A Year Without a Poem

Written by Rani Kaye on February 22, 1988:

More than a year without a poem
... and they used to come every day!
Oh, they still do, but I don't write them down
I just sing them, then they drift away.

(Somebody's Journal records all the rhymes
... and notes all the harmonies playing behind.
And He loves an old song
... and He loves a new song
... and He loves diversity, comedy, and hue!)

And I love to sing them
... and I love to bring them
On altars of frailty,
Transformed by His holiness,
Made fit for His view.

And He hears my every prayer!
Those spoken ... those breathed unaware.
Before and behind my life:
Yhwh ever there!

Reigning, although unseen
The comedy of God has been
A servant on horseback
And a king on his feet!

A maid who's her mistress' heir
(Whom Mary and Sarah bare)
And Oh! How the earth will move!
When the Servant is King!

-- Poem by Rani Kaye, all rights reserved

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Does anybody know the author of this poem?

I found a handwritten copy of this poem in a shoebox belonging to a 91 year old cousin:

On the banks of Allan Water
When brown autumn spread its store;
There I saw the Miller's daughter
But she smiled no more.

For the summer grief has brought her,
And the soldier false was he;
On the banks of Allan Water,
None as sad as she.

Rani Kaye

A MySpace friend sent me a message telling me the name of this poem is "The Banks of Allan Water," and the author was Matthew Gregory Lewis. Posted by Rani Kaye on Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 10:05 PM

We ARE all connected, and I think it's less than 8 degrees...

Current mood: contemplative

Those of us who make friends online feel quite connected to our penpals. We congregate around our particular interests on the web ... "birds of a feather flock together," as the old saying goes.

I, too, have some forums that I frequent ... and my penpals mean a lot to me.

I just read an article from our local tv news rss feed about a Virginia Tech student who was well known at an online forum for our Detroit Tigers and West Michigan Whitecaps. I don't frequent that forum, not being into sports myself, but I understand.

If you wonder whether our online connections are "real" -- take a look at this link:

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=74050

Chocolate Cake and Meatloaf

Chocolate Cherry Cake

1 chocolate cake mix
2 eggs
1 can cherry pie filling

Mix all ingredients with an electric mixer. Add no other liquids. Bake according to directions on the cake mix package. When cooled, frost with canned chocolate frosting.

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Best Ever Meat Loaf

1 egg, beaten
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 cup milk
3/4 cup rolled oats
1 1/2 t. Lawrys seasoned salt
1 t. minced garlic
2 lb. ground beef
1/4 t. pepper
1 t. dry mustard
1 t. paprika
1 t. worchestershire sauce
dash of allspice
2 T. red cooking wine

Bake at 375 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.

Broccoli Cheese Soup

1 c. diced Vidalia onion -- cook till transparent in 1 T olive oil & 1 t butter; add 2 cloves fresh minced garlic & 1 T celery flakes. Add 2 cans chicken broth & 1 can water. Rinse & chop 1 lg. bag frozen broccoli & add it to the stock. Peel, rinse, & dice 1 medium Idaho potato & add it to the stock. Bring to full boil; reduce heat, cover & simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Whisk together 1/2 c. flour & 2 c. milk; stir that slowly into broth; stir in 12 oz american cheese & heat through -- be careful not to scorch.

Computer Humor

Funniest blog quote from yesterday:

"... Its 256 MB of RAM and crapload of crapware from HP are making the updates painfully slow ... "

Here's the link to the blog:

http://www.bbspot.com/Log/?module=Log&function=browse&id=844

Currently listening : Itzhak Perlman's Greatest Hits By Fryderyk Chopin Release date: By 17 February, 1998

A Liberal Soul

Excerpts from some things I've read today:

"It is not God's will that His people be bored and lonely. He wants us to enjoy great fellowship and companionship. He wants us to feel great physically, not just drag our bodies around every day. He wants us to be vibrant and energetic, to enjoy life and live it to the fullest. He also wants us to be sharp mentally, have good memories and not live in a confused and worried manner." -- Meyer, Joyce, "How to Succeed at Being Yourself" (c) 1999 by Joyce Meyer, Life In The Word, Inc., Published by Harrison House, Inc., Tulsa, OK.

"...if by "Liberal" they mean someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people -- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties, someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad -- if that is what they mean by liberal, then I am proud to say that I'm a liberal." -- John F. Kennedy on the campaign trail in 1960.