Open Poetry #5 |
Santa's Gift |
Balladeer
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My life has now become complete. My world is happy and so sweet. Old Santa was quite good to me... A digital camera 'neath my tree! All day and night I'm on the hunt, World, greet the newest Allen Funt! All things that pass within my sight I gladly capture with delight! Unsuspecting passers-by Fall into my camera's eye. Birds seen flying overhead... Roses in my flower bed. Bugs on leaves and blooms on trees.... Buildings, clouds and honey bees.... All those pretty northern peaches Frequenting our sandy beaches. My dog sees me and starts to growl (And, lately, has been known to howl) Whenever I start taking pics And forcing him to do some tricks. Sit up! Lie down! Roll over, boy! Shake hands! Now jump! Go fetch that toy! I beg and plead for him to smile (But he keeps snarling all the while). My girlfriend's on guard every hour Especially when she's in the shower Because she knows she runs the risk Of being immortalized on disk! So many neat things I can do With what dear Santa brought. What neat things can I do tonight.........? I shutter at the thought! |
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Poet deVine
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Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
LOL! Absolutely wonderful! I'm so glad Santa was good to you! They are wonderful aren't they! |
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Martie
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Posts 28049California |
This gave me a great smile Balladeer. I can just picture you finding new focus in little things. In the dew of little things, the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. (ee cummings) |
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Balladeer
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Yes, deVine one, they are. Thank you! Martie....... ROTFLMAO!!!! |
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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
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That's great! Have fun with it! That's what I need...my camera just broke and I have film still in it. Guess it's time to get out the old credit card! (maybe I should wait...I just got laid off from my job...nah, I think I'll get one anyway!) Fantasically funny poem, Balladeer!! Denise |
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caroline Senior Member
since 1999-08-16
Posts 1218http://members.xoom.com/belladona123/index.htm |
Uh-oh....A bad boy with a camera! *LOL* Look out world... (ahem...this goes nicely to the tune of Jingle Bells...ROTFLMAO) Balladeer has photo gear You'd better run and hide! Unless you're sure you can endure his catching your bad side! Balladeer has photo gear The truth is out at last! So remember this ~ don't be remiss And cover your own *ss!! Oh Balladeer has photo gear Santa brought to him! Watch yourself, don't be an elf! He's FLASHING all at whim! la la la la la la la la la la la! Great poem, Sir. Have fun with your new toy! It's not the love you fear, but the fall from the height~Edwin McCain |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
ROFL...thank heavens it gets too steamy, poor girl..*g* HUSG PS: Caroline: you have ONE dirty mind girl...ROFLMAO!!..ooops < !signature--> Don't ask me where I'm going, just listen when I'm gone and far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn. [This message has been edited by RainbowGirl (edited 01-01-2000).] |
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Michael
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Oh man, what a delight my digital camera is to me, Balladeer. I can truly relate to all this...(And I never have to worry about if the film co. will develop the really good shots..LOL) Lately though, Mikey has been sneaking around getting plenty of mug shots of me...I guess turn about is always fair play. Glad you got such a wonderful gift from Santa. Michael |
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Nan
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Posts 21191Cape Cod Massachusetts USA |
Oh Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy..... I just can't wait for you to be revealing some of those new shots.... I'll keep my eyes peeled...... |
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devina Member Elite
since 1999-10-28
Posts 3539Cali |
I can relate to you completely my dear, santa brought me one as well! It's unbelievable the wonders of this li machine..I think I'm in love!!! Open arms can be the most fragile in the world... |
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Balladeer
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Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Denise....who could lay you off? Thanks for the comment. Caroline, that's great! I could actually sing it to Jingle bells! You crack me up! Rainbow....yes, it is very steamy, lucky for her.....and, no, I don't understand why Caroline considers me a bad boy with a camera. (How does she know me so well?) Michael ....yes, they are great and I'll bet Mikey's having fun getting back at you! Nan........you do that. Devina.....yes, it is a delight and easy to fall in love with these little boxes. Thank you. |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Bal: Well it's no secret, *all* women know you guys like to play with your toys and have fun doing so....don't knock that wine glass over..*g* HUGS...sorry, only teasing you, playfully.. Don't ask me where I'm going, just listen when I'm gone and far away you'll hear me singing softly to the dawn. |
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Balladeer
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Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
hehe. I welcome your teasing any time......and do'nt worry. I'll be careful. That's my favorite wine glass |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Balladeer, Hey bring it around wedensday we'll take some pictures. Great poem. Sy |
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Tamera Member
since 1999-12-28
Posts 121 |
Absolutely great! Santa is wonderful! Tamera |
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Elizabeth Santos Member Rara Avis
since 1999-11-08
Posts 9269Pennsylvania |
Balladeer politely mutters "Say cheese, guys" and clicks the shutter All his friends begin to sputter Faces red and then Sy utters "No more candid shots' you'll shutter Or you'll end up in the gutter Now just grab your little putter" Then Balladeer begins to shudder Tears in eyes in anxious stutter "No more can I click my shutter? This has been my bread and butter His little heart begins to flutter Mind askew in nervous clutter No more interest in his putter Clinging close to his dear shutter |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
ROFL....looking forward to seeing a few of those pictures |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
LOL just like a little kid with a new toy! Taking pictures of everything that moves. Cameras sure are fun though. Now give your girlfriend a break Balladeer...let her at peace in the shower. <*\\\>< Where there is faith, there is love. Where there is love, there is peace. Where there is peace, there is GOD. Where there is GOD, there is no need. Hallmark |
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Echo Rhayne Senior Member
since 1999-09-17
Posts 1495Canyon Country, CA |
LoL, hey i think santa brought you my gift by accident, thats what I wanted!!! But I see you are having so much more fun with it then I would, I wont complain!! ~*~ Hell is not a place of fire and a devil with a tail and horns. But a place of torment because the light of God is gone. To escape this, accept the blood of Jesus Christ! ~*~ |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Focusing on the little things, Balladeer??? ROFLMAO... Yup... I understand that you wouldn't want the women at Walmart laughing when you walk in! *G* |
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Toerag Member Ascendant
since 1999-07-29
Posts 5622Ala bam a |
Ya don't know how good ya look Till ya had your picture took. Try self timer, get in the act, It can really be erotic, and that's a fact! Just picture this, you and your hand, Taking self portraits, erotica grand. Then send it to Hustler, old Mr. Flynt He'll make ya a star, you'll make a mint. Put the lens on Macro, a snapshot of your "tool" Then put it on normal, then ya can fool, All of the ladies who'll think you're the king, Just never expose them, to the real thing! [This message has been edited by Toerag (edited 01-04-2000).] |
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jaxjoy Member
since 1999-12-14
Posts 112Texas |
I love it! I can relate to the addiction of a digital camera. Boy can I relate. Have fun!!! |
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Balladeer
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Thanks, all for the replies. Elizabeth, how do you do that so well? You had everything in there except the Downtown Strutters Ball! Toerag, you cur... R O T F L M A O !!! That one, my friend, is classic Toerag. Gotta love it!! They can name the photo spread "Handing me a handout of hand-me-downs to handily have 'em handy." I'm always willing to give someone a hand but, in your case, it will be three fingers and a thumb short. |
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Severn Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-17
Posts 7704 |
Oh deer, Oh deer, Oh deer... watch out world... Hey! At least you haven't broken it yet!!!! (Out of sheer excitement of course...Mr Modern Child) ...I am not a painter, I am a poet... F. O'Hara |
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Isis Member Ascendant
since 1999-09-06
Posts 6296Sunny Queensland |
Well done Balladeer, I expect lots of pics from now on!! At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet. (Plato) ~Isis~ (Daughter of Mystery) |
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Christopher
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Posts 8296Purgatorial Incarceration |
ROFLMAO!!! And jealous at the same time! And feeling sorry for you dog...but about the shower pics... |
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