"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~George Bernard Shaw

"Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time." ~Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn


Friday, November 12, 2010

Magpie Tales 40, 40.5 Monkey Business and Jingle Potluck

Traveling in Mexico has kind of
shortened my ability to blog.
So I am cheating a bit and using the following
for both Magpie Tales and Jingles Potluck Poetry.I hope that's okay?
First I googled Capuchine Monkeys because of Willow's photo prompt for this week's
Magpie Tale and came up with this website:
How dare they????????

Capuchine babies for sale

How many dollars per tail?

Ripped from their mothers hearts

How could anyone take part?

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After I posted the above- I wanted to write something a lot more posisitve-so here's a second try for Magpie Tales and also for Jingle's Potluck Poetry:

Magpie 40.5 and Jingles Potluck Poetry- this week's theme is Moods, Feelings and Emotions

My children are little monkeys-

hanging from trees and swinging with ease-

life is so simple wanting only to please-

their thoughts are wise under those blond curls

much more valuable than a string of pearls

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When my youngest son was only 4 years old he said to me-

"Are you happy because it's a sunny day?"

With a start I heard those words and realized that I was allowing the weather to affect how I behaved. From then on I viewed each day as a gift and not a bother if it wasn't a sunny day. He helped me see how ridiculous I was to let myself get into such a bad habit. A wise child indeed.

15 comments:

  1. So terrible, I can't even bear to go to the link, it would bum me out way too much.

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  2. Capuchine monkeys freak me out ...

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  3. It is sad and I don't understand why this country (USA) still allows creatures to be imported into this country.

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  4. Sad, but it happens.

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  5. Loved both of your Magpies!!! Your little four year old's comment reminded me a a day long ago when my then four year old while playing on wet grass with no shoes, swinging around an old light post .... got a shock and when he roused simply asked me 'mom, am I in heaven?'

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  6. I went to the link and couldn't believe my eyes. Importing ivory into the UK is illegal so I have no idea how the importation of these monkeys can possibly be allowed. It doesn't make sense. What an incredible cruelty.

    Children have a gift for making us see things differently. Nice post

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  7. A wise little chap indeed. Nice poem.

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  8. two piece,
    wow, you are so capable.
    love your cute imaginations here.
    well done.
    beautiful magpie.

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  9. I realized quite early on, that I set the tone of the household, and tried to give my kids a sunny day, every day.

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  10. Anonymous10:13 AM

    great poems. i loved the second piece. being a father i related. good job!

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  11. Thanks for linking up...
    have a lovely trip.
    Smiles.
    xx

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  12. Anonymous7:07 PM

    thats a great way to look at such a simple comment; I wish i could take away so much from what people say! Thanks for the post...reminds me start paying some more attention.

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  13. Very interesting post and I feel sad...


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  14. Anonymous5:34 AM

    lovely..

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  15. thanks for linking up with potluck.

    http://jingleyanqiu.wordpress.com/2010/11/16/moods-are-like-dark-woods-4-potluck-week-10/

    award/treats for you. smiles.

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