Poetry Faves

Hey!

I love poetry so much and realized I have not mentioned that a lot on my blog so I thought I would post some of my favorites:

The Joy of the Hills

Edwin Markham

I ride on the mountain tops, I ride;

I have found my life and am satisfied;

Onward I ride in the blowing oats,

Checking the field lark's rippling notes-

Lightly I sweep

From steep to steep;

Over my head through the branches high

Come glimpses of a rushing sky;

The tall oats brush my hoarse's flanks;

Wild poppies crowd on the sunny banks;

A bee booms out of the scented grass;

A jay laghs with me as I pass.

I ride on the hills,I forgive I forget

Life's hoard of regret-

All the terror and pain

Of the chafing chain.

Grind on, O cities, grind,

I leave you a blur behind.

I am lifted elate- the skies expand:

Here the world's heaping gold is a pile of sand.

Let them weary and work in theirnarrow walls.

I ride with voices of the waterfalls!

I swing as one in a dream-I swing

Down the airy hollows, I shout, I sing!

The world is gone like an empty word!

My body's a bough in the wind, my heart a bird!

Song from Pippa Passes

Robert Browning

The year's at the spring

The day's at the morn;

Morning's at seven;

The hillside's dew-pearled;

The lark's on the wing;

The snail's on the thorn;

God's in His heaven-

All's right with the world!

Leisure

William Henry Davies

What is life if, full of care,

We have no time to stop and stare.

No time to stand beneath the boughs

And stare as long as sheep or cows.

No time to see, when woods we pass,

Where squirrels hide thier nuts in grass.

No time to see, in broad daylight,

Streams of stars, like skies at night.

No time to turn at Beauty's glance,

And watch her feet, how they can dance.

No time to wait till her mouth can

Enrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this if, full of care,

We have no time to stand and stare.

Ways to get kicked out of walmart

This was an email forward but I just thought it was so funny!

These are a few ways to get kicked out of walmart, ha ha ha



Glue coins on the floor where people can see them and see how many people try to pick them up.

When there is a sign that says, "Caution: Wet Floor", move it somewhere else or to a carpeted area.

Switch the price tags.

Put random things in peoples' carts.

Go to the service desk and ask to put a bag of M&Ms on lay away.

Look straight into the security camera,and use it as a mirror.

Dart around the store suspiciously, loudly humming the "Mission Impossible" theme.

Take the shoes off that you are wearing, then try to buy them. If a cashier tries to tell you that you didn't get them there, refuse and say you did.

Yell, "We got a code red in housewares!" and see what happens.

Hide in a clothing rack and when people browse through, say, "Pick me! Pick me!"

Go into a fitting room and wait a while. Then yell very loudly, "Hey! There's no toilet paper in here!"

Ride around on a 3-year old's bike screaming, "The British are coming! The British are coming!"

Set the alarms in the clock aisle to go off continuously every 5 minutes.

Get a toy water gun and then duck tape all of the Elmo dolls together and say, "Don't move or the Elmos get it!"

Get chopsticks and stick them in your nose and run around yelling, "I'm a walrus! Hear me roar!"

Pretend to be a manakin and dress up in store clothes. Strike a pose. If someone looks at you, make faces.

Stare at the ceiling and see how many people look to see what you're staring at. (you can really do this anywhere)


Take a Darth Vador doll and when a clerk isn't looking, pick up the intercom phone and press the button to make the Darth Vador doll talk on the store speaker system.

Walk behind a person who works at Wal-Mart and say, "Can I help you?"

Grab one of the sample perfume bottles and squirt random passing people.

Get whipped cream and put it in your mouth and run around screaming, "I have rabies!"

Talk on the loud speaker and say, "Attention Target shoppers!"

Walk up to a random person and say, "Hey! I remember you!" and see if they play along to avoid emberrasment.

Put barbies in a tough-looking guy's cart.

Take a bunch of bouncy balls and bounce them at people.

Test fishing gear by casting into other aisles and see what you can catch.

Get a toy gun and run around the store playing army.

Pat a person on the back and put a "Kick Me" sign on them.

Throw a tennis ball and then chase it on all four legs, catching it in your mouth like a dog.

Dress up as Batman and sit in a cart while someone pushes you and yell, "To the Batcave, Robin!

Play bumper cars with the shopping carts.

Dress up as Spiderman and tackle random people and run off yelling, "Another villan stopped by Spiderman!" and then say, "You can thank me later!"

Start singing in a horrible voice and when people look at you, say, "I'm the next American Idol!"

Get a can of Lysol and follow someone around the store, spraying everything they touch.

Spitball the cameras and random people.

Breakdance in the middle of the store.

"Accidentally" get stuck in one of the frozen food doors. Give people strange looks and see if anyone helps you out.

Play "Marco Polo"


Randomly throw things into neighboring aisles.

Run up to a complete stranger and say, "You're it!

Take a "mysterious package" to someone's cart and say kinda loud, "Here's the next clue, meet me at Sector 57 at oh- seven hundred hours tomorrow. Bring no one. "

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Hey! I just wanted to alert you all to the awesom book giveaway Bloom! is having. I love this author! :
Bloom!: Book Giveaway

The 'i's Have It!

I came across this link from the Bloom! website. A very inspiring topic by Amy Julia Becker- I think especially for our generation!

click here!

of course, I don't have any "i"s ;)

The Rock & Worship Roadshow

I love my new blog!...look...thing...lol.
So when I said I would try to post more often, I am just going to give that up cause I think we both know that's not going to happen =P
But, I did want to alert you all to the concert tomorrow:
http://therockandworshiproadshow.com/
It is going to have 7 awesom bands playing and it's only $10 at the door! It will be in Albequrque Tuesday(Sry for the short notice), 7pm at the Tingley Coliseum. Ican't wait! Hope to see you there!