A thought for your Sunday...

A Rainbow

I saw a rainbow yesterday
All colors 'fore my eyes,
But I did not regard it with
A great deal of surprise.
Although I was excited and
I thought that it was grand,
Ne'er once did I give credit to
My Heavenly Father's hand.

So much we take for granted
Upon this gorgeous earth:
The majesty of mountains;
The moon and sand and turf.
He made the things we see
And all things that we can't,
He made the graceful antelope
And mighty elephant.

I want to show my gratitude;
To thank Him every day
For all that He has given me;
My debts that He has paid.
I know He'll always love me
And know just how I feel
Though Satan's lies assail my mind
His truth, I know, is real.

Next time I see a rainbow
Light up against the sky
I'll look at it with reverence
And praise my Lord on high.

connecting

they call me from
across
the room.

i glance over
and their 
     white
         leaves
            beckon

i pick them up
c a u t i o u s l y

study carefully until
        the end 

but i do not just study
  
i become them.

when they stop
a part 
of me
stops
too.

Musing on graduation...

some say 
they are
the best years
of our lives


they love
the system


the plastic ones 
and the lovers 
of all things
educational


some will dwell
after we leave


they will
return to these
old brick walls
they will
feel sorrow
and wish 
for the "glory days"


when i
finish
i will fly 
out those
doors


i will go places
i will do things
i will become
something more


i may visit...


but i will not
wish 
to 
go 
back


so for now
i will wait


i will finish, 
then...




i'm outta here.

Walkin' in a Winter Wonder- Oh. What? It isn't winter yet? Darn. :(

So... It snowed for the first time a couple weeks ago. But then it all melted. :(
Fear not though! I took pictures. :) I actually have a snowy poem too... But it's sad... I'll post it anyway.
I wrote it last year, trying to voice some feelings I couldn't figure out a way to express out loud. Anyhow, I'll stop with the description...


Snowstorm
The sky a blanket made of gray
a flake falls down of purest white
Another, then
and another,
following and bringing more
The snow falls softly
covering green
ground and roof
tree and road.


The color of the world grows simple-
Black and white and in-between
complexity disperses
and all
Makes sense for once.


Of a sudden
the world rushes back into color
No time for snow to melt
just to disappear
No clouds dissipate- 
They're already gone
Like Mother Nature changed
her mind
without notifying a 
soul.


The girl looks 
up from the formerly white ground
Confusion of the worst kind
fills her head
Am I crazy? 
But she knows she is not.


Sorrow consumes her and
she walks home
Alone.

Choreography

I watch your every move
And
Hope you're watching mine.
Sing my heart out...
Along with all these feelings that belong to you.

Really, they aren't your feelings-
You stole them.
But still, I
Sing,
Do tricks,
Dance for you...

And you-
You dance too.
Your dance is so similar
To mine
But somehow,
Your dance is so different
From mine.
The differences...
They shouldn't bother me,
But they do.

They seem to tell me,
"You can't dance like this!
Only I can!"

"Only I can!"
Like a spoiled, bratty child.

For a moment
I try.
I try to prove you wrong.
Defy you
Try to imitate your dance-
Move the way that you do.

But you were right...

I *can't* dance like that.

Only you can.

From the pages of Kira's notebook...

Hide and Seek (Thunder's motive)
Silent
                                 holding breath
                                                                           (Don't want to give myself away)
        I step closer
            closer to the place I saw
                       I cannot see him, though...
                                Not anymore.
          I stop
              crouch, scan
            wait, watch
                            search
                                                             and I wonder...
a-HA!
                        There.
      A sudden flash of light
                  Day floods the black scene
                                      ... but all too soon
                                  he is gone once more
    and all is dark.
                                                                                  I roar...
                                                  ... frustration.

I can never win.

Butterflies

I'm curious.
Is there anyone who makes you feel like...
Um...
Feel like...
Ugh - Sorry, can't think today -
Just... Is there anyone who...
Kinda...
Uhhmm..
Renders you speechless sometimes, I guess?
Well, maybe speechless isn't the right word.
I guess more like..
Mm....
You're at a loss for words?
Yeah. That's more what I mean.
And...
Your insides sorta feel funny?
Like... Flip-floppy?
Or...
Sorry. I'm not very articulate today.
But it's kinda like...
A rush.
Yeah.
A rush through your whole body.
And it makes your heart...
It kinda makes you feel like you heart is going to leap out of your chest?
But...
Gah.
I can't...
Bah!
Words are failing me today. Sorry.
I dunno.
Just...
Nevermind.