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Song Of The Marines [We're Shovin' Right Off Again]

2011-05-30T09:30:00.017-04:00

In honor of Memorial Day, lyrics for Song Of The Marines

The Song of The Marines

(We're Shovin' Right Off Again)

Written for: The Singing Marine (1937)

Performer: Dick Powell, Hugh Herbert, Lee Dixon, Allen Jenkins Studio Chorus

Lyric: Al Dubin

Additional British lyric: Charles Dunn

Music: Harry Warren

Year: 1937

Original publisher: Remick Music Corp

Verse 1:

There's gotta be pork, there's gotta be beans,

In order to fill up and fatten the fightin' Marines,

The mighty Marines.

We carry all our vitamins inside a little can,

For corned beef is a delicacy in China or Japan;

And so, we're ready to go, wherever we go,

We know that we go prepared

To fight the foe or see that we keep 'em scared;

On land we always land a bit of femininity,

And then we hear the bugle blow,

And where the heck are we?

Chorus:

Over the sea let's go, men!

We're shovin' right off,

We're shovin' right off again;

Nobody knows where or when,

We're shovin' right off,

We're shovin' right off again.

It may be Shanghai,

Farewell and goodbye;

Sally and Sue, don't be blue;

We'll just be gone for years and years and then,

We're shovin' right off for home again!

Verse 2 (from British sheet music):

There's gotta be work, as well as canteens,

In order to discipline all of those fightin' Marines,

The blighted Marines.

But also by this rule they must have lots and lots of play,

And that's how you bring up the Marines into the fighting way;

And so, a good NCO can take us in tow,

None of us then give a hang,

But deal the blow with parry and thrust and bang;

And when the scrap is over, we'll relax in our own way,

Each man for himself with the dames around,

Call it a day;

[Chorus]

Ms Red Pen's 5 Word Challenge

2010-10-09T19:55:00.013-04:00

This is not a poem, but i couldn't resist participating in Ms Red Pen's 5 Word Challenge.

sookie's entry for 5 Word Challenge:

As i mingled with the party guests
the crowded room felt like a barren wasteland.
Some confuse polite small-talk with deep interest.
Just when i thought 'i don't have the energy
to listen one more insipid word' you walked over.
A distinct and welcome connection had begun.

Praise For Spring

2010-03-21T11:23:00.012-04:00

A Prayer in Spring

By Robert Frost

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.

And make us happy in the darting bird
That suddenly above the bees is heard,
The meteor that thrusts in with needle bill,
And off a blossom in mid air stands still.

For this is love and nothing else is love,
The which it is reserved for God above
To sanctify to what far ends He will,
But which it only needs that we fulfil.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Prayer Honoring the Goddesses of Spring
By Patti Wigington

Hail, and welcome!
Green life returns to the earth
blooming and blossoming
once more from the soil.
We welcome you,
goddesses of spring,
Eostre, Persephone, Flora, Cybele,
in the trees,
in the soil,
in the flowers,
in the rains,
and we are grateful
for your presence.

Get Gone

2009-07-27T18:11:00.018-04:00

Surfing around the other day i happened upon a wiccan site. It's mistress was inquiring about a "no harm" banishment spell. As coincidence would have it, i had one kicking around in my head for several months, but i hadn't completed. After reading Tracy's request, the muse visited me again. The resulting poem below.

Get Gone

flee from me wretched creature
you bring nothing but
misery and strife

i wish you no harm
just want you to get gone
go forever from my life

if you would but go
bilious being
my life would be so sweet
it's quality overnight
would improve
exponentially

oh please take your leave
cursed thing you
make my life worthwhile
for on the day
that you depart
i will have the
happiest of smiles
©sookietex~2009

April Is National Poetry Month

2009-04-25T09:31:00.019-04:00

read/recite/compose/incite
inspire/admire/revel/meander
in verse that is free/haiku
or iambic pentameter
© sookietex 2009

I Put A Spell On You

2008-10-31T18:00:00.000-04:00

I put a spell on you. Because you're mine.
Stop the things you do. Watch out! I ain't lyin'.
Yeah! I can't stand no runnin' around.
I can't stand no puttin' me down.
I put a spell on you. Because you're mine.

Oh yeah! Whoa! Whoa!

Stop the things you do. Watch out! I ain't lyin'.

Oh! Oh!

I love you! I love you! I love you!
Anyhow...I don't care if you don't want me.
I'm yours right now.
I put a spell on you. Because you're mine.
Mine! Mine!
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! You're mine!

[Lyric by Screamin' Jay Hawkins]

Autumn, Merry Mabon!

2008-09-22T08:46:00.024-04:00

Despite the havoc ragweed wreaks on my allergies, fall [autumn] is my favorite season. i found a poem that Helen Keller composed for one of her mentors, Alexander Graham Bell. Ms.Keller's imagery is nothing short of awe inspiring, when you consider this is a person who was blind and deaf since infancy. Her words speak so eloquently of the feelings this season brings. Merry Mabon!

Please click here for PDF version

boundless ardor ~ for julian dana william mcmahon

2008-01-27T08:00:00.000-05:00

Saturday January 26th 2008, G'Day USA honored several of Australia's native daughters and sons. The one that commanded the most attention from the media was of course Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon. i covered the event and spoke briefly with the star. i will publish the details of the event within the next few days at In A Lather. Meantime, a few weeks ago the muse inspired me to compose the tribute below.

from australia hails

mcmahon,julian.

g'donya mate

with those eyes cerulean.

from the nape of your neck

to the tips of your toes

the sheilas adore you

fully dressed or unclothed.

such energy you bring

when you enter the room!

as yourself, or as alters

troy, turner, grant,

hanson, plato, or doom.

born to nobility

yet, your ethic is proletarian.

let's all hoist a VB

to our favorite rapscallion!
©sookietex 2008

Happy Halloween ~ Merry Meet, Blessed Be Besom aka Witches' Broom Chant

2007-10-29T17:53:00.000-04:00

~ BESOM CHANT ~
Besom, besom, Lady's broom
Sweep out darkness, sweep out doom
Rid ye Lady's hallowed ground
Of demons, imps and Hell's red hound;
Then set ye down on Her green earth
By running stream or Mistress' hearth,
'Till called once more on Sabbath night
To cleanse once more the dancing site.
~ Author Unknown ~

Besom brooms are the broom traditionally associated with witches and are traditionally made of twigs tied to a larger pole. As a result, the besom is rounded instead of flat. The bristles can be made of many materials including, but not limited to straw, herbs, or twigs. Supposedly, an upward pointed besom (bristles up), especially over or near a doorway, will help protect the house from evil spirits or negative energies.

A besom is one of the tools used in Wicca. A traditional Wiccan besom is an ash stave handle with bristles made from birch twigs. These twigs are tied on using thin pieces of willow wood. It is used to cleanse the ritual area before circle casting.

To cleanse your ritual area, start in the centre and moving deosil (clockwise) sweep the circle from the centre to the outer edges, all the while envisioning and chanting that negativity is being swept out and the circle is being purified.

As a tool, the besom is usually thought of as masculine in nature due to its phallic shape and symbolism. However the besom's components are of both masculine and feminine orientation. The handle, an ash stave, is masculine in nature while the birch used for the bristles is thought of as feminine in nature.

The use of the besom as a tool in witchcraft might have begun when there was much fear and hatred toward witches. A broomstick was a common household item and therefore could not be used as evidence that a person was a witch.

Source: Wikipedia ~ Besom Broom
Wikipedia ~ Samhain Halloween

Puzzle Valentines [circa 19th century]

2007-05-07T16:28:00.000-04:00

This wonderful gem titled "The Old Fancy" is by Jessie Shepherd, composed in 1888*. The artwork's medium is pen and ink. The positioning of the text is called "puzzle poetry". This is the verse and the key for reading.
"I am in love as thou mayst see, I love but one and that is thee. Read down and up and thou shall't find the way to read thy valentine."

*Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Rights and Restrictions Information:
Publication and other forms of distribution: All information documented by P&P staff regarding publication and/or copyright claimants has been recorded in the catalog record.Published works copyrighted prior to 1923 are in the public domain. Published works copyrighted after 1923 that are still in their original or renewal term of copyright are protected for 95 years from the copyright date. Unpublished works may be protected by copyright for the life of the creator plus 70 years or until the year 2002, whichever is longer.

lovespell

2007-04-19T22:39:00.000-04:00

right is right
divine destiny
my true love** and i
are meant to be
positive forces
convert
reverie to reality
and i pray
forever take away
darkness
and bring light
to me

**if you have someone specific in mind
think of that person's name.
to make the spell more potent,
speak the person's name out loud.
text © sookie 4~18~2007
[the heart image is not my creation. i found the gif on-line many years ago and the artist was not known to me. if anyone can inform me of the artist's identity, i will happily give credit. thanks]

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2007-04-18T11:53:00.000-04:00

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