Friday, January 30, 2004
" One ought, everyday, to hear a song,
read a fine poem, and, if possible,
to speak a few reasonable words. "
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Received a response from an e-mail I had sent over a year ago after the New Year of 2003 from an old friend/co-worker/boss. Seems the e-mail was never forwarded properly internally.
The Mormon elders came by for a visit the other day... the crux of the discourse was faith. My devotions haven't changed, but the path is less clear... and I rue any change, nor will I take any change lightly... much thought and meditation and prayer needed.
Supplicant
My mind entreats
my poet's muse
desire
the very purest love
I myself need
acquire
:Bobby Nichols 1-29-2004
Eternity
Death...
The timeless dream
doth darkness cling
lest our spirit
love The Son
and be above
:Bobby Nichols 1-30-2004
Vista
Tree stands sentinel
o'er ancient layered mesas
'neath clouded slate sky
:Bobby Nichols 1-30-2004
Not entirely enthused with the first poem " Supplicant " above... a difficult set of 'jumbles' to choose from listed in the " Poetry in Motion " contest. Still, something I may be able to further work with. I did get two words to rhyme, LOL ! In the way I structured the poem, it may be read and interpreted in a number of ways. Again, good practice in the exercise.
The second poem " Eternity " had the first line "Death" somehow omitted in the entry... both versions viable, but is death easily implied without ?
The third blurb is my first Haiku ... actually second... I botched my first attempt with too many sylabibbles and then adapted from within... still learning !!!
... In a related story... The notorious hacker who gained control of the "Spirit" Mars rover was barred from using a computer for life.
The Japanese hacker, who had an intimate knowledge of the "C" programming language, blinded JPL from "Spirit's" sight as she ran the rover rampant over the Martian surface.
It is believed that the perpetrator would never have been caught had not her penchant for engraving Suki graffiti everywhere in the surrounding landscape with "Spirit's" rock cutting tools been discovered on JPL's regaining control of the Mars rover.
Go in peace, C'ya !!!
C'ya.
... digg.com
