Now I started this blog mostly to show off my writing skills but also as an outlet for my views on history. Starting tomorrow I will be discussing history as well as sharing my stories. There are a few things I have been learning about French and British history that make the shows based on their royals just mind boggling with how inaccurate they are. Since this is my blog, I am really excited that I get to go on rants and tangents about historical inaccuracies! Being the passionate person that I am, I know you all will love this new addition to my blog!
Enjoy but before you do here is my favorite Shakespeare quote, well one of my favorites!
Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 6
Friar Lawrence
These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which, as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
23
November 2013
The
Way of the Earth
The
wind brushes across the grass, lightly grazing each little blade.
Freshly cut, the green grass is ready for a new day. The clouds roll
in. Rain will feed the grass. Filling the dirt to its watery limits
and forcing the worms to squirm out of their cool, dry home.
SNATCH
The
sun is now shining and the bird grabs the worm. Wriggling and
squirming the worm is brought to new little babies. Mouths wide open,
screaming for a bite, mom swallows the worm then feeds her
hatchlings.
Day by day the baby birds grow. They get new feathers and learn to
fly. Now off on their own they venture out, making new homes in trees
and lamps of human buildings. One young little bird, naïve and
unknowing, baths in fresh rain fall underneath its home.
Purrrrrrr
Suddenly
chaos erupts. The cat catches the bird mid air. Cold and lifeless,
the cat plays with its new toy. It brings it inside where the people
scold the cat and joke about what a naughty kitty it is. And this is
how our world works. One achievement, one simplicity, one lifestyle,
is the downfall or success of another but no matter how survival bids
you, the sun will shine and the grass will grow for this is the way
of the earth.
24
November 2013
Sunshine
The dew catches the light,
Sunshine gleaming freshly on the grass.
The chill of the new morning,
Glistening the hope of a grand day.
Warmth graces the cheeks of afternoon lovers.
Sparkling eyes,
Glittering freckles,
The glow of sunlight embrace their souls.
The sunshine gives life to new days,
It enlightens our hearts,
Wraps us in joy,
And helps us embrace night's shadow.
25
November 2013
Daughter
of Flora
They
say everyone who looks into their family history will find a secret
sooner or later but
Azalea never thought such a secret would turn her world into an
unimaginable adventure. It all happened when she visited her
grandmother, Lily Rose. Lily Rose was the great matriarch of the
family and could bring a lifeless plant back from the brink with a
little bit of water and a tender kiss. The catalyst to Azalea's life
changing moment came because Lily Rose was dying.
As
Azalea held her grandmother's brittle hand, she wept at the thought
of losing the most important person in her life. She thought of how
her grandmother had taught her to garden. She thought about the
beautiful and exotic plants they grew in Lily Rose's backyard. As she
was wishing for more time she heard a whisper.
“ You are more precious to the world than you know my dear
granddaughter. You come from the depths of history. Our family was
worshiped by the Romans and nearly forgotten in fall of that greedy
empire.”
“Please get some rest grandmother you aren't making sen..”
“I AM NOT DEAD YET! I am trying to tell you about who you are! Why
do you think gardening came so easy to you? You could touch anything
from this earth and make it whole if you really wanted to but I kept
that from you. I was worried you were like your mother and only
possessed partial powers. She couldn't handle the power or lack of
it. It took her from you young and I didn't want that for you but you
are all that is left of us and you are strong. You are so strong!”
“I don't understand! What are you talking about? Should I get the
nurse? Do you need help grandmother?” Azalea was horrified. Was her
grandmother losing it in these last moments. She wasn't making sense.
Fear, anger and desperation all swarmed around her. Just then Lily
Rose spoke again.
“I do not need a nurse child but I only have a short time to
explain so wipe your tears and listen closely to what I have to say.
You are a daughter of Flora. You derive from her ancient blood line.
She married Favonius, the gentle western wind, and together they
protected plant life and brought the joyous spring time. There used
to be many of us but as time wore on each generation produced less
and less of the Flora line. The last great bearer of the blood line
was me, that is, until you were born.
I tried with all my might to teach your mother the art of our power
but she just wasn't capable. I didn't realize that her lack of power
would be her undoing. You see your mother died having you because you
were the true carrier of the blood line.”
“I killed my own mother?” Azalea was beyond horrified at this
point. She felt nearly shattered. She never knew her mother for she
had died shortly after childbirth. “Why did my being kill her?
“She wasn't strong enough to endure the birth of a full daughter
of Flora. It is how my mother passed and all the other halfling
mothers before us. Only a child of Flora can survive if she has a
child with a Favonius or if she is born completely void. Now dear, I
don't have much longer but you have to know so much more.
Anything that grows from this earth you can save. If it is
completely dead it will not come back but most things are not
completely dead. That you will figure out on your own. Each of us has
our own way. Mine was simply to kiss it back to life. You will find
your way. The other thing you must know is that we are not alone.
Your boyfriend, what's his name?”
“It is Ash grandmother, you know that,” Azalea was annoyed now.
Why did she bring up Ash? She had felt a connection to him since they
were young. They loved to be around each other and hide in the field
over the hills.
“Yes, Ash. You know Ash's family name is Zephyr correct? Do you
know that Zephyr is the name of the western winds? He is you
Favonius. He is your match. He is your protector, your equa...”
“Grandmother? Grandmother?” Azalea knew her grandmother was gone
but oddly she wasn't sad. She was too overwhelmed to be sad. Was this
information worth her slight torment now? Did she really need to be
troubled by the declarations of her elderly grandmother? She always
felt she would marry Ash but was any of this true?
That
is when Azalea noticed the calla lily her grandmother was holding had
turned nearly black. There was only a slight tint of green in the
stem. “Oh what
the hell!”
she thought to herself. She stroked her hand from the base where the
green was to the tip of the flower because that just seemed like the
correct method for her. The green grew upwards and burst into a deep
purple. The lily had been white. It came back different! It came back
new. Azalea knew then her life would never be the same and somehow
she had to explain it all to Ash.
26
November 2013
My
Love
Eyes closed, deep in a slumber,
Dreaming of far off places
And robots of future days.
So calm, so sweet.
Ah, those eyes.
Crystal blue but just a hint of gray.
Love lost in them,
But found with a tender gaze.
You dream peacefully my dear love,
Your handsome smile tells me so.
I loved you the most today
But when you wake I shall love you more.
27
November 2013
J and
S
The
day was hectic, chaotic and almost failed to be. Hail damage had
grounded planes and airlines overbooked the entire day. This was the
first time J had ever flown alone. Her heart pounding and her palms
sweaty. She cried as she was told she couldn't board.
“Don't worry we will figure it out. Go to the customer service
desk and I will call my mom,” said S in a slightly nervous tone.
“I called United and I looked up prices. Are you still in line?”
Mom was trying so hard to help J but mounting sadness over a trip
that may not happen continued to build. “Don't worry we will get
you out to Florida.
Finally
it was J's turn to talk to customer service. The only reasonable
flight they had was to Orlando, a bit of a drive but doable. J ran to
her new gate and boarded her first solo trip. Finally relief ran
through her bones and she relaxed on the flight. S picked her up and
boy did he out do himself. He pulled through the airport pick up in a
brand new, cherry red mustang. J was beyond impressed and her heart
fluttered. It had been a week since she had seen her love and this
was their three year dating anniversary. She was so happy to be
picked up and taken out in such a nice car. The weather was so
beautiful and they drove off to dinner to celebrate their time
together.
And what a dinner it was! Enormous fish tanks filled with exotic
fish lined the dining area. Treat after treat and course after course
were brought out to their delight. Dinner ended with a little dessert
surrounded by white chocolate shaped like an egg. As the waiter
poured a hot berry sauce over the egg it melted to reveal a mini cake
underneath. J glanced at S and soaked up the wonderfully blissful
night.
After dinner, the adoring couple decided to walk the beach. With a
bottle of champagne in hand, they found a cozy spot and watched the
thunderstorm far off in the distance over the Gulf of Mexico. It was
the perfect night. The air was thick with humidity, a slight breeze
cooled the warm air and the stars twinkled in the perfectly clear
night sky.
Nothing
could be better,
thought J as she laid back with S in the sand. Just then S stood up
and asked J to stand with him. Maybe
we are going for a night swim, thought
J, that is until S got down on one knee.
“I love you J. Will you marry me?” S was so nervous when he
presented her with an astounding amethyst ring that her placed it in
her hand and closed it around the ring.
“Really? Really? Is this real? Is this for real? Really?”
Shocked, excited confused, J didn't know what to think. S had told
her before that he wasn't sure he ever wanted to marry but here he
was asking her to spend their lives together.
“Is that a yes?”
“Sorry, yes! Yes of course! Oh my god yes!”
They cried and they kissed. It was such a beautiful moment forever
engrained in the lives of these two lovers that they would never
forget. J could one day tell their children how their father kept the
ring in his pocket all week for fear of losing it and because of this
fear, he didn't even place the ring on her finger but instead in the
palm of her hand. And S could tell their children how their mother
was so shocked by what had happened that she didn't even say yes!
This is how the two became one and they lived happily ever after.
28
November 2013
The
Thankful Duck
Lucy
was a duck that lived like no other duck. She had a home with humans
and their pet dogs. Lucy grew up with her humans from the time she
was a little duckling. Her humans all went down to the feed store and
picked Lucy out of all of the other ducklings to take home and make
her a member of their family. The little girl human even named her!
On
morning, Lucy was in her pond in the back yard splashing away and
playing when a robin swooped down from the trees and landed near the
pond. Lucy had seen many different outdoor creatures but typically
the robins kept to themselves in their nests high atop the trees.
“Hello duck. I see you out here everyday and I wonder why you
don't fly around with the other ducks? You seem much happier than the
other ducks,” said the robin to Lucy.
“I have a home here. My humans picked me out at a store where
there were lots of baby ducks. I live here with my humans and they
take care of me and play with me. I even get to cuddle with the dogs
and ride them around the house and yard! Robin, why don't the other
ducks live with humans?” Lucy had seen other ducks but she never
really thought that they didn't have a human family.
Robin explained to Lucy that the other ducks spend all their time
outside. When it is cold they follow the geese to warmer places but
they must feed themselves and each other. Lucy felt a very
overwhelming sense of gratefulness come over her. She loved her
humans and the pet dogs that were her friends. They were so kind to
her and loved her and she loved them in return. She had a warm home,
no worries, her very own pond and an all around wonderful life. After
talking to the robin by her pond, Lucy the duck was a very thankful
duck and made sure to give her human and dog family extra love this
day and the days to come.
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