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The Oyster and the Pig

June 14, 2011
By IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
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Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Ta dida da,
Said the oyster to the pig.
Ta dida da,
You're getting, ahhh... To be precise,
You're getting quite big.
Ta dida da,
The oyster was told by the pig,
I'll fetch a handsome price.
Think I ought to wear a wig,
Or would that be like gambling with a pair of weighted dice?
Ta dida da,
Yo dida dae,
That's what I saw,
The oyster to the pig say.

© Monica R., Stamford, CT

The author's comments:
2nd Ta Dida Da ditty-poem, if you would like to know the full story, please check out 'ta dida da of a time long past'.
This one is funny :)Plain old nonsense.
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Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 11:14 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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I never noticed that until you said that and now I totally agree! 

:)

Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 8:21 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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Erm. Two ways. (1) Go to sarahkaufmanart.c.o.m or (2) Ask the world and the answer will come. The second option, admittedly, takes longer. I am still waiting for the answer of the identity of Elizabeth West. :) But when it comes (as it always does, eventually), you will know that the world can talk back.

I come in many forms, names, and faces, dear. Tell me what you thought of me in "the Grey King."

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 4:47 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Oh wow, I apologize for not getting to this sooner, I didn't see it until just now. Sorry Heather.

Thank you very much for the comment :) It reminds me very much of Alice in Wonderland too, particularly the poem about the walrus and the cobbler guy, was it?

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 29 2011 at 4:42 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Collect, and create as many as you wish :)

Just as, if not, possibly, better. 

Where can I find it?

I found you in "The Grey King", Bran. 

Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 28 2011 at 5:18 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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Psst. Psst. Sarah Kaufman's art. There you will find answers.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 27 2011 at 5:25 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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So wise of you to hold that as one of your many-ish life mottos. I must start collecting more, myself.

Is Love, Stargirl as good as the first book, I wonder?

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 27 2011 at 1:06 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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To never assume, I could never know enough about anyone to fully know what they mean by their actions and the reasons behind them. It is not worth the price. 
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 27 2011 at 11:31 am
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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Tell me another one, if you would.
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 26 2011 at 6:31 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Beautiful, not unlike one of my many-ish life mottos.
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 26 2011 at 6:16 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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I liked your thanks, it reminded me of Emily Dickinson's poem:

"If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain."

IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 23 2011 at 4:52 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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May my poems always draw that reaction from at least one person, thank you for everything you so thoughtfully say. 
Thesilentraven PLATINUM said...
on Aug. 22 2011 at 8:32 pm
Thesilentraven PLATINUM, Mableton, Georgia
40 articles 2 photos 1632 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;il piu nell&#039; uno,&quot; (according to Emerson, an Italian expression for beauty)<br /> <br /> &quot;Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality&quot; ~Emily Dickinson<br /> <br /> &quot;The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain&quot; <br /> ~Kahlil Gibran

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A little giggle and a little cry out, of mirth, I mean. And this oyster and this pig, all the while, ambling down the dirt road of nonsense and of wonderland, singing their verses together. They are the ones who will find what the others are seeking, that which they touch upon with their rhymes. The wisest angel in the world to hear the echoes of the words, "ta dida da, ta dida da."
Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 8:02 pm
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

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hm, i know. (jk)
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 11:52 am
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Eeheheh, You're very welcome.
Boosflash DIAMOND said...
on Jul. 26 2011 at 12:54 am
Boosflash DIAMOND, Papillion, Nebraska
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What the front door.

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hmm... ofcourse my dear. I love you too. thank you so much for writing and dedicating this to me. i appreciate you captain.
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 8:22 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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(sorry!! it didnt let me finish! >.<) -erland, actually! :D I admire your creativity
HeatherBee BRONZE said...
on Jul. 7 2011 at 8:20 pm
HeatherBee BRONZE, I Live In, Texas
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Go on and try to tear me down. I will be rising from the ground, like a skyscraper<br /> <br /> Love is louder than the pressure to be perfect

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this made me think of alice in Wonde
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 11:34 pm
IamtheshyStargirl PLATINUM, Lothlorien, Utah
44 articles 16 photos 2206 comments

Favorite Quote:
Boredom instigates extreme creativity. <br /> ~Amoniel<br /> <br /> "Bowing gratefully to all of my subjects, 'thank you. Thank you. The pleasure is mine." Nah, I'm just kidding. We're all kings together.'" <br /> ~Thesilentraven

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Thanks for the comment, SM :)
Aderes47 GOLD said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 5:07 pm
Aderes47 GOLD, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. <br /> Henry Drummond

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I agree. :)
SMWells PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 5 2011 at 2:46 pm
SMWells PLATINUM, Carlisle, South Carolina
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Some truths best left unspoken.

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I couldn't agree more. And I think, nonsense or otherwise, this poem is very creative. And when it comes ot writting, creativity triumphs alwase... in the long run.