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Well, I’m at the CSC sipping on my mocha and I should be writing a poem for my lit homework tomorrow. To motivate myself, I read through all my old poems…quite a fascinating slide-show of my past! Anyway, I realized I hadn’t posted the poem I wrote for my last lit homework, so thought I’d post that now. Comments appreciated!!

I am searching for myself
in the darkness of the storm
in the riot of the trees
in the crying of the wind.
I am cold and I am lost.

I climb forever up the mount
built of fallen memories
built of fated lovers’ bones
built of bloody victories.
I rise up and I fall yet.

I seek the ever changing sky
in the sighing of the wind
in the quiet of the trees
in the starkness of the storm.
I am here and I am not.

One more cry of deepest pain
One more cry of utmost glee
One more cry in fallen rain
Why oh why can I not see?
Why oh why am I denied?
Give me now a dance to live!
Give me now a trance to love!
Give me now a chance to be.

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Hmm…I just realized I haven’t posted in here since I was in Gainesville!! Well, I most certainly am not going to say I’ll post every day for a week again, because clearly I’m incapable of remembering to do so! I can’t even blame business, because all I’ve been doing for the past few days is relaxing and having fun with the fam!! Today is Christmas Eve, so I finally got all my presents wrapped(ok, I actually started wrapping them today…) as I rocked out to TSO. I like TSO almost anytime, but it’s even better when it actually is Christmas time!!

Today has been pretty relaxing besides the Christmas wrapping(ok, ok, I guess that was relaxing too)…I woke up early to take Laura to work at Wright’s, then had a nice relaxing morning with my coffee and reading. Now I’m listening to beautiful Tallis Fantasia as I type this, waiting for the yummy dinner of steak and fettucine, mmm…and speaking of yummy, I just made the salad for tonight and I just could not resist eating the lettuce as I went. The steaks are almost done and it’s almost time for dinner! And since I didn’t post all of my poems last week, here’s another one, written on December 10th, 2008 as I sat on campus enjoying an absolutely marvelous day:

The water ripples
before the unseen breeze
and the leaves come
floating down.
And the campus quiets.
The clouds swirl in
awe and wonder
and the leaves come
tumbling down.
And the campus stills.
The grass quivers
in joy and light
and the leaves come
dancing down.
And the campus bows.
To our King!

And that is the end of my recent poetry spree – most of it was pretty spontaneous so I hope you weren’t expecting anything of technical genius, but writing them encouraged my heart. And now, dinner time!! Merry Christmas Eve to all!

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Well, I’m now making my last bacon and coffee breakfast of the year here in Gainesville! Around 2 today, I’m off to Tampa!!! And again, I know I was supposed to post in here every night…but I forgot. And was sorta busy. So I thought I’d post now while I’m getting breakfast ready. I can already smell the bacon frying, mmm….

The last few days have been super sweet!! Not much better than chilling in Gainesville with no cares in the world!! Yesterday I slept in and had a nice relaxing morning before running some errands on campus…then last night consisted of awesome times at the Lebos’ house!! Much ping-pong was played and many good times were had by all!! Liz and Steven were there too and Becca is back from college(up at PCC), so it was so much fun just hanging out like old times! No better way to end the semester…I’m truly grateful for all the sweet times we’ve had there! And after that, me and Rob and Galan came back to our place…Rob still has to finish his paper(actually, he’s writing it right now while I write this), so while he wrote that last night, I kept him company by playing some classic Battle For Middle Earth…brought back old memories indeed!

And now the bacon is about done, but I still need to post the poem for today(or I guess it’s technically last night’s poem)…this is a very free-form one…one that I enjoyed writing a lot:

In the end
when there’s nothing left
but me and you
and the armies of darkness
I will fight
and throw myself down
for me and you
and for the banner of light
in the black
when there is no sight
just me and you
just our undying love.

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Ok well, I know I promised to write in here every night this week…but let’s just say last night was spent studying madly for my circuits exam which was 7:30 AM. Ugh. Terrible. And the exam was actually not that bad…because out of four questions, I know I got at least 2 right!!! (For circuits, for me…that’s very impressive. I may pull out a B after all!) Anyways, after that, Katie, Corey, Trisha, Rachel(all peeps from class) needed to just forget circuits…so we went to Einsteins and got breakfast and then ate it in the stadium in the beautiful early-morning Florida weather!! It was sooo fun…and also sorta sad because today was Katie’s last exam EVER!! She graduates on Saturday. I’m gonna miss her…

But off that subject, after that I picked up my voucher for my ticket to the BCS TITLE GAME IN MIAMI THIS JANUARY WHICH I AM GOING TO. And yes, that deserved all-caps. Florida vs. Oklahoma, winner take all! I CAN’T WAIT!!!!

Anyways, back to today…following my ticket pick-up, had a sweet disc-golfing adventure with Deanna, Shari and Jamie…such awesomeness!!! It was the perfect follow-up to terrible circuits…just walking around on the beautiful course at Northside Park. Yes. Incidentally, I also had one of my best rounds ever. Not that I’m bragging or anything….ok, maybe I am a little. But hey, I’m allowed to do it. On my own journal!

Again, coming back from off-topicness…once we got back from disc golf, Mr. Lebo and George came over for our epic Finals Week Risk Tournament Extravaganza. And yes, it was quite epic. We started the game around 2:30 and didn’t finish until 10. PM. Ridiculous. We did take a break for dinner(me and Rob made chicken parmesan, which was DELICIOUS…we made two whole pans and we still ate all of it). The game(LotR Risk) was awesome but as always, I ended up getting bored and just going on a rampage of which the end result was me being the first to be eliminated. Ah well. Rob got out next(serves him right for killing my best armies!) and Galan eventually ended up winning…

And now, I’m quite tired. But it is time for the next poem in this week’s series. Enjoy.

The lake, it beckons to me.
Darker than night,
devoid of light,
the lake, it whispers to me.
Unbroken glass,
forgotten past,
the lake, it croons to me.
Burning with fire,
lighting my pyre,
the lake it dances for me.
Oh, I want it!
Oh, I need it!
And I stare into the lake.
For all it wants is to take
my soul.
No!

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Well, right now I’m at Marston with Shari and Deanna…and I just finished studying for my finance final which is going to get underway in less than two hours. It’s going to be in the Physics Building, my old nemesis…but I shall go and reclaim my lands as I dominate finance!! Or at least, I hope so. It seems I’m getting all my updating done in libraries lately…apparently that’s where I have the most free time? Hmm…that shouldn’t be the case…anyways, I’m going to start what I am calling “Final Exam Poetrifcation Week”…which is a rather brilliant name, if I say so myself. Or maybe not, but anyway, I have a bunch of random poems I have written down in my notebooks that aren’t on here, so I’m going to post one in here every night. And y’all are going to love it, I so decree! Here is the first one, written September 18th, 2008:

A word of gold
A word of grace
A word of truth
That perfect face!

Why do we turn
our face away?
Why do we cause
our God dismay?

Our hearts are dim
Our hearts are lost
Our hearts are dead
But look! The cross.

And now, off to get dinner…and then…

…it’s battle time.

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She gently lifts the glass
to her lips
and raises her eyes to mine.

I smile into the blue
of her eyes
and cover her hand with mine.

She licks salt from the glass
with her tongue
and touches her lips to mine.

I hold her close and feel
her heart race
and I thank the Lord with mine.

And..


A jump in time
A bend in space
A lurch of mind
A change in phase.

What now says the warrior?
What now says the sage?
What now says the maiden?
What now says the page?

Who controls the higher power?
Who decrees the moon and sun?
Who wields the sword of light divine?
Who decides when time is done?

One who rules the highest heavens
One who shines with brightest flames
One who is Lord God Almighty
Who is Name above all names.

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I walk down the shadowed road
and look for something
What it is I do not know
something.

I listen to my pounding heart
and wait for something
What it is I do not know
something.

I gaze up at the evil sky
and cry for something
What it is I do not know
something.

My mind is torn
My strength is gone
My heart is rent
My soul is lost.

What now can I do?
Where now can I fly?
How now can I cry?
When now can I die?
Why?

Slowly slowly spinning
this wounded world waits to
suck my lifeblood from me.
Waits to kill me. Help me!

And then the darkness closes over
And then my eyes begin to dull
And then my wits begin to leave me
And then I see a flash of light!

Heaven’s Grace and heaven’s Light!
He will take me from this fight!
My own struggles worked for naught
Yet by his blood I am now bought!

I once looked up and felt only soul’s deepest pain
I now look up and see the Lamb who has been slain!
I once looked up to see the very darkest night
I now look up and see with most heavenly sight!

I once was lost in the depths of despair
I once used my will to kick against the rod
I now look up and see heaven opened
and the Son of Man at the right hand of God!

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Today was a pretty sweet day. Just gotta get that out there.

Such a beautiful, beautiful day! Was rather chilly this morning(but I still loved it!) but it warmed up as the day strolled on. Even though I had my two two-hour blocks today, I still didn’t mind them that much(well, I can say that now that I’m not sitting in them!) since I didn’t have anything to worry about turning in – I could just sit back and soak in knowledge. After my first class(Materials) I went over to the “Meet the Faculty” luncheon for ISE; ate some great Sonny’s and hung out with people there. Went to my stats class after that, but before that, I had a few minutes to just sit outside and marvel at the perfectly blue sky and wonderful winter air…and wrote a short little poem – thought I’d share it with you, despite it not being terrific or anything – will give you a glimpse of what I was thinking…

I look up

see the gold rays

of the sun

piercing through the

Spanish moss.

I look up

breathing deep of

wind-chill air

blessing my soul.

I rejoice.

Stats class went…as usual. I think I semi-understood the material! And the rest of the afternoon was just awesome, getting to hang with fun people and having good times! How great God is for his many blessings on us…what have I done to deserve all this?

Have a great Friday, all!!

Moving Shadows

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World of sorrows, world of fears
World of pain and world of tears
Grey blankets cry and hide the sun
Shadows fall; fell dark has won.

Ground a tremble, deep wellsprings quake
Hearts broken, millennial guardians shake
Ghouls rise and hover, the forests sigh
Spirits gloat and grin, their time is nigh!

A young girl waits
and hopes
and prays
for an angel’s call
to rally
to save.
But there is no answer.

Young men cry, old men cower
Where now is the ancient power
Where now is the witness tower
Why hast thou forsaken us?

A young girl looks and sees a star
a bright, a light from angel far.
Trumpets ring! Heavens sing!
A glorious sun! The night is done!

The angel’s grim smile,
the demons’ foul shrieks
the sword rightly cleaves
and lo
the dark
it leaves.

A young girl now rejoices at last
to see the sun and the shadows past
to see the yellow flowered places
to see the sweetened roses’ faces
to climb the emerald grassy stair
to feel the wind’s song in her hair.

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I think I’m in a poem writing mood.

Springlight
Golden beams slide through double doors
Lazy notes fill the air with springtime
High voices reach the marble balcony above
Snow orbs and cobalt spheres float like doves.

Chocolate flows like river swift
Trumpets blow and strings sing
He bows and ever so gently asks
She smiles and her heart unmasks.

How long the night!
How rich he danced!
How sweet she sang!
How their hearts rang!

Her dark hair laughed upon her head
Her coral gown softly framed her smile
Her blushing feet moved like lightning
And how her cocoa eyes glanced, brightning.

Sitting at last with comrades dear
Sharing sweets and talk alike
But now the final music trance
But now the last spring-sun dance.

Gently the waves of music issue
Tenderly does he take her arm
Softly does she touch his back
Slowly, slowly, fade to black.

Almost over is the star-wished night
Out into moon smile do friends alight
And ever drenched in spring shine rain
Do happy and weary eyes in ending, bright.