Tuesday, June 23, 2009

GATOR'S TRIPLE PLAY CHALLENGE AKA THE THREEPER

How we smiled,

in the ignorance of youth,

Thinking love

would last forever,

Living in the moment

not caring about the future.

The future was ours,

until we let it slip away.

A bird is made to fly

and cannot be confined,

and some hearts

were made with wander,

and cannot be held too tight.

 

 

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 White Bird by It's A Beautiful Day


White bird,
in a golden cage,
on a winter's day,
in the rain.

White bird,
in a golden cage,
alone.

The leaves blow,
Across the long black road.
To the darkened skies,
in its rage

But the white bird just sits in her cage,
unknown.

White bird must fly
Or she will die

White bird,
dreams of the aspen trees,
with their dying leaves,
turning gold.

But the white bird just sits in her cage,
growing old.

White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.

The sunsets come, the sunsets go.
The clouds roll by,and the earth turns old.
And the young bird's eyes do always glow.

She must fly,
She must fly,
She must fly.

White bird,
In a golden cage,
On a winter's day, in the rain.

White bird,
In a golden cage alone.

White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die.
White bird must fly or she will die
.

White bird must fly


  

37 comments:

  1. Ah sweet Pengy, just lovely all of it, love your bird/you image and the poem!

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  2. dead on the mark Penguin..the echoing words of youth a nice composite of the talented Pengy..and the muisic so wraps this up into a wonderful package...the Music sounds like Jefferson Airplane ...I think iheard this somewhere on one your earlier blogs..fantastic bud

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  3. Actually I think it was on one of your open blogs, you asked us for songs from our pasts that held a special place. . .

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  4. crap now I know why this sounds familiar cause its been around forever..and dates back to the same era ..

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  5. It was either this one, or that darn song my cell mate kept playing over and over and over and over and over and over. . .but that is a different story. . .

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  6. yeah thats it...i suffer from sometimers

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  7. as always i have to know who and what so when i hear things i have to know...they came out during that summer of love time in 67 ...

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  8. My feathers get all ruffly when Mia calls me sweet. . .

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  9. they have a sound very much like the jefferson airplane and bit like the mamas and the papas

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  10. i love it when you get all ruffly

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  11. Careful, people are going to talk, remember what happened to you and Duck??!!

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  12. lol they will anyways pengy..im very secure in my scales

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  13. I always tear up when I write or read about Birds flying. . .

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  14. yeah I know buddy..*hands the pengy a tissue....think about how well you guys swim..no other bird can do that

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  15. Thank you, am going to go over and say good night to that cute nurse and call it a night. Take good care, Blessings one and all.

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  16. you and the dolphin have fun good Sir Penguin..and im off to the deep end of the Swamp as well

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  17. LOL Stay out of the shallow end!!

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  18. yeah thats where them silly crocs hang out

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  19. this is sooo touching. love the poem and the photo. not really familiar with the song but is good.

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  20. great poem...
    top picture....
    unheard song......
    quite a combination there pengy......

    PS. does Mia call you sweet coz pengy on a spit tastes sweet??
    Lmao.......

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  21. I hope 'sweet' is not code word for that!! LOL

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  22. This is great... Makes me wanna go sit under a flock of seagulls... wait, no it doesn't...

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  23. i sat here staring at your picture, amazed by the ghostly smiling humans laughing in the waves. there is so much going on in your picture, yet it's all so subtle. i'm very impressed. i have never heard this song before, but it fits your theme beautifully. now your words up there... i was sitting here thinking that if we had musical talents we would make one hell of a bunch of good song writers. great job penguiy, this is beautiful (and yes you are very sweet!)
    http://crazykk.multiply.com/journal/item/302?mark_read=crazykk:journal:302&replies_read=9

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  24. cheese have ay of you actually TASTED a penguin..they are not sweet...though if there is an exception im sure our pengy would be it

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  25. LOL Gator, there is always maple syrup!!!!!

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  26. Love that song... and your pic is very nicely done as well. and about that pic in my blog... my camera during the day... doesnt do such good pics.. as half the pic is mostly a blur. but the fire pic at night came out awesome. maybe I should keep it for just such occasions and get me a new one for other times....lol

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  27. A wonderful combo of words, image and music! Loved it.

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  28. Yes they are John......Letting go gracefully is a hard lesson to learn. Beautifully written and put together with a touch of sadness.

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  29. Wonderful memories of youth... some sad but beautiful...
    Your words are wonderful... your picture beautiful... the song a classic beauty.
    So very well done.
    http://lindao6.multiply.com/journal/item/590/GATORS_TRIPLE_PLAY_CHALLENGE_?replies_read=13

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  30. Great page... love the picture, your words... and the music fits

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  31. just popping back to say hello...miss you John xxx

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