Blue Over You

You have left me, babe,
and now I’m blue.
You have gone away, oh,
and I am the fool.
Can’t sleep at night
‘Cause I’m thinking of you.
You have left me, babe,
and now I’m blue.

My shoes are tattered since
I’ve been walkin’ the streets.
The laces are worn and
the shoes fall from my feet.
Things haven’t  been right
since you left me last week.
You have left me, babe,
and now I’m blue.
You have gone away, oh,
and don’t know what to do.

My mind has been scattered,
and I can’t even think.
Dreams of us together are
forever down the sink.
Things haven’t  been right
since you left me last week.
You have left me, babe,
and now I’m blue.
You have gone away, oh,
and I am the fool.

My body has been shattered,
and my muscles are weak.
My heart is heavy, and I
can feel it skip a beat.
Things haven’t  been right
since you left me last week.
You have left me, babe,
and I’m the fool.
You have gone away, oh,
and I’m feelin’ blue.

My soul has been battered.
I  hate the mid-day heat.
The comfort of the cool
darkness is what I need.
Things haven’t  been right
since you left me last week.
You have left me, babe,
and I’m feelin’ blue.
You have gone away, oh,
and I’m the fool.

I’ve been tattered, shattered,
scattered and battered, and
I’m getting blue over you.
I’d like to see you soon.
Things haven’t  been right
since you left me last week.
Can’t sleep at night
‘Cause I’m thinking of you.
You have left me, babe,
and now I’m blue.

To read this poem in French, click here.

World of Words Trivia Quiz 2

Test your knowledge and skill of the World Of Words by Elias Tobias web blog, and take the blog’s Trivia Quiz for fun.  No prizes are involved, though. No points for merchandise are available since everything on this web site is already free. The World of Words by Elias Tobias has several free items to easily download, including logos, posters, autographed photos, ArtBrushed photography and a complete brochure about the Web blog that reaches more than 2 million people daily. These  free images and products can be used for screen savers, material for a new Elias Tobias fan club, T-shirt iron-on designs, window clings, mouse pads, coffee  mugs and other items.

Use the search box to help find information from all posts. Also look in the pages and categories sections for more clues for the answers, except for the answer file (play honest here). Print out the page, and mark the answers to the following 10 questions. Then check your answers by clicking on the trivia quiz logo for the correct answers.

Set B :

1. What is the best way to send an e-mail to Elias Tobias?
A. Info@eliastobias.net
B. webmaster@eliastobias.net
C. contact@eliastobias.net
D. email@eliastobias.net

2. What is a staplesopegus?
A. An extinct dinosaur.
B. A fictitious office creature.
C. Something that likes to eat paper.
D. Answers B and C.

3.  Many languages does the story, “The Peasant Princess” appear on the World of Words by Elias Tobias?
A.5.
B. 3.
C. 4
D. 2

4. What is the title of the French collection of poems which appears on the World of Words by Elias Tobias?
A. Mystic Memories.
B. Les aventures du cow-boy Cosmic.
C. Recherche pour les mots manquants.
D. Personnes, lieux et autres noms.
5. How many members are there in the Boys of Lambda Sigma Chi?

A. 5
B.7
C.8
D. 6

6. In the Boys of Lambda Sigma Chi, Rufus McDougal was a foreign exchange student from what country when he went to Ball State University?
A. England.
B. Scotland.
C. Ireland.
D. France.

7. Who is the newest member of the Boys of Lambda Sigma Chi?
A. Karl Dobson.
B. Adrian Parker.
C. C.J. Chatham, III.
D. Paul Abernathy.

8. In the Boys of Lambda Sigma Chi, Christopher Benedict is:
A. An insurance salesman in Iowa.
B. A lifelong journalist from Texas.
C. A stockbroker in New York.
D. currently unemployed.

9. How many children does Adrian Parker now have in his family?
A. 4
B. 5.
C. 6
D. none

10. What is the title of the poem featured in Poetry First-Aid page of the World of Words by
Elias Tobias?
A. When I am with You
B. Circles and Emotion
C. Sharing and Caring
D. Steppin’ Out

Get the Exponet newsletter print edition

The latest edition November 2009 Exponet, the official newsletter of The World of Words,  is available in PDF format, and can be sent to any specific email address upon request.  To request a printed edition, contact the webmaster at contact@eliastobias.net.

Bleue sur vous

Bleue sur vous

Tu m’as laissé, babe,
et maintenant je suis bleu.
Tu as disparu, oh,
et je suis le fou.
Impossible de dormir la nuit
‘Cause I’m thinking of you.
Tu m’as laissé, babe,
et maintenant je suis bleu.

Mes souliers sont déchirés depuis
J’ai été walkin ‘dans les rues.
Les lacets sont usés et
les chaussures de tomber de mes pieds.
Les choses n’ont pas eu raison
puisque vous m’avez laissé la semaine dernière.
Tu m’as laissé, babe,
et maintenant je suis bleu.
Tu as disparu, oh,
et ne savent pas quoi faire.

Mon esprit a été dispersé,
et je ne peux même pas penser.
Rêves ensemble, nous sommes
jamais dans l’évier.
Les choses n’ont pas eu raison
puisque vous m’avez laissé la semaine dernière.
Tu m’as laissé, babe,
et maintenant je suis bleu.
Tu as disparu, oh,
et je suis le fou.

Mon corps a été brisé,
et mes muscles sont faibles.
Mon cœur est lourd, et je
Can Feel It skip a beat.
Les choses n’ont pas eu raison
puisque vous m’avez laissé la semaine dernière.
Tu m’as laissé, babe,
et je suis le fou.
Tu as disparu, oh,
et je suis feelin ‘blue.

Mon âme a été battue.
Je déteste la chaleur de la mi-journée.
Le confort de la fraîcheur
l’obscurité est ce dont j’ai besoin.
Les choses n’ont pas eu raison
puisque vous m’avez laissé la semaine dernière.
Tu m’as laissé, babe,
et je suis feelin ‘blue.
Tu as disparu, oh,
et je suis le fou.

J’ai été déchiré, brisé,
dispersées et battues, et
J’obtiens bleu sur vous.
I’d like to see you soon.
Les choses n’ont pas eu raison
puisque vous m’avez laissé la semaine dernière.
Impossible de dormir la nuit
‘Cause I’m thinking of you.
Tu m’as laissé, babe,
et maintenant je suis bleu.
Pour lire ce poème en anglais, cliquez ici. 

November 2009 newsletter

Newsletter for the World of Words by Elias Tobias

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The World of Words by Elias Tobias Official Fan Club web site is for those who want more from Elias Tobias and read all there is on the web blog.   The Fan Club has  many added benefits and the goal  of the fan club is to create a true community of the webs site’s readers. Benefits include a personal blog by Elias Tobias called Between the Lines, Faces and Places, the Exponet Insider, free downloads and free classified ads for those who register.

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Poem of the Year for 2009

By the end of the year, nearly 160 new poems and previously published poems would have appeared on the World of Words by Elias Tobias, including the poems from The Boys of Lambda Sigma Chi, and the two foreign language books: Les Aventures du Cow-boy Cosmic, the French book, and Palabras de Inspiración, the Spanish book..  Some of the poems are older and some were written this year. I like them all, and I am having a hard time figure out which one I like the best.

Readers at the World of Words can help by going through the monthly archives and reading past posts to decide which poem, posted by Dec. 15, is their favorite. Then let me know at contact@eliastobias.net.  All the top vote getters and, of course, the poem of the year for 2009 will be announced in January 2010 Exponent Newsletter.  Be sure to make your vote by the deadline.

World of Words has second Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge and skill of the World Of Words by Elias Tobias web blog, and take the blog’s Trivia Quiz for fun. It’s like a scavenger hunt. No prizes are involved, though. No points for merchandise are available since everything on this web site is already free. The World of Words by Elias Tobias has several free items to easily download, including logos, posters, autographed photos, ArtBrushed photography and a complete brochure about the Web blog that reaches more than 2 million people daily. These  free images and products can be used for screen savers, material for a new Elias Tobias fan club, T-shirt iron-on designs, window clings, mouse pads, coffee  mugs and other items.

Use the search box to help find information from all posts.  Click on the logo to go to the quiz.

World of Words gets you started writing poems

If you need some help to get started, a good teacher would not make an assignment without something to read. I won’t be the exception. I have four lessons under Poetry Writing Tips in the categories part of this web site.  So get your pen and begin. 

Buy the book, your book

The World of Words by Elias Tobias is proud to announce poems and photographs from the web blog will be available in a library quality book as a gift item.  The site has more than 150 poems in its catalog and all of these can be in one book for $49.95, or just  about 30 cents per poem.   Since the web blog is organized into books, all poems in a certain collection can become your custom book based on work online.  Make a book of your favorite poems. It is up to you. If you are interested, contact Elias Tobias at contact@eliastobias.net for details. 

‘Life Happens’ Theme for November

No matter how much we plan, anticipate, study or analyze, sometimes all we do to predict the future fails, and the only thing that happens is life itself. The theme of poetry for the month of November is “Life Happens,” for all daily posts, including the Poem of the Month below.

Poem of the Month

The Band

The lead guitar thought he was the star
   because he could play his solo perfect
   behind his back while standing on his head.

The keyboard thought the lead guitar was
   wrong since he played both the melodies,
   harmonies, and wrote the song.

The guitar that played the bass thought
   first was his place since he played the
   notes that gave the song basic chords.

The drum thought, with his coordinated
   happy hands and feet, it was up to him 
   to keep up the group’s changing beat.

Their manager said that each instrument
   was the best in their own way, but to make
   a song sound the best they all had to play
   as a single group and listen to the
   sounds each member of the band heard.

They had to be in rhythm and they all
   had to be in tune, but more than that,
   they need to be together or
   the group would end soon.

The Truth, Too

Naked,
bare,
raw,
the truth is shamelessly exposed for
the public to see and hear through
constantly changing technologies.
Complex,
related,
connected
problems can be striped to a simple
solution backed by a fundamental
belief in the truth.
Lies,
deception,
manipulation
are uncovered in the process while
searching for the truth, and those
responsible are punished.
Carefully,
constantly,
diligently,
the search for the truth continues
in time of peace and in time of war,
because we need to know it exists.

To read this poem in Spanish, click here.