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"Space Widow's Lament" - Lightfoot - 08-11-2006
Space Widow's Lament
(for the lovely Ms. Linda)
He leaves me home to sail the stars,
to trade and plot in seedy bars.
To fight and plunder, run and hide.
(His absence makes me ache.. inside.)
I wish him well at every leavin',
but deep inside, I continue grievin'.
There seems no cure for his wanderlust,
tho our love is turning to brittle dust.
If you hear me now, my man of space,
Remember your home! Remember my face!
Please come to me. Please reason. Please talk!
'Ere I resume my "Widow's walk".
Your passion for space, for adventure, for fun
may ruin our love before you're done.
I do not seek to determine your fate.
I love you still, but it may be too late!
So consider, my man, before you fly:
Your duties lie here, not in the sky!
So please, my man, consider, relent,
Understand and give heed to my Widow's Lament.
.... Sancho Panza
08/11/2306 - 1100 hrs U.T.
(I love you, Linda. Be home soon.)
"Space Widow's Lament" - Lightfoot - 08-11-2006
I haven't knocked ya all speechless, have I?
Just so I didn't waste the bandwidth, let's just consider this thread a "support group" for those 'uns of us who just don't know how to drag our asses outta the cockpit at times.
Also, since i've kinda set the bar, it could also be the place for:
Shantys
Love songs
Epic Poems
Odes
Letters of apology and remorse
Help w/ homework, so ya can get done 'n play longer... (hmm.. that may be contrary to the purpose...).
Am I the only one havin' these issues?
Let's talk!
"Space Widow's Lament" - Fellow Hoodlum - 08-12-2006
Or of course ... We can use it for the usual old bollocks ... Won't be wasted I'm sure.
Li...Wifes more important you know. The rest of the stuff I'll leave to Night ... Hes much
better at the slush than me ... And those deep and useless discordian things.
Hoodlum :cool:
"Space Widow's Lament" - Nightfall - 08-12-2006
Contribution at 2am
Ravaging Storms in a Night of a Full Moon
the Clouds Wish to touch the Earth underneath
a Link between them a Whisper of Names in the howling Wind.
Far away Lands...
"Space Widow's Lament" - Fellow Hoodlum - 08-12-2006
See, I told you ... Let him loose from the Traders dump and look what happens.
Goes all soft on me ... Never get any work out of him tomorrow now.
I'll get my coat.
Hoodlum :mellow:
"Space Widow's Lament" - Lightfoot - 08-12-2006
Fellow Hoodlum,Aug 11 2006, 07:22 PM Wrote:See, I told you ... Let him loose from the Traders dump and look what happens.
Goes all soft on me ... Never get any work out of him tomorrow now.
I'll get my coat.
Hoodlum :mellow:
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I got it. You're both closet Discordians, and the ELF will rise again!
(Details to follow)
and "Whisper of Names"... what a great name for a ship!
Grab my coat too, eh Hoodlum. It's gettin' all smarmy in here
BTW.. The poem got me one hour of fuel tonight.
See ya Topside!
"Space Widow's Lament" - Admiral Yamato - 08-12-2006
I've gonna be gone for a week or so too. Got lots of summer work to do. plus the girlfriend is getting frustrated with not spending enough time or whatever.
but ill be back, see yakuza thread for more details. don't worry, dark shadow, i have NOT abandoned our clan.
"Space Widow's Lament" - Nightfall - 08-12-2006
Fellow Hoodlum,Aug 12 2006, 03:22 AM Wrote:See, I told you ... Let him loose from the Traders dump and look what happens.
Goes all soft on me ... Never get any work out of him tomorrow now.
I'll get my coat.
Hoodlum :mellow:
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Lightfoot,Aug 12 2006, 04:15 AM Wrote:---
and "Whisper of Names"... what a great name for a ship!
Grab my coat too, eh Hoodlum. It's gettin' all smarmy in here
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Just an enlightened evolution after a battle.. another Zen thing.
Stories about death.
Bernard :mellow:
"Space Widow's Lament" - Skyedaughter - 08-12-2006
The Widow's Response
Know this, all you widows pleading,
your sorrow soon will turn to bleeding
as tears of red fall from your eyes
while you search the ungiving skies.
For once a man has touched the stars,
and planets like jewels fill his heart,
you have nothing that can compare,
nothing to draw him from the cosmic dare.
Because the vastness of space is a new kind of ocean,
and its call is felt deep by the adventuring kind.
Mesmerized they'll become by the great silent motion,
and they'll leave everything and everyone else behind.
The inordinant quest stole your companion
and made of your lover a highwayman
who touches galaxies instead of soft earth
and seeks strange treasures of undefinable worth
You think none of this can compare to your love
or the way you once fit, hand in glove.
But his heart has been taken by one stronger than you;
there are no breadcrumbs to follow; there are no clues.
Because the vastness of space is a new kind of ocean,
and its call is felt deep by the adventuring kind.
Mesmerized they'll become by the great silent motion,
and they'll leave everything and everyone else behind.
Please believe no promises or words that seem kind.
They'll wink out like stars in the morning but haunt you at night.
Take no offered hand, and of his touch please beware.
For he has become a ghost in the machine and only seems to be there.
So feel your sorrow in full measure, and then let it go,
ask no more questions and seek answers no more.
Lift up your skirts and continue alone.
Your starfaring man is lost and gone.
Skyedaughter 2006
"Space Widow's Lament" - Skyedaughter - 08-12-2006
You're a smart fellow, and your wife or companion is very fortunate.
Skyedaughter