All About Pocket Knives

I saw that over there, Tom.
Great job with the poem.
It would look nice to get Scott's photo blown up and put on some matte paper, then have your poem underneath, all gussied up in some fancy font, and then the whole thing framed.

Steve Warden wrote: ↑Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:57 pm I saw that over there, Tom.
Great job with the poem.
It would look nice to get Scott's photo blown up and put on some matte paper, then have your poem underneath, all gussied up in some fancy font, and then the whole thing framed.

Yes it would look nice Steve! Wouldn't mind having one of those myself but that goes beyond my skills. You guys here are more than welcome to use poems of mine for stuff like that as long as my name is under it as the writer I don't mind at all. Actually, I'd be proud if someone ever did something like that but I won't hold my breath.

Edit: In fact, I could take my offer one step further. Anyone got a "special" knife picture they want a poem written about? Let me know and I'll give it a shot for ya.

Edit: I actually wrote two poems about Scott's knife. After I wrote the first one, I screwed up and deleated it. Then I had a senior moment and couldn't remember how it went. That ticked me off, so I wrote a better one.

Again, the pictures for this poem are in the "Knives in the Wild" thread.
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"Kealakekua Bay"

Near my sunny,
Seaside home,
A beaten path,
I often roam,

Step by step,
Guiding me,
Through the forest,
To the sea,

Sea of blue,
Cliffs of brown,
Grey-white driftwood,
On the ground,

As the waves,
Come crashing in,
Sharp lava rocks,
They shift again,

Hear the seagulls,
Salty air,
Just the joy,
Of being there,

Where everything,
Feels so right,
Except for time,
Time in flight,

Like the sea,
That ebbs & flows,
I often wonder,
Where time goes,

Up the path,
My old friend,
Till at last,
We meet again.


For: My friend Quintus in Hawaii
By: Thomas DeVore in Germany
Jan. 3, 2021
06:45 a.m.



Sorry Q! Didn't get your knife in there but I did use the word sharp.
Should still get me a B+ for effort though. First poem I've ever written that I couldn't pronounce the title of. Hope you enjoyed it Brah!

One more. For everyone out there.

"My Kinda People"

My kinda people,
That's what you are,
No matter the distance,
Your never too far!

Though miles of ocean,
Keep us apart,
Your still always with me,
Inside my heart!


By: Thomas DeVore
Jan. 3, 2021
08:45 a.m.

Sorry folks, but poems are like waves, they just come crashing in like unstoppable sets! Writing them down, is like taking pictures of waves. Ya gotta be quick! They'll be gone in an instant!

And..., another one.

"You"

Today I think,
I'll think of you,
Believe me friend,
You know it's true!

Of all the things,
That we've been through,
I thought it right to,
To think of You!

I took my time,
I thought it through,
I thought I'd like,
To think of you!

You may think,
I'm crazy through,
But I just thought,
I'd think of you!

And if I'm ever,
Feeling blue,
I'll think of when,
I thought of you!

For all my friends here on the AAPK!
By: Thomas DeVore
Jan. 3, 2021
09:55 a.m.

"Ein Gedicht für dich"

Ich hab dir ein,
Gedicht geschrieben,
Mit all die Wörter,
Die Sie lieben,

Und war das erste,
Fertig! Done!
Dann schrieb ich noch eins,
JUST-4-FUN!

von: Thomas DeVore
Jan. 3, 2021
12:05 p.m.

The Translation is something like or close to...:

"A poem for you"

I wrote a poem,
Just for you,
With all the words,
That you like too,

And was the first one,
Finished! Done!
I wrote another,
JUST-4-FUN!

By: Thomas DeVore
Jan. 3, 2021
12:05 p.m.

"4-U"

Today's my lucky,
Writing day,
Theres just so much,
I have to say,

I found the words,
To say it too,
And wrote them down,
Just 4-U!

By: Thomas DeVore
Jan. 3, 2021
12:40 p.m.

Can't remember the last time I wrote this much creative stuff in one day or week.

You're on a roll, Tom. Great stuff! Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your mind, thoughts, feelings and caring.

"Poems are like waves, they just come crashing in like unstoppable sets! Writing them down, is like taking pictures of waves. Ya gotta be quick! They'll be gone in an instant!"

You're right on the money with this statement...I have learned that; if you don't put your thoughts on paper right away, they will vanish, as if they were never there.

TPK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:49 am Can't remember the last time I wrote this much creative stuff in one day or week.

Kreatives schreiben, hervorragend!

Waukonda wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 3:04 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 11:49 am Can't remember the last time I wrote this much creative stuff in one day or week.

Kreatives schreiben, hervorragend!

Danke! Mein altes Haus!

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 2:05 pm You're on a roll, Tom. Great stuff! Keep up the good work. Thanks for sharing your mind, thoughts, feelings and caring.

"Poems are like waves, they just come crashing in like unstoppable sets! Writing them down, is like taking pictures of waves. Ya gotta be quick! They'll be gone in an instant!"

You're right on the money with this statement...I have learned that; if you don't put your thoughts on paper right away, they will vanish, as if they were never there.

And thanks for the comment!

Tom...is this kind of what you had in mind?

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:25 pm Tom...is this kind of what you had in mind?

Exactly! That Looks Awesome! I love it! Thanks Buddy!
Did you send that to Scott?
Could you make one for Quintus?

Time for bed now. Back to the grid tomarrow.

Good night Friends!

Tom...I played around a bit with "Q"s photos. Wasn't sure which one to use, so did two of them that match your words the most.

Editing the second photo...there is a mistake in it.

Fixed it...

Well done Tom, you were on quite a roll there.

And that is most excellent work, Ken ole boy.

Good work to the both of you.

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:58 amFixed it...

Awesome looking! Way too cool Buddy! Thanks for the time & effort!
Now that's some sweet stuff right there. Poems with pictures are so much cooler than just poems.
Ten more and we could make an AAPK calender.

Off to work now.

YF,
Tom

TPK wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:39 am

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:58 amFixed it...

Awesome looking! Way too cool Buddy! Thanks for the time & effort!
Now that's some sweet stuff right there. Poems with pictures are so much cooler than just poems.
Ten more and we could make an AAPK calender.

Off to work now.

YF,
Tom

Yesir Tom, that's a great idea!
So what are you waiting for, get a cracking mates!

WillyCamaro wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:16 pm

TPK wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:39 am

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 12:58 amFixed it...

Awesome looking! Way too cool Buddy! Thanks for the time & effort!
Now that's some sweet stuff right there. Poems with pictures are so much cooler than just poems.
Ten more and we could make an AAPK calender.

Off to work now.

YF,
Tom

Yesir Tom, that's a great idea!
So what are you waiting for, get a cracking mates!

Tom very nice Sir,. You sure have a way of putting words into poetry.
LJ, don’t know how you do all that picture, and words,etc. Very nicely done though .
Thanks ,take care and stay safe out there.

Thanks, Ripster...

It's actually a pretty simple process. Just a matter of taking the photo into my photo program, add a 'text box' to the photo and copy & paste the poem into the text box. From there, I finesse and fine tweak the font size, color, placement, etc. On the bay photo, I used two different text boxes for better placement of Tom's poem. On the 'pathway' photo, I used four different text boxes...title, two column poem and the credit to Tom. It was easier to move things around for better placement on that one.

KLJ77 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 6:08 pm Thanks, Ripster...

It's actually a pretty simple process. Just a matter of taking the photo into my photo program, add a 'text box' to the photo and copy & paste the poem into the text box. From there, I finesse and fine tweak the font size, color, placement, etc. On the bay photo, I used two different text boxes for better placement of Tom's poem. On the 'pathway' photo, I used four different text boxes...title, two column poem and the credit to Tom. It was easier to move things around for better placement on that one.

That's pretty cool how you do that! I think it looks great!