we are all in this together
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- constantine
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we are all in this together
take care of the little guys
some nuts for a squirrel
a bowl of milk for the kitty
a slice of bread, a crumb or two
and the sparrows will fly
and sing a song in your honor
winter is coming - they need us now
they need a friend, a helping hand
you may even save a life
do not forget this simple truth
we are all in this together
some nuts for a squirrel
a bowl of milk for the kitty
a slice of bread, a crumb or two
and the sparrows will fly
and sing a song in your honor
winter is coming - they need us now
they need a friend, a helping hand
you may even save a life
do not forget this simple truth
we are all in this together
- judih
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Re: we are all in this together
a salute to the gesture of companionship
whatever it takes to keep us all pleased to be here
whatever it takes to keep us all pleased to be here
- constantine
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Re: we are all in this together
thanks judih. i would share my bread with you if you were a sparrow!
Re: we are all in this together
at first glance it read, "I will share my bread with you since you are a sparrow"
Re: we are all in this together
a reassuring reminder, such is the poet's duty above all, refreshing to hear.
Took me to the verse of Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
"And I am my brother's keeper;
And I will fight his fight,
And speak the word
For beast and bird
Till the world shall set things right."
Took me to the verse of Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
"And I am my brother's keeper;
And I will fight his fight,
And speak the word
For beast and bird
Till the world shall set things right."
Re: we are all in this together
beautiful words & gestures to conjurar both omnipotence and impotence, gracias dino!!!!
Re: we are all in this together
the leaves are off the trees and we are facing right into it.
Good one, Dino.
Good one, Dino.
Doll, you may have found a place of rest but I'm still on the trail.
- Doreen Peri
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Re: we are all in this together
good plan... though I'd like to see the little guys, a few birds and squirrels, take residence elsewhere instead of in my roof.... Trying to figure out how to get them out without hurting them
enjoyed this, Dino
Sometimes we're all "the little guys"... we all need taken care of
enjoyed this, Dino
Sometimes we're all "the little guys"... we all need taken care of
- constantine
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Re: we are all in this together
indeed, doreen. i meant the poem to be straightforward (what it says is what it is), but it certainly can apply to the domestic economic situation. times are tough - we have to look out for one another.
thanks all for the neat comments.
thanks all for the neat comments.
- Doreen Peri
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Re: we are all in this together
hmmm I wasn't even thinking of economically or hard times or anything like that when I used that analogy in my comment. I was just thinking of people needing each other... for companionship, for friendship, for caring, for listening. We're all "the little guys" because even human beings are squirrels and kittens and sparrows, yanno?
I know you didn't intend that analogy or metaphor but that's how it hit me when I read it. Everybody needs other people in so many ways.
To me, good poetry has levels of meaning and can have different meanings to different readers and even different meanings to the same reader when read on a different day. Hope that makes sense. I like a poem that brings analogies and metaphors to my mind.... even when its intention is simple and straight forward.
Again, thanks for the read.
I know you didn't intend that analogy or metaphor but that's how it hit me when I read it. Everybody needs other people in so many ways.
To me, good poetry has levels of meaning and can have different meanings to different readers and even different meanings to the same reader when read on a different day. Hope that makes sense. I like a poem that brings analogies and metaphors to my mind.... even when its intention is simple and straight forward.
Again, thanks for the read.
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