Three for Thursday!.. Haiku.. a Poem.. and What is It?

"Don't let people drive you crazy when you know it's in walking distance."
~ Author Unknown

"Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie ~ Which we ascribe to heaven."
~William Shakespeare

"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her." ~David Brinkley

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Each Thursday I try to share three things with you.. Today is Thursday and I hope you will enjoy today's three things.. here we go..

Update~
~ this weeks What Is It? was guessed Correctly by Andy Thompson.. The what is it photo is of a tremolo spring in an Electric Guitar.. Most people call it the Whammy Spring.. These photos show the guitar and the location of the spring.. thanks to everyone who played.. Keep your eye out for the next what is it.. Have a great day!
Patsy


#1- What is it? ~~ Do you have any idea what this is? Last week I made It easy for everyone by posting a photo of a mop.. This week will not be so easy... I had a little help this week finding something for you to guess. Dave actually suggested this..

~ I guess you could say this what is it.. belongs to him.. have you ever seen one of these before? Do you know what this is.. or what this is used for.. maybe it is even a part of something bigger.. what do you think it is?? Please make a guess and leave me a comment with what you think.. The first person to guess the right answer will win a small prize.. I think someone out there has seen this or maybe one like it.. I am pretty sure that someone out there will know what this item is.. Is that someone you? Good luck..


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#2~ Haiku-


Storm Chasers

cameras clicking
a twisting path we follow~
devastation dawns

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
5-18-2010

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#3~ a Poem

Kneel and Pray~


Follow as they crawl along
Sing oh sing their sleeping song

Every night kneel and pray
Thank you God for this fine day..

Soon a child will run and jump
You kiss and cuddle each new bump

Every Night kneel and pray
Lord be with me every day..

Then as teens they drive you mad
Teens are silly.. angry.. sad

Every night kneel and pray
Lord walk with them on their way..

Each must choose the path they take
our own mistakes we each must make

Every Night kneel and pray
For God walks with you all the way!

Written By: Patricia Sawyer
8-23-2010

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Thanks for stopping in for a visit to my world today.. I hope you enjoyed you visit.. I hope that while here you found something to encourage you or make you smile.. I welcome comments.. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Patsy

What is that Thing?

"Inside my empty bottle I was constructing a lighthouse while all the others were
making ships. "~ Charles Simic

"An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. "
~ Mitch Hedberg

"But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean. "
~ H.P. Lovecraft

What in the world is that thing ???
Where is it found? What is it used for? Is it something useful? Have you ever used one? Do you recognize this?? I bet someone does..

Welcome to another of my what is it Tuesdays.. I think someone will know what this is.. someone has used this very same one many.. many times.. I have.. and I could name a few people who read this that also have..and I wouldn't be scared to say that a lot of you who will look at this have used one just like this one or at least one very similar.. so give it a good looking over.. then take a gander at what it is.. It doesn't cost a thing to guess.. Please leave me a comment with your guess and I'll be back tomorrow to post another picture and to tell everyone what it really is.. will someone guess this week? Will that someone be you?? Have a wonderful Tuesday!
Patsy..

Update~ The what is it this week was the stairs in the lighthouse at Hunting Island State Park... The picture was made from the top looking down..I have loved that lighthouse ever since I first saw it when I was a little girl.. We used to climb it over and over.. when I grew up I carried my children there to wear their little legs out climbing it.. over and over..
Now as to who got it right.. I was talking to Emily on the phone.. trying to hear her while it was beeping.. Martha calling.. Emily was saying it was the lighthouse stairs.. Martha was calling to say it was the lighthouse stairs.. I declare that yall are both right and tied...
Have a great day!!
Patsy