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diff --git a/src/md/39_Dans_Poetry_and_Pictures.md b/src/md/39_Dans_Poetry_and_Pictures.md deleted file mode 100644 index 02fc8fb..0000000 --- a/src/md/39_Dans_Poetry_and_Pictures.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,151 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Dan's Poetry and Pictures ---- - -I can\'t claim to be a talented poet, but lately I\'ve begun to dabble -in writing a few of my thoughts in verse form instead of the usual story -form. You can expect to be a little underwhelmed by my efforts, but -I\'ve thoroughly enjoyed this new form of expression. I suppose it's -just a phase.\ -\ -The first one is a bit tongue-in-cheek and contains a lot of detail that -perhaps only Lori would understand. If you\'re left a little confused by -some of the wording, feel free to inquire of my sweetheart to whom it -was written.\ -\ -**My Joy is Nigh Unbounded**\ -\ -Love is more than kindness, \ -And not just simple care. \ -It\'s a hope of endless greetings \ -Of delight instead of glare. \ - \ -When I walk into the room \ -After duty has kept me away. \ -It lifts my soul and sagging spirit \ -To hear you turn and say, \ -\ -\"Oh dah-ling, how was your day?\"\ -\ -But you seldom leave the moment,\ -And expect that I will fill it.\ -You\'ve got much more to say,\ -And are dying just to spill it.\ -\ -With a knowing smile, I hold my breath.\ -Your question to me was but obliga-tory.\ -I know the drill and that I must keep still,\ -So that you can continue your story.\ -\ -\"My day was simply dreadful,\" you\'ll say.\ -\"I lost at every turn. \ -My silly partner did his best \ -To make my money burn.\" \ - \ -\"I tried Uno, poker, go fish and Canasta. \ -I only managed even then to lose my money fasta. \ -Oh dah-ling, I hope you\'ll understand. \ -To salvage all my tattered pride,\ -I must play another hand.\" \ - \ -\"Your supper\'s in the fridge, and while you\'re in the kitchen, \ -Kindly disregard my grousin\' and my itchin\'.\ -Be a dear and do me a favor please \ -And fill my cup with chocolate treats,\ -The kind you get from Cee\'s.\" \ - \ -So you see my dear, it\'s very clear. \ -My joy is nigh unbounded. \ -The things I hear are oh so dear. \ -My fears were quite unfounded. \ - \ -I love to greet you every time \ -And discover what you\'ll say. \ -My life with you is never dull. \ -I\'d want it no other way. - -The next project is a list of things for which I am grateful. I wrote it -on Thanksgiving of 2015. Each phrase has an illustrative photo below. - -The Blessings for Which I am Grateful on Thanksgiving\ -\ -A warm hat on a cold winter day. - -{ -height="4.875in" alt=""} - -A frosty cold drink on a hot summer day. - -{ -height="4.875in" alt=""} - -A rainbow in the springtime. - -{ -height="4.854861111111111in" alt=""} - -A winter scene that takes my breath away. - -{ -height="4.875in" alt=""} - -My eyesight that lets me see the breath-taking world. - -{ -height="8.666666666666666in" alt=""} - -Delicate flowers in the forest. - -{ -height="8.666666666666666in" alt=""} - -The miracle of a newborn grandchild. - -{width="4.850001093613298in" -height="8.622222222222222in" alt=""} - -A loving family that calls me Papa. - -{ -height="3.65625in" alt=""} - -This is a silly little poem I posted on my Chinese blog.\ -\ -It is said that a hug a day keeps the blues away.\ -Well, one is quite nice and two is okay,\ -But three is much better and four is HOORAY!!!\ -\ -Four awesome hugs below: - -{ -height="4.875in" alt=""} - -{ -height="6.5in" alt=""} - -{width="5.075694444444444in" -height="9.0in" alt=""} - -{ -height="6.5in" alt=""} - -The final one captures my greatest desire for all of my amazing -posterity. It also expresses how I imagine our Heavenly Father must feel -about each of us.\ -\ -The Light\ -\ -Embrace the light, oh child of noble lineage.\ -Turn not away from the path that leads to joy.\ -Thy soul hath greater potential than thou,\ -In thy infant musings, can imagine.\ -Follow the whisperings from deep within thy murky memory.\ -Build the hope that greatness lies within thy grasp.\ -Embrace the light, oh child of divine heritage.\ -Thy soul will be magnified.\ -Thy comfort will be endless.\ -Thy works will be like beacons on the hilltops.\ -If only thou wilt turn towards the light. - -{ -height="4.854861111111111in" alt=""} |