RIP - Page 60

Chancie · 12-10-2024, 07:31 AM

Kidnap Poem

Ever been kidnapped
by a poet
if i were a poet
I’d kidnap you
put you in my phrases and meter
You to jones beach
or maybe coney island
or maybe just to my house
lyric you in lilacs
dash you in the rain
blend into the beach
to complement my see
Play the lyre for you
ode you with my love song
anything to win you
wrap you in the red Black green
show you off to mama
yeah if i were a poet I’d kid
nap you

—Nikki Giovanni

iamkeri1 · 12-28-2024, 07:48 AM

He wasn't famous and maybe there is a better thread for this, but my quick search didn't find one.

My Precious husband died 21 years ago today, close to this time of day.

No words can say how I loved him, or how I miss him still, so I won't say them.

Keri

Kätzchen · 12-29-2024, 05:30 PM

Jimmy Carter (100 yrs).

GeorgiaMa'am · 12-30-2024, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Kätzchen

Jimmy Carter (100 yrs).

I have been on the verge of tears ever since I heard the news last night. No matter what anyone thought of him as President, he was a good man. He was humble, and he did the best he could his whole life, and he did accomplish many great things. He was so sick, I can't begrudge him dying at 100 years of age; but the world will be a little less without him in it.

Orema · 12-31-2024, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

I have been on the verge of tears ever since I heard the news last night. No matter what anyone thought of him as President, he was a good man. He was humble, and he did the best he could his whole life, and he did accomplish many great things. He was so sick, I can't begrudge him dying at 100 years of age; but the world will be a little less without him in it.

He was the second President I voted for and the first President I voted for who won. That and the Iranian Hostage Crisis are what I remember most about his presidency... He gave as well as he received. He made enemies with Clinton, Ford, and Kennedy, but he also made peace with them. He was a good man who enjoyed a good fight and he tried to do the right thing. Hope he's remembered for the fights he won and not just the ones he lost.

iamkeri1 · 01-01-2025, 07:12 AM

President Carter was a personal hero of mine.
I'm with you, Georgia ma'am. I cried all day after I heard of his death. I'm a sucker for anyone who truly loves their partner. He was a quiet and constant reminder of how good a person could be even if they were famous.

Rosalynn and Jimmie, I hope your souls are tangled together as all parts of your lives together were in this life.

Fare thee well,
Keri

Kätzchen · 02-24-2025, 09:58 PM

Rest in power, Roberta Flack. Thank you for the beautiful music. ❤️

Gráinne · 02-27-2025, 06:28 PM

Gene Hackman, one of my favorite actors. What happened?

Kätzchen · 04-21-2025, 10:02 AM

Pope Francis passed away early this morning. He was a huge advocate for the LGBTQ community. A reporter once asked him a question during a press conference about gay priests, and Pope Francis replied: “who am I to judge?”

Rest in peace.

Thank you for not turning your back on our community.

12-29-2024, 05:30 PM	#1183
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: May 2010 Location: . Posts: 15,839 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 31,766 Thanked 33,387 Times in 10,548 Posts Rep Power: 21474866	Rest in peace…. Jimmy Carter (100 yrs).

02-24-2025, 09:58 PM	#1187
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: May 2010 Location: . Posts: 15,839 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 31,766 Thanked 33,387 Times in 10,548 Posts Rep Power: 21474866	Roberta Flack Rest in power, Roberta Flack. Thank you for the beautiful music. ❤️

02-27-2025, 06:28 PM	#1188
Gráinne Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Neither, nada, out of the box Preferred Pronoun?: My name always works Relationship Status: Happy whatever happens Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 1,862 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,110 Thanked 7,382 Times in 1,455 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Gene Hackman, one of my favorite actors. What happened? __________________ The odds of going to the store for a loaf of bread and coming out with only a loaf of bread are three billion to one. ~Erma Bombeck

12-10-2024, 07:31 AM	#1181
Chancie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: queer femme-inist Relationship Status: I'm lucky. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Western Mass Posts: 3,753 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,403 Thanked 14,514 Times in 2,723 Posts Rep Power: 21474854	Kidnap Poem Ever been kidnapped by a poet if i were a poet I’d kidnap you put you in my phrases and meter You to jones beach or maybe coney island or maybe just to my house lyric you in lilacs dash you in the rain blend into the beach to complement my see Play the lyre for you ode you with my love song anything to win you wrap you in the red Black green show you off to mama yeah if i were a poet I’d kid nap you —Nikki Giovanni

12-28-2024, 07:48 AM	#1182
iamkeri1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme woman Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 302 Thanked 2,152 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 16642920	He wasn't famous and maybe there is a better thread for this, but my quick search didn't find one. My Precious husband died 21 years ago today, close to this time of day. No words can say how I loved him, or how I miss him still, so I won't say them. Keri

01-01-2025, 07:12 AM	#1186
iamkeri1 Member How Do You Identify?: femme woman Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 905 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 302 Thanked 2,152 Times in 659 Posts Rep Power: 16642920	President Carter was a personal hero of mine. I'm with you, Georgia ma'am. I cried all day after I heard of his death. I'm a sucker for anyone who truly loves their partner. He was a quiet and constant reminder of how good a person could be even if they were famous. Rosalynn and Jimmie, I hope your souls are tangled together as all parts of your lives together were in this life. Fare thee well, Keri

04-21-2025, 10:02 AM	#1189
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: . Join Date: May 2010 Location: . Posts: 15,839 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 31,766 Thanked 33,387 Times in 10,548 Posts Rep Power: 21474866	Pope Francis passed away early this morning. He was a huge advocate for the LGBTQ community. A reporter once asked him a question during a press conference about gay priests, and Pope Francis replied: “who am I to judge?” Rest in peace. Thank you for not turning your back on our community.