* DChant snuggles down to listen

> _______________Watermelon Tourmaline__________________

> A kiss is like

> a sudden splash of sun thru a watermelon tourmaline

> Tasting of the sun drenched fresh sweet colors

> and  feeling of the sharp edged front

> and smothed rough sides.

> With wine rich colors

> deeper than the tongue can reach

> 

> A kiss is like

> a Watermelon tourmaline with a strong colorful rind

> protecting the deep sweet richness within

> and with its many facets

> each reflecting thier subtle gleamings

> like a love made jewel.

> ______________________________________________________



* Raistlin applauds

* Arianna *claps* ;)

* Sentinele sighs. "Very nice."

* DChant hugs CDH, that was lovely

* CDH leans over and kisses DChant

* Myrnnh smilesw. "Beautiful" :)

<dent> i liek that....

> anyone else

<Raistlin> damn chanserv has bad timing

<dent> i have one but it is very depressing....don't know if it's appropiate....

<Raistlin> dent: say it

<DChant> go ahead, dent

> its a poem - its appropriate

<dent> tis very short too..but...here goes....

* Raistlin will bop dent if he doesn't



<dent> "an obituary"

<dent> to the world i leave nothing

<dent> for the world has brought me nothing but pain and sorrow

<dent> and those who laughed at me

<dent> i laugh at you 

<dent> for you have to live in this world

<dent> :)



<Dchant> very very good, dent

* Myrnnh hugs dent.

<Raistlin> that was nice

<Myrnnh> Is good. :)

<Arianna> dent very good ;)

> short simple and to the point - well done Dent

<Sentinele> Thank you, dent.

<dent> tis very cinical i know but... :) sorry if i put a 

damper on anybody's day....

<Myrnnh> dent: Is a fine poem.

> can't dampen my day dent 

<Sentinele>  Not mine, dent.  

<DChant> *hugs* dent, you couldnt do that

<Myrnnh> dent: Ant poetry, when it comes from the heart, is beautiful.

<Myrnnh> Any even

<Arianna> Dent if you read the ones on my page you will see they aren't all happy poems.

* Loiosh smiles.

<dent> ari...yes i have read some of them.....i liked them :)

<dent> next?

* Loiosh is too nice to be cynical =)

<Loiosh> Can I do mine?

> sure Loi - go for it

<Myrnnh> sure Loi. :)

<dent> go for it loio :)

* Raistlin bows to Senti, thanks

* Sentinele smiles.. "You're welcome."

<Loiosh> This is baised on Kalvaka =)



<Loiosh> Kylara

<Loiosh>            Happily excited,

<Loiosh>            This one knight,

<Loiosh>            Looking for the mother,

<Loiosh>            That was now found,

<Loiosh>            Humming a tune,

<Loiosh>            Out to find Kylara.

<Loiosh>            "Approach the cave,

<Loiosh>            Ye trepid night,"

<Loiosh>             Sang the voice to the knight,

<Loiosh>            And enter he did,

<Loiosh>            To meet his mother unknown,

<Loiosh>            To his past now reveled.

<Loiosh>            Now his legs failed him,

<Loiosh>            Scared as death, it was so dim,

<Loiosh>            Yet continue he did, to see his mother,

<Loiosh>            "Mother," questioned he,

<Loiosh>            "Where do you be?"

<Loiosh>            And the lovingly voice replied.

<Loiosh>            "My son, come to me,"

<Loiosh>            And to her he came,

<Loiosh>            In the cave of light, looking at his mother bright,

<Loiosh>            He wrapped his arms around her,

<Loiosh>            Holding her neck tight,

<Loiosh>            "DragonQueen . . . mother, Dragon so bright . . 

. ."

* Loiosh smiles.

> beautiful work Loi

<Myrnnh> Loi: Great!

* DChant claps, very good Loiosh

* Arianna smiles very nice

<Sentinele> Thank you, Loiosh!

* Loiosh smilies =))

<Loiosh> Awwww, shucks =)

* Raistlin applauds once more

* Raistlin wishes he could be so expresive

<Loiosh> That one is on poem, as well as 2 others =)

* Loiosh giggles, Next =)

* CDH waits for another poet

<Sentinele> I would like to read part of a poem written by 

Lothloriend as a gift to Aeto and me.

> great

<Myrnnh> Go for it Senti

* Loiosh ohhhh's

<dent> loiosh....i like that :)

<Sentinele> It's kind of long.   

* Raistlin listens attentively

<Loiosh> Thanks, Dent =)



<Sentinele> True Love.



<Sentinele> below the rising highlands

<Sentinele> In a glade of emerald green

<Sentinele> Surrounded by ancient oaks entwined

<Sentinele> Where the stars shine

<Sentinele> And moonlight ripples over rustling leaves

<Sentinele> A candle flickers

<Sentinele> As two shadowy forms weave in intricate patterns

<Sentinele> Gliding upon the hands of the evening breeze

<Sentinele> They drift in shared solitude

<Sentinele> The haunting melody of a love song barely whispers still

<Sentinele> But on they dance

<Sentinele> Enraptured in each others glinting eyes

<Sentinele> That sparkle in the moonlight

<Sentinele> Like a diamond in the candlelight

<Sentinele> All is lost in that single moment

<Sentinele> For all enternity

<Sentinele> Souls combined.

<Sentinele> Together they shall be for all eternity

<Sentinele> For nothing binds stronger than-

<Sentinele> True Love.

<Sentinele> No shackles or heartbreak

<Sentinele> Laughter instead of tears

<Sentinele> A luaghter like silver chimes

<Sentinele> Ringing forth the tale of

<Sentinele> True Love.

<Sentinele> And when you ask:

<Sentinele> "What do you have?"

<Sentinele> They'll answer you in harmony:

<Sentinele> True Love.



* Sentinele bows slightly.

> sigh

* Loiosh grins.

* Myrnnh hugs Senti. Wonderful. :)

<Sentinele> It was written by Loth.

<Raistlin> that was so true

<Arianna> Wow....;)

* Sentinele hugs Myrnnh.

* dent sighs....

* CDH looks at DChant and smiles

<DChant> that was beautiful

<Sentinele> He writes well. It was a lovely gift.

* Raistlin liked that alot

<dent> sentinele.....that was great :)

* Sentinele smiles.

* ShadowDancer applauds softly

* DChant smiles softly at her CDH

* Myrnnh smiles.

<Sentinele> Do we have another reader?

> next?

* Raistlin looks over at sev

<Sev> Woah... The gang's all here.

<Myrnnh> Sev is gonna read

<Sev> OK.



<Sev> The water runs

<Sev> From out a crack

<Sev> In the cold grey rock; 

<Sev> It hits, and splashes,

<Sev> Splits, and crashes:

<Sev> Mountain's blood falls.

<Sev> That's it.



> a good one sev

* Myrnnh applauds. :)

<Sev> Tanx.

<Raistlin> short and sweet, i liked it

<DChant> that was very nice, Sev

<Arianna> Very good one ;)

<Sev> I have longer ones.

<Sentinele>   Thank you, Sev!

> anyone else ever been to Carlsbad Caverns?

* Myrnnh thinks Ari should do hers.

<Sev> CDH No, but I've been to Howe.

* Raistlin too

> sounds good

<Arianna> CDH been there

* CDH hands the mike to Ari

<Arianna> Well I have a short one



<Arianna> ==Masked==

<Arianna> He masked himself to the outside world,

<Arianna>  Aware that he could only fool himself.

<Arianna> His face mattered not to those who loved him,

<Arianna> Yet he continued to play the game.

<Arianna>  He was young, yet he was old,

<Arianna>  In his heart he yearned for the unreachable.

<Arianna> The clock on the wall ticked backwards,

<Arianna>  Through the hours his face remained unknown. 

<Arianna>  <end>



* Myrnnh claps...hugz Ari

* Sev claps

<Arianna> Thanx Myrnnh

* Loiosh smiles.

<Sev> Kewl.

> very good ari

<dent> bravo arianna :)

<Arianna> Thanx everyone

<Sev> nice

* Loiosh *hugglies* Ari

<Sev> Who's next?

* ShadowDancer sends Arianna a long-stemmed rose. "Bravo"

> i've got one about the caverns

* dent thinks we should do this once a week :)

<Arianna> Thanx Shadow

<DChant> I have a poem

> ok love

<Loiosh> Dent =)

<Sev> I have a poem

<ShadowDancer> Ari: 'Twas deserved

* ShadowDancer agrees with dent



<Dchant> Ghost Dancer

A-li-e: li-ga

Rejoice!

Life to life we dance

A-Li: li-ga

Rejoice!

The God of our fathers raised me from the lance.

Si-wu.

Again.

To another chance.

A-li-e: li-ga

Rejoice!

My ghost dances



We love

We laugh

We reach to the stars

and call to our God.



Let us sing to the mountains!

God of our lives

rest my soul

let me live

create me whole.



He rides the skies

He tried the wise

He washed the sands

and gave me my life.



Life to life we ride

With the Ghost Dancer of the sky.



Catch my light.

I delight in the sight.

Great is the light of the mighty and the bold.



Ga-li' -s-gi-a..

I am dancing on.. and on.. and on..





<Sev> Yeah, we should do it once a week.  Or more.

<Arianna> DH remembers when we used to do this on Sundays

<ShadowDancer> Sev: Will thou read thy verse??

> once a week or once a month - otherwise we'll run out of poems <G>

<Sev> SD:  OK here egoes.

<Sentinele> Aeto is hoping #kelekona will be used and especially for a purpose such as this!

<ShadowDancer> CDH: WRite faster <LG>



<Sev> I am the master of my mind:

<Sev> I alone do choose my fate,

<Sev> I set my course with my own charts,

<Sev> And I alone do set my pace.

<Sev> I sail the ocean of my life;

<Sev> The winds of time blow strong;

<Sev> My boat's blue sails are full and taught,

<Sev> And through my life I'm borne.

<Sev> And I can but look back

<Sev> At the wake I've made;

<Sev> This warm wind blows far too strong

<Sev> oops, I'll have  to wait a minute.

<Sev> To ever go back again.

<Sev> So I sail my ship along, 

<Sev> And others pass me by,

<Sev> But very few do ever match

<Sev> Their speed and course with mine.

<Sev> And though the waves will one day swamp 

<Sev> This blue-sailed ship and I,

<Sev> I alone control my course

<Sev> Up to the day I die.

<Sev> But that day seems far, far off,

<Sev> It nears, though, even now,

<Sev> But I sail on upon my course

<Sev> Under the azure skies.

<Sev> The end.



* Myrnnh smiles at Sev

> beautiful poem sev

<Solitaire> Hewwo, Loiosh.

<Sev> CDH:  Tanx!

<DChant> very good, Sev

<Arianna> beautiful is the word

> Ok I've got one about the caverns



> ___________________Time's Lost Land_________________

> 800 feet beneath the sands

> lies a faerie realm

> that time has lost.

> With arching chambers

> and bottomless pits

> and the cast hidden behind stone carved curtains.

> 800 feet beneath the land

> lies a faerie ealm

> where giants stalk

> past ice-stone falls

> while flowing stone columns

> support the four fold levels

> of an enchanter's dream

> 800 feet beneath the ground

> lies a faerie realm

> that time has lost

> but I have found.

> ________________________________

> end



* Sentinele applauds!

<Arianna> "Bravo"

<Sev> CDH:  Bravo!

* Myrnnh applauds CDH

<ShadowDancer> Bravo, CDH

<dent> good one cdh!! :)

<Solitaire> Nice! <clap clap clap>

<DChant> very beautiful, love

<Sev> Please forgive me I seem to be hopelessly lagged.

<ShadowDancer> Sev: Who isn't?

<Sev> SD:  Aye...

> ok who is next?

* ShadowDancer has a poem to present, if the group will forgive a SLOW typist?

> probably not any slower than I am SD

<Sev> NOOOO!!!! <G>

* CDH hands the mike to ShadowDancer

<Solitaire> Aye, who isn't?  I tried to sacrifice my old 1200 

modem to the god of IRC to give us some speed, but it wasn't enough.

* ShadowDancer rises

<Sentinele> It was a valliant gesture, nonetheless, Solitaire. :)



<ShadowDancer> The Lonely Dragon's Lament

<ShadowDancer> I brood in ebon silence

<ShadowDancer> On a High, wind-swept ledge,

<ShadowDancer> Alone, save for the icy wind

<ShadowDancer> As I stare out, past the edge.

<ShadowDancer> I hear the all of spirits,

<ShadowDancer> Once known, and long departed.

<ShadowDancer> More real than those now living,

<ShadowDancer> As I sit, heavy-hearted.

<ShadowDancer> A badr, with no songs left to write,

<ShadowDancer> A warrior, no foes left to fight,

<ShadowDancer> A shadowed form, that knows no light,

<ShadowDancer> A wasted life, and faded might.

<ShadowDancer> I see the past behind me,

<ShadowDancer> A thousand wasted years.

<ShadowDancer> Many deeds, yet nothing left,

<ShadowDancer> Save ancient scars, and tears.

<ShadowDancer> I look into the future,

<ShadowDancer> The winter of my year.

<ShadowDancer> A cold and bitter place,

<ShadowDancer> With no companions near.

<ShadowDancer> A crier, no more news to bring,

<ShadowDancer> A singer, no songs left to sing,

<ShadowDancer> A prince, who once had everything,

<ShadowDancer> A soaring soul, with broken wing.

<ShadowDancer> I look into the heavens,

<ShadowDancer> And myriad stars I see.

<ShadowDancer> Shining host, not one alone,

<ShadowDancer> Maker, is not one for me?

<ShadowDancer> The moon in silver splendour,

<ShadowDancer> Makes mock of my estate.

<ShadowDancer> What good thy gold, wealthy one,

<ShadowDancer> Does wealth lonliness abate?

<ShadowDancer> A seeker, no goals left to find,

<ShadowDancer> A painter, with eyes now blind,

<ShadowDancer> A Lord, his glories far behind,

<ShadowDancer> A shattered soul, to death resigned.



<Solitaire> Whew! (A tear wiped from eye)  Love that one.

* ShadowDancer ducks the avalanche of thrown produce....

<Arianna> Oh that was wonderful! ;)

<Sentinele> Excellent, ShadowDancer!  Thank you!

<Sev> VVVVVVVVGood!

* DChant hugs SD, that was wonderful

> beautiful SD a wonderful lament

* ShadowDancer hides head under wing...

<Sev> ab pepper ShadowDancer

* Aetobot sends a wonderful Dr. Pepper down the bar to Sev.

<ShadowDancer> Thank you all!

<Sev> Hpw come Aetobot's here?

<ShadowDancer> Greetings Merina!

> aloha merina - you have a poem for us?

<Sentinele>  He's always here.  He lives on this channel too.

<Sev> Aah.

<merina> hi shadowdancer..I'm sorry I missed your poem...

<Solitaire> Hello merina!  Got any brownies?

* merina passes out brownies...

> ab send everyone flagon

* Sentinele takes a brownie and smiles at merina. "Thank you."

* Aetobot goes to the cabinet where he keeps Dragonheart's 

flagons, full of prime red wine, and passes it to everyone.

<DChant> thanks merina

* ShadowDancer prostrates himself before Our Lady of the 

Blessed Brownies

<DChant> thanks, love

* CDH takes a brownie

<Solitaire> Mmm, thanks.

* Sentinele sips the red wine.

* merina has cinammon tea available...

<Solitaire> I'll take one.  :)

<merina> it goes well with the brownies

* Myrnnh will brb. Gonna send this log to theri

> anyone else have one?

> or shall I read a last one before we close the reading for this week

<Solitaire> Man, I hate to leave, but I have a monday morning 

meeting I have to attend.  Goodnight and thanks to all.

> aloha Solitaire

<Sentinele> Good night, Solitaire.

<Arianna> I have one that my daughter wrote...if you can wait a minute

<DChant> night night Solitaire

<merina> night solitaire..brownie for the road?

> ok ari

<merina> ohh....

<dent> take care solitaire :)

<Arianna> ok

> here's the mike

<Arianna> My daughter Heather is 15 and wrote this



<Arianna> ===The Paper===

<Arianna>  I stare down at an empty piece of paper,

<Arianna> As it waits to read what I am going to write.

<Arianna>  A chance to express myself any way I choose.

<Arianna> To show my views on anything in life.

<Arianna> The paper listens to whatever I say and does not 

<Arianna>   judge nor laugh.

<Arianna>  It does not whisper or talk and keeps my deepest 

<Arianna>   secrets.

<Arianna> It does not call me wrong or try to erase my opinions 

<Arianna>   because it does not agree.

<Arianna> The paper listens to the words and lets me be myself.

<Arianna> It gives me the freedom to be happy or sad, peaceful 

<Arianna>   or angry.

<Arianna> The paper never turns away.

<Arianna>  Now...why can't the world be this way? 



<DChant> your Heather wrote a very nice poem, Arianna

<Sentinele> *clap*  A thoughtful perspective.  Thank you.

<Arianna> she's here killing me....;)

> Ari: proud mom?

<Arianna> Very

> for reading it to us?

<Arianna> Thats why we share the poetry page on my website...

<dent> wow!!....your daughter is very good :)

<Arianna> A little embarassed

* dent is very impressed :)

<Arianna> thanx dent

> anyone else?

* Sentinele shakes her head no.

<dent> no....not i :(

> you'll have to introduce her to our readings Ari

<Arianna> Yes I will

> you still have the  mike

<Arianna> shes here now...a little late

<dent> hehehehhee :)

<Arianna> I will have some next week

<dent> ask her to share another with us :)

<dent> aahhh...ok :)

<dent> so then it's a weekly thing?

<Arianna> we hope it will be

> Sunday afternoon/evenings

<Arianna> Heather has LOTS

> will she read another for us?

<Arianna> she would have to go get her book she has them in

<ShadowDancer> CDH: is this a regular "thing"? If so, when will it reconvene?

<Sentinele> Also, please consider submitting your poems to Aeto 

for the #afd literature page if they are dragon related.

> how about 8pm pacific -

<Arianna> heather has to sleep about 11CST

> that should  cover everyone

<Sentinele> Ok

*** Sentinele changes topic to "Poetry Reading - Sunday, May 26 at 8 pm Pacific Time."

> ok then I have 1 last poem for everyone

<Arianna> ok



>  _________________The Future_________________________

> Concieve it boldly -

> that it may always challenge us

> Concieve it fully -

> that the chaos mists of time

> will touch it not.

> Concieve it -

>  living

>  that it may live and grow with us.

> Concieve it reverently -

> that your children may

> take joy in yure creation

> Concieve it eternal -

> that your children's 

> children may walk it too.

> Cincieve it as a path -

> that the goal may be in the walking

> not in the ending.



> aloha and have a good week!

* merina claps

<Arianna> Oh I like it!! Thanks! ;)

* ShadowDancer gives CHD a Standing Ovation "BRAVISIMO"

<DChant> that was wonderful, love

* CDH nods "Thank You, Thank You" <HG>

* Sentinele applauds!!!

> back to #afd all, flagons all around!

<Arianna> See you in #afd