Happy 83rd Birthday, Dame Judi Dench

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“Dame Judi Dench, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Judi Dench, Dame Judi Dench,,, “

Happy 83rd Birthday, Dame Judi Dench

I’m not getting old, I am getting better

I am becoming a classic

Like the fine wine
For a special occasion to dine
Like the little red Corvette
You always wanted as a pet

I am
much better
more wiser
and even smarter
Than ever

Extraordinary woman
Exemplary human
Remarkable personality
Striking beauty

If you challenge me
I will compete with thee
Reach the finish line
Before you have the time
To Say
Wait for me!

Many things I have accomplished
Some of them without compliments
Many more still to come
Before I am done

What’s up next
You ask
Without being hexed
I would like the task
Ruler of the World naturally to follow
But not today,
Maybe tomorrow

Favourite Photo Friday | one

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“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs .
When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence” Ansel Adams

 

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Ready for the Close-up

Getting closer and closer
A little more closer
Almost close enough
For an object to touch
But wait, time to hesitate
The cactus with mighty thorns
May your fingers scorn
Before you loose
Better choose…

Favourite Photo Friday | two

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“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs .
When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence” Ansel Adams

 

Ready for the Close-up

…Before you loose
Better choose
The creamy strawberries
With their pals blueberries
A tasty treat
Without any meat
Some eye candy to complete
With a red amaryllis ever so sweet

Contrasts for TBT

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There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast”
Charles Dickens

Contrasts

Enjoyed the fall
On many a stroll
At the door
Winter is knocking
With white
Everything blocking

Happy 100 Finland!

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“My favourite country is Finland because once you get to a certain point, you can drive for hours without seeing a single person. I love peace and quiet – something I don’t get very often” Christopher Lee

Happy 100 Finland!

In honour of Finland’s Independence Day and 100th birthday:

Please find the national anthem in YouTube
More on Independence Day in Finland in Wikipedia

Lyrics from lyricstranslate.com

Our Land

Oh Our Land Finland Fatherland
Echo Loudly Golden Word
No Valley No Hill
No Water Shore More Dear
Than This Northern Homeland
This Precious Land Of Our Fathers
No Valley No Hill
No Water Shore More Dear
Than This Northern Homeland
This Precious Land Of Our Fathers
One Day From Your Bud
You Will Bloom
From Our Love Shall Rise
Your Hope Glorious Joy
And Once Your Song Fatherland
Higher Still Will Ring
From Our Love Shall Rise
Your Hope Glorious Joy
And Once Your Song Fatherland
Higher Still Will Ring

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100 Years

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Happy 100th Birthday Finland!

“Finland is no utopia” Bernie Sanders

100 Years

In the midst, of the roughest of winters
When a death sentence
Could have been as simple, as a splinter
In the year of our dawn
This is what our fore fathers saw:
The opportunity for independence
Even, if it meant a death sentence

Marching to the Tsar’s palace
Their intentions nothing out of malice
Nor, the intent of treason
But demanding simply, freedom

A heartfelt request as that
Was approved after a lengthy chat
Returning home in triumph
With these once people compliant
Celebration all over the land
Sooner than later begun

And it lasted a hundred years
Sometimes, turning into tears
But one hundred years later
All of us know, there is nothing greater
Than freedom and choice
Having your own voice
And a place, to call home

Happy 100th Finland!
And here is, to 100 more!

Mundane Monday: Open Sesame

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“I like to make the mundane fabulous whenever I can” Rufus Wainwright

        

“An homage to lifts/elevators everywhere”

Open Sesame

Abracadabra!
How well do you know your algebra?
It is as easy as one, two, three
Even before you can boot your PC
The carriage of comfort
Has lifted you upwards
Your destination dead ahead
Nothing more left to be said

Seat Sunday: A Seat in the Fortress

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“When in Finland, sit like the Finns do” Gun Roswell

 

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A Seat in the Fortress

“Hurry, hurry!
Someone will steal
That cool seat
And we’ll be left standing
On our two feet!”

Freakish Felines for Caturday I one

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“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere” Groucho Marx

Freakish Felines

Freakishly feline
Or a soft purring ball
How easy to unwind
Soon to a sleep fall
Hypnotized …

continued in part two