Session Start: Sun Feb 09 18:52:22 1997

<Dragonheart> aloha all

<Dragonheart>  we have any poets here<G>

<Dragonheart> Welcome to the 27th AFD Poetry reading <G>

<Dragonheart>  be fore we start lets review the procedures - so everyone understands things <G>



<Dragonheart>               AFD POETRY READING ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PROCEDURES

<Dragonheart>                                      *

<Dragonheart>  1) All Poems are to be written by afders or imediate family/close friends.

<Dragonheart>  2) If you have poems msg me the titles and author so we can keep things 

<Dragonheart>         running smoothly and fairly - first reads will be given before repeats.

<Dragonheart>  3) Greetings and general conversation should conducted either in #Kelekona - 

<Dragonheart>         not in #AFD_Poetry. During the readings #AFD_Poetry will be set +mi and 

<Dragonheart>         only the ops and reader will be able to talk - at the same time #Kelekona  

<Dragonheart>         will be open for general conversation the breaks after rounds 1 and 2. will

<Dragonheart>         be held in #Kelekona only and the stage (#AFD_Poetry) should be quiet <G>.

<Dragonheart>  4) We will be running the reading in semi-moderated form from now on

<Dragonheart>         when a poet comes up moderation will go on -  you willbe given a voice to 

<Dragonheart>         read when you are introduced <G> moderation will be turned off after 

<Dragonheart>         the poem is complete so be sure to include an END to them - thanks.

<Dragonheart>  5) We use a "reader" (feel free to suggest some public greggil you dislike <EG>) 

<Dragonheart>         as a means of announcing when someone is about to read - when you see this 

<Dragonheart>         happen please stop talking in channel. 

<Dragonheart>  6) If you are late please /msg Heatherica before entering - 

<Dragonheart>         we will let you know when #AFD_Poetry is off invite only status (poem being 

<Dragonheart>         read is finished).

<Dragonheart>  7) We generally run for about 2 hours with 10 poems in 2 rounds. 

<Dragonheart>         the rounds are seperated by a short stretch and munch period (G).

<Dragonheart>  8) I am logging #AFD_Poetry so anyone who wants a copy let me know by msging me.

<Dragonheart>  9) I will also be putting out a post to the newsgroup about this weekly 

<Dragonheart>         affair. It will include the poems from this week - so if you have 

<Dragonheart>         something you don't want in the post but would like to read here 

<Dragonheart>         let me know - I'll pull it first

<Dragonheart> 10) The regular AFD Poetry Workshop meets on Saturdays in #Hawaiian_Weyr at 1 pm PST

<Dragonheart>         for those interested in polishing things up before reading <G>

<Dragonheart> 11) We will be meeting next Sunday at 6:30 PM Pacific here in #AFD_Poetry and #Kelekona 

<Dragonheart> 	for the 28th weekly reading.

<Dragonheart>                                         *

<Dragonheart>  no the first poem this evening is one of mine - Titled Beholder of Beauty



<Dragonheart> Beholder of Beauty

<Dragonheart> *

<Dragonheart> He sees each fine detail

<Dragonheart> of all he passes

<Dragonheart> he sees the balance

<Dragonheart> how each feature fills a void

<Dragonheart> or eases the tension of some other

<Dragonheart> His pictures

<Dragonheart> tighht, full and simple

<Dragonheart> no mass of  detail blended together

<Dragonheart> no single item blown out of size

<Dragonheart> Art

<Dragonheart> and Beauty

<Dragonheart> combined

<Dragonheart> Rembrandt and Adams

<Dragonheart> Rodan and Browning

<Dragonheart> masters

<Dragonheart> who see the truth

<Dragonheart> and show us all

<Dragonheart> the beauty of the fact

<Dragonheart> All details are God's creation.

<Dragonheart> *

<Dragonheart> End

* Bookwyrm applauds

* Havoc_TR applauds!

* Baneblade applauds

* PAVIA applauds!

<[Gorbash]> yes! 

* Odetta applauds DH's work politly...I used to think I was going to be an artist...<sigh>

<Deeptunnel> I even have poetry... not good by a long shot, though

<Dragonheart>  ok our next poet is Havoc TR with a sonnet titled Phantoms

* Dragonheart calls HTR up to the stage

<Lykanthrus_Silvermane> Whew... Good Poem for what I senn of it DH! well done

* Havoc_TR wanders up. :)



<Havoc_TR> Phantoms

<Havoc_TR> *

<Havoc_TR> I wish that I could tell you of the dreams

<Havoc_TR> The empires in the friendly fire's glow

<Havoc_TR> While midnight falls in silence with the snow

<Havoc_TR> The fleeting glimpses of the magic scenes.

<Havoc_TR> I wish that I could write words which would show

<Havoc_TR> How something yearned for haunts me in the night

<Havoc_TR> A sense that wonder waits just out of sight

<Havoc_TR> That beauty lives I feel but cannot know.

<Havoc_TR> I wish things barely glimpsed but rainbow bright

<Havoc_TR> Would rest clear for a moment in my hand

<Havoc_TR> Would hold their form so I could understand

<Havoc_TR> And frame them all in phrases clean and right

<Havoc_TR> So you  would smile through tears when you had heard

<Havoc_TR> These things I feel.  But I don't have the words.

<Havoc_TR> --end



* Bookwyrm applauds.

<Lykanthrus_Silvermane> NIce Form Havoc_tr... it's very flowing, and smooth, I love it

* PAVIA applauds.

* Odetta applauds...that is very very good, you know!

* Deeptunnel claps

<Dragonheart> great job Hvoc

<Dragonheart> Havoc

<Shadow-Dancer> As usual, Havok, spectacular!!!

* Havoc_TR might blush if he weren't green. :)

* Bookwyrm thinks he's doing a  fine job of turning  others green :-)

<[Gorbash]> with envy

* Bookwyrm nods.

<[Gorbash]> ALright who's next (suspense is killing me)

<Dragonheart> ok as we all seem to be here lets  continue

<Dragonheart>  our next poet is Odetta with a  piece she  just finished  called Searching

* Odetta walks up to the stage, poem in hand which rustles as her paws shake...



<Odetta> I look around....

<Odetta> Four walls and some furniture.

<Odetta> Friends who care,

<Odetta> But no one who loves.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> I drive there...

<Odetta> The home of my parents.

<Odetta> Pleasantries exchanged,

<Odetta> Which cover the strife.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> I pull over...

<Odetta> Look to the starry sky

<Odetta> Wishing to no avail,

<Odetta> To find a place that is home.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> - End - 



* Bookwyrm applauds.

<Bookwyrm>  Too true . . .

<[Gorbash]> Short and sweet, and truthful

<Dragonheart> far too tru sometimes

* Odetta sighs in relief...not much, but it captures how I feel much of the time.

* PAVIA applauds.

* Havoc_TR applauds. This touches me, I've felt it. :)

* Odetta grins, nodding to all as she comes down off the stage

<Shadow-Dancer> Well done, Odetta

<Dragonheart> I our next two poems are by  my son and  daughter who are having connection troubles



<Dragonheart>  the first is by StormRyder and is titled Path

<Dragonheart> .

<Dragonheart> A journey begins

<Dragonheart> a path opens before you

<Dragonheart> with running footsteps

<Dragonheart> and anticipation you enter

<Dragonheart> Through every twist and turn

<Dragonheart> your footsteps steady and strong

<Dragonheart> The path becomes steep

<Dragonheart> The road rocky and uneven

<Dragonheart> Your steps slow

<Dragonheart> Still your journey carries you on

<Dragonheart> Your anticipation turns to weariness

<Dragonheart> Your eagerness to dread

<Dragonheart> Still you move on

<Dragonheart> Leaning on the side of your path

<Dragonheart> A walking stick

<Dragonheart> You pass it by saying I can do this

<Dragonheart> this is my journey 

<Dragonheart> this is my path to follow alone

<Dragonheart> Your footsteps lag

<Dragonheart> placing one foot in front of the other

<Dragonheart> you move on still following your path

<Dragonheart> stumbling, falling, you look up

<Dragonheart> Leaning on the side of your path

<Dragonheart> A walking stick

<Dragonheart> You stand and move on

<Dragonheart> raging, I can do this

<Dragonheart> this is my path, this is my journey

<Dragonheart> rage turns to despair

<Dragonheart> A rock in your path brings you to your knees

<Dragonheart> tears well up in your eyes

<Dragonheart> this is my path, this is my journey

<Dragonheart> but I can not follow it alone

<Dragonheart> You reach out slowly

<Dragonheart> with hesitant hand 

<Dragonheart> for there as always the Walking stick

<Dragonheart> leaning on its strength you stand

<Dragonheart> etched deep into the wood

<Dragonheart> One word..Family

<Dragonheart> StormRyder Dragonheart

<Dragonheart> end



* Bookwyrm applauds.

* PAVIA applauds.

<Dragonheart> beautifully done son

* Odetta sighs and applauds...it's beautiful!

<[Gorbash]> Well done indeen..

* Havoc_TR applauds.. and thinks that sometimes family is where you find it. :)

<Dragonheart> there is that Havoc <G> but its also what you mak it into

<Lord_Dragon> I made it! WooHoo!

<Shadow-Dancer> Bravo!!!!

* Odetta *welcomebackcuddles* LD

<Dragonheart> the next poem is titled Perhaps and is  by  my daughter Kryiin



<Dragonheart> ..Perhaps..

<Dragonheart> .

<Dragonheart> Its hard not fitting in

<Dragonheart> its hard not quiet belonging

<Dragonheart> its hard so very hard

<Dragonheart> you try to make it all work

<Dragonheart> you try to slip right in

<Dragonheart> you try but its not enough

<Dragonheart> you know its true

<Dragonheart> still you have to try

<Dragonheart> still you make the effort

<Dragonheart> will it ever happen

<Dragonheart> will the day come

<Dragonheart> when you are you

<Dragonheart> just the way you are

<Dragonheart> and welcomed with open arms

<Dragonheart> who is to say

<Dragonheart> perhaps one day

<Dragonheart> I hope and pray

<Dragonheart> .

<Dragonheart> Kryiin Dragonheart

<Dragonheart> The End



* Bookwyrm applauds.

* Deeptunnel claps merrily

* PAVIA applauds.

* Havoc_TR applauds. The day will come.

* [Gorbash] Ovations Kryiin... a true master piece..

* Deeptunnel looks over his poetry-book, mouthing the words of his poem silently

* ^Alexianna applauds also

* Odetta claps - I'm still looking for that day...thought I'd found it once.

* Dragonheart sends a hug to his daughter it does happpen hun

<Dragonheart>  maybe it will happen tomorrow hun

<Dragonheart> the  next poem is by OnyxDragon - I'm reading it as he doesn't have the /play conmmand 

available



<Dragonheart> My mind wander amongst

<Dragonheart> Groves of flowers.

<Dragonheart> Light is around me,

<Dragonheart> Pure and white.

<Dragonheart> What is this place?

<Dragonheart> It is my home.

<Dragonheart> My mind can be

<Dragonheart> Far, far away.

<Dragonheart> Wonders beyond man's

<Dragonheart> Imagination which

<Dragonheart> I cannot touch.

<Dragonheart> What is this place?

<Dragonheart> It is my dream.

<Dragonheart> My mind lives in

<Dragonheart> Wonder and pain.

<Dragonheart> Nothing lives there

<Dragonheart> but the light.

<Dragonheart> But what is this place?

<Dragonheart> It is Me.

<Dragonheart> end

<Odetta> Feelings are so universal, aren't they? <applaudes>

* Bookwyrm applauds

* Deeptunnel claps

* Havoc_TR applauds. :)

<[Gorbash]> I like it DH, it leaves a train of thought, very good

* PAVIA applauds.

* Deeptunnel does some breathing-exercises

<Dragonheart>  it its onyx's not mine gorbash <G>

<[Gorbash]> very well ONyx very vwell done (sorry lagged)

<Deeptunnel> Good work, Onyx

<Deeptunnel> Hi Commando

<Dragonheart> next up is  our old friend Heatherica with  a poem enttitled Love and Fear

<Heatherica> If  you prefer :-)

* Dragonheart calls Heatherica up to read



<Heatherica> Tis hard indeed to love and yet

<Heatherica> Be overwhelmed by fear

<Heatherica> Longing for comfort, for your touch

<Heatherica> Yet troubled when you're near.

<Heatherica> I say this so you'll understand,

<Heatherica> But don't know what you hear

<Heatherica> -

<Heatherica> I do not envy you your place

<Heatherica> Trying to comprehend

<Heatherica> How much contact I can accept

<Heatherica> Without flight at the end

<Heatherica> I do not understand myself

<Heatherica> Or I would help you, friend.

<Heatherica> -

<Heatherica> It's not mistrust that pulls me back

<Heatherica> Nor  doubt that  you  have cared

<Heatherica> For if I did not trust you, then

<Heatherica> I never could have dared

<Heatherica> And when I draw away from you

<Heatherica> I'm not angry, but scared

<Heatherica> -

<Heatherica> I long for reassurance that

<Heatherica> I can't request by name

<Heatherica> You've told me you won't harm me, but

<Heatherica> Please say it once again?

<Heatherica> And  yet the quandry:  if I ask,

<Heatherica> It doesn't mean the same.

<Heatherica> -

<Heatherica> And so I beat around the bush,

<Heatherica> Suspecting you mis-hear

<Heatherica> It's "Don't hurt me," not, "Don't touch me" --

<Heatherica> And I wish it could be clear.

<Heatherica> For it is difficult, my friend,

<Heatherica> When love is mixed  with fear

<Heatherica> ***

<Heatherica> ©1997, H. Wegemer



* Bookwyrm apologizes for troubling all  with  such a poor poem . . .   

<Bookwyrm> Thanks for  listening, though.

<^Alexianna> That was lovely :)

* Deeptunnel clears his throat quietly

* Odetta wipes tears from her eyes...good thing I didn't hear that last night. <looks to LD>

<[Gorbash]> NP Bookworm, the splitting did not help, but it's a nice poem none the less

* Havoc_TR applauds. I like that... and it's something I've felt too.

* Lord_Dragon holds Odetta close

<Dragonheart>  as usual your poem is great hun

* PAVIA applauds, liking it very much.

* Arianna *claps* and smiles at Bookwyrm

* Odetta sighs, thank you dearest.

<Havoc_TR> I've always liked your poems.  :)

* Deeptunnel applaudes

* Deeptunnel shifts nervously

<[Gorbash]> calm down DT

<[Gorbash]> relax

<Dragonheart>  up next is a new Poet with us DeepTunnel

* Deeptunnel calms down as instructed

* Deeptunnel waves hello and approaches the podium

<Dragonheart>  he will be reading a poem  called The Darkness - its dragons are dark but that isn't a 

reflection on us <G>

* Dragonheart calls DeepTunnel up

<Deeptunnel> I must inform you that the material written about dragons is by no way meant to insult your good 

honor

<Deeptunnel> and I regret and harm I cause by it

<OnyxDragon> DT: Please, read.



<Deeptunnel> All my kingdom is destroyed,

<Deeptunnel> There is nothing but a void.

<Deeptunnel> It does seem that I will die,

<Deeptunnel> I had best say my good-bye.

<Deeptunnel> *

<Deeptunnel> Hark, I hear an army coming,

<Deeptunnel> Their drums are rhythmically thrumming!

<Deeptunnel> They will drive back my oppressors,

<Deeptunnel> With wits found among professors!

<Deeptunnel> *

<Deeptunnel> The Light is strong and Dark is dying,

<Deeptunnel> But here come dragons high and flying!

<Deeptunnel> Their breath-weapons blast the land,

<Deeptunnel> Crushing mountains into sand!

<Deeptunnel> *

<Deeptunnel> Evil won and Light has lost,

<Deeptunnel> The coming dark will cause a frost.

<Deeptunnel> All the spring-time things will die,

<Deeptunnel> And in the middle I will lie.

<Deeptunnel> *

<Deeptunnel> Blades and Banners all around,

<Deeptunnel> Many thousands on the ground.

<Deeptunnel> Evil humanoids as well,

<Deeptunnel> Who when battling had fell.

<Deeptunnel> *

<Deeptunnel> Oceans rise up in a flood,

<Deeptunnel> The water dyed with sickly blood.

<Deeptunnel> Good has failed to win the day,

<Deeptunnel> Evil won the forceful way.

<Deeptunnel> *

<Deeptunnel> But Good has battled through the death,

<Deeptunnel> Some survived the dragon-breath!

<Deeptunnel> Good has finally attacked,

<Deeptunnel> Evil which morale they lacked!

<Deeptunnel> *

<Deeptunnel> But still the light just cannot win,

<Deeptunnel> For what is kindness without sin?

<Deeptunnel> Life will always remain Grey,

<Deeptunnel> No matter how much both sides slay.

<Deeptunnel> THE END

<Deeptunnel> by Deeptunnel Zhirakka of Clan Darkpool�



* Deeptunnel sits back down

* Havoc_TR applauds. :)

* Bookwyrm applauds.

<OnyxDragon> Wonderful

* Deeptunnel bows in thanx

* PAVIA applauds.

<[Gorbash]> Excelent!

* Lyco claps and cheers

* ^Alexianna applauds also

<Dragonheart> very well done DeepTunnel

<Deeptunnel> it's a bit long, I admit, but...

<[Gorbash]> BRAVO! BRAVO!

<Deeptunnel> thank you all

* Arianna applauds for Deeptunnel

* Deeptunnel smiles, tears rolling down his cheeks

<Havoc_TR> Was this your first here, Deeptunnel?  Well done in any case.

<Dragonheart> and with that poem we conclude round 1

* [Gorbash] pats DT on his back Well done my friend

* Arianna *hugs* Deeptunnel...keep this up will ya? ;)

<Deeptunnel> that I may, Ari

<Dragonheart>   there are food and drinks  at the bar and we will be back with round 2 in a few minutes

* Dragonheart passes around a huge platter of meats, cheeses, fruits, veggies, breads, crackers, chips, dips, 

and spreads

* Deeptunnel gives kisses to all and great thanks

* Arianna nods and smiles

* Dragonheart hands out his patented drinking flagons, goblets and tumblers to any and all that want them - 

enjoy folks

<Deeptunnel> Yes, it is my first time here

<Dragonheart> well done then DT

<Deeptunnel> That is the finest work I have done so far

* Kerm grins and drinks

* Deeptunnel bows in thanks to Dragonheart

* Arianna didnt know the poetry nights were still going on ;/

* Deeptunnel feasts upon the munchies, guzzling down a bit of wine

* Havoc_TR hides the rotten fruit and tomatoes... guess we don't need 'em. :)

<Lord_Dragon> I enjoied the poem, Deep. Weel done, indeed. :)

<Deeptunnel> LOL, Havoc

<Lord_Dragon> Well, that is...

<Deeptunnel> Thanks, all

* Odetta partakes in some of the food - kind of distracted, but still here.

* Arianna looks at Havoc....what no confidence in your fellows here? <G>

<Deeptunnel> Who would've guessed a no-name poet would get such a warm response? :-)

* Lord_Dragon chuckles

<[Gorbash]> all who wish to try are welcome DT, Well met

<Deeptunnel> I hope the "hoomanish" attitude towards dragons didn't ruin the poem too much

<Shadow-Dancer> Ping?

<Deeptunnel> My typist wrote it befoore he stumbled upon my lair one day...

<Havoc_TR> No, dragons are a lot of things.. symbols of power among them.

* Deeptunnel nogs

<Lord_Dragon> Where are the drinks? My maw is so dry...

<Arianna> nogs? Hey...I like that <G>

* Deeptunnel hands Lord a tall glass of Dreiyn from the bottle of it in his pack

* Havoc_TR offers artificially sweetened cherry Kool-Aid from a Baptist potluck in 1967.

* Lord_Dragon takes the glass into his paw ... Thank you, friend :)

* Lord_Dragon looks to Odetta ... Are you alright, dear?

* Deeptunnel chickles politely

<Odetta> LD: Yes, I'm just explaining things to Gurath

<Odetta> LD: He knows a lot of my RL story, and I was filling him in on the last chapter, if you will.

<Deeptunnel> a lag-bubble

* Lord_Dragon nods in understandment

* Arianna tries to pop the lag bubble but it seems a little rubbery

<Deeptunnel> hehehe

<Bookwyrm> Too  much glycerine, I think, Arianna

* Arianna nods

<Deeptunnel> I'll try to come up with another poem by next Sunday night

* Dragonheart ok

<Deeptunnel> btw...

<PAVIA> so, anyone can read a poem?

<Deeptunnel> what does /play do, and how does it work?

<Bookwyrm> Deeptunnel -- It's mIRC thing; I'm not sure Ircle has it.

<Dragonheart> its a MIRC command that plays a txt file one line at a time

* Deeptunnel nods

<Deeptunnel> yeah, probably...

<Deeptunnel> well, I can simply do what I did tonight

<Arianna> prolly the same one ;)

<Dragonheart> yes they can Pavia  just let me know the title and I'll asign you a place in the order <TG>

<Deeptunnel> How many more rounds of poetry will there be?

<Dragonheart> we normally  have 2  rounds

* Dragonheart flickers the lights to call everyone back

<Shadow-Dancer> *chuckle*

* Odetta goes back to her seat next to LD

* `angel settles herself in the rafters, feet dangling, looking down at the room below

<Lord_Dragon> I'm going blind! Oh, it's just DH (oops)

* Deeptunnel looks for an empty seat

<Deeptunnel> Lord: ROTFL

<OnyxDragon> ok - ready?

* Odetta *lovethwapps* her mtb with a grin...still jittery I see!

* Deeptunnel finds a comfy chair near Onyx

* Lord_Dragon holds Odetta's paw with a smile

<Dragonheart> our first poem of this round is  by Havoc and is untitled

<OnyxDragon> =)

* Dragonheart calls Havoc to the stage



<Havoc_TR> Thanks.  :)  The title is Snow at Sunset

<Havoc_TR> but I don't like it, so I'm taking suggestions.

<Havoc_TR> *



<Havoc_TR> Snow at sunset softly falls

<Havoc_TR> And I beside the quiet fire

<Havoc_TR> Look out into the deepening

<Havoc_TR> Of night and sit a while and dream.

<Havoc_TR> *

<Havoc_TR> The snow weighs down the cedar boughs

<Havoc_TR> So that a hungry deer can browse

<Havoc_TR> *

<Havoc_TR> And elsewhere drifts upon a buck

<Havoc_TR> Mired belly deep, too cold, to tired

<Havoc_TR> To journey on as darkness falls.

<Havoc_TR> *

<Havoc_TR> Provides soft shelter for a hare

<Havoc_TR> Creeps in a sleeper's burrow, cold

<Havoc_TR> To steal its small life unaware

<Havoc_TR> *

<Havoc_TR> To this glad person only fun,

<Havoc_TR> To that a gray task just begun,

<Havoc_TR> And I beside the quiet fire

<Havoc_TR> Can sit a while and dream.

<Havoc_TR> --end



* Bookwyrm applauds Havoc's latest masterpiece :-)

* Deeptunnel applaudes like there's no tomorrow

* Dragonheart applaudes great job Havoc <G>

<Deeptunnel> ENCORE!

* PAVIA applauds, loving it much.

* Odetta applauds

* `angel applauds loudly

* Arianna stands and applauds

* ^Alexianna applauds :)

<OnyxDragon> Wonderful!

* Lord_Dragon applauds, shivering a little

<Havoc_TR> Thanks.  :)

<Shadow-Dancer> BRAVO!

<Arianna> Havoc you have described many nights here in this room where I sit by the window and fire

<Deeptunnel> no, thank you, Havoc

* Odetta wraps her wing around LD - you alright?

<Lord_Dragon> I could feel the coldness in the poem.

<Arianna> My thanks Havoc ;)

<Dragonheart>   next is another poem by  my daughter Kryiin

<Lord_Dragon> Yes, I'm alright.

* Odetta grins - just checking.

<Dragonheart>  this one is titled Shadows



<Dragonheart> ..Shadows...

<Dragonheart> .

<Dragonheart> walking in shadows

<Dragonheart> trying to find your light

<Dragonheart> one step behind

<Dragonheart> always trying to catch up

<Dragonheart> but never quite succeeding

<Dragonheart> wanting the shadows to leave

<Dragonheart> feeling guilty at the thought

<Dragonheart> stepping in

<Dragonheart> not meaning to step on toes

<Dragonheart> filling an empty place

<Dragonheart> still filled with shadows

<Dragonheart> for a moment your head bows

<Dragonheart> filled with weariness

<Dragonheart> you step forward 

<Dragonheart> into the shadows once again

<Dragonheart> knowing the day will come

<Dragonheart> when you step out into your own

<Dragonheart> leaving the shadows behind

<Dragonheart> .

<Dragonheart> Kryiin Dragonheart

<Dragonheart> The End



<Deeptunnel> horay!]

* Deeptunnel gives a satnding ovation

<Deeptunnel> <sp>

<`angel> ohhh i like that one!!! *applause*

* Odetta applauds loudly - I like that a lot!

* PAVIA applauds.

* Kerm roars in aplauds

<OnyxDragon> Very nice

* Havoc_TR applauds. I like.

* ^Alexianna applauds... very good :)

* Shadow-Dancer applauds

<Lord_Dragon> Well done! *applauds*

* Dragonheart smiles knowing his daughter will step from the shadows if she can write things like that

<^Alexianna> :)

<Deeptunnel> hehehe

* Arianna claps for DH.... is everyone in *my* head tonight seeing my feelings? ;)

<Lord_Dragon> Well said, DH :)

<Dragonheart> following that is  a poem from  niky my granddaughter

<Dragonheart>  thids one is called Why



<Dragonheart> 		Why

<Dragonheart> Why have I wings, if not to fly?

<Dragonheart> Throught billowing clouds, and so-blue sky

<Dragonheart> Why have I a heart, if not to love

<Dragonheart> for that kindred soul that I'm always thinking of

<Dragonheart> Why have I arms, If not to hug

<Dragonheart> tightly with you in my arms, warm and snug

<Dragonheart> Why have I ears, but to listen to your song

<Dragonheart> Singing softly, quietly, clear and strong

<Dragonheart> Why have I a tail, but to coil yours with

<Dragonheart> A dragon's embrace, giving down spirits a lift

<Dragonheart> Why have I hope, but to wait until the day

<Dragonheart> That thou will be mine, an' I can say Yay!

<Dragonheart> niky

<Dragonheart> end

* Bookwyrm applauds.

<Deeptunnel> Excellent poem

* Odetta claps, holding LD close and *purrring* lovingly

* ^Alexianna smiles, that is so happy

* Havoc_TR applauds. I like that one.

* OnyxDragon applauds.

* `angel applauds again... i love that "why have i wings, if not to fly"

<`angel> *grin*

* PAVIA smiles and claps.

<Arianna> Oh now that one was really nice ;) I love the dragon ones

* Shadow-Dancer claps enthusiasticly

<Dragonheart>  our next  poet is Odetta with a piece  called A Personal Vow

* Dragonheart calls Odetta to the stage

* Odetta goes up to the stage and looks to everyone - this one is for any being who's ever lost control due 

to their own stupidity

<Odetta> I look to the bottle

<Odetta> Now full of air,

<Odetta> Thinking of what

<Odetta> Used to be there.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> Thick sculpted glass,

<Odetta> Label of black,

<Odetta> Made by a man

<Odetta> Once known as Jack.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> Never again

<Odetta> Shall you pass my lips

<Odetta> No more of my life

<Odetta> Do I wish to miss.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> Annoyance to friends,

<Odetta> Emotions amuck,

<Odetta> I part from you now

<Odetta> Lest I become stuck.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> The bottle is given

<Odetta> To a deep trusted friend.

<Odetta> I tell him my vow,

<Odetta> His smile, a godsend.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> And all that I hurt

<Odetta> Nod and agree

<Odetta> I thank them all

<Odetta> For helping me see.

<Odetta> .

<Odetta> - End -

<Odetta> .



<Deeptunnel> Bravo!!!

* Bookwyrm applauds.

* ^Alexianna applauds loudly!!

* Havoc_TR applauds!

<`angel> excellent :)

* Deeptunnel gives Odettta a bouquet of roses

<OnyxDragon> Who invited bailee?

<Shadow-Dancer> BRAVO...

* Odetta smiles to all, thank you so much!

* Arianna applauds Odettas poem

<OnyxDragon> Odetta: Wonderful.

* PAVIA applauds loudly.

<Dragonheart> beautiful poem  odetta

<Odetta> That was a piece of my RL weekend, thanks for listening.

* Odetta gets down off the stage.

* Kerm claps

* Lord_Dragon huggles Odetta ... Well done, love *purrs*

<Odetta> Thank you, dear.  *hugsandpurrs*

* Deeptunnel waits for the next poem

<Dragonheart> up next is a poem by Onyx Dragon



<Dragonheart> Pain and suffering

<Dragonheart> Plague this world:

<Dragonheart> Hunger, poverty, people.

<Dragonheart> *

<Dragonheart> Comfort and ease

<Dragonheart> Plague this world:

<Dragonheart> Health, warmth, homes.

<Dragonheart> *

<Dragonheart> Knowledge and truths

<Dragonheart> Plague this world:

<Dragonheart> Construction, science, books.

<Dragonheart> *

<Dragonheart> Some live here, on this

<Dragonheart> Disease infested planet,

<Dragonheart> And say they are happy.

<Dragonheart> They call it Progress and

<Dragonheart> Worship it.

<Dragonheart> *

<Dragonheart> But I call them Plagues,

<Dragonheart> Horrors beyond death,

<Dragonheart> For they are immutable,

<Dragonheart> Invisible, and...

<OnyxDragon> end



* Bookwyrm applauds.

* PAVIA applauds.

* ^Alexianna applauds

* Havoc_TR applauds.. powerful, disturbing.. :)

* `angel applauds

<OnyxDragon> thanks

* Lord_Dragon ponders the ending

* Odetta applauds, there is much truth there.

* Deeptunnel hesitates, but claps

* Lord_Dragon applauds after his thought

<Odetta> I think it's showing that it can all end in an instant dear, any instant.  Not one that may be to 

our choosing.

<Dragonheart> possibly hun

<Lord_Dragon> Thank you, dear. That makes much sence.

<OnyxDragon> SD seems to be having problems... Dh, did you get his poem?

<Dragonheart>    our next poem  is by `angel while we hope that S_D can get back online and unlagged

<Dragonheart> no :<

* `angel drops down from the rafters and opens her scroll



<`angel> *Wings*

<`angel> Over hills bright and green

<`angel> I have flown in my dreams,

<`angel> winging over the heather at dawn.

<`angel> From the heights, I have seen

<`angel> all the places I've been...

<`angel> (passing moments that now are long gone.)

<`angel> ^*^

<`angel> With the awe of a child,

<`angel> I have seen the sun smile

<`angel> on the fields of clover and thyme.

<`angel> There (my heart beating wild,

<`angel> completely beguiled),

<`angel> I knew that the vision was mine.

<`angel> ^*^

<`angel> In the sun's orange glow,

<`angel> I saw Earth far below,

<`angel> with her oceans and seas tall and strong,

<`angel> where the melting of snow

<`angel> met the river's rushing flow,

<`angel> leaping down to join waterfall's song.

<`angel> ^*^

<`angel> Bewinged, I could soar

<`angel> and I wished that no more

<`angel> would I blind to the Earth's beauty be...

<`angel> Looking through Heaven's door

<`angel> (which I'd ne'er seen before)

<`angel> I knew that this world was made for me.

<`angel> ^*^

<`angel> © 1997 C Chandler

<`angel> All Rights Reserved

* Bookwyrm applauds.

* PAVIA applauds.

<OnyxDragon> Well done, angel.

<PAVIA> excellent, angel!

* Arianna smiles thru a tear....lovely angel

* ^Alexianna applauds  :)

* Havoc_TR applauds, smiling. HE dreams of running free, but it must feel the same...

* `angel blushes and settles back into her rafter seat

* Odetta applauds

<Dragonheart> beautiful job hun its  nice to see you back here with  such nice poetry <G>

* bailee applauds, enchanting!

<`angel> thanks, DH :)

* Lord_Dragon has the urge to take flight, but manages to stay seated and strongly applauds

* Arianna smiles at Lord

* Odetta holds LD's paw to keep him down.

* `angel laughs softly

<Dragonheart> ok we are going to take a  minute and  ah there he is <G>

* Lord_Dragon purrs softly

<Arianna> re Shadow *hugs*

<Shadow-Dancer> Heyla all

<Dragonheart> next up is shadow-Dancer with a poem called NightFall

<Dragonheart>  now  when he has had time today to write I don't know <G>

<Shadow-Dancer> During lag bubbles <G>



<Shadow-Dancer> Nightfall

<Shadow-Dancer> .

<Shadow-Dancer> The sun descends and the shadows rise

<Shadow-Dancer> Daylight hues drain from the skies.

<Shadow-Dancer> Blue to orange, purple to black.

<Shadow-Dancer> My time has come

<Shadow-Dancer> The night is back.

<Shadow-Dancer> .

<Shadow-Dancer> My lover comes on delicate wings,

<Shadow-Dancer> I soar with her and my heart sings.

<Shadow-Dancer> Men fear the dark, the night despise.

<Shadow-Dancer> The light I need

<Shadow-Dancer> Is in her eyes.

<Shadow-Dancer> .

<Shadow-Dancer> We dance together till dawning light

<Shadow-Dancer> Dancing fantasies in the night.

<Shadow-Dancer> The stars above, my love beside.

<Shadow-Dancer> My love with me,

<Shadow-Dancer> We dance and glide.

<Shadow-Dancer> .

<Shadow-Dancer> The sun returns on wings of dawn.

<Shadow-Dancer> Day comes and my love is gone.

<Shadow-Dancer> The day is bright, but not for me.

<Shadow-Dancer> I love the night

<Shadow-Dancer> And fear the dawn.

<Shadow-Dancer> .

<Shadow-Dancer> My lover will come with the night

<Shadow-Dancer> Graceful and sleek in moonlight.

<Shadow-Dancer> The moon and stars, all Terra's gems,

<Shadow-Dancer> Pale beside her,

<Shadow-Dancer> My heart's delight.

<Shadow-Dancer> .

<Shadow-Dancer> --- End



* Shadow-Dancer heads back into a dark corner someplace

* Bookwyrm applauds.

<Bookwyrm> Lovely poem!

* PAVIA applauds.

* Arianna smiles and *hugs* Shadow after reading it for the second time and enjoying it just as much ;)

<OnyxDragon> Excellent style.

<Deeptunnel> Horray!

<^Alexianna> That is very good :)

* Havoc_TR applauds.. Very nice! :)

* Arianna claps loudly and whistles

* bailee applauds very well done!

<Dragonheart> and has Windsoul seen that poem yet  SD?

<Arianna> ooppss...got carried away ;)

* Odetta applauds - beautiful!

<Shadow-Dancer> She will, Dh...

<Arianna> Windsoul? Dont tell me I missed something else in my absence?

<Dragonheart> you mean we actually got tosee it firsst?

* `angel applauds

<Dragonheart> yep - S_D got mated today <G>

<Arianna> ;/ I missed it

<Deeptunnel> Hey SD, are you enjoying that orb I gave you? }:8}

<Arianna> well congrats Shadow

<Shadow-Dancer> Thanx, Ari

* Shadow-Dancer nods to Deep

<Dragonheart> and now our last poem for tonight

* Arianna *thwaps* Shadow for not telling her

<Dragonheart>  this is as usual one of mine

* Deeptunnel waves hello to Soli

<Dragonheart>  titled Song of Glory



<Dragonheart> *      Song of GLory

<Dragonheart> * .

<Dragonheart> * I am the Phoenix

<Dragonheart> * whose life is reborn,

<Dragonheart> * selfcreated from the 

<Dragonheart> * ashes of the old.

<Dragonheart> * .

<Dragonheart> * With the strength

<Dragonheart> * to withstand all blows,

<Dragonheart> * I have formed it.

<Dragonheart> * .

<Dragonheart> * With the silence of Wisdom,

<Dragonheart> * have I annointed it;

<Dragonheart> * and with the love of self,

<Dragonheart> * have I nurtured it.

<Dragonheart> * .

<Dragonheart> * Its tests were the bullies,

<Dragonheart> * the new neighborhoods,

<Dragonheart> * and a dissolving family.

<Dragonheart> * .

<Dragonheart> * And though they tried, 

<Dragonheart> * hard, to destroy it;

<Dragonheart> * they provided only

<Dragonheart> * the glorius life-fire

<Dragonheart> * for my rebirth.

<Dragonheart> *.

<Dragonheart> * end



* Bookwyrm applauds, hoping  such things are possible truly . . .

<OnyxDragon> Fantastic.

* ^Alexianna applauds  :)

* Deeptunnel gives Dragonheart a standing ovation

* `angel applauds

* PAVIA applauds, enlightened.

<`angel> mmmm, love that one DragonH

* Arianna claps and tells Bookwyrm that they are ;)

* Havoc_TR applauds! Wow.

* Solitaire applauds the most excellent Dragonheart

<Dragonheart> thanks all <G>

* Odetta applauds - nice one, DH!

<Solitaire> And greetings to everyone else.

* Lord_Dragon applauds ... I can feel new strength from that. Well done :)

<Arianna> thankyou DH for another lovely thought

<Dragonheart>  with that we conclude this week's  reading I hope you will all be back  next week for  reading 

28th

<Deeptunnel> I'll come back next week if I'm still welcome here by then. :-)

<OnyxDragon> DT: You're always welcome

<Odetta> Oh hush Deep!  You always are!

<Deeptunnel> yeah, I know. :-)

* Deeptunnel grins

* bailee smiles at everyone, thanks them all for the beautiful verse, and waves goodbye!

<Deeptunnel> I've already thought of a couple poems

<Deeptunnel> How many poems can one read here at one nigh?

<Deeptunnel> is two okay?

<Dragonheart> generally 2 each week

<Bookwyrm> Two is fine.

* Deeptunnel nods

<Deeptunnel> I'll come up with two by next sunday.

<Lord_Dragon> I feel great after that poem from `angel about flight :)

* Deeptunnel smiles at Lord

<^Alexianna> I enjoyed the poetry :)

<^Alexianna> it was all great

<Dragonheart> until next weekend  I'll see everyone

Session Close: Sun Feb 09 21:27:49 1997