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Marge Tindal 
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores 
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Alle, Alle Tocsin ~*Marge Tindal*~ Sound the bell of rhyme in swell where shadows seep from welling deep Mindspring of a thought in flow cavalcade of ink's bestow~ Alle, alle tocsin pealing repeat Hurry now poet in word replete Suffer not loss of rhyme Dapple the page in poetry sublime Let not thy quill be hushed 'ere the hands of time implore Dash onward poet inking more and more and more~ www.dictionary.com Word of the Day for Wednesday August 14, 2002 - tocsin \TOCK-sin\, noun - 1. An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. 2. A warning. ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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Madame Chipmunk Member Rara Avis
since 2001-12-05
Posts 8296Michigan |
A perfect calling of the poets, Marge...  ~ poetic hugs to youLyra |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
wish this little piece could waken my hushed quill so easily.....nice one, Margie  |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
Lyra~ Thankee gal ... it's always fun to get the daily inspire~ Balladeer~ Hey ... YOU with 'hushed quill' ??? Lord help us all~  I get a word a day from Dictionary.com ... I write my first poem each day off of it ... they don't all get posted ... but I sure work the quill of inspire~  Plus ... people 'think' I know ALL these BIG words~  Sign up ! *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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SmartChick Member Rara Avis
since 2001-09-23
Posts 7081On A Journey To The Unknown |
This is wonderful, Marge! |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
I will gladly heed your 'Call to yarns!' Love, Light & Laughter Linda |
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Trillium
since 2001-03-09
Posts 12098Idaho, USA |
Marge: Clever girl you are! Great way to learn some new words and share the wealth with others. Betty Lou Hebert |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
Hmmm...I think (?) I remember this word from when I was a kid and we played games like 'capture the flag.' Someone would yell out 'alle alle, tocsin free!' and you got to go 'home' and be safe. But then, maybe that's not what we said at all!!! Whatever, it was a clever way to learn a new word and I asked Ron if he knew what it meant and he looked at me like I had 12 heads! hehehe Hugs, Marti |
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Magnus
since 2001-10-10
Posts 14135South Carolina, USA |
Marge, at first I thought this was some ancient Indian chant or something...Boy, was I ever way out of the ballpark.... Yes, ring the bell...and...I can't even start to believe that the 'Deer is suffering from dryquillitis.....though it is a disease or malady that is feared by all poets.... |
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Betty Senior Member
since 2002-08-13
Posts 1159Virginia |
This is beautiful. I'm so thankful you share your beautiful work with us. Love you, Betty |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
SweetSue~ Thankee gal~ EarthAngel~ LOVE the play on words of your reply~  BettyLou~ Hey ... we're poets ... every little bit helps~ *hugs* Marti~ LOL ... well, I 'think' it went - Ollie, Ollie Oxen ... all home free~ BUT .... as long as it stirred a remember .. that's cool with me~ I 'made up' the Alle, Alle ... cause we're poets and we can do that~ Hi Uncle Ronnie~ Delaney's Grandma thinks you're cool !  Magnus~ Tee-Hee ... love your reply~ 'Out of the ballpark' tickled me ... might be related to the recent ... sounding of the alarm to MLB owners and players negotiations~ Betty~ Thank you dear ... I'm so happy you're here~ *Hugs* ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
...'Marti~ LOL ... well, I 'think' it went - Ollie, Ollie Oxen ... all home free~ BUT .... as long as it stirred a remember .. that's cool with me~ I 'made up' the Alle, Alle ... cause we're poets and we can do that~...' Well Marge, this certainly caused me to giggle. I knew it was something like what you had written. "Ollie, Ollie Oxen." Now just what does that mean anyway? LOL!!!!! And YOU can make up any words you want, cause you are the MISTRESS of fabulous new words. hehehe Marti |
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Marge Tindal
since 1999-11-06
Posts 42384Florida's Foreverly Shores |
MzMartiGal~ quote:Now you just KNEW I'd find a reasonable facsimile of an answer or two for you ... didn't you ?? _________________________________________________________ OLLY, OLLY OXEN FREE – “If you’ve ever wondered about the origins of this chant – used to call in all players at the end of a game of hide-and-seek – be advised that the experts only have a partial answer to your lifelong puzzlement. Word sleuths are fairly certain that the ‘oxen’ (or ‘octen’) in the call is simply a childish corruption of ‘all in.’ The rest remains a mystery.” From “Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins” by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997). _________________________________________________________ AND ... another opinion can be found here - http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19970422 Me WUBS a day of learning ! *Hugs* to you gal~ ~*Marge*~ ~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~ |
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