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Wayfarer64
QUOTE(dharmabum @ Feb 17 2008, 12:09 PM) *

longing for springtime
ending of cold dark winter
salmon swim upstream


Salmon swim upstream

Spawn and die, good plan!

Against the current
witch
Salmon swim upstream
in autumn's rain-filled rivers
my heart swims to you.

whoops! should have been speedier!
Wayfarer64
QUOTE(witch @ Feb 17 2008, 12:31 PM) *

Salmon swim upstream
in autumn's rain-filled rivers
my heart swims to you.

whoops! should have been speedier!



my heart swims to you.

whoops! should have been speedier!

Tarzan dives from vines
Taomeow
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 17 2008, 09:38 AM) *

my heart swims to you.

whoops! should have been speedier!

Tarzan dives from vines


Tarzan dives from vines
into blue forget-me-nots
chasing hummingbirds
xuesheng
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 17 2008, 11:21 AM) *

Tarzan dives from vines
into blue forget-me-nots
chasing hummingbirds

Chasing hummingbirds
Today my son - twenty one!
Time to chase the moon...
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(xuesheng @ Feb 17 2008, 02:33 PM) *

Chasing hummingbirds
Today my son - twenty one!
Time to chase the moon...


Time to chase the moon...
beam me up Scotty! Hurry!
and away we go
Taomeow
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 17 2008, 11:52 AM) *

Time to chase the moon...
beam me up Scotty! Hurry!
and away we go

And away we go...
A road of ten thousand li
begins with one step.
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 17 2008, 03:09 PM) *

And away we go...
A road of ten thousand li
begins with one step.



Begins with one step,
follows with the Lindy Hop.
Stop. Correct yourself.

Wayfarer64
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 17 2008, 03:22 PM) *

Begins with one step,
follows with the Lindy Hop.
Stop. Correct yourself.



Stop, correct yourself

Stop, I will arrive noon, Wed.

Stop, don't take a bath...


rolleyes.gif
xuesheng
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 18 2008, 10:16 AM) *

Stop, correct yourself

Stop, I will arrive noon, Wed.

Stop, don't take a bath...
rolleyes.gif

Stop, don't take a bath
It is quite rare and special
When touched by The King!
Taomeow
QUOTE(xuesheng @ Feb 18 2008, 02:03 PM) *

Stop, don't take a bath
It is quite rare and special
When touched by The King!

When touched by The King
of Bad Taste, people mistake
Elvis for music
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 18 2008, 05:08 PM) *

When touched by The King
of Bad Taste, people mistake
Elvis for music


Elvis for music
Is he still in the building?
Hear the tao meow.
Taomeow
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 18 2008, 04:14 PM) *

Elvis for music
Is he still in the building?
Hear the tao meow.

laugh.gif laugh.gif One more syllable though...

Hear hear the tao meow! --
The tao that can, and does, meow
is eternal tao.
Wayfarer64
Is eternal Tao

Heard as a roar or mewling

I hear some laughter


rolleyes.gif

Hi there Taomeow -
I hope you enjoy a hearty smile... smile.gif

nah -laughter still works for me...but my love for you in undeminished by the soundless smile ...

If I show you my funny bone , do you promise not to laugh? rolleyes.gif
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 18 2008, 08:09 PM) *

laugh.gif laugh.gif One more syllable though...

Hear hear the tao meow! --
The tao that can, and does, meow
is eternal tao.



me.ow = 2 smile.gif

Did you laugh or smile?


Is eternal tao
hear now, before, and later.
Time to meditate





Taomeow
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 18 2008, 05:22 PM) *

me.ow = 2 smile.gif


No, it's a diphthong (a monosyllabic double sound) -- check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphthong.

I smirked. smile.gif
Wayfarer64
Smirked is a great word, and one in which there is some pain. But it is also very funny!!!

Time to meditate

No time to dilly-dally

Breath deeply and stretch
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 18 2008, 09:09 PM) *

No, it's a diphthong (a monosyllabic double sound) -- check out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphthong.

I smirked. smile.gif


BTW the sound smirk is pretty funny - makes me laugh

I hate wearing a dipthong. Too uncomfortable sad.gif

My source

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meow

me·ow [mee-ou, myou] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. the characteristic sound a cat makes.
Taommy
breathe deeply and stretch
aligning soul and body
*snap* i went too far
Taomeow
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 18 2008, 06:36 PM) *

BTW the sound smirk is pretty funny - makes me laugh

I hate wearing a dipthong. Too uncomfortable sad.gif

My source

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meow

me·ow [mee-ou, myou] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. the characteristic sound a cat makes.

You're probably right. I was following the way my cat says it, with a diphthong, in one syllable. But she speaks English with two accents, Spanish and Russian, so maybe she's not the biggest authority.
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 19 2008, 12:59 AM) *

You're probably right. I was following the way my cat says it, with a diphthong, in one syllable. But she speaks English with two accents, Spanish and Russian, so maybe she's not the biggest authority.


I have more trust in cats than people when it comes to cat talk.
Maybe both ways are correct depending on the topic of conversation
I have had cats and sometimes it was a drawn out me- ooww
at other times a short mow
Wayfarer64
Snap! I went too far...

Chasing felines in deep woods

Cool breeze purrs the reeds
Mal
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 20 2008, 12:44 PM) *

Snap! I went too far...
Chasing felines in deep woods
Cool breeze purrs the reeds


Cool breeze purrs the reeds.
Crouching, wait. Prepare the snare.
What can evade my trap?
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Mal @ Feb 20 2008, 06:47 PM) *

Cool breeze purrs the reeds.
Crouching, wait. Prepare the snare.
What can evade my trap?


What can evade my trap?
That which simply devours you
for eternity.
Wayfarer64
For eternity

Is just another bus stop

In Further, see more...

mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 21 2008, 10:20 AM) *

For eternity

Is just another bus stop

In Further, see more...



In Further, see more...
hear more, smell more, laugh more...
Be one with Buddha
Taomeow
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 21 2008, 11:33 AM) *

In Further, see more...
hear more, smell more, laugh more...
Be one with Buddha

Be one with Buddha,
two with taiyin and xiaoyang,
three with pyramids
Wayfarer64
Be one with Buddha

So fat he has a zip-code

For himself only

oops-

Three with pyramids

Thrice the calm, thrice the blessing

Build on these moments
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 21 2008, 02:55 PM) *

Be one with Buddha

So fat he has a zip-code

For himself only

oops-

Three with pyramids

Thrice the calm, thrice the blessing

Build on these moments



Build on these moments
which just may last forever.
Silly illusion
xuesheng
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 21 2008, 12:22 PM) *

Build on these moments
which just may last forever.
Silly illusion

Silly illusion
The crest of the wave feels free
Then blends with the sea...
Wayfarer64
QUOTE(xuesheng @ Feb 21 2008, 04:19 PM) *

Silly illusion
The crest of the wave feels free
Then blends with the sea...



Then blends with the sea

Now blends with horizon's clouds

This boat is rocking!

mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 21 2008, 04:34 PM) *

Then blends with the sea

Now blends with horizon's clouds

This boat is rocking!


This boat is rocking!
What a great party this is!
Snow falls on brown earth.
Taomeow
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 21 2008, 01:54 PM) *

This boat is rocking!
What a great party this is!
Snow falls on brown earth.

Snow falls on brown earth,
each snowflake's perfection smashed
by togetherness
greenchild
,,,
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(greenchild @ Feb 21 2008, 09:39 PM) *

By togetherness,
The melted snow makes puddles
Havens for the worms


Havens for the worms
Ushy gushy worms, big ones,
small ones, watch them drown.
VeeCee
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 21 2008, 10:05 PM) *

Havens for the worms
Ushy gushy worms, big ones,
small ones, watch them drown.


Yea - the haiku chain!! I was afraid it would be gone.

small ones, watch them drown
in puddles of nothingness
look for the rainbow
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(VeeCee @ Feb 22 2008, 11:28 AM) *

Yea - the haiku chain!! I was afraid it would be gone.

small ones, watch them drown
in puddles of nothingness
look for the rainbow



Look for the rainbow
dreaming of The Fantastics.
The doctor is in.


Stigweard
The doctor is in
Out comes the dreaded scalpel
Invasive treatment
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Stigweard @ Feb 22 2008, 08:45 PM) *

The doctor is in
Out comes the dreaded scalpel
Invasive treatment



Invasive treatment
The price for curing Iraq.
Help is on the way.
Taomeow
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 22 2008, 06:05 PM) *

Invasive treatment
The price for curing Iraq.
Help is on the way.

Help is on the way!
Oh thank you Kuan Ti, thank you!
I waited so long.
Starjumper7
QUOTE(Stigweard @ Feb 22 2008, 05:45 PM) *

The doctor is in
Out comes the dreaded scalpel
Invasive treatment

biggrin.gif [img]thumbs up image goes here[img]
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 22 2008, 09:32 PM) *

Help is on the way!
Oh thank you Kuan Ti, thank you!
I waited so long.


I waited so long.
How could it be otherwise?
You are of my heart.
Wayfarer64

You are of my heart

Schaupenhaur said share it

Janis said take it!
xuesheng
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 23 2008, 11:43 AM) *

You are of my heart

Schaupenhaur said share it

Janis said take it!

Janis said take it
Sadly, she took it herself
So young to return...
sad.gif
affenbrot
QUOTE(xuesheng @ Feb 23 2008, 02:31 PM) *

Janis said take it
Sadly, she took it herself
So young to return...
sad.gif


so young to return
don't blame it on the music
where are lawyers now?
mYTHmAKER
QUOTE(affenbrot @ Feb 23 2008, 05:56 PM) *

so young to return
don't blame it on the music
where are lawyers now?



Where are lawyers now?
In hell changing right to wrong.
Look inside your heart.
Wayfarer64
QUOTE(mYTHmAKER @ Feb 24 2008, 12:00 AM) *

Where are lawyers now?
In hell changing right to wrong.
Look inside your heart.



Look inside your heart

Any inkling of lawyers

Is worse than demons!
cool.gif biggrin.gif
Wayfarer64
Is worse than demons

Something to fear or admire

Power is a gift


That last line of mine was just too messed-up to follow huh? cool.gif
Taomeow
QUOTE(Wayfarer64 @ Feb 28 2008, 08:34 AM) *

Is worse than demons

Something to fear or admire

Power is a gift
That last line of mine was just too messed-up to follow huh? cool.gif

wink.gif
Up to follow huh? --
said Tao to the Wayfarer.
Power is a gas.
xuesheng
QUOTE(Taomeow @ Feb 28 2008, 10:45 AM) *

wink.gif
Up to follow huh? --
said Tao to the Wayfarer.
Power is a gas.

Power is a gas
And gas certainly power...
Solar energy!
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