Saturday, September 4, 2010

Elegance



Another time, another age;
Another phase, another stage.
A different style of decoration;
Another source of inspiration.
The subject so demure, not bawdy;
The colour muted and not gaudy.
The shadow's timeless though, because
A shadow is what a shadow was.
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Gerald Gee
http://geraldgee.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-post_03.html

A PUNNY INTERLUDE

Don't you love it! Isn't it 'cute'!
Isn't this cartoon a hoot!
Gerald! Gerald! You've done it again!
I know I'm singing an old refrain.)
I love puns and quirky minds.
Gerald has been one of my finds.
I'm not one to laugh out loud
I'm really one of the 'sniggering' crowd,
But a little titter did emerge
And I felt a bit of a 'guffaw' surge!
I feel this needs wider recognition.
So I am on a 'spreading' mission.
Gerald is a misogynist
While I'm a rampant feminist!
That body looks feminine to me,
The fingers spreading daintily!
Gerald! Gerald! Clean up your act
Or I'll leave your fan-club!
That's a fact!
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10 comments:

  1. EwaSeptember 4, 2010 at 9:59 PM

    such a simple but lovely photo!
    great poems!

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  2. RosieSeptember 5, 2010 at 12:50 AM

    Hee, hee. Gerald Gee.
    Not me.
    Only he.

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  3. DragonstarSeptember 5, 2010 at 12:53 AM

    Elegant indeed. The supports for the shade are so delicately decorative.

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  4. PJSeptember 5, 2010 at 3:24 AM

    it looks to be a very elegant oil (?) lamp. I'm sure it's shadow in the dark is very dramatic compared to this lovely, soft version.

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  5. Sylvia KSeptember 5, 2010 at 1:13 PM

    I love those beautiful old lamps! And what a delightful shadow shot it makes, Brenda! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

    Sylvia

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  6. wanderlustSeptember 5, 2010 at 6:21 PM

    A truly beautiful lamp, very elegant!

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  7. Hey HarrietSeptember 5, 2010 at 6:37 PM

    Lovely lamp photo and I enjoyed the poem. Especially the line 'a shadow is what a shadow was' ...deep!

    Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

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  8. UnknownSeptember 5, 2010 at 6:42 PM

    What a gorgeous elegant lamp, great shadow

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  9. SpadomanSeptember 5, 2010 at 8:26 PM

    I like your shadow shot. It is elegant. Youir words speak the truth.
    I wonder about the Gee cartoon. Was that only suppose to happen to a man? I thought matricide to be genderless:-)

    Peace.

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  10. Beverley BairdSeptember 6, 2010 at 3:47 AM

    What a lovely muted shadow from the lamp - like lace!
    Great comic and poems as well!

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