POEMS
"Dreams"
Dreaming is nice,
Dreaming is fun,
But, when it's time to wake up,
Where do dreams go?
Do they live?
Do they die?
Dreams die all the time.
Every minute,
Of everyday.
Dreams are stolen,
Left without a trace.
By Jessica Moeller
11/29/2010
"The Conversation"
It is asked what I want.
My response, "The norm,
I want happiness, love, and support."
Yet, I understand it goes both ways.
It is stated that I must not press.
I must respect the stresses of life.
My response, "I can."
I understand that one has doubts.
Yet, I understand that I can help.
It is commented that I am selfish.
My response, "I can, as can anyone."
My question to you,
"What am I to do when my responses are as stated?"
What is your response?
William Pernell Johnson
8/20/2008
"Cold Bitter Winter"
Cold and bitter, for the December Winter.
As the snow fell in the night, all my mom saw were lights.
One car, six kids, upside down in a ditch.
She know it was him.
My uncle, James Bradley, he left us sadly.
Sixteen years of age, I know I'll see him again someday.
By Cameron Kelly
3/10/2010
Your drunken words are sober thoughts.
Always in denial,
Ruined our family.
Thought you might stay a while.
Fathers are suppose to provide love and care.
But, like they say, "Life isn't always fair."
Your choices make me want to scream.
All they have left are my broken hopes.
And your broken dreams.
By Katie Chewning (poem untitled)
11/29/2010
"UNCONDITIONAL"
Love....unconditional?
Will we ever comprehend the extent of it?
That's His desire! Can we endeavor to sincerely make it ours?
For out of it flows joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
Faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things,
There is no law.
Different forms, but should all be experienced in one way or the other.
Oftentimes confused for what it really is because the world's view has become so distorted.
Labeling it as just an emotion doesn't do it justice.
A common denominator longed to be experienced by us all.
Many hypotheses, but one definite conclusion - without it everyone suffers.
We are victorious because of love.
We are forgiven because we are loved.
Fear and doubt are removed when love makes its entrance.
We are oftentimes persuaded because of love.
The greatest fulfillment in our lives is when we give or receive love.
An eraser of pain, you see, when experienced in its totality.
Always considerate, never selfish.
Satisfies the often misunderstood longing in our souls.
Completes us like nothing else imaginable.
The one thing that will last FOREVER!
Cassundra Huntley
12/7/2009 @ 5:02 am
"Child's Sight"
The view caught in existence
Lies reality at hand
Once so far in the distance
That's why I don't understand
Time flew with no resistance
That time that was never planned
Life's clock had such persistence
Leaving the past to expand
Now; an unrewarding scene
A picture not to be proud
The present here is obscene
A vulgar mind became loud
Envy is the color green
And so is the tainted crowd
I pray a smile to intervene
It fails through the twilight cloud
Every foot that steps outside
Needs the eye to stay alert
Trust is only self relied
Precautions not to feel hurt
Feelings fatal not to hide
Remain buried in the dirt
Kill or be killed; you decide
A consequence not to flirt
Rainbows only shades of grey
Their arcs under the street light
Stars above don't show the way
Fools in doubt would think they might
Trust in heart leaves you the prey
Heated blood will guide the night
Brings you just another day
These days unseen in child's sight
Rebecca Nolan (self published author of Midnight Veil)
"My Sun's Day"
The large wrinkled surface flows with the wind's fluctuate direction
as freely as your mother's silk skirt.
I can see your small sphere of dimming light, flashing, and struggling
for an opening but constantly being denied
by the clouds that follow the wind's blow.
With strength and the path set by your rays (raise),
the clouds soon find it impossible to contain your light; and the small sphere
is seen growing, beaming, and reflecting on the large wrinkled surface.
But wait! I see that your mark has begun fading and the surface now reflects darkness from the overcast that scars your impression, not allowing your light to shine.
All of this will indeed happen my friend,
but know that I will aid in your struggle because
the warmth in my heart provided by your light remains
constant regardless of the clouds that may glide over my son's day.
Copyright (c) 1997 by Derrick Figures
NARRATIVES
* A narrative is a general term for a long or short story, told for any purpose, drawn from personal experiences."I Remember"
By Justice Smith
I remember waking up and going through my morning routine.
I remember walking across campus to visit my professor.
I remember my professor said, "Did you hear, there was a terrible accident. A plane flew into one of the twin towers".
I remember walking back to my apartment, not giving it that much thought.
I remember turning on the television and finding that another plane had hit the twin towers.
I remember thinking, "This was no accident".
I remember being glued to the TV and hearing about a plane hitting the Pentagon.
I remember hearing yet another plane had crashed in the Pennsylvania countryside.
I remember with horrific awe the sight of the first one, and then the second tower as they fell.
I remember the look of shock, fear, anger, and grief on the faces of those I met that day.
I remember seeing news footage from around the world as many people mourned with us.
I remember seeing footage from the streets of Pakistan as people danced and cheered at the news.
I remember a country that came together in the face of adversity.
I remember people saying that they would never forget.
I remember that time passed and people's spirits began to heal.
I remember that the pettiness of our disparate ideologies began to creep back in.
I remember watching the news and hearing words like "partisan" on a daily basis.
I remember when "I" became "We", and I see that "We" has again become "I".
QUOTES
"The more you say, the less people will remember." - A wise old man
"I make mistakes everyday so how can I judge." - Antone Struckley"We need to be careful of what we say and do. We may be the only Bible that someone may ever read."
- Venus T. Ware
"Friends make life half as hard and twice as good!" - Author Unknown
"Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment" - Arthur Bishop in "The Mechanic"
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