tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10673659891542682722024-03-19T02:35:40.978-07:00The Voice of AnotherPeople haven't always been there for me but music always has.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-84921925562602028832013-03-03T14:06:00.001-08:002013-03-04T07:51:47.729-08:00A Boy Named Adam<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Have you heard of the boy named Adam?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is known as a rascal in this town—always
doing what he wants, always known as the “tough guy,” always covered in
dirt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spends a lot of his time “stealing”
apples from old man Quinton; Adam always smells like apples and grass.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old man Quinton hates when people come onto
his property, but makes an exception for Adam to feast on the apple tree he
hasn’t used since his beloved Anna Marie died of breast cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Old man Quinton would never admit it, but
Adam has become a blessing in his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The silver lining he needed to recover from the tragedy of his wife’s
death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He taught Adam how to fish, how
to tie knots, and how to whittle wood.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">His blonde hair is always a tousled mess, tangled and dirty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His clothes are stained more often than not
and are often being mended by his mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>His skin is covered in a layer of dirt and grime, and his boots are
always caked in mud.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam loves to roll
around in the grass with his dogs, and they often go down to the river to catch
toads—the river is surrounded by mud and tall grass—where Adam gets the
dirtiest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His mother has a very
difficult time trying to keep him clean, especially on Sundays when Grandma
Karen comes to visit for chicken and potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Grandma Karen disapproves of Adam’s lifestyle, and is actively against
his lack of hygiene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam’s mother tries
to keep him clean at least when her mother is around, but secretly she finds
his playful banter amusing and nostalgic. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">His school days are precious and he loves to learn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His teachers have become comfortable with the
fact that no matter how clean he is in the morning, he will always get dirty
over the course of the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He makes an
effort to stay a little presentable for one specific someone in his class,
though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her name is Amelia, and he
thinks she is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her dark brown natural curls that hang
loosely over her shoulders always shine when they play together during recess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Amelia is the gentle side of Adam; she shows
him how to pick flowers without crushing them, points out the cloud shapes in
the sky, and what it means to be “friends.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Amelia is Adam’s only human friend, aside from his mother.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO2OmhjgNiw3a78XYXlMR_rVmEUTjsjrteFw5Un9P2JV8j8Ds-IZ_v_Bse2JP02wm9NYFjRrpBBK8F-woKvyU-HGunDwXWm0NqC0xCOKJ8BireYnV_-3F3a-JzBnQnEMRhePxOxmzSpn2/s1600/Adam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO2OmhjgNiw3a78XYXlMR_rVmEUTjsjrteFw5Un9P2JV8j8Ds-IZ_v_Bse2JP02wm9NYFjRrpBBK8F-woKvyU-HGunDwXWm0NqC0xCOKJ8BireYnV_-3F3a-JzBnQnEMRhePxOxmzSpn2/s320/Adam.jpg" width="201" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is one person lacking from Adam’s life though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When he was just barely three years old, his
father walked out on him and his mother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He deserted Adam and his mother because he simply “did not love them
anymore.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adam barely remembers anything
of his father, only that he was never really a nice person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For now he simply accepts the fact that his
father hasn’t been there for his mother, and tries to make it his job that she
is cared for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He spends his evenings
reading, playing games, making dinner, and singing songs with his mother—doing
the job his father never did.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Adam may be a rascal, and he may spend more time being dirty
than being clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he has a soft side
that he reserves for the special people in his life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Let me know what you think!<br />
Lot's of Love,<br />
Meg<br />
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P.S. I'm going to start blogging more often cause I spend so much of my time looking at other blogs rather than blogging on my own! HahahaMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-36390976440994830292013-01-10T18:16:00.002-08:002013-01-10T18:16:13.094-08:00Hey folks! So coolness news, Houston Girls Chorus split up in two! 15 girls to each choir, and I got into the more advanced group! And the director gave us a hint of what we'll be singing-oh my goodness, it's gorgeous!<br />
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Anyway, I'm posting a new poem today. And come February, I'm going to blog every day-I promise. I'm going to do what is called the "30 day song challenge." You'll just have to wait and see what it is! Mwa haa haa!<br />
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This poem is called The Lady and the Train (I had a great picture to put with it, but this new blogger layout is not working)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There is a woman.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A woman who sits
alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every day with her
burgundy suitcase,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She waits for the
train’s drone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">No one asks for her
ticket,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">No one asks for her
name,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She is simply another
in the crowd,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yet every day it is
the same.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She carries a small
journal<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Writing the days
away,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She never looks up,
just writes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And no one asks, “What
does it say?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On a stormy day, she
was still there<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">No train departed for
fear of the weather.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She finished the
journal this day,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And stood with a
smile as faint as a feather.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She was asked by a
man,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“You leave today,
madam?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“That is correct, sir,”
she replied<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“There is no train,
no rhythm.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She smiled, “You don’t
need to know,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Where you shall end
up in life,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For it is how you get
there that matters,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And what you do once
you arrive.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She walked off into
the rain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="background-color: white;">She disappeared into
the ghastly weather.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">She was forgotten,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Calibri;">The wise and lovely
author.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Until next time!</o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p>Meg</o:p></span></div>
Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-63280414089082637662012-12-31T11:55:00.000-08:002012-12-31T11:57:37.360-08:00New Year<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, it's that time of the year again. Tomorrow will be the start of a new year, and hopefully 2013 will be better than 2012. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let's see...this year...</span><br />
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Since the beginning of 2012, I have...</h3>
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</strong><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: small;"><small>Gotten</small><small> a new piercing.</small></span></u></span></strong><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><u>Dyed my hair.</u></span></strong></small><em><small><br /></small></em><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ended a relationship.</span></small><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><small>S</small><small>tarted a new
relationship.</small></span><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><strong>Been on a long car journey.</strong> </u></span></small><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Passed an exam.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><small>Cried</small><small> on someone’s
shoulder.</small></u></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><small>H</small><small>ad a massive fight with a
boyfriend/girlfriend.</small></span><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Received flowers.</span></small><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Had a Valentine.</span></small><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Written a letter using pen and paper.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><small>G</small><small>one to see a therapist.</small></u></span></strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><small>B</small><small>een </small><small>prescribed medication by a
doctor.</small></span><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Read a really good book.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Gone to the zoo.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Spent too much money on unnecessary
things.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Traveled by train.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cried over someone.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Spent a day out in the sun getting a tan.</span></small><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Slammed a door out of frustration.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><small>Had an anxiety attack</small><small>.</small></u></span></strong><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Had a BBQ.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Gone to the fair</u>.</span></small><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gone bowling.</span></small><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Seen a film at the cinema in 3D.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gone on a date.</span></small><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Been the only sober one on a night out.</span></small><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Helped someone home after they’d had too much to drink.</span></small><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Stayed up all night.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Talked on the phone for over 2 hours.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Supported someone who’d received bad
news.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Watched some kind of live sporting event.</u></span></strong><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Read an entire book in one day.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bought a DVD the day it was released.</span></small><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Eaten McDonald’s more than four times in a single week.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cried as a result of exam stress.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Met some incredible new people<em>.</em></u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fallen backwards off a chair. </span></small><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><small>Broken my glasses</small><small>.</small></span><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cried over someone in my past.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Spent hours aimlessly browsing the
internet.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Thrown up.</u></span></strong></small><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Cried over a film.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<strong><small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Gone out of my way to avoid an ex-significant
other.</u></span></small></strong><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fought with someone in (semi)public.</span></small><br />
<small><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Been in a relationship for a year or longer.</span></small><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Visited a foreign country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yup, and that has been my year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">It's been a rather evntful year. Made some new friends, went a few places, made a long forgotten childhood wish come true, new discoveries, some realizations, discovering new feelings, had my heart broken a few times, and had a few real smile moments.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Also, guess what I saw this weekend! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Oh my goodness, Les Miserables is AMAZING! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The only thing I didn't "like" about it was Russel Crowe. It sounded like he was singing one note the whole time, except when he did Stars. He did a pretty good job of Stars, but it could have been much deeper, more emotional. He just kept the whole eyebrows raised, sad eyes, open mouthed expression. His eyes didn't really...shall we say...portray the feelings of the song. He sang it nicely, but not as best as it should have been.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Holy crap, Hugh Jackman! WHAT. A. MAN! WHAT. AN. ACTOR! He was OUTSTANDING! His eyes! Oh my gosh. His EYES! He portrayed so much emotion, his voice, his breath, his face! He was AMAZING! He better win an award of some sort.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Same for Anne Hathaway. She did a beautiful job of Fantine. My goodness, she did such a lovely job. What I loved was how they sang live. That was gorgeous, if you don't know what I mean by that... <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0obQ_a6Cm-c&list=ULSVFr56GR1mo">Les Miserables Sound Mixing/Editing </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">And on that topic, the close ups on the actors/actresses and the whole singing live really made all the difference. During "I Dreamed A Dream" Anne's nose started running, and you could just see that she really meant it. And then at the end of that video, Eddie Redmayne singing Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, look at his eyes, and hear the shake in his voice...how beautiful is that? Oh my gosh, it was so amazing!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana;">I have to say that I wanted to see more of Cosette, she seemed to have little to no part in it, but I loved her voice. It was pure, lovely, and just plain beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Eponine, oh, Eponine. Her story, my goodness. Her song! I love the song "On My Own," even playing it on the piano lately. It's so gorgeous! So sad! It makes me cry! The songs that make me cry are On My Own, Empty Chairs At Empty Tables, A Little Fall of Rain, Red and Black, I Dreamed A Dream, and then the final song. I'd say that Les Miserables is now one of my biggest favorites--but I don't really have a particular favorite. Wicked, Les Mis, The Secret Garden, The Music Man, and Phantom of the Opera. Those are definitely my favorites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, I guess that's all until the next time. I'm working on a piano song and will hopefully record my playing it the next time I'm home alone (can't do it with the little ones wandering about). I'm also brewing a new poem, the idea is there and the words will come eventually. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Until the new year, my friends.</span><br />
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So quick update before I put the poem out, HGC sang at the Houston Ballet Nutcracker over Thanksgiving. Oh my gosh, the experience is without words. We were in the orchestra pit--right behind the harpist (who was a very nice lady. might I add). Such a magical experience, there were actually a few girls who were saying in a bored voice "Oh, ya, that was fun-we should do it again." And I'm thinking, "YOU! YOU THERE! GOOO! IF YOU CAN'T APPRECIATE HOW AMAZING THIS IS, THEN LEEEAAAVE!"<br />
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When I was little I had a sort of dream to be in the Nutcracker, but I told myself that could never ever happen because I'm not a dancer, and I'm not a professional violinist, harpist, flutist, etc. And I completely forgot about that dream until I was in the pit, watching the musicians, the conducter, and the dancers...I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, thanked God, and before I evem thought of opening them I realized something. I could "see" the music, the magic, the dancing, the story, and the audience with my ears. I could see each face that was watching. I could see how much emotion was put into the roles, and I could see the musicians moving their bows, taking breaths, trilling their fingers, and all the while my eyes were closed. I saw everything around me, but with my ears--and not just my ears, but I could feel it in my heart and soul "This is where you are meant to be, and this is exactly the kind of magic you've been looking for."<br />
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After the first time being in the pit, we went back to the rehearsal room and I sat there clenching my pencil, clicking it over and over again, and tapping my feet--I was so excited. And to be quite honest, I wasn't even nervous. I was so excited to be in that pit, and I was so excited to have this childhood dream come true. What makes it amazing is not knowing who is in the audiece. Later in the day, I found out that one of my best friends was in the audience that day with her mom and sister.<br />
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On the first performance, my mom chaperoned with us and on the way home, both she and I were so excited. My exact words, "I feel like running a marathon! I feel like turning cartwheels in the mall! I feel like grabbing some random guy off the street and kissing him! Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!" You should have seen my mom's face, it was hysterical!<br />
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Anyway, I just had to share that amazing experience. I don't have a whole lot of happy times these days, but Nutcracker really changed something in me. My drive, push, and love for theater and being onstage singing at the top of my lungs has heightened by a million.<br />
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Okay, that being said, I wrote a new poem. At Wortham Center (where we did Nutcracker), there are little gold stars along the walls, mezzanine, and the balcony. I had a little thought too, and I just had to write it down.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fluttering like a feather,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It seeps through every part,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It digs further and further<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Until it reaches my blackened heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Riding a star through the clouds,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am accompanied by stars,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Flying miles off the ground,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">This night is ours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s over as soon as it begins,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I danced in the winter sky,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The warmth still on my skin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">From a million burning fireflies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A star replaces my heart,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I am a new person,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A new work of art.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My soul is now awakened.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please critique, make suggestions, etc. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Also I can take topic requests for poems and stories. Let me know! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lot's of love,</span></div>
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-79796186470447495132012-11-11T18:13:00.001-08:002012-11-11T18:13:18.400-08:00Stories
I wrote this the other day, and jut wanted to put it out there. Feedback, okay?<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We all have a story,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We all have a battle,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The battle of our life history<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The good lord knew we could handle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Our stories are private,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">They are unique,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s just a simple facet,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That is remembered as ‘bleak.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My story involves heartache and pain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yours may involve much worse,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It could involve hunger and strain,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Or it could involve guilt and remorse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Everyone has a story to hide,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A reason their hearts hurt so,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A fight to fight,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">While wishing it had ended long ago.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It could linger on your shoulder,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It could hide in your eyes,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Or it may be growing bigger<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">With each hurtful goodbye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A story that isn’t open book<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For the whole world to view.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is for your eyes to look,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maybe another person, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yours and yours alone,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something no one has seen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meant for you, it’s your very own.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something you never could have foreseen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It starts when you feel a pain<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It swells into something you’ve never known,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A feeling that comes again and again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That feeling of being all alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I hurt myself, you may too<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We have our own comforts,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Separating me from you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Something that we always avert.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We all have a story we’ll never tell,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Maybe a mistake or traumatic tale<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of how we made it through the hell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Of life, and how you made it through that veil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">That will hold you,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And through every action,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Will go crazy and love you, because you’re you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-14630699805779431782012-09-19T15:48:00.000-07:002012-09-19T15:48:00.165-07:00Guess what!Sorry to get back so late to you guys!<br />
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Guess what!<br />
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I got into the Houston Girls Chorus!<br />
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My mom called me and said "Hey, guess what! <span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dear Megan,<br />Congratulations – you have been accepted as a member of this year’s Houston Girls Chorus!" I turned a few crappy cartwheels that day, even hit a wall and bruised my ankle (hahaha). :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had our first rehearsal on Sunday and, oh my goodness, they are so nice, so talanted, and just plain amazing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The older girls who have been training a lot longer than me are a little intimidating because of their talent, but it's still SOOO much fun! I all ready made a new friend who is also homeschooled! :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okay, I know I promised to post a video of me singing the songs from my audition, but at the moment I haven't gotten the oppurtinity to do so--the little ones come knocking on my door when I try to record myself. -_- As soon as I get the chance to record myself, I promise that I will post it. If I don't, you're more than welcome to remind me! XD</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So the side stuff HGC will be doing sounds AMAZING! We're literally going to be touring Galveston, and performing at the same time! And when we perform at the nutcracker, we'll be IN THE ORCHESTRA PIT! Right there, front and center, in front of EVERYONE! :D :D :D :D </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It's so amazing, I can not wait to continue in it. :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oh, and side thing. I'm performing at my church talent show with my voice teacher, her husband, my mom, and a few people in our church choir. I'm going to have my friend record us with my camera so I can post the video. It's a great arrangement of the song "How Can I Keep From Singing?" It's so fun. ^_^</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All for now, folks! Will get back to you as soon as I can. :D</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meg</span></span>Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-74225434314851663972012-09-02T18:13:00.001-07:002012-09-02T18:13:16.809-07:00Awesome news!Wow, long time no blog. Sorry, my life has been ridiculously busy since June. <br />
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Okay, so I have the best news ever!<br />
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Guess who has an audition to be in the Houston Girls Chorus on September 8th? <br />
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Have you guessed yet? Correct! Moi! <br />
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I am super, super excited. The Chorus has 2 major performances a year, and another performance at the Nutcracker Houston Ballet! How cool is that?! :D<br />
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I will be singing 2 songs for my audition. One is an Italian piece, and the other is a Broadway selection.<br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G83qBrbN_8">Se tu m'ami</a><br />
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Second Song:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cO_9trRIFE">How Could I Ever Know - The Secret Garden</a><br />
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Wish me luck! <br />
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Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-28295658374147611082012-06-13T15:59:00.001-07:002012-06-13T15:59:45.140-07:00'Nother new poem!Okie dokie, yes, I admit that I deleted that last post (for my own reasons thank you very much.). I'm replacing it with this poem. Hope you enjoy it! :D<br />
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Alone forever is now untrue.<br /><br />I have dwelt in thought for days<br /><br />I realize it was not because of you.<br /><br />My sadness is now but a haze.<br /><br /><br /><br />You will always be a scar upon my beating heart<br /><br />I realize now that t’was I who kept you lingering<br /><br />For because it was you who tore us apart,<br /><br />I will be forever aching.<br /><br /><br /><br />But not in your grief<br /><br />I release you from the grasp from which you had of me.<br /><br />You watch me leave, just as you left me, in disbelief.<br /><br />I am free of you, for all eternity.<br /><br /><br /><br />Chained and weighed down by grief and pain,<br /><br />My thoughts were bitter at the thought of you.<br /><br />You abandoned your family and friends in vain.<br /><br />Sweet revenge littered my thoughts toward you.<br /><br /><br /><br />These thoughts do not prolong.<br /><br />You are now but a sad and lonely creature<br /><br />In my mind is where you no longer belong.<br /><br />Your story in my life is now an ending chapter.<br /><br /><br /><br />The knots you tied to me are forever severed in two<br /><br />I will not, and cannot trust you again.<br /><br />When you left, your hatred was construed.<br /><br />All thoughts of our future are at an end.<br /><br /><br /><br />True that I still think of you,<br /><br />As it may be that you think of me.<br /><br />But you are forever banished, I bid you adieu.<br /><br />The constant thoughts that rattle me, they now flee.<br /><br /><br /><br />Goodbye forever, constant companion.<br /><br />I do believe I shall miss you.<br /><br />It shall be like you never happened.<br /><br />And now, I am at last free of you. <br />
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Alone forever is now untrue.<br /><br />I have dwelt in thought for days<br /><br />I realize it was not because of you.<br /><br />My sadness is now but a haze.<br /><br /><br /><br />You will always be a scar upon my beating heart<br /><br />I realize now that t’was I who kept you lingering<br /><br />For because it was you who tore us apart,<br /><br />I will be forever aching.<br /><br /><br /><br />But not in your grief<br /><br />I release you from the grasp from which you had of me.<br /><br />You watch me leave, just as you left me, in disbelief.<br /><br />I am free of you, for all eternity.<br /><br /><br /><br />Chained and weighed down by grief and pain,<br /><br />My thoughts were bitter at the thought of you.<br /><br />You abandoned your family and friends in vain.<br /><br />Sweet revenge littered my thoughts toward you.<br /><br /><br /><br />These thoughts do not prolong.<br /><br />You are now but a sad and lonely creature<br /><br />In my mind is where you no longer belong.<br /><br />Your story in my life is now an ending chapter.<br /><br /><br /><br />The knots you tied to me are forever severed in two<br /><br />I will not, and cannot trust you again.<br /><br />When you left, your hatred was construed.<br /><br />All thoughts of our future are at an end.<br /><br /><br /><br />True that I still think of you,<br /><br />As it may be that you think of me.<br /><br />But you are forever banished, I bid you adieu.<br /><br />The constant thoughts that rattle me, they now flee.<br /><br /><br /><br />Goodbye forever, constant companion.<br /><br />I do believe I shall miss you.<br /><br />It shall be like you never happened.<br /><br />And now, I am at last free of you. <br />
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All right, I'll be back soon. Got some "mini stories" to post soon. Trust me, they're completely random, stupid, awesome, and crazy. You'll think I've gone mad, they're THAT weird. Talk to you soon! :D<br />
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MegMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-85795709949691554692012-05-25T07:52:00.001-07:002012-05-25T07:53:16.217-07:00Bedtime PoemHey guys! Wrote a new poem this morning, and need some input on it. I've been thinking a lot about what sorts of things I want to do with my kids in the future. This poem is one of them. Each night, as I'm tucking them into bed, or doing a bedtime routine, we'll both say this poem. I'll say one line, they say the next, etc. The last paragraph will be mine when they're wrapped up in their blankets. Let me know what you think!<br />
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">It is time now, let us bide</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">To the world where smiles are heard,</span></span></div>
<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Where no one minds,</span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">Where we may fly with the largest birds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Away we fly to join the deer,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Where no sadness dwells,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Where there is no fear.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">Where happiness swells.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">To the place we feel no sorrow,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">A world where all things are good,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Where there is a tomorrow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">A place we can visit, even past childhood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Climb the highest tree,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Sleep on the fluffiest cloud,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Breathe the water of the sea,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">Fly the skies and sing aloud.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Here, we dance with the trees.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Here, we sing with the wind.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Here, we fly with the breeze.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">Here, we follow the whirlwinds.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">We come here to get stronger,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Not for greed or pride,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Everything I do comes from me, the author.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">An escape to a world in divide.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Dear child, you come here through dreams.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">When all seems broken,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">You must cut the seams</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">And let your mind and heart open.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Sleep soundly now, my dear one.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">You are safe in your bed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="color: white; font-family: Calibri;">Until you awaken,</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: white;">Let these words calm your sleeping head.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Hope you guys enjoyed it, and I hope to hear from you!<br />
Talk to you later!<br />
MegMeghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-6882574948270028132012-05-18T14:32:00.002-07:002012-05-18T14:32:47.121-07:00PendulumHey guys! New poem!<br />
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Reading up on some Edgar Allan Poe, and when I read Pit and the Pendulum, I came up with this idea. Hope you like it!!!<br />
Unfortuantely, I couldn't find a picture that really matched what I was looking for! -_- Oh well, I guess. :/<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hanging from the void above,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The constant ticking<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Forever makes me think of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Its horrid tricking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Locked and alone in this dark and
foul cell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I only hear the pendulum sway<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I realize it is set to quell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My life today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Swaying back and forth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In time to the beating of my
heart,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It ticks my life away, henceforth<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And I know that I shall depart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The pendulum spells my life as it
fades,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">It sways only moments more.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have attempted escape and
failed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have forsaken the plan,
nevermore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My breath is slowing, coming in
gasps<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The pendulum’s rhythm is slowly
diminishing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The blood in my internal maps,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is gradually slowing<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fear creeps up my spine,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As darkness is erased,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And filled with light<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And the walls are replaced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I turn and shrink back,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My own reflection,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">What it does not lack,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is the pendulum in action.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">All around me, I see myself and
the pendulum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every which way I turn, we are
there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A predicament, a problem<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m lost, for we are everywhere!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The pendulum swings faster<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As my heart beats in fear<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">At the sight of my figure<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">How I wish I could disappear!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The pendulum has slowed to a
gentle swish,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eyes cast away from the mirror,
my heart is slow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My mind is in anguish.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My eyes are no longer aglow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My heart stops, and the pendulum
is halted,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A heart that no longer beats.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Weakened is the pendulum, its
plan is deserted<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For its job is complete.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The fall of a pendulum creates a
noise so strong<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cracked are the mirrors,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My reflection is no longer,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just a question with no answer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Left to rot in the room of
mirrors<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My body was never discovered<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The pendulum had not foretold a
man’s fate in years,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The pendulum was forever
shattered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let me know what you think!!! :D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Meg<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-71030583162148683742012-05-04T06:24:00.001-07:002012-05-04T06:24:23.158-07:00Dandelion WishesHey guys, I have a new poem that I've been working on. Well, two poems. They're two different poems but both have 2 things that are the same. I'm not terribly sure about the first one, it's not my best, but it could use some work. If you have any suggestions, ideas, or requests, comment and I'll see what I can do. :)<br />
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First poem: <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Dandelion Seeds</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking down the
fields with my thoughts running</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I blow a wish on the
dandelion seeds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For someone just to
love me, please someone just love me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I may not be pretty,
but I really need some loving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sitting under an
autumn tree with my guitar strumming</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hoping the wind will
blow my thoughts away</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Footsteps walking, I
see your face</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My heart starts
fluttering</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Introductions start
and you compliment my playing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pleasures of meeting
each other</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You say life just got
better and better</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Red cheeks start to
burn as I realize what you’re saying</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You find I have a
hard knock life and your brow is creasing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I look down ashamed
and feeling guilty</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You grab my chin, and
say sadly,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No one should treat
you that way, darling”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking in the fields
after you have gone, my heart is fluttering</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I blow a wish on the
dandelion seeds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hoping you’re the
answer to my need</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For someone to keep
me from running.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking into school
with an achy heart, watching the girls that I can’t compete</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My face is down like
it’s always down</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I see you and you
stop my frowning</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Boy, you’ll never
realize that you’re making me feel complete<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Soon enough we’re
meeting at the field</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking through the
dandelion seeds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You say “I used to
wish on these”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I pick a seed and
blow a silent wish, my smile concealed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking in the fields
with you on my mind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I blow a wish on a
dandelion seed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wishing that you stay
here with me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hoping love is
finally mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">First fights always
start and end with a bang</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Never expected you to
have this kind of temper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">And run off into the
fields, needing an answer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I watch you drive off
in your fancy mustang<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Walking <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>alone is so much different than with you</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The sun is going down
and I’m wearing a frown</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please come back, my
head is down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tears are sliding as
I pick a wish for you<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wishing on those
dandelion seeds doesn’t seem to work at all<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The wind is drowning
my tears away<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hoping that my heart
will disappear before the next day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Suddenly you’re there
to pick me up from my fall.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blowing a wish on a
dandelion seed</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You pull me in and
squeeze me tightly</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">You kept me from
running when I needed you most</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Love is finally mine
when you kiss me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><em>Wind In My Heart</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every day under the great willow tree<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I sit with my hair blowing around<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hoping my dear friend will remove the thoughts I do not
need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">As I listen to her beautiful sound.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She sings and whistles through the leaves,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Assists the elegant birds through the sky,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She lifts away my grieves,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So I may wave goodbye.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whistling courage,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ceasing worries,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Singing me out of bondage,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She gives me peace when I need it greatly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blowing my wishes on the dandelion seeds,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She brings them to the higher heavens<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Listening to my cries of need,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Advising me in my actions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When tears are streaking,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She dries them gently,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">When breathing hurts,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She soothes my bearings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">A lonely day without her love<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Leads to shaky hands and trembling breaths<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The clouds are not moving above,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My thoughts are not bowing down to death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Greeting my beloved companion each day<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Helps me through my lone and grief.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She greets with open arms that sway,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Her grasp is strong, yet gentle as a leaf.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Should she ever depart,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">My mind would surely be scarred.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">She is a piece of my heart,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For Wind is my love and my guard.</span></div>
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<br />Hope you guys enjoyed these!!! <br />
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Talk to you soon!<br />
Meg<br />
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<br />Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12193597821486467195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067365989154268272.post-76728546091508161022012-04-27T17:01:00.001-07:002012-04-27T17:06:11.309-07:00First PostWell, hello. This is my first post on a public blog. Pretty exciting, huh? :)<br />
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Well, let me describe a little about this blog. I'll be posting every once in a while. Mostly just posting my writing, if I ever learn songs fast enough on the piano, then I'll post a recording of those as well. That's pretty much it. I'm kind of a private person, but I do want to let people read my writings. :)<br />
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I hope whoever reads this enjoys this blog! <br />
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Very first poem for the big blog debute...<br />
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Today, we work.<br />
Tomorrow, we rest.<br />
Today, we shirk.<br />
Tomorrow, we dress our Sunday best.<br />
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Today, we play.<br />
Tomorrow, we learn.<br />
Today was a beautiful day.<br />
Tomorrow might burn.<br />
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Today, we went all about.<br />
Tomorrow, only one place.<br />
Today saw faces of doubt.<br />
Tomorrow brings familiar faces.<br />
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Today, we bought many things.<br />
Tomorrow, we won't.<br />
Today, we know what tomorrow brings.<br />
Tomorrow, we find things we don't.<br />
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Today, we think we know.<br />
Tomorrow, we learn we're wrong.<br />
Today was a gift that will grow.<br />
Tomorrow we sing praise in song.<br />
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Today we all laughed and smiled.<br />
Tomorrow, who knows?<br />
Today we think is wild.<br />
Tomorrow, we'll start a future that will grow. <br />
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Hope you enjoy this, and I'll post again sometime real soon. Talk to you later!<br />
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