The Peaceful Pub http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/directory en-us Copyright 2006, Yuku feeds@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:00:00 GMT Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:09:23 GMT Yuku Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 Yuku http://static.yuku.com//feed/bypass/images/button-yuku.png http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/directory Yuku - free hosted forums and profiles 88 31 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ <![CDATA[ Orchestral manoeuvres in the dark. ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24791/t/Orchestral-manoeuvres-in-the-dark-.html
I'd love to play the organ,
make glorious melody,
but it's the buttons
(seventy in all)
that simply defeat me.
There's coupler, tuning, pedal,
celestial harp and reed ;
Plus flute and flote and chamber
and superoctave (keyed).

But chopsticks is my favourite
and all that I can play,
on a simple old Joanna
in a kind of simple way... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (bongler) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24791 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:09:23 GMT <![CDATA[ Melancholy Rain ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24790/t/Melancholy-Rain.html It warns my heart to stop hanging on to what is gone.
Me and the misty rain commiserate
the separation of what was a genuine
pairing of laughter and love.

One flat tire in a Kroger's parking lot
got me nine zany weeks with you.
I loved your crazy ways.
The champagne and hot dogs for breakfast.
The picnic in an abandoned boxcar of a Baltimore & Ohio train.
The way you loved even the coldest rain.... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Dee827) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24790 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:59:18 GMT <![CDATA[ As Safe as Milk ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24787/t/As-Safe-as-Milk.html as safe as milk
as fine as flowers
as brittle as the sun
you come
undone.

As cool as the night
as dark as bent light
you gift me with colour
you blind me with sight.
I drink in your beauty
I swim in your seas
- you are the blue heavens
I am a young tree.

Swallows and sparrows nest in your hair.
I will set up my tent
between the moon and the spiral
staircase of your care;
as... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24787 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:35:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Persimmon and the Unknown Traveller ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24786/t/Persimmon-and-the-Unknown-Traveller.html although I think you know him from before
- let us walk along this road with him
for a little while at least.
The birds sing out a greeting
the little flowers open their eyes to watch us pass
- how they wish that they had legs
that they might run after us and walk with him too
but even so their delicious scent reaches up and follows us
upon the early morning breeze blowing down from the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24786 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:28:42 GMT <![CDATA[ Monday Challenge 9th November (Organ or Music) ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24785/t/Monday-Challenge-9th-November-Organ-or-Music-.html image

Please write a poem influenced by the above scene

Photograph from FreeFoto.com
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Jean Lewis) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24785 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:11:37 GMT <![CDATA[ We Can't Forget ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24784/t/We-Can-t-Forget.html When it seems that our plates become too full,

When things begin to weigh us down, and scare

Us; with demands to meet that tug and pull

At us every which way, it's time for prayer.

However when our cups o'erflow the... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (trinimade) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24784 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:05:04 GMT <![CDATA[ Seasoning ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24783/t/Seasoning.html In the Spring
...............when flowers bloomed,
I gave no thought to seasons,
http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24783 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:25:23 GMT <![CDATA[ And tonight's show is sponsored by... ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24782/t/And-tonight-s-show-is-sponsored-by-.html Five minutes of fame
and here they come,
like moths drawn to a flame ;
"Hey pretty lady, wholesome guy,
you wanna play our game?
We'll put your name in city lights
for all the world to see ~
How much? Let's say a million
dead, It's just petty cash to me.

feeds@yuku.com (bongler) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24782 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:30:21 GMT <![CDATA[ Henny Penny Speaks to America ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24781/t/Henny-Penny-Speaks-to-America.html You're jobless, and the bill collector's calling.
Politisquabbles dominate the news at 6 o'clock.
Relax, the sky is probably not falling.

The pundits paint a bleak scenario. Predictions seem
convincing in their repetitious drumming,
but to the watchers waking from a bad collective dream,
one thing alone is certain: Change is coming.

More likely what we're feeling is a... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Mary Boren) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24781 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:35:53 GMT <![CDATA[ Soul ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24780/t/Soul.html

Amid this Sunday's Indian Summer luster,

the defoliate red oak is a hard shadow.

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (meadowglenfarm) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24780 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:10:17 GMT <![CDATA[ Dawn on the SouthDowns ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24778/t/Dawn-on-the-SouthDowns.html


Over the south soft rolling hills of the South Downs,

Horizon wears beauty, like Royalty wear crowns,

As water-weak Sun streaks the pink-red morning skies,

... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (MrLeslie) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24778 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:51:13 GMT <![CDATA[ You Inspire Me ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24777/t/You-Inspire-Me.html you who have fought injustice,
without care for self,
suffering pain, injustice and humiliation.
I rejoice in your success
and freedom.

For those still held in captivity
I pray earnestly for people power
to demand and gain your release,
the world is tired of tyranny,
it's days numbered
as technology sends news
of a better way of life
waiting for those willing
to fight for it.


... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Jean Lewis) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24777 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:16:19 GMT <![CDATA[ Ridin' the Winds ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24775/t/Ridin-39-the-Winds.html I'm ridin' the winds of the forties,
just watchin' time go by.
There's nothin' I can do 'bout it;
no matter what I try.
These days are made for passin';
that's just what they'll do.

I'm just a part of it,
not really in charge of it!
I've gotta be smart 'bout it;
gotta take heart 'bout it!

These days are made for livin'
from sunrise to sunset.
... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (jantanleo) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24775 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:23:46 GMT <![CDATA[ Jewels ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24774/t/Jewels.html I take hold of a hand

from Heaven in my daily strides;

each day's breath significant - a gift I realize.

http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24774 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:35:37 GMT <![CDATA[ Sitting by a still green pool ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24773/t/Sitting-by-a-still-green-pool.html birdsong reminds me of you.
Look, a bluefinch says to a swallow,
there is that foolish poet again,
scratching worthless words on paper
when he could be sitting in the trees like us
whistling merry tunes...

Poets and men in general are an unsatisfactory species,
remarks an owl to a thrush
without the least trace of condescension;
not only are they forced to employ words
instead of musical notes
(they... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24773 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:35:41 GMT <![CDATA[ Storm - Willowdown and trinimade ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24772/t/Storm-Willowdown-and-trinimade.html she is breathless and expectant,
full of passion and promise,
restless for activity and release,
burdened with the tensions of her journey
over mountain and sea,
proud and furious,
playful and wild
- where is the suitor to woo
and win this turbulent bride?

Heaven help the groom who tries to tame her,
Who can know what will bring her to her knees;
Maybe a wind with gusts to match her own,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Willowdown) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24772 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:34:23 GMT <![CDATA[ My Plan ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24771/t/My-Plan.html to my satisfaction,
the whole world will see
a happy smile reaction,
a story of success
is the happiest conclusion
of weeks of work and study
that sometimes caused confusion.

With that success behind me,
it's time to seek another,
for standing still is useless
and there are many fields to cover,
science, maths and art
are just a few examples,
this time I'll tackle programming,
and... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Jean Lewis) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24771 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:52:32 GMT <![CDATA[ Jean's Challenge of the Day...Advice ]]> http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24770/t/Jean-s-Challenge-of-the-Day-Advice.html Read the Instructions.


Dear one who's born
..............into a complicated world,
A busy thoroughfare
of invention and discovery,
No matter how smart you are
or how rich you get, nothing yet
has been found to outshine

good manners.

No matter
what your station in life,
it will be heightened by respect
for others and for yourself,
After that,... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (smzang) http://thepeacefulpub.yuku.com/topic/24770 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:59:53 GMT