Lara's Southern Porch Party & Poetry

Here is my thank you gift to you, @ohioboy for pointing that out.
I made this myself. This is my no-brainer non-alcohol recipe...but still meaningful for a thank you :giggle:

1. Poured a can of La Croix Sparkling Water (Lime Essence in it already) into a champagne glass
2. Added a chunk of very sweet seedless Watermelon ripened to perfection
3. Chilled it for an hour or so in the fridge

I sold this house. This house was a much better house but the beach location wins!
That's my daughter's arm. I'm taking the photo.

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RadishRose said:
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Wish I had a porch swing.
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What a smashing seat, making one just like it is my next project. :)
 
Lara said:
Here is my thank you gift to you, @ohioboy for pointing that out.
I made this myself. This is my no-brainer non-alcoholic recipe...but still meaningful for a thank you :giggle:

1. Poured a can of La Croix Sparkling Water (Lime Essence in it already) into a champagne glass
2. Added a chunk of very sweet seedless Watermelon ripened to perfection
3. Chilled it for an hour or so in the fridge

I sold this house. This house is much better but the beach location wins!

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Lara said:
Hmm 🧐 I finally took a second look and you're right...it's from another song...not the Carpenters at all. Not sure what happened there. But now I can't edit it unless I ask Matrix to delete it and it's not that important enough to bother him.
Thank you for pointing it out...and not giving up 😄
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I keyed in some of your lyrics to see what it was, yeah it did mention TOTW though. Karen sang it perfectly. Very sad what happened to her. Mental illness is a B.
 
I wrote a little poem on this southern night, sitting outside to go with the art below (artist is Daria Petrilli)
The weather so perfect at 80 degrees with a slight breeze, not humid...just right

Flamingos
island royalty in tones of coral blush
here in the everglades where all is hushed
bahamas, aruba, caribbean too
the cares of the world, flamingos eschew

their hue, the official color for young girls
much like pink pearls and candy floss swirls
bubble gum and pink salt-water-taffy
flamingos so peaceful, content, and classy

~ Laurie
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Lara said:
Hi and thanks for stopping by! I left the porch light on in hopes you would. I'll start off with a poem I just wrote. My real name is Laurie but I go by "Lara" here because "Laurie" is already in use by an active member. I like Lara better anyway (less complicated). Maybe I'll legalize it :) Here's my poem I penned today. The link below is the beautiful Sax music by KennyG that I was inspired by. The poetic form I used is called Cinquain (pronounced "Sin Cane") which is 5 lines per stanza and must have 2-4-6-8-2 syllable count:

Summer Night

warm night
veranda view
night-jasmine lingers
under a canopy of stars
they dine

music
moon-kissed merlot
sweet as a summer's rose
stargazer-lilies and fireflies
enchant

summer
moonlight and mood
in sensual silence
barely dancing to KennyG
hearts one
~ Lara

"The Moment"
Kenny G:
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Lara, I love your poem. I felt like I was there having a wonderful evening. I also love Kenny G.
 
Lon said:
There are alto, tenor, bass & baritone saxea-----------Kenny G plays alto sax most times & Getz played tenor and that's why the difference. Do a UTube for Charlie Parker, Gerry Mulligan, John Coltrane and listen to some of the greatest sxaphone ever.
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Actually this is incorrect. While Kenny does play the Selmer Mark VI in alto, tenor and soprano, his main instrument is definitely a soprano and a straight soprano at that like mine.

Lon is no longer here but still. 🤫 lol
 
Rosie Sunshine said:
Lara, I love your poem. I felt like I was there having a wonderful evening. I also love Kenny G.
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Thank you Rosie Sunshine, Meanderer, and Radish Rose. I see you kept the porch lights aglow while I was gone. Kindness and thoughtfulness come to mind. I watched all of "A Country Living Front Porch" (above) and it reminded me of how important it is to stay in touch with friends. When his eyes puddled up over good memories of good friends...so did mine. And I couldn't resist stopping by to say hello.
 
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