Tag Archives: poetry

There Once Was a Man From Nantucket…

Posted on March 17, 2011 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “The shamrock is a religious symbol. St. Patrick said the leaves represented the trinity: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. That’s why four leaf clovers are so lucky, you get a bonus Jesus.” –Stephen … Continue reading →

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Roses Are (often) Red

Posted on February 14, 2011 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Roses are red, violets are blue; I forgot to get you flowers; so my balls will be too.” —@notGaryBusey The logician in me:  Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, apropos of nothing. The deep thinker:  Roses … Continue reading →

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Camden Maine’s Favorite Daughter

Posted on September 9, 2009 by travellinbaen

TB is spending my internet time tonight checking the results from last week’s Thursday Pickin. We are in Camden, Maine, for a one night stopover in route to Portland for the rest of the week. As we walked through town … Continue reading →

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A Haiku, A Limerick, Free Verse and Some Couplets (With TDW’s Randoms)

Posted on June 25, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “There is poetry as soon as we realize we possess nothing.”     —John Cage, 20th century American composer The Daily Wit, fresh off his resounding blog success as a result of the 15 random words … Continue reading →

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A Poem About Nothing

Posted on June 18, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day: “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” –Robert Frost TB has grown weary of outrage … Continue reading →

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Travellinbaen and the Wanderlust

Posted on May 20, 2009 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day:     “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch … Continue reading →

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Birthdays

Posted on August 7, 2008 by travellinbaen

Quote of the Day       “Time flies like an arrow.  Fruit flies like a banana.”       –Groucho Marx TB dreads the inevitable.  As a kid, my times of greatest stress were sitting in a classroom on poetry recital … Continue reading →

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