pushy about it - a vegetarian who doesn't hate carnivores, a fellow truth fanatic, and a good person to have as a friend. Well aware of his own flaws and having high personal standards, he's prolly blushing and denying as he read this. As to why he's not a member... I don't know, but I am confident that there is a rational reason - I've just come to expect that he lives his values instead of talking about them to others, and that the reason will come to light in time. -Peredhil's approving two-cents.

Feels his eyes cross at the concept of 23 Mintas and 6719 Signes! Does the Happy Dance that his friends would think to seach on Peredhil. I love numbers and statistics.

Good to see you writing again! I think a lot of people feel this way - you encapsulated it eloquently. Some of your stuff reminds me strongly of Pete Townsend of The Who. spelling/grammar/flow suggestions embedded. I have been living my life half asleep, only when I dream could I feel the rage! all these monsters in my soul to weep. My sanity is worth more than chicken feed so what if the crappy job pays a wage? Now the alarm clock screams; I long again to be asleep. Then the torrents of life came, and in circles I was swept. I thought it was just another stage. until I'm drowning in a flood of anguished weeping. they proceed to take my wool, even if I'm the black sheep. even if I don't measure right in the social gage. I'm inefficient because they think my mind is still asleep. So I have my soul sold for $9 -per-hour: cheap. Realizing my insignificance I cling to this wreckage, for petty annoyances I'm broken up and I've wept. The price of social analogy is much too steep and now my life is in disarray, Reality bites, so forever I wish to sleep. The lost of my naivetè, for what did I weep?

You know, I find myself using a new story from you as a reward. "If I get my work done, I get to go read Aardvark's latest." You have a knack for capturing dialogue that sounds realistic.

hastily hugs, then zips out the door to drive children around. In my book - If someone really loves you, cares for you, cares about you, then no matter what you say - it's a topic for discussion, not rejection. Even if the first discussion is, "Why did that hurt me to hear so much?" Part of loving yourself is accepting that some else loves you enough to put up with whatever you say. LL-L, L

He he... Don't hold back - tell her how you REALLY feel! But seriously, not a bad start on the lifelong path of poetry. When you're done writing - double-check the little things to help the reader, for instance, the difference between "your" and "you're" (short for "you are") can cause a reader to stumble in the flow. This read better aloud than just in print, and it wouldn't surprise me if it could be made into a song. I seem to recall that feeling that way was VERY big when I was younger. Tries to remember being young. Keep writing!

A Valentine's present to the world - Look but don't touch! The pretty lady, Bella Donna, is deadly indeed Although scented blossoms are pretty to view. So look, admire, be grateful for life And do try not to stare, For seventeen years old Deadly Nightshade Is a heart-breaker who might not care. Happy Birthday.

Shrieks Sorry. This just reminded me of a very pretentious Boston WASP English Teacher I spent an eternity with one semester.

Hmmm. Both good answers which encapsulate that which I was going to say. Love with your heart but make decisions with your head. Know that you are just as good, and just as bad as everyone else - so respect yourself and allow others to respect you, and respect others for what they do right as well. Believe that you are worthy of respect and love. Believe you have a future. Believe I love you. PereDad

Forgiveness is fine if there is repentence on the other side, and an understanding that forgiveness doesn't remove consequences. Someone can repent sincerely of jumping off a cliff with my teddy bear. I can forgive them for jumping off the cliff with my teddy bear. Unless there is some amazingly merciful intercession, they're still gonna hit the consequences of their choices.

Accidently poors cool water on Brian as he bends forward to read... The corpse lay cold and uncaring Blind eyes open and staring mortal clay returning to the soil Having shuffled off this mortal coil Felt misunderstood and bereft of hope She's overtaken the deadly dope Anticipated death's freedoms released But when she died - all existence ceased...

okay okay. Today, for the first time in nearly four years, I "saw" something well enough to write about it. Definitely a break through moment for me - I thought that part of my talent had gone into permanent hiding.

Wearing a Dallas Cowboys cap and designer chaps to recognize the Texan Rhapsody, Peredhil zips in and decorates the room with Asian New Year memorabilia for traditional elements as well. Happy Birthday Rhapsody! Eighteen is a big step. You're now a proto-adult! Old enough to be drafted and fight for your country, but not old enough to drink alcohol in most states. Hugs and zips away

I am a member of the Pen is Mightier than the Sword. I have wonderful friends. I am alive.

I wish I had the time and energy to do you the justice you deserve on your birthday, but I'm hardpressed just to write this: Happy Birthday Cyril. You've been a constant presence in my prayers for quite some time now. Forty is four times ten, four representing the world and ten representing ordinal perfection, and thus forty is a period of trial or testing. May you confront your test with grace and find peace that doesn't depend on circumstances or other people. Hugs Peredhil

This reminds me of the parental danger of projection - seeing one's own mistakes so firmly in one's children that one misses seeing that the children aren't one's self in younger form, and have the right to make their own mistakes...