It’s time for Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop and I’m ready with my SAME OLD list of thankfuls! If you want to join in – click the badge above and link up. I say “SAME OLD” because for weeks and months I’ve just been thankful that so far – we are doing fine in my house – no virus – no real change in our lives. Mom and Dad never really did a whole lot of eating out or visiting with friends so that hasn’t been a problem. I’m just enjoying getting ALL their attention – YESSS!!! BIG SCORE FOR TED!!!!!
I’m also thankful to have received my weekly email with poem from my Angel brother – Sammy. It’s below!
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Hello Poetic Friends! Good to see you!
It’s Thursday and time for us to share some poetry. The fun part is matching our poems to a photograph – makes it fun to have a “subject” in mind before we even TRY to write isn’t it! I used to find photos that “went” with my poetry but this is the other way around – I give you a photo and you write a poem ABOUT what you see in the photo – more fun and more challenging.
Here’s the photo from LAST week that we were to write a poem about – – – and my poem follows:
“Baby Love”
Poem by Angel Sammy Kimmell ©September 16, 2020
On the side of the house where the nasturtiums grow
Emma and Buster put on quite a show
A private affair it was for just these two
An “experimental” kiss – out of the blue!
Emma from next door had come over to play
Buster was copycatting what he’d seen earlier that day!
He saw Dad kiss Mom as he walked out the screen door
Buster had seen them kiss of course but wondered “what for” ?
So when Emma arrived for their usual fun
Buster gave her a big kiss and she didn’t run !
They remained best friends forever and a day
As for love – well – they really didn’t feel that way
But from that day forward if they needed a friend
They were there for each other until the very end.
I think I mentioned last week when I gave you this photo that it was a very old photo from 1898. I just thought it was adorable when I saw it. I once asked my Mom if she remembered her first kiss and she said “yes indeed – it’s the kind of thing you never forget”………..but strangely enough she’s not sure WHO it was that kissed her – just remembers the KISS!
So I looked for a good photo for our get together next week and found this one………hope you have fun with it and I hope you had fun with our little kissing couple – let us know if you wrote a poem in our comments and we’ll stop by to read it!
By the way, September 19th is “MEOW LIKE A PIRATE” day in the cat blogosphere……cats dress up like pirates and talk funny (ARRRGH…..AVAST ME HEARTIES, etc.) so that’s why I picked this photo. This guy looks scary enough for proper pirating!
Oh I bet we get some “wicked good” poems next week! Meanwhile, I hope you have a “wicked good” week and that you are all staying safe and healthy…………………………….See you next Thursday!

I am the Angel Poet in the green beret…..and I hope you join me for POETIC FUN each week!
Love and Light……………Angel Sammy
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Oh boy oh boy Angel Sammy – pirate day is one of my favorites. This is me in my pirate costume – what do you think?????
I love and miss you Angel Sammy! Hugs, Terrible Ted the Pirate!
that is sweet to be together for all times … sometimes we have such a bond to a person… and it is something special ;O)
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IT sure is special…….you and I are lucky like that to have the BESTEST parents ever! This little girl and her friend managed to be forever friends – and that’s special too!
Hugs, Teddy
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Oh, Sammy, you are too handsome for meows. And we clicked on the badge but the hop did not come up. So we’ll go another route. Love the hops and love Sammy’s poems and love you, Ted. You are like me, ALL attention goes to me now that mama and papa are only out in early morn. Are we a bit self-centered or what? Hey, are we KITTIES?
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Hi Loulou! We checked the link for the Hop and fixed it – we should have checked it before we hit “PUBLISH” – blame the Mom (tee hee). We deserve all the attention we get – Mom says I’m the reason she smiles every day – now that’s pretty cool!
Hugs, Teddy
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That was such a cute photo and the poem is purrfect too! Wow, scary pic for next week: I’ll have to brush up on my pirate knowledge….! Here’s the link to my post today with my poem: https://thesedaysofmine.com/2020/09/17/poetic-thursday-first-kiss/
Thanks for hosting each week; this is FUN!
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Glad you enjoy Poetic Thursday as much as we do. We wrote similar poems – mine ended with forever friends and yours ended with a forever love!
Pam and Teddy
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Sammy, what a wonderful poem. And the picture is sweet. One that if I found on the market somewhere I would buy and hang in the house. I didn’t;t think I did, but with just a moment to think I remember my first kiss. I was 12.
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I think I might have been about that age (12) too. Glad you liked Angel Sammy’s poem – it’s a darling photo and I love that it’s from the late 1800s.
Hugs, Pam
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That was a great poem from Angel Sammy. I was a late bloomer and didn’t have a first kiss until I was 16. We love pirate day. That will be a fun poem to write. Thanks for the inspiration. Have a wonderful day! XO
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You were waiting for the RIGHT ONE to give that first kiss to ! Pirate day the 19th – get your sword sharpened!
Hugs, Teddy
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Great poem. How funny that your Mom’s Mom didn’t remember WHO she kissed!! Next week’s photo is skeery….not a cute pirate like YOU are!
The Florida Furkids
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That guy is frightening isn’t he. Looks like a REAL pirate for sure!
Hugs, Teddy
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Happy Thankful Poetic Thursday.
Emma and Buster too funny. There was a Buster in my elementary school thru high school.
I always wondered how someone got Buster for a nickname. He was a nice boy.
My poem is here
http://downhomeinnc.blogspot.com
Hugs Cecilia
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Adorable poem!! I never knew a Buster (at least that I can recall). I did know an Emma though. I have no idea where my choice of names came from though !?
Hugs, Pam
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Wonderful poem and a great pirate costume! Have a great day.
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ARRRRGH! Terrible Ted the Pirate thanks you.
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Nice work, Angel S. That is the best kind of love – the kind you can count on forever.
Love and licks,
Cupcake
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Oh yes and you and I know just exactly what that feels like right Cupcake?
Hugs, Teddy
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That really is the purrfect thankful Teddy, now more than ever! Such a good poem too. Thanks for joining our Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
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I’d join you for pirate day but I don’t trust cats unless they just ate dinner and are stuffed to the gills with food.
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How about sitting on someone’s shoulder? Too close for comfort???
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As long as the someone doesn’t mind guano.
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I always wondered why pirate jackets/coats were BLACK – they should be WHITE!
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That is just the sweetest poem. I need to check the calendar, don’t want to miss Pirate Day this year, thanks for the reminder!
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Day after today! September 19th – time to sharpen your sword and find your pirate gear!
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Hubby and I are home bodies too. We love eating at home.
We love your poem. Brilliant.
Hane a fabulous Thankful Thursday. 🙂
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Glad you like the poem today! It was such an adorable photo it made “thinking poetically” easy!
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Good Morning ☀️ Loved the poem and the photo. Have a great day.
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Thank you!
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sam o bacon yur poem two day iz awesum; we sure waz hopin tho… they getted mare reed later in life !!! oh well ♥♥♥♥
ted o nator; sum times NOE change iz grate change; keep stayin healthee & safe ♥♥♥♥
sinz we iz all bacherlorz N bacherloreetz we due knot reel lee haza poem ore haiku
.. but de fotoz awesum 🙂 ♥♥
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Glad you liked Angel Sam’s poem this week – he told me he almost gave it the ending everyone would expect (that they married) but resisted the temptation……!! HAHAHA
Hugs, Teddy
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Smooches!!
I have to get ready for work, so the brain is not in poetry composing mode…
Loved your sweet and romantic poem:)
That pirate looks too scary…yikes…Arrgghhh! But Teddy, well, not scary at all, MOL!
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Teddy looks too cuddly to be scary right?
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Sam we wanted to join in this week and that darn old Dad furgot. We loved your poem and the thanfuls run the same at our house. Looking forward to next week and all the fun we have visiting.
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Well we will look forward to you having some poetic fun with us next week!!!! Meanwhile – happy Thursday!!
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🎶 You must remember this…a kiss is just a kiss…🎶
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As time goes by!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 ❤ (we danced our first dance at our wedding to that song!!)
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What a sweet take on that cute photo!!! We look forward to your poems every week.
Woos – Lightning, Misty, and Timber
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We’re happy that you like Poetry Day….one of these days the Woos should write a poem too!! 🙂
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Great poem. I love that photo. There was another new kitty here this morning. I think he used to come here when it was spring for 2 days until another kitty chased him away.
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Oh I hope your new kitty continues to visit……you are so wonderful to help so many who need it!
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We love Sammy’s poem! Such a sweet photo.
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I know Angel Sammy will be glad you liked his poetry!
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What a lovely poem, Angel Sammy. I definitely wouldn’t want to come face to face with that pirate though!
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He’s frightful isn’t he!
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It’s wonderful to know you family are doing so well.
My bit of rhyme is over here.
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We loved the poem on your blog………..and my Mom says she hopes that she and her brother just might have learned a little from each other all these years too!
Hugs, Teddy
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Sammy, that is an incredibly beautiful poem. So funny when we read Emma and Buster, as they are some of our cat friends. You should send it to them. Because of Misty May and Angel Mau’s birthday, Mom didn’t write a poem. She planned to write one and post it Friday, but she has decided she’s taking Friday off again. She’s just tired. She still may try to write one and post it on Caturday. Love to all at your house. XOCK, angel Lily Olivia, angel Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo, Cooper Murphy and Sawyer
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Oh gosh – so glad you liked our little poem – feel free to share the poem with your friends Emma and Buster! We’re sorry your Mom is so very tired – she does a whole lot – especially all the gardening she’s been doing. She needs to get plenty of rest to keep healthy!!! No worries about writing poems – poetry should be written when the mind is free to wander. Hugs and love to all of you!
Teddy and Angel Sammy
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Teddy, we are so glad that you’re all healthy and safe, and that you’re getting lots of attention from your mom and dad. You deserve it! Angel Sammy, what a sweet poem for such a sweet photo. And next week’s prompt is going to be so much fun to work with!
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Some people think next week’s photo is too scary to write a poem for! I think it will be fun!!!!! Glad you think so too.
Hugs, Teddy
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Furabuluss poe-em ‘angel’ Sammy!!
An Miss Pam that iss so funny you reememburr THE *kiss* butt not who you kissed!
LadyMew sayss shee reememburrs her 1st kiss to Puppy Love sweetheart Wesley (hee beecame her 1st huzband). They were at THE Art Gallery bye Sunken Garden (inn Hammytown umm Hamilton) an it was rainin out an they kissed under THE Crabby Apple tree! LadyMew said it was magickalll an beeuteefull an shee saw sum starss!! Meow ’bout too sappy fore werdss rite?!?!?!?
Shee even has a faverite song from that kiss!
Iss sung bye THE Cowsills an iss called “THE Rain, THE Park an Other Thingss”
So rowmantick rite???
**purrss** BellaDharma
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Romantic things are so special says my Mom…………..Mom remembers a lot of “first kisses” from various guys in her life and MOSTLY they were all special!
Hugs, Teddy
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That pegleg will come in handy if the toilet gets stopped up on the ship…
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You betcha! Now that’s a job I’d try to avoid at all costs………..might even walk the plank instead of toilet duty!
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