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Poetry that I love...............

THE FLEA.
by John Donne

MARK but this flea, and mark in this,
How little that which thou deniest me is ;
It suck'd me first, and now sucks thee,
And in this flea our two bloods mingled be.
Thou know'st that this cannot be said
A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead ;
    Yet this enjoys before it woo,
    And pamper'd swells with one blood made of two ;
    And this, alas ! is more than we would do.

O stay, three lives in one flea spare,
Where we almost, yea, more than married are.
This flea is you and I, and this
Our marriage bed, and marriage temple is.
Though parents grudge, and you, we're met,
And cloister'd in these living walls of jet.
    Though use make you apt to kill me,
    Let not to that self-murder added be,
    And sacrilege, three sins in killing three.

Cruel and sudden, hast thou since
Purpled thy nail in blood of innocence?
Wherein could this flea guilty be,
Except in that drop which it suck'd from thee?
Yet thou triumph'st, and say'st that thou
Find'st not thyself nor me the weaker now.
'Tis true ; then learn how false fears be ;
Just so much honour, when thou yield'st to me,
Will waste, as this flea's death took life from thee.

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
 There is a rapture on the lonely shore,
 There is society, where none intrudes,
 By the deep sea, and music in its roar:
 I love not man the less, but Nature more,
 From these our interviews, in which I steal
 From all I may be, or have been before,
 To mingle with the Universe, and feel
 What I can ne'er express, yet cannot all conceal.

-- George Gordon, Lord Byron

-- written by Max Ehrmann in the 1920s --
Not "Found in Old St. Paul's Church"! -- see below

Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter,
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

Albert Milne, we have never met, but I know we have things in common.

1 Wheres your mamma from?

PNG! more specifically from a tiny island just off Misima Island: Milne Bay Province.

2 What is your favorite smell?

The smell in the air just before it rains.

3 A place you would like to revisit?

My village in PNG.

4 Lips you would like to kiss?

Ice-cream lips. Preferably Rihanna's.

5 What were you last dancing to?

I was 70s Boogie dancing lastnight to some club music.

6 Can you crib walk?

negative. lol

7 What makes you angry?

DUMB PEOPLE! this one hobo who comes into the food court near my work and asks everyone for some change just as they are ordering their food. When you have to walk home with all your groceries.

8 Any imaginary friends?

when i was little i had an imaginary rabbit friend who could only hop on the grassy parts of sidewalks as we were driving somewhere. And if there was no grass for ages then he had to jump really high and wait till there was some grass to bounce on. hah

9 Have you a favorite doll or blanky or childhood keep sake?

A stuffed toy bear i've had since i was born. it's missing an eye and one time when i was little I tried to perform heart surgery on it, so now it has a black X on its chest and in the centre is a hole where i operated with a screwdriver. haha

also my toy dog FIDO.

10 Where you named after anybody?

I was named after my Great Grandfather. So technically I am Albert William Milne the 2nd.

11 Where you born ass or face first?

Face first.

12 What would you change your name to if you could?

Christopher. coz that's what I was called when my mum was preggers with me, and for some reason once I was born and had to be named, my dad wanted to call me Albert...go figure.

13 Favorite colour?

Blue.

14 Favorite food?

Rice!!! / Bully and Rice.

15 Favorite quote?

I AM that I AM.

16 Hero?

Buddha / Tina Fey.

17 Describe yourself in 3 words?

creative, open-mind.

18 Straight or Afro?

mixed.

19 Highlands or Islands?

Islands!

20 Would you put BBQ sauce on your cereal?

I'd try it and see. I didn't think Honey would work well on my Lasagne, BUT HOLY SHIT IT IS THE BEST THING EVER!

Bonus Question: Why did you agree to answer these questions on my blog?

coz I was like "Ella's cool"...and then I remembered how I dreamt that I met you, even tho we've never met, and so I figured this is the perfect opportunity to re-aquaint. Hi. :)

Fortune Favours the Brave

Ryan Flanagan.

1 Wheres your mamma from?

She is originally from England, and came over on a boat when she was a little girl, she now dislikes boats, because the ocean is sometimes flat but can become mountains.

2 What is your favorite smell?

I am not sure, but it seems that the most obnoxious smells are the most interesting, maybe not my favourite smells, but the ones you scrunch your nose at and turn away from, but then like the car crash your not meant to look at smell again.

3 A place you would like to revisit?

I would like to revisit certain reoccurring dreams, become lucid and explore them, in a timeless boundless unending imaginary (possibly real) creation.

4 Lips you would like to kiss?

Well other than the obvious... I think it would be interesting to kiss myself and also my mirror gender equivalent ( so a female version of myself ). I could then ascertain whether the things I dislike about kissing are actually my own kissing flaws and not past experiences.

5 What were you last dancing to?

Its been a long time... :( I really do not know, I mainly sit and work and sing a long these days.

6 Can you crib walk?

^I am very white, but I dabble.

7 What makes you angry?

Inefficiency, frustration, fear, ignorance and stupidity. Also dogmatic habitual societal control structures and unquestioning trusting law-abiding for laws sake citizens drowning in bliss.

8 Any imaginary friends?

I am currently attempting to make contact with my spirit guides, my power animal and my higher self. I sadly can not remember having any imaginary friends from my childhood, but my childhood is fairly hazy, my son though has I think one or maybe two but they have many names and it is hard to keep track!

9 Have you a favorite doll or blanky or childhood keep sake?

Not really... I had a teddy called tiny teddy I think, again rather hazy. But I only know this because my mum has put him behind glass in a frame with some other baby things... Its weird. All my teddy bears and soft toys are currently in a safe box in the roof.. I feel bad for hoarding but they are mine and no one is having them!!!!

10 Where you named after anybody?

Apparently I was not named after anybody... But. My dad swears he read somewhere that his name means the dark one and my name means the son of the dark one. It also means little king.

11 Where you born ass or face first?

? what! I don't know...

12 What would you change your name to if you could?

I can change it, everyone can change their name.. But it seems like a big decision, and I couldn't really be fucked.

11 Favorite colour?

White light directed through a prism and splattered across the universe...

13 Favorite food?

Anything that doesn't involve dead animal flesh, or animal bits and pieces, blood, bone, tendons, ligaments, skin, hair, sexual organs or excretions, vomit, oil, bile, wax etc
Anything that isn't full of fear or hate. Anything that isn't full of chemicals, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, additives, colourings etc. Anything that hasn't been irradiated or nuked. Anything that hasn't been processed and packed full of sugar, caffeine, fat, gluten, salt, etc. Anything that isn't brutally un-environmental, un-sustainable and damaging to the Earth. Anything that wasn't created purely for profit. Anything that hasn't been spliced with another thing in some lab by white coats trying to sell fertilizer to increase the profits for blind and heartless shareholders eg GMOs. Anything that wasn't enslaved, raped, tortured or murdered.

Anything that is alive.
Fresh.
Natural.
Beautiful.
Not sentient and is sustainable.

14 Favorite quote?

there are too many...
but,

"glass may be the physical metaphor of happiness"

i do like Carl Sagan...

"A new consciousness is developing which sees the earth as a single organism and recognizes that an organism at war with itself is doomed. We are one planet. One of the great revelations of the age of space exploration is the image of the earth finite and lonely, somehow vulnerable, bearing the entire human species through the oceans of space and time." - PALE BLUE DOT IN THE PICTURE IS EARTH.

"As the ancient myth makers knew we're children equally of the earth and the sky."

and never forget this one...

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society" Jiddu Krishnamurti

15 Hero?

I don't like heros all that much, they seem to be football players and celebrities these days...
I do enjoy individuals who think for themselves and question authority, pacifist grass roots revolution of information, truth and self enlightenment.

16 Describe yourself in 3 words?

Complex, Paradoxical, Universe

17 Straight or Afro?

I find these choices racist. I choose wavy.

18 Highlands or Islands?

both have their place, floating in space.

19 Would you put BBQ sauce on your cereal?

If the BBQ sauce didn't contain the waste products of the animals death industry, and the cereal wasn't genetically modified then sure why not! But then again it would depend on how long I had been hanging out with Ella and Sofie!!!

20 Why did you agree to answer these questions on my blog?

Because my computer was sketching out and this is the only page that was loaded, all the other pages were freaking out, I was bored, I enjoy your blog so far and I wanted to help you out in anyway I could, and because you asked me to and it would be rude to not reply. Also because now if I ever want to make you fill out some time wasting set of questions you will be bound by socially polite requirements, and I shall have you right where I want you.... ;)


peace & bones ox