AOL Journals 1st Anniversary " Metamorphosis "

  Subject: The celebration continues with poetry!
Time: 10:37:00 PM CDT
Author:  viviansullinwank

DEABVT, of Deabler, V.T., has me spellbound with this wonderful poem he created for our anniversary. 

"Metamorphosis"

The tiny worm hatches,
searches the net for sustenance.
She feasts on Pogo
gapes at Google
plays with Pics,
Windows Media offers refreshment,
but she`s still a worm.


How can she grow
find the cerebral food
to become a caterpillar?

Aloneness continues,
her only friends are Amazon and .coms
trying to sell her a soul.


She inches upward to Hometown
tastes a web page
and sees a friendly face
beckoning her to AOL journals.

Tentatively, she enters this strange world,
Butterflies are everywhere!
life is there to taste; prose, poetry, paintings,
the sharing of souls, of heartbreak and love.


She devours everything in sight, grows and grows
A fine caterpillar she is
having feasted on the butterflies` glorious wares.


Ah! It is time to rest
she spins a cocoon around herself
and sleeps in wonder.


Can I be a butterfly too?
can I be as pretty
as the wonderful Monarchs
of Journal-land?


She emerges from camouflage,
mothlike, she says hello,
and is welcomed by many others
Floating and flitting
touching her little nest.


She grows bolder, ponderously taking flight
and finds no judgement of her faltering attempts,
only encouragement, and love!


She becomes a butterfly,
offering what she can
to other, newer caterpillars
finding a butterfly`s true nature
the metamorphosis complete.


Vince Deabler

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Written by viviansullinwank (Link to this entry)

TO ALL OF AOL J-LAND

Pennsylvania`s Flag

James And The Animals

http://journals.aol.com/deabvt/JAMESANDTHEANIMALS/entries/948

New James Chapters Posted.

V

barbpinion

To all of the readers of barbpinion `s various journals. She asked me to let you know that she is having major `puter problems. She`ll post & update ASAP!

  REPLY TO DREAMS AND THE INTERNET  Happy Anniversary

 Do we circle

 round each other 

 

Interconnected Spirals

Helix spinning  

 

Through Lifetimes 

 

 Longing to touch 

 

 To heal  

 

 To become One...........Again 

 

  c 2004 sgc 

 

    Someone who I know quite well, and who I`m trying to coerce into starting her own journal, wrote this reply. Maybe a few comments will urge her on!  

DREAMS AND THE INTERNET " HAPPY ANNIVERSARY "

Lying as one

Hearts synchronized,

Breathless.

 

Coming down

sighing

what memories

 

The vividness astounds

in dreams, my wishes

gain reality.

 

After these many years

speaking to you again

only thru the ether,

 

does not damp the feelings....

only one`s defenses

are built so strongly.

 

c 2004 Deabler, V.T.

Mark Anthony " Ahora Quien " { Now Who }

 AOL Latino Música: Marc Anthony 'Ahora Quién'

Time for a break!!     Enjoy!!

V

JAMES AND THE ANIMALS

I would like to thank everyone who voted to nominate the five journals nominated in the " Best Fiction " category. I am humbled that " James and the Animals " has been included with four wonderful journals. For anyone who has not yet met Alucard, Carrie, Mondrian, van Helsing et al, please click on the following link to my other journal, " JAMES AND THE ANIMALS "

Thanks,

V

http://journals.aol.com/deabvt/JAMESANDTHEANIMALS/

 

 

 

AOL JOURNAL NOMINATIONS!!!

The votes are in! Gregg has them tallied! Gregg, Great Work! We all owe you a debt of gratitude!!!

Congratulations to all of the Nominees!

 

http://journals.aol.com/goldenchildnc/GCS/entries/1060

ANOTHER ANNIVERSARY TORCH by Fatcat skinycat

http://journals.aol.com/fatcatskinycat/AMindIsATerribleThingToWaste/

I`d like to present another AOL Journal Anniversary Torch. This one is created by Sandy.... URL Above!  Yeaaaa!

http://journals.aol.com/slacbacmac/SlackBackMackthelog/

slac`s tribute to the AOL Journal 1st Anniversary celebration. Slacalicious!!!

Following Golden Child`s Suggestion

On the final day of voting, I would like to pimp a great journal that is new to me. Judi is a wonderful Painter & Writer and I`m proud to offer her Journal for voting consideration.

http://journals.aol.com/judithheartsong/newbeginning/

 

Vince

TO ALL OF MY JOURNAL FRIENDS

Just a quick note to my friends. I will be out of town for the next week to 10 days. I don`t own a laptop, so I`ll have to rely on the kindness of strangers to check in occasionally. Forgive my not commenting!

REMEMBER TO VOTE !!!

JOURNALS 2004

http://journals.aol.com/goldenchildnc/GCS/entries/1024/

 

For you James readers, I have posted James and the Animals, Part 44!

Scalzi`s Weekend Assignment

Handfuls of cashews

too much forbidden pleasure

take the can away!

 

James and the Animals, Parts 39, 40, 41, 42, & 43  are posted.

EDVARD MUNCH

 The Scream [ or The Cry ] 1893; Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway

Munch, Edvard

(b. Dec. 12, 1863, Löten, Nor.--d. Jan. 23, 1944, Ekely, near Oslo)
Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intense, evocative treatment of psychological and emotional themes was a major influence on the development of German Expressionism in the early 20th century. His painting The Cry (1893) is regarded as an icon of existential anguish.

A gifted Norwegian painter and printmaker, Edvard Munch not only was his country's greatest artist, but also played a vital role in the development of German expressionism. His work often included the symbolic portrayal of such themes as misery, sickness, and death. The Cry, probably his most familiar painting, is typical in its anguished expression of isolation and fear.

The Scream (or The Cry)
1893; 150 Kb; Casein/waxed crayon and tempera on paper (cardboard), 91 x 73.5 cm (35 7/8 x 29"); Nasjonalgalleriet (National Gallery), Oslo

The Scream (or The Cry)
180 Kb; Same artwork as above, different photograph

Munch was born on Dec. 12, 1863, in Loten, Norway. He grew upin Christiania (now Oslo) and studied art under Christian Krohg, a Norwegian naturalistic painter. Munch's parents, a brother, and a sister died while he was still young, which probably explains the bleakness and pessimism of much of his work. Paintings such as The Sick Child (1886), Vampire (1893-94), and Ashes (1894) show his preoccupation with the darker aspects of life.

Ashes
1894; Oil on canvas, 120.5 x 141 cm; Nasjonalgalleriet (National Gallery), Oslo

Munch traveled to Paris in 1885, and his work began to show the influence of French painters--first, the impressionists, and then the postimpressionists--as well as art nouveau design. Like many young artists Munch reacted against conventional behavior, and in 1892 he took part in a controversial exhibit in Berlin. His circle of friends included several writers, one of whom was the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Munch designed the sets for several of Ibsen's plays.

Between 1892 and 1908, Munch spent much of his time in Paris and Berlin, where he became known for his prints--etchings, lithographs, and woodcuts. After 1910 Munch returned to Norway, where he lived and painted until his death. In his later paintings Munch showed more interest in nature, and his work became more colorful and less pessimistic. Munch died in Ekely, near Oslo, on Jan. 23, 1944. He left many of his works to the city of Oslo, which built a museum in his honor.

Evening on Karl Johan
1892; Oil on canvas, 84.5 x 121 cm; Rasmus Meyer Collection, Bergen

Madonna
1894-95; Oil on canvas, 91 x 70.5 cm; National Gallery, Oslo

Puberty
1895; Oil on canvas, 150 x 110 cm (59 5/8 x 43 1/4 in); Nasjonalgalleriet (National Gallery), Oslo

Self-Portrait with Burning Cigarette
1895; Oil on canvas, 110.5 x 85.5 cm; National Gallery, Oslo

Death in the Sickroom
c. 1895; Oil on canvas, 59 x 66 in; National Gallery, Oslo

The Dance of Life
1899-1900 (120 Kb); Oil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 75 in; National Gallery, Oslo

The Dead Mother
1899-1900 (130 Kb); Oil on canvas, 39 3/8 x 35 3/8 in; Kunsthalle, Bremen

Self Portrait: Between Clock and Bed
1940-42; Oil on canvas, 149.5 x 120.5 cm; Munch Museum, Oslo

Voting for Award Categories

Journallers!!   Please go to Golden Child`s Site to vote for your favorite Journal Categories. Gregg has assured me the polls are open until midnight Tuesday {Pacific time}.

 

http://journals.aol.com/goldenchildnc/GCS/entries/1024

AOL JOURNALS ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

LIGHTING THE WAY TO THE AOL J-LAND FIRST ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

 

http://journals.aol.com/his1desire/GirlsHeadNoise

 

Fellow Journallers!  Help light the Way! Check out the above journals!!

Vince