Floating Creative

14:45

To a Piece of Amber

‘Limpid lump with light refulgent.

Tawny tinted, cold yet warm,

Whence has come your mystic beauty,

Your alluring wonderous charm?

Are you blood of Forest Monarch

Slain by the Storm King's might,

Clotted in Earth’s cold bosom

Through ages of Arctic night?

Or the tears of Druid Maiden

For a lover found untrue?

Tell me the tragic story

That is hid in the heart of you.

Are you frozen sunshine,

Chilled by a world unkind,

Or the golden pearl of an Elfin Earl

Whose castle none may find?

I am the blood of Forest Monarch,

I am tears of a Druid Maid

I am congealed sunshine

From the haunts where Elfins played.

I am all of these and more than these,

For a token of love am I,

To be worn next the heart of your true love

To prove her constancy.

An amulet ‘gainst grief and pain,’

Gainst sorrow, sin and care,

For none may harm where I cast my charm

O’er beauty pure and rare.’

Walter S. Park

I love this poem. I found it when I was looking for a good graphic of a piece of amber to re-make my site with. I did find it, but I guess it can wait. It’s going to be a great looking site if I can get my butt in gear. But where to find the time? It’s amazing how little of it I actually have. Right now, I’m supposed to be working on an invoice for my ex-boss for tax purposes.

You’d think he’d keep track of these things for himself.

Oh, well, I know to keep track of it myself now.

I’m listening to Harry Chapin right now …Greatest Stories Live - A very good album even if the last song is a bit on the disturbing side. It’s about a family that starves to death … told from the viewpoint of a newborn child. Very moving, actually. Right now it’s on “Let Time Go Lightly”. I love that song too. It’s written and sung by his brother.

I’m also tickled and deliriously happy to discover that I had managed to save my images that I had collected on a CD!!! It eases the pain of my other losses a bit.

Lynne said that she was going to write about me on her ‘blog. (Somehow the apostrophe makes it seem a bit more dignified) I admit to being both curious and nervous about what she will say. You can never tell with her. I’d like to think that my confidence is built up to the point where I will survive it … ;)

Had the furnace guy in yesterday … I’ve never felt so ripped off. And yet, the price probably wasn’t that far off the mark. I’ll have to check around and see. I wasn’t actually expecting a bill from him. When ATCO was in control, they came in, gave you an assessment or made minor repairs … and didn’t charge you for it. Zero is a nice figure when it’s what you have available. Direct Energy charged me $425. Granted, I bought a programmable thermostat too. (Jade said that we could have done that for less and he could have installed it – which is true – but I thought we had agreed on this and, quite frankly, I wanted it done before summer.)

Found a mystery disc … the first song is You’re the Inspiration – Chicago … okay … not a bad start.

Just realized … we don’t own ANY of the Karate Kid movies …

Keep trying to get a hold of my landlady to let her know about the cost of the furnace … can you believe that she doesn’t have an answering machine? She’s in Vegas!! How am I supposed to tell her before she cashes the rent cheque??

Silly woman. Who in this day and age doesn’t have some form of answering service?

Chicago, to Jann Arden … to Tim McGraw … What drugs was I on?

I’ve been reminded … Ellen!!! Great to hear from you again … I posted your comment for you. Just a note, people, ANYONE CAN LEAVE A COMMENT!! You do NOT need a password! Just choose “Other” and put your name in the name box or choose “Anonymous” … both will get you in. And Ellen? Any Tubber can read this … feel free to share it. Just keep in mind that the comment will not show up right away. I have to review it first.

Oh, my Goddess … Tiffany … somebody deliver me …

Drugs … I was on drugs … I swear!!

When I got home today, I found all the toilet paper unrolled to the end and on the floor in the upstairs bathroom. I thought it was the cat and gave him a good scolding while I rolled it back up. (Have to ever re-rolled toilet paper? It just doesn’t want to cooperate!) Anyway, I went back in there about an hour later to have a shower … and there was the paper ... on the floor again. This time it wasn’t even clinging to the roll. Now there really wasn’t all that much left in the first place, but that was just weird. It wasn’t Spot because he was with me the entire time.

Either I’m finally getting air from the furnace … or I have playful “company”.

jadeis home … time to play “wife” …

Sweet Dreams!