Describe one of your deepest desires and why you cannot/will not/don't have it.
Upon this hill I seek to see
Creatures beyond humanity
I hear the calls,
I see the gestures
To be with them along forever.
They call me through the endless night
To run and see all their sights
Their boundless forest and cultures beyond
They laugh and play
And sing a song
A song that I will never know.
They mustn't have me
Not Today.
'Cause it's my little sister's birthday
Horray!
I couldn't just leave my family,
My friends, and my life.
As for I would hurt them to bad
And they wouldn't see me light.
-Emma
Friday, 2 March 2012
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - Unfair Universe
You are going about your day normally. Maybe you are out walking with a friend, going to work, or walking to the store. But something goes wrong. Could be just a minor inconvenience or it could be major, changing your entire day. Write about your day, real or fictional, and the unfair thing the universe did.
Yes! things are coming up Lizzie! Thr first paycheck of the month. No bills yet, but little food... Time to stock up! Hmm... What to get... Bah! Should be easy enough to figure out at the store. Nice day out. Sun is shining, snow is melting, and is that grass? Could this get any better? I probably should walk... So lazy... Wait! If I walk, I can take the bus back!
Awesome sauce! Ice scream may be in order for this! Bit cool for walking... Grr! I won't give up on this mission! Grab a sweater, grab the grocery bags. Going green! Heck, maybe I'll walk back. Oh Lizzie, you are so good! Don't I know it, Myself!
Finally out the door! Very nice... But still so lazy...! Maybe I should go and get my MP3 player... Yeah... But after that, no more delays! Groceries must be purchased! Ok! MP3 player, check; grocery bags, check; sweater, check; pants...reluctant check. Oooo, awesome walking song! This thing on shuffle? Yeah, cool.
One foot in front of the other. Not a bad day for walking. I should do this more often... Wait... Do I have my wallet? Quick self-pat down confirms... Yes! Ok, crisis averted! Scared myself for a second there... Dear lord! Resuming walking! Not a lot of other people out. Maybe they are vampires. Canada in winter seems like as good as any place for them.
Next song... Not a great walking song. Skip! I will have non of you! Ok, finally back to the walking songs... Almost there. Just a couple more songs to go. Man... I'm getting thirsty. Small bottle of water should work. Maybe a quick, salty treat, too.
In the store finally! Ok... Onion, lettuce, pickles... Teehee, let-us pickle! Lizzie, you sure are funny! Uh-oh.. laughing to myself... Try to look less crazy! Look on that old woman's face says it's not working! Ugh, what else do I need... Milk, eggs... BACON! How could I almost forget bacon? Oh bacon, I love you!
Distraction... There is a small bottle of a water-like substance! Grab that... Did I want a snack earlier? Why, I think I did! Bacon making me forget the other things I need. Like cheese... Did I grab cheese? Nope! Grabbing cheese now! That almost sounds dirty!
Back to the task at hand! Salty snacks! I think they are hiding with the Doritos and PC Cola. Slowing making my way to the Tasty Food isle. Ah! Salted nuts... Peanuts... Mixed nuts with 60% peanuts... Roasted peanuts... Where... Are... The cashews...? I don't see any...
Scandal!!
No cashews anywhere! I don't even see them in those little plastic containers that sit around looking lonely and unloved... I think I might cry... Damnit! Just when everything is going well, the universe has to deny me cashews in my life!
Maybe tomorrow... Yeah... I'll try tomorrow and see if they have cashews... Stupid store... Mumblemumblemumble...
By my groceries... Yeah, bus home is looking nice today.
-- Meg
Yes! things are coming up Lizzie! Thr first paycheck of the month. No bills yet, but little food... Time to stock up! Hmm... What to get... Bah! Should be easy enough to figure out at the store. Nice day out. Sun is shining, snow is melting, and is that grass? Could this get any better? I probably should walk... So lazy... Wait! If I walk, I can take the bus back!
Awesome sauce! Ice scream may be in order for this! Bit cool for walking... Grr! I won't give up on this mission! Grab a sweater, grab the grocery bags. Going green! Heck, maybe I'll walk back. Oh Lizzie, you are so good! Don't I know it, Myself!
Finally out the door! Very nice... But still so lazy...! Maybe I should go and get my MP3 player... Yeah... But after that, no more delays! Groceries must be purchased! Ok! MP3 player, check; grocery bags, check; sweater, check; pants...reluctant check. Oooo, awesome walking song! This thing on shuffle? Yeah, cool.
One foot in front of the other. Not a bad day for walking. I should do this more often... Wait... Do I have my wallet? Quick self-pat down confirms... Yes! Ok, crisis averted! Scared myself for a second there... Dear lord! Resuming walking! Not a lot of other people out. Maybe they are vampires. Canada in winter seems like as good as any place for them.
Next song... Not a great walking song. Skip! I will have non of you! Ok, finally back to the walking songs... Almost there. Just a couple more songs to go. Man... I'm getting thirsty. Small bottle of water should work. Maybe a quick, salty treat, too.
In the store finally! Ok... Onion, lettuce, pickles... Teehee, let-us pickle! Lizzie, you sure are funny! Uh-oh.. laughing to myself... Try to look less crazy! Look on that old woman's face says it's not working! Ugh, what else do I need... Milk, eggs... BACON! How could I almost forget bacon? Oh bacon, I love you!
Distraction... There is a small bottle of a water-like substance! Grab that... Did I want a snack earlier? Why, I think I did! Bacon making me forget the other things I need. Like cheese... Did I grab cheese? Nope! Grabbing cheese now! That almost sounds dirty!
Back to the task at hand! Salty snacks! I think they are hiding with the Doritos and PC Cola. Slowing making my way to the Tasty Food isle. Ah! Salted nuts... Peanuts... Mixed nuts with 60% peanuts... Roasted peanuts... Where... Are... The cashews...? I don't see any...
Scandal!!
No cashews anywhere! I don't even see them in those little plastic containers that sit around looking lonely and unloved... I think I might cry... Damnit! Just when everything is going well, the universe has to deny me cashews in my life!
Maybe tomorrow... Yeah... I'll try tomorrow and see if they have cashews... Stupid store... Mumblemumblemumble...
By my groceries... Yeah, bus home is looking nice today.
-- Meg
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Monday, February 27th - Want Poem
Yes yes, I am late. No excuses shall be made.
Write a poem beginning with the line "I want a boy/girl with ________ like __________." (Fill in the blanks.)
I want a boy with skin like fire
To melt the frost from me
To dry the dew that lingers still
In the corner of my eye
I wish that he'll possess
A heart that beats like thunder
When his lips are close to mine
When our gazes are drawn together.
I would like a boy
Who drives fast along the back roads
Whose heart is familiar with adventure
With undying wonder
With patience
With hope
I want a boy who wants someone like me
But I fear I am asking too much
Write a poem beginning with the line "I want a boy/girl with ________ like __________." (Fill in the blanks.)
I want a boy with skin like fire
To melt the frost from me
To dry the dew that lingers still
In the corner of my eye
I wish that he'll possess
A heart that beats like thunder
When his lips are close to mine
When our gazes are drawn together.
I would like a boy
Who drives fast along the back roads
Whose heart is familiar with adventure
With undying wonder
With patience
With hope
I want a boy who wants someone like me
But I fear I am asking too much
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - Weather
Keeping it simple this lovely day, write something about the weather. Could be how you feel or things that people always say at a certain time of year.
Softly falling
White powder dusts the ground
Transforming the world
Warm days swimming
Basking in the sun
Are gone
Just for now
Soon
One day
They will be back
Melting the ground
Tanning our skin
And maybe,
Just maybe...
We'll want the snow back.
- Meg
Softly falling
White powder dusts the ground
Transforming the world
Warm days swimming
Basking in the sun
Are gone
Just for now
Soon
One day
They will be back
Melting the ground
Tanning our skin
And maybe,
Just maybe...
We'll want the snow back.
- Meg
Monday, 20 February 2012
Monday, February 20th - Music Inspired
Write a short story with one of your favourite songs/albums/artists as a main focus.
Was it fate? Probably. Will we ever admit it? Probably not. We have plenty of other people who will admit it for us. And we will just shrug and laugh and say "No way" but secretly, we'll both agree. The two month road trip had been planned out about as thoroughly as one can plan a road trip before the magic starts to slip away. We took precautions against anything drastic, but we were by no means paranoid. And I think that's why we were so surprised when something happened so soon.
We were set to make roughly a dozen stops all across the country - staying for a few days with various friends and family, and we brought a binder full of cds to play along the way. Unfortunately Melissa would have to drive the whole time seeing as how I didn't have my license, but she said she didn't mind. Our schedule wasn't super constricting so it's not like we had to pull any all nighters. The day we set out we put in Sarah McLachlans "Laws of Illusion" album, but we were so busy talking we didn't even notice that it played for five hours straight. We spent the first night in the car because hell, that is what you do on road trips isn't it?
In the morning we were slightly more aware of the presence of the music, neither of us are very conversational during the morning hours. Once it ad played through one and a half times I reached forward and pressed the "eject" button. Nothing happened. I pressed it three more times, still nothing.
"Uhhh... Melissa? Your cd thingy isn't giving the cd back."
"What?" she she answered. She leaned over (somewhat dangerously) and pressed the button a bunch of times. Still nothing. "Huh, that's weird. I've never had any kind of problem with the player before."
At that point we switched to the radio, but after ten minutes all we could get was static so we just left it off. It only took about an hour of sitting in silence though, and Sarah was back. And so from then on, every time we wanted to listen to something in the car it had to be that one album. We took advantage of our stops as much as we could - hijacking peoples' stereos so we could play our other cds, buying cheap mp3 players to listen to. But after only a few hours in the car the mp3 players were dead, and it was back to Laws of Illusion yet again.
There was one night when we were passing through a town Melissa used to live in on the way to see her cousin, and she drove us out into this big feild. We layed down on the hood of the car for a long time with the windows down, just looking at the stars and listening to the music. We were kind of sick of it by that point so we didn't really pay attention, but this time we did. When the song "Changes" started to play, Melissa jumped off the hood and dragged me with her, and the two of us slow danced in this feild under the stars. If anything in life can be perfect, that moment was.
Was it fate? Probably. Will we ever admit it? Probably not. We have plenty of other people who will admit it for us. And we will just shrug and laugh and say "No way" but secretly, we'll both agree.
Note: I meant to make this a bit longer, but I am out of time as I have to go to work. Oh well. Sorry if it's terrible, I haven't even revised or anything.
~ Indigo
Was it fate? Probably. Will we ever admit it? Probably not. We have plenty of other people who will admit it for us. And we will just shrug and laugh and say "No way" but secretly, we'll both agree. The two month road trip had been planned out about as thoroughly as one can plan a road trip before the magic starts to slip away. We took precautions against anything drastic, but we were by no means paranoid. And I think that's why we were so surprised when something happened so soon.
We were set to make roughly a dozen stops all across the country - staying for a few days with various friends and family, and we brought a binder full of cds to play along the way. Unfortunately Melissa would have to drive the whole time seeing as how I didn't have my license, but she said she didn't mind. Our schedule wasn't super constricting so it's not like we had to pull any all nighters. The day we set out we put in Sarah McLachlans "Laws of Illusion" album, but we were so busy talking we didn't even notice that it played for five hours straight. We spent the first night in the car because hell, that is what you do on road trips isn't it?
In the morning we were slightly more aware of the presence of the music, neither of us are very conversational during the morning hours. Once it ad played through one and a half times I reached forward and pressed the "eject" button. Nothing happened. I pressed it three more times, still nothing.
"Uhhh... Melissa? Your cd thingy isn't giving the cd back."
"What?" she she answered. She leaned over (somewhat dangerously) and pressed the button a bunch of times. Still nothing. "Huh, that's weird. I've never had any kind of problem with the player before."
At that point we switched to the radio, but after ten minutes all we could get was static so we just left it off. It only took about an hour of sitting in silence though, and Sarah was back. And so from then on, every time we wanted to listen to something in the car it had to be that one album. We took advantage of our stops as much as we could - hijacking peoples' stereos so we could play our other cds, buying cheap mp3 players to listen to. But after only a few hours in the car the mp3 players were dead, and it was back to Laws of Illusion yet again.
There was one night when we were passing through a town Melissa used to live in on the way to see her cousin, and she drove us out into this big feild. We layed down on the hood of the car for a long time with the windows down, just looking at the stars and listening to the music. We were kind of sick of it by that point so we didn't really pay attention, but this time we did. When the song "Changes" started to play, Melissa jumped off the hood and dragged me with her, and the two of us slow danced in this feild under the stars. If anything in life can be perfect, that moment was.
Was it fate? Probably. Will we ever admit it? Probably not. We have plenty of other people who will admit it for us. And we will just shrug and laugh and say "No way" but secretly, we'll both agree.
Note: I meant to make this a bit longer, but I am out of time as I have to go to work. Oh well. Sorry if it's terrible, I haven't even revised or anything.
~ Indigo
Friday, 17 February 2012
February 17, 2012 - Pet Peeves
Write a poem about one or two of your pet peeves.
Please work my stupid pen
I don't see why you're broken.
I scribble and scrabble
And my hand cramps away,
But this very pen I write with
Goes out with no delay
-Emma
Please work my stupid pen
I don't see why you're broken.
I scribble and scrabble
And my hand cramps away,
But this very pen I write with
Goes out with no delay
-Emma
Thursday, 16 February 2012
February 16, 2012 - Look At The Sky, What Do You See?
Take a look at the sky at any time of day. Write about the meaning you see in it as it changes in front of you.
The sun
Its set the clouds on fire
They are alight
With reds
Oranges
Yellows
Dark blue sky
Creeping up behind
Large cotton clouds full of snow
Seek to block out the scene
As if to break a promise
The promise of tomorrow
Hiding the moon
Hiding the stars
And we wait
In the cold and dark
Hoping that tomorrow comes
But for now
We enjoy the end of today
-- Meg
The sun
Its set the clouds on fire
They are alight
With reds
Oranges
Yellows
Dark blue sky
Creeping up behind
Large cotton clouds full of snow
Seek to block out the scene
As if to break a promise
The promise of tomorrow
Hiding the moon
Hiding the stars
And we wait
In the cold and dark
Hoping that tomorrow comes
But for now
We enjoy the end of today
-- Meg
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