It began with Christopher Columbus, who gave the people the name Indios. And thus began their demise.

If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. Please don’t attempt to sing my praise, The awkward pause That’s sure to cause Hurts more than blades. You’re sure you can say something nice Until you see It cannot be Take my advice…

Stanza 1 girls smiling wind through their dresses a few rising waves a bit of dust before the thunderstorm taste of icecream # Stanza 2 smell of icecream sight of smiling sound of thunderstorm watching dresses collecting dust in front of the waves # Stanza…

Prize nothing above Life: things may be loved But only by the living Though precious the gift Inviting such risk Misses the point of giving Past prompt: What object would you save from a fire? Form: Alouette  

Mrs Dalloway said she would buy the flowers herself. Moments in our lives are like flowers we choose to pick up or to buy from the florist s Who sometimes chooses for us Life is sometimes beyond our control. mrs dalloway by v. Woolf

Let’s go exploring Let’s run away Into the night And into the day I’m asking, imploring Just come out to play And if it’s alright I’d like you to stay Let’s fly away, soaring Get out of our way And by our own might Claim…

promises… kisses that did not touch her lips words she only read dreams they both had… poems that no poet ever put down on paper that were never sold in a bookstore or underlined by students in a literature seminar… don t Count your Chicken…

“Everything starts somewhere…” Though knowing where depends On what you mean by “start” Or “everything”. Something starts everywhere, The chain of consequence Cannot be predicted Precisely. Freedom to make a choice Freedom to take the chance Is meaningless without Consequence. Forge your link in the…

burning fire – more red and more warm the geraniums in my window

I have some wishes I would like you to grant me: Not an eternal life, but a long and not too burdened one. Full of learning and experience. Not eternal youth or beauty, but health and strength to achieve my goals. More time. Just time….