Posted in Fandom
Happy 70th Birthday: Iggy Pop!
Posted in Fandom
Photo credits Google/Getty Images
“Let us not take ourselves too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom” Queen Elizabeth II
Live Long and Prosper Queen Elizabeth II
Who would have thought
Of being in the same job
For some sixty three years
– Surely worth some cheers
You’re part of the folk
Even cracked a few jokes
You got street smarts
And certainly won our hearts
Pink, purple or blue
To name but a few
The colours like your spirit
Would inspire many lyrics
Wishes for
Many more
Years of reign
Hear our hail:
Long Live the Queen,
And surely and sincerely
A very happy 91st birthday!
Posted in Happy Birthday/Homage/Fandom
“It’s really hard to hate someone for being different when you’re too busy laughing together.”
― George Takei
Live Long and Prosper George Takei!
Oh my!
How time flies
When you are having fun
Keep the phasers on stun
For today we celebrate
No matter if gay or straight
Our king and superhero
Will add a few years to the zero
Hip hip hooray!
Happy 80th birthday
Captain Sulu aka George Takei!
Posted in Celebration/Fandom
“I’m surfing the giant life wave”
William Shatner
Happy Birthday to William Shatner
O Captain, my Captain!
Or is it Mr William Shatner?
Difficult to separate
Call it luck or call it fate
Watching my favourite show
Alerted by the familiar klaxon
Captain James T Kirk is on
Then nothing can go wrong
When on Vulcan
Do as the Vulcans do
Dear Captain, my Captain
Dear Mr Shatner
Live Long and Prosper!
Posted in Events: World Poetry Day
“A poem a day,
keeps the shrink at bay”
Gun Roswell
World Poetry Day
What would life be
Without a poet like me?
As you can plainly see
Even poetry
May be
As important for thee
As it is, for little ol’ me
Fill the world with poetry!
Posted in Caturday
“The ideal of calm
exists in a sitting cat”
Jules Renard
Caturday
But when groomed and fed
And safely resting in bed
I am a cute little kitty
Without any hissy fitty
continued in part four
Posted in Caturday
“The ideal of calm
exists in a sitting cat”
Jules Renard
Caturday
My furry stripes
I am wearing proud
Sometimes picking a fight
‘Cause I like being loud
continued in part three
Posted in Caturday
“The ideal of calm
exists in a sitting cat”
Jules Renard
Caturday
I am a tiger cat
Hear me roar!
continued in part two
Posted in Caturday
“The ideal of calm
exists in a sitting cat”
Jules Renard
Caturday
I am a soft kitty
Hear me purr
Posted in Celebration/National Day
“Words shall not be hid
nor spells buried
might shall not sink underground
though the mighty go.”
― Elias Lönnrot, The Kalevala
Kalevala Day (Finnish Culture Day) 28th of February
The Kalevala or The Kalewala (/ˌkɑːləˈvɑːlə/; Finnish: [ˈkɑle̞ʋɑlɑ]) is a 19th-century work of epic poetry compiled by Elias Lönnrot from Karelian and Finnish oral folklore and mythology.
It is regarded as the national epic of Karelia and Finland and is one of the most significant works of Finnish literature. The Kalevala played an instrumental role in the development of the Finnish national identity, the intensification of Finland’s language strife and the growing sense of nationality that ultimately led to Finland’s independence from Russia in 1917.
The first version of The Kalevala (called The Old Kalevala) was published in 1835. The version most commonly known today was first published in 1849 and consists of 22,795 verses, divided into fifty songs (Finnish: runot). The title can be interpreted as “The Land of Kaleva” or “Kalevia”.
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