To all my dear Lounge Lizard friends: a little poem that has resonated

[CaliforniaPeggy]

for me at different times during my life. Has this work been meaningful for any of you?


"The road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with weary feet,
Until it joins some larger way,
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then?
I cannot say."

--J.R.R. Tolkien


:grouphug: :loveya:

[KitchenWitch]

1. Hi Peggy!

I LOVE Tolkein

Amazing author and poet!

I love you too!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. Oh my dear KitchenWitch......

I have been missing you bunches! Where in heck have you been? I even did a search for you!

Thank you so much for coming by!

Yes, Tolkein is/was amazing!


I love you as well, my dear......


:hug: :loveya:

[KitchenWitch]

7. Yesterday was a bad day

I am starting to come out of it.

Turns out the truck driver had a suspended drivers license, and the bus had no chance of not hitting the jackknifed semi-truck.

I am so angry I could just....never mind.

Thankfully, Mo's son is safe and well, but damn, so unnecessary.


:grr: :mad: :nuke: :evilfrown:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. I kind of thought yesterday's accident played a big part in your

absence today. I am so sorry for all that horror.


:grouphug: for you from all of us who love you.....

[KitchenWitch]

19. Thanks

Right now I am really angry. I think that truck driver may have been able to prevent himself from jackknifing, the way the accident was described on the news.

The bus driver was likely to have not even seen the overturned truck before hitting it (the roadway was dark at 2 AM and the roadway is lined in forests where it happened).

[RevCheesehead]

2. Yup.

My feet are a bit weary, and I'm still waiting to see where in the hell I am going. Also have moments of wondering if I've made the right choice.

Middle-age crisis, I guess.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear Rev!

I am older than you, and some days I still wonder where in heck my life is going as well!

I think this is entirely normal for intelligent humans, which we most certainly are!


:grouphug:

[Shine]

3. Very nice, indeed. I love Tolkien.

To me, this poem speaks to the spiritual journey we are all on and the Mystery which surrounds us.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear Shine!

Yes, I agree. Both your points are well taken, IMHO.

There is quite a lot of Mystery in our existence, and not just in this life, either.

That man sure did have his finger on the pulse of truth, I think.


:loveya:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

4. Nice.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Crazy......

Thank you.....


:loveya:

[enigmatic]

10. "The Road Goes Ever On And On...."

I love that line; it's my life..

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear enigmatic!

How lovely of you to come by! Some days I too feel as though that poem also describes my life. It surely describes some intervals in it.

:pals:

[enigmatic]

20. Hey Peggy!

:hug:

It's a marathon work week for me, so I'll be here for a little bit live w/ my show before I crash. But it's always nice to see you:)

[hickman1937]

11. I've always loved that poem.

Unfortunately my road is leading to jail, I fear. Note to my fellow DUers, always pay your car insurance on time. THERE IS NO GRACE PERIOD ANYMORE.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear hickman1937!

Are you sure you're going to JAIL? Oh God, I hope not!

That is for sure one place I don't want your road to lead to!

Please take care of yourself, OK?

:pals:

[hickman1937]

17. An unfortunate conjunction of stupidities, leading to

my daughter's boyfriend getting a large insurance settlement, and I go to jail. If you want details, PM me. I'm scared.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. Give me a moment..and then check your PM. This is awful......

[Aristus]

13. I used the first line as the caption to my Senior photo for the

yearbook. Tolkien wasn't the greatest poet in history, but he could be evocative. Good stuff there. B-)


:hi: CalPeg!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Hey my dear Aristus! Nothing like starting a thread to bring out my

best friends! I knew there was a reason I wanted to post this bit of poetry tonight: I missed you, and everyone else coming in to say hello!

How smart of you to use that first line so cleverly. His poetry always resonated for me, and so did his prose.

:loveya:

[GalleryGod]

21. Thanks Peg- You're Aces with Me !

I bet you miss NV Whino and all your little lunch & dinner spots in Wine Country !?:cry:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. You are so right, my dear GalleryGod!

It was truly a magical trip.....

However, I did miss my DU Lounge Lizards, and my internet connection...and my phone!

Always good to see you, my dear!



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