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  Jw's and beards

  by wannaexit in

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  without going into details.

  it appears that new light might be coming down the pipes that beards are acceptable.

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  Was Jesus a ginger?

  
  
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  Have You Been "Sent to Coventry"?

  by compound complex in

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  greetings, fellow posters:.

  if you're from the uk -- or of the pure english expression in another kingdom -- you have probably heard this expression.

  i learned it from an elderly english chap.

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  Greetings, Fellow Posters:

  If you're from the UK -- or of the pure English expression in another kingdom -- you have probably heard this expression. I learned it from an elderly English chap. It seems to fit many of us here in our circumstances:

  To send someone to Coventry is an English idiom meaning to deliberately ostracise someone. Typically, this is done by not talking to them, avoiding someone's company, and generally pretending that they no longer exist. Victims are treated as though they are completely invisible and inaudible. -- Wikipedia.org
  
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  My Guitar, My Friend

  by Tallon in

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  one of my interests is music and i play an acoustic guitar.. i wrote a poem about my guitar and thought i'd share it with you.

  my poem doesn't match up to some of compound complex's work however, i'd really appreciate any feedback you can give.. my guitar my friend.

  reaching for my old companion.

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  Greetings, Tallon:

  Yes, where are all the other musicians?

  I apologize for not replying sooner, having been caught up with my own posting issues and forgetting momentarily the vital need to support the writing of fellow posters. Your poem is very well written and touches the heart, which is the main thing, of course. I am honored but not feeling so worthy of mention in your OP. I'm a pianist and music teacher, yet I, too, need to broaden my scope. I shall do so as of now because of this thread.

  Stick with it, Tallon. Ten years of writing here has shown me the highs and lows of interest in poetry (considering who's on board at any given time). As others have supported and encouraged me over the years, I ask you to keep writing, keep posting, keep honing your craft.

  Blessings and peace . . .
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  The Pacific Northwest

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  THE PACIFIC COAST was my surrogate guardian. It held both my heart and my spirit within its mighty bosom.

  My impoverished family loved and cherished the sea, stretching outward beyond infinity; but it was I, more than the others, who took to the e'er dreary landscape. In a most peculiar manner, the dank surroundings soothed me and enveloped me in crawling mists that were more welcomed to me than the evaporating rays of a cavorting summer sun.

  I, however, am no longer that pensive lad who found comfort in the dark and cold and deep blue sea. Today, a man in the physical sense, I no longer possess that childlike fascination with my former abode. I reside in The City. Luxuries absent during youth abound, satisfying beyond mere need. The sterile vista I gaze upon is that of steel and stone and glass; its combination in regal, imposing edifices commands my admiring view yet scarcely my heart.

  Yesterday's child has vanished from all remembrance . . .
  
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  The Sadness of the Poet

  by compound complex in

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  i feel a sadness so deep that friends wonder why my art and my blinds remain undrawn.. gone is the muse who promised me solacewhile guys played ball and climbed tall trees.. a blank canvas before me says, "here's your life, where has it gone?".

  is it too late to become what imight have become .

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  I watch the black oaks of my wood.

  They sway gently against an early morning expanse that is an uncharacteristic gray, a gray illumined by a softer, gentler summer sun.

  Yesterday's glossy chartreuse leaves of the stately sentinels are, today, a buffed, sage foliage. Strangely, the look, the feel, the mood that prevail transport me back to the foggy coast of my youth. At that particular time of my life, I was not so taken with the unrelenting cool of a Pacific summer.
  

  Now, in this land of perpetual sun, the uncommon wafting of damp and fresh upon my body is healing . . .

  
  
  
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  'Parents' magazine cover with JW.org cartoon kids

  by undercover in

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  making the rounds on facebook among jws is a photo of a 'parents' magazine cover that shows the cgi jw.org kids on the cover, and an article headline about how wonderful the teaching tools on jw.org are.

  (i don't have the time or the desire to hunt the photo and post it - sorry).

  i immediately suspected some bored and naive jw doing some photoshopping.

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  Improperly punctuated captions are a dead giveaway, in contrast to the correct, legitimate ones of the original.
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  How do I post images from computer?

  by compound complex in

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  i am trying to remove link ........................................................ sorry, simon:.

  posted something else in error, trying to get images up.

  when i post images from pc, the photo shows, but the wheel spins indefinitely.

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  No, millie -- that's been the ongoing problem. My photos post to email and Facebook with no problem.

  I learned how to downsize my photos on MS Office Picture Manager and they still won't post. How the photos on flipper's thread posted is beyond me. They are both some 2000 X 3600.

  I appreciate your help -- thanks!
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  How do I post images from computer?

  by compound complex in

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  i am trying to remove link ........................................................ sorry, simon:.

  posted something else in error, trying to get images up.

  when i post images from pc, the photo shows, but the wheel spins indefinitely.

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  Thanks, Orphan Crow!

  As part of our ongoing tutorial, today -- Saturday, 20 August, 8:30 a.m. -- I again tried posting from Photobucket. I cannot get a single image only to post, but, instead, the entire PB page and a potential slideshow appear. In the past, I posted single images here, on JWD, with no difficulty.

  I tried all four links, with identical results. I did this on my e-mail account to test. Obviously, I'm doing something wrong!

  Thank you again for your help.
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  Not too my son...

  by The Rebel in

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  will i say " orlando, your hair is too long, and needs to be cut short" and never will i say " orlando, invites to birthday parties can't be accepted".

  and i will buy my son books he wants to read, books that bring him happiness, and that he understands.

  and by so doing, i hope he will acquire happy memories of his childhood, so that the sensitive and delicate, in him will be allowed to grow.

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  Greetings, The Rebel:

  So much I can relate to. Suffice it to say that we raised our kids "in the truth" and "out of the truth."

  Will explain later in a PM.

  Have a good day.
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  The Sadness of the Poet

  by compound complex in

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  i feel a sadness so deep that friends wonder why my art and my blinds remain undrawn.. gone is the muse who promised me solacewhile guys played ball and climbed tall trees.. a blank canvas before me says, "here's your life, where has it gone?".

  is it too late to become what imight have become .

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  https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/179386/post-picture-thread-nice-meet-you?page=210&size=10

  A Happy Morn, Half banana, ZAPPA-ESQUE, and Nancy Drew:

  What a wonderful surprise to find you here in The Poets' Corner of a sunny morning! THANK YOU!

  I have written elsewhere that there's little poetry nowadays here. Your contributions and sentiments are welcome and a pleasure to my oft-parched soul and spirit.

  Half banana: A British writer of note has compared me to Bronte. He discovered me -- lost in thought, as usual -- gazing into the azure. He introduced me to the diminutive redhead (PBB) and, since, the three of us have transcended time and space and become fast friends. I, however, am a stocky redhead.

  ZAPPA-ESQUE: Agreed, vis-a-vis putting careers on hold and losing. Well, not totally, I hope. It's wonderful you and your wife are helping children. I relate, myself a teacher of over 50 years. Some former students are now teachers themselves. Please continue to do what you do -- you will reap if you do not tire out! Thanks for videos.

  Nancy Drew: You never fail to inspire and make me laugh! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! Flynn has been replaced by Branwell because the photo of me on the link above will not process as an avatar.

  Blessings and Peace . . .