Liquid Ice Musing

Alzheimer`s

2011-12-22T23:03:00.002-05:00

Aged blessing
Lonely no more
Zapped brain
Hardly like before
Enjoying peace
Inside self
Missing no one
Each memory left
Residence of clay
`
Slipping slowly away

Ouch

2011-10-23T00:45:00.002-04:00

It is hard to limber up
No matter how hard you try
With dry brittle bones
Causing you to sigh
Recalling the long days
Playing with children on the floor
Those times are long gone
And will return no more
To a senior frail body
Well into many years
Trying to limber up
Just plain brings tears

-------For One Single Expression

Recycle

2011-10-17T12:37:00.002-04:00

Now it is paper
Once it was a tree
Left behind is a stump
Where the tree used to be
So it is with life
Even when we pretend
Knowing days are numbered
Until time on earth will end
-------For One Single Expression

winter whispers

2011-10-08T15:58:00.002-04:00

in front of the dam
a river does flow
raging over stones
people often throw
into the cold water
where they do sink
faster than a mind
has time to think
about a river
where it may go
in front of a dam
where it does flow
-------For One Single Expression

a penny for your thoughts

2011-09-18T08:59:00.002-04:00

it was a betrayal
of the worst kind
where all the struggles
take place in the mind
erasing the traces
of so many faces
while time marches on
without any song
except for a mumuring heart
beating slowly along
with rhyme or reason
no longer appreciating
the changes of seasons
because all are the same
when each day is done
casting off the days
spent under the sun
left and betrayed
running out of time
recognizing the sounds
of silence in the mind
as alzheimers settles in
taking complete control
leaving a shell
containing a soul

-------For One Single Expression

another ditty

2011-09-11T10:23:00.002-04:00

sharing much
never enough
fear rules moves
when going gets tough
running and running
no peace inside
searching for home
where love can reside
unable to pay
for every mistake
recognizing many rules
are for some to break
jotting in notebooks
filling so many pages
expressions of poetry
throughout
the ages
hoping someday
perhaps it may be
entertainment to others
with ability to see

-------For One Single Expression

MANIFEST (acrostic)

2011-06-02T02:44:00.002-04:00

Manikin-like images
Armed with fantasy
Nestled within memories
Instilled for eternity
Films repeatedly appear
Etched dreams live
Seared by commonalities
Traces of reality
-------For One Single Expression

A Lion Roars

2011-05-01T11:50:00.003-04:00

To some the boarder
Can not be seen by eyes
Clouded by naysayers
Whispering loud lies
Meant to discredit
Without any knowledge
A lion can express anger
Beyond any college
Having a birthright
where ever the place
Always a winner
While keeping pace
Knowing the opposition
Winning the race

-------For One Single Expression

Incandescent

2011-02-14T13:46:00.002-05:00

Incredibly bright
Nuzzling delight
Colorful sight
After fright
Night light
Dancing tight
Evening star
Shining far
Couples approve
Each move
Now seen
Treasured gleam
-------For One Single Expression

Stop-Look-Listen

2010-10-15T21:34:00.003-04:00

a lonely life
for a terrified child
when tormented daily
by peers acting wild
making fun of images
clothes and even hair
until it was unbearable
just to be there
in a classroom
feeling like a fool
dreading each new day
where the bullies did rule
letting many know
they would always be there
wearing down the weak
desiring someone to care
when the tears flowed
to hear what was said
in order to escape the bully
most preferred to be dead

-------For One Single Expression

Appleseeds

2010-09-06T17:40:00.004-04:00

In our life travels
On this planet earth
To the time of departure
Beginning at birth
We start sowing seeds
Where ever we go
It is a wonderful thing
As we watch them grow
Listening to their voices
Teaching always about choices
Spreading many different kinds
To prepare for any type of minds
Varied for many different people
Nourishing bodies as they mature
Imitating a man called Johnny Appleseed
He planted for the future
Knowing there would be a need
-------For One Single Expression

Empty

2010-08-30T01:39:00.003-04:00

Eventually vacant
Missing emotions
Personalities subdued
Through neglect
Yearnings disappear

-------For One Single Expression

Basic Changes

2010-08-22T05:43:00.002-04:00

There was a pensive air
Boarding the naval ship
Troops marched forward
Some with quivering lip
Just a short time ago
Graduating from high school
Facing a new life
With absolutely no rule
Except to follow orders
Without questioning why
Learning any hesitation
Could cause many to die
-------For One Single Expression

Beginning The End

2010-08-20T19:13:00.002-04:00

In the beginning
It came to be
Adam and Eve ate fruit
From the forbidden tree
Located in the garden
Where God placed man
Providing for all needs
From bounties of the land
God walked with Adam
During the evening each day
But because of their disobedience
God sent Adam and Eve away
From the Garden of Eden
Where there was no sin
To live a life of hard labor
Among sins without end.

-------For One Single Expression

Shut In

2010-08-01T07:58:00.002-04:00

all tightly wrapped
in snug cocoon
protection from any
invasion or doom
creating a comfortable
zone to live
no longer valued
having nothing to give
darkness has replaced
warmth of summer sun
searching for relief
unable to run
away from lonliness
existing in room
all tightly wrapped
in self made cocoon
-------For One Single Expression

Nightflowers

2010-07-21T23:03:00.001-04:00

petals slowly unfold
on a moonlight night
candle lights flicker
to musical delight
hypnotic wild aromas
permeates the air
spreading sweet scents
mingling everywhere
lulled by murmurs
among pine trees
swaying gentle movements
teased by a summer breeze
from the top of mountains
to the valleys below
beyond the regions
where honey does flow

Tainted Waves

2010-07-18T23:03:00.003-04:00

Plenty of clues
Reported on the news
Eventual court date
People could hardly wait
Only to learn
News facts will turn
Daily they do change
Eventually totally rearrange
Reporters biased views
Announcing their news
Now chosen twelve will decide
Cloudy preponderance can not hide
Evidence showing where others lied
-------For One Single Expression

Restoration

2010-06-20T17:36:00.002-04:00

Always wonderful to remember
Especially when feeling all alone
After the darkness passes
Comes a brand new dawn

Welcoming each and every
Living eternal soul
Where visions of the past
Slowly come to unfold

Into a fresh new day
With a refreshing new dawn
Bringing peace and contentment
Where no one ever feels alone

To suffer pain and misery
Through many a difficult storm
The labor pains are gone
As a new life is reborn

-------For One Single Expression

Avatar Blues

2010-03-28T01:52:00.002-04:00

Living as an avatar
One can never see
A life once lived
Fighting to be free

In a different reality
From eons long ago
Leaving a carcass
Few ever did know

Illusions can destroy
Even though not real
Numbing the ability
To reason or feel

Existing in limbo
Seeking a cure
To live without an avatar
Able to happily endure

Making a new life
Proudly wearing name
Out in the open
Without any shame
-------
For One Single Expression

Gandhi

2010-03-15T21:52:00.002-04:00

He traveled dusty roads
Armed with honesty
Seeking freedom for all
His deeds will live in history

As a man with an aura
Reaching out to large and small
Multitudes hearing his voice
Quickly answered his call

Sick of years of oppression
Where none had a say
Except to exist under rulers
Obeying things their way

The people became inspired
They surrounded this man
Enlightening their life
With a peaceful freedom plan
-------
For One Single Expression

Classified

2010-03-15T00:45:00.002-04:00

Like the sap in a maple
Slowly drips about
Rolls the pen to paper
Oozing it out

Into the multitudes
Wandering here and there
Using man-made technology
Trying to find ones to care

With an ability to act
Quicker than a blink
Exposing the illusions
To those who do think

Beyond the theories
In educational schools
Absorbing the revelations
From ones called fools

Elementary

2010-03-15T00:34:00.002-04:00

Crazy as a fox
Disguised like a tree
Moving in a forest
Laughing with glee

Visible as the wind
Seen in a breeze
So very serious
Loving to tease

Sowing new seeds
Both high and low
Fermentation comes slowly
This some may know

While living in a forest
Laughing with glee
Crazy like a fox
Disguised like a tree

Revival

2010-03-14T13:12:00.002-04:00

With a whispering murmur
Gliding among bare trees
Winter branches welcome
Warmth of gentle breeze

Beckoning the daffodils
To rise from the ground
With a sea of yellow
Spreading beauty around

Past dark winter days
Filling many with delight
As Mother Nature prepares
A bed for Winter`s flight

Opening with her bounty
As she does each year
Mother Nature is announcing
Spring is finally here.
-------
For One Single Expression

Hesitation

2010-03-14T13:00:00.002-04:00

It was only a moment
A tiny little space
Yet, she saw hesitation
Visit his face

As they stood in the chapel
On their wedding day
It left her wondering
What would he say

When the preacher read their vows
Before binding them man and wife
Pledging love and devotion
For the rest of their life

A few seconds passed
The expression was gone
As he reached for her hand
With eyes for her alone

Letting her know completely
At this brand new life start
They were both ready for marriage
Vowing with a loving heart
-------
For One Single Expression

Circles

2010-02-28T19:38:00.002-05:00

Running can be
Quite the thing to do
Unless you are running
To get away from you

You can run in the cities
Or run in the countryside
But yourself is one person
From whom you can not hide

Whether running very fast
Or dragging real slow
You will find yourself
Will always show

Letting you realize
You do not need to pretend
Then you and yourself
Will be like a best friend

-------
For One Single Expression

Thirsty Souls

2010-02-23T09:36:00.003-05:00

Mankind seek water
In order to live
But there is a water
Humans can not give

It can not be contained
In a cup or a bowl
Yet it is necessary
For every living soul

Quenching a thirst
Recognized on this earth
As the only means
To receive a new birth

After this tired old body
Is lowered into a grave
Some souls live on forever
Because He gave

Are You Listening

2010-02-22T15:28:00.002-05:00

There is a silence
Born without choice
Drums beat rapidly
Amid many a voice

Echoing the sounds
Of being young
Moments of wonderment
When words were sung

Between here and there
Springs a surprise
Slipping into grey matter
Knowledge to the wise

Now being very thrifty
As understanding is fine
Acknowledging past fears
Passing along with time

Night Crawlers

2010-02-20T23:51:00.003-05:00

Tossing and turning
Counting the sheep
Eyes wide open
While others sleep

Over and over it happens
Night after sleepless night
Still fighting insomnia
At dawn`s early light

Crawling out of bed
To stumble through the day
Knowing when darkness returns
It will be the same old way

Exhausted by lack of sleep
Trying every which way
To get a bit of sleep at night
Before the break of day
-------
For One Single Expression

Forever And A Day

2010-02-20T22:05:00.002-05:00

Always hidden behind
Endless idle chatter
Knowing to most others
Some things just don`t matter

Roaming here and there
In so many stages
Needing to expound truth
Changing through the ages

Keeping an open mind
To those who will stay
Listening very closely
To what all have to say

Knowing that to many
One must always pretend
Except when one has a blessing
Faithful dependable friend

Echoes In The Darkness

2010-02-18T06:29:00.002-05:00

Plunging rollercoasters
Twisting upside down
Exchanging every smile
Into an unhappy frown

Trying to act normal
With an ability to talk
Behind locked lips
While a body will not walk

Needing nourishment for life
Empty as it can be
Recessed in tight confines
Struggling to be free

Away from noisy demands
Necessary just to survive
Battles within minds
Fighting to stay alive

Eraser

2010-02-17T23:06:00.002-05:00

Dot that eye
Cross any tea
Stay in line
Beyond the see

Lapsed and still
Frozen back there
Teeth to dentures
Changes with hair

Seen in photos
Kept in book
Now and then
Some will look

At the images
Of a face
Outside the line
Without a trace

Mind`s Eye

2010-01-23T23:50:00.000-05:00

Behind the grey clouds
Lives many sunny days
Rendering sweet warmth
In various kinds of ways

As the grey clouds move
Within a mind`s eye
Exposing a brightness
Submerged in a blue sky

Bringing joy and happiness
In times of distress
Reminding living creatures
Who have all been blessed

From the time of conception
After the moment of birth
Behind the grey clouds
Lives sunny days on earth
-------
For One Single Expression

Chaos in Haiti

2010-01-16T17:21:00.000-05:00

It was a normal day
Until the awful earthquake
Leaving death and destruction
Causing the living hearts to ache

People were buried
Beneath piles of concrete
Most living were wounded
With no water or food to eat

The chaos was rampart
As ones looked everywhere
Where homes once stood
No families were there

Bodies lined the streets
And the strench filled the air
As the horror scene filled
With cries from those there

Needing much assistance
From those who are able
To help get back on the feet
And make life more stable
-------
For One Single Expression

INDURATED

2010-01-09T21:22:00.003-05:00

Interesting and clear
Needed when near
Daring to feel
Understanding is real
Resistance to strife
Armored by life
Time after time
Exhausting the mind
Designed for changing

-------
For One Single Expression

Abilities

2010-01-05T10:56:00.003-05:00

In the middle of no where
While traveling with due care
Examining strange new things
Which never were there

Lost for a little while
Then giving a smile
All wrapped up in guild
Traveling many a mile

Leaving little traces
Among many faces
Without any bases
Tightening shoe laces

On feet which may be
Yearning to wiggle free
Out into the open
Finally able to flee

Eruptions

2010-01-05T10:30:00.002-05:00

Into the darkness
Where plainly one can be
Existing as only one
When each day is done

Into the darkness
Unable to even feel
What one can plainly see
Life exploding with reality

Into the darkness
Struggling as one
Trying hard to survive
Barely able to feel alive

Into the darkness
Awareness does wake
Into life in a different way
Giving new meaning to each day

Into the darkness
Where two can plainly see
Loneliness has now run
Away from days, having fun

Dreamcatcher

2009-12-31T19:50:00.010-05:00

Infusion flushed confusion
On wide wings of dreams
Elevating to new heights
Beyond the moon beams

Creating brand new worlds
Outside the planet earth
Experiencing revelations
Found in a new birth

Exposing the impossible
Of how things seems
Utopia is achieved
On wide wings of dreams

-------
For One Single Expression

Rolling Stones

2009-12-26T19:42:00.000-05:00

Having a wanderlust nature
Never feeling any shame
Getting bored very easy
When things remain the same

Seeking brand new pastures
Desiring to travel alone
Without any restraints
Feeding a desire to roam

Over hills and valleys
Beneath clear skies of blue
Leaving many worn paths
Never any room for two

Until things start failing
Ending the wanderlust fun
Searching for a new game
No longer able to run

Promising to be steadfast
Always remaining there
Needing truthful commitments
From someone who will care
-------
For One Single Expression

ATTENTION

2009-12-25T12:09:00.002-05:00

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Amias is my dearest friend and I am sure if others read these two books they would have a deeper understanding of a wonderful poet...

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

2009-12-24T22:29:00.002-05:00

Tender Melodies

2009-12-19T22:58:00.002-05:00

Love may walk away
For a brand new begin
Standing at the junction
Where some things end

It is hard to distinguish
Bitter tears from rain
Watching both flowing
Covering the pain

Left alone to suffer
Realizing the need for belief
Bad things happen to good
Causing so much grief

Until new love arrives
Tapping at the door
Making music on heart strings
Where love lives once more

-------
For One Single Expression

Natural

2009-12-15T03:38:00.002-05:00

a little bitty spider
lived beneath the kitchen sink
capturing insects in a trap
faster than one might think

until someone noticed
the little spider`s home
with a cleaning motion
the spider web was gone

now many insects roam
where once there was a snare
no one knew it`s importance
until it was no longer there

trail ways

2009-12-08T00:15:00.005-05:00

strolling through woods
hand in hand as before
conversing all the while
craving to know more

where tall trees sway
near a path so worn
revealing many footsteps
from times of being born

small ones and large ones
wandering here and there
beneath the sheltering pines
of trees never bare

flourishing near the path
where some tend to stray
beside bubbling brooks
watching mother nature play

quenching a thirsty soul
conversing across the land
amid all the chaos in life
on a path few understand

living on a chosen island
in the middle of a stream
found in a state of reality
on a path beside a dream

A Lighthouse

2009-12-05T15:59:00.004-05:00

Deep in the night
On a bright blue day
Screaming shadows watch
So many others at play

Having deaf ears
Eyes which do not see
Needs for an ability
Just able to be free

Heard with the heart
Completely hidden inside
Without having to beg
Retaining a bit of pride

Shine a light in darkness
Help the blind see through
Struggling for tomorrows
To enjoy the morning dew

Crossing rivers so wide
Traveling oceans so deep
When ships crash and sink
Loved ones gather to weep

-------
For One Single Expression

a mine field

2009-11-16T00:08:00.005-05:00

excited like children
playing with a new toy
inspiration for creativity
fills every poet with joy

to be creative
is the only way to be
while wielding a pen
flowing with poetry

splashing across pages
all through the ages
enlightening the enticed
with tales of the sages

sharing from the mind
always giving a sign
teaching some of the time
giving images to the blind

letting all see
what can come to be
when we can let
our pens flow free

keeping it simple
keeping it true
to the muse
inside of you

[ For One Single Impression Meme ]

Veteran`s Day Rememberance

2009-11-11T20:47:00.003-05:00

War is a dreaded disease
For which there is no cure
Leaving an emptiness in lives
So very hard to endure

Thousands killed in battle
Protecting our homeland
So all Americans can enjoy
What the fallen no longer can

Some do live after the fighting
With horrible stories to tell
Images in their mind dwell
Seeming to come straight from hell

Making tears repeatedly fall
From families and ones who survive
Knowing the high price paid
For everyone who is alive

To all on the battle fronts
And those loved ones left behind
On this Veteran`s Day
You will always live in our mind

God Bless One and All

Yes Sir

2009-11-07T05:56:00.003-05:00

This is Maggie at the age of 19
I was in my 8th week at
Lackland Air Force Base
in Texas

The plane departed from Atlanta
Soaring high in the air
Making me sort of think about
Why I was even there

On my way to Texas
Checking a brand new course
Taking me to a boot camp
In the women's air force

Traveling with other new recruits
Chasing away a bit of fear
As a different excitement
Voided all the things we did hear

Mostly all still in our teens
Our new life would soon begin
Soon ones who once were strangers
Would come together as close as kin

When we began basic training
Our drill instructor let us know
From the day we arrived at camp
The military would tell us where to go

-------
For One Single Expression

On This Date

2009-11-07T01:00:00.000-05:00

On this day in 1967, the first black mayor of a major American city was elected: Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio. And on this day 20 years ago, Douglas Wilder won the Virginia gubernatorial election, becoming the nation's first elected African-American governor. That same year of 1989, David Dinkins became New York City's first black mayor.

Here Comes The Sun

2009-10-31T19:03:00.005-04:00

Who is to say
When this day is done
Gazing at the moon
Warmed by the sun

Shifting from reality
Into a metaphor
Where things change
As many times before

Away from the norm
Where some may see
Ones who are watching
May call this fantasy

A true reality
Which may not be fine
For ones satisfied to live
With a shift in time

Magnolia Moments

2009-10-24T00:00:00.002-04:00

Elusive at the very start
Until one day you touched my heart
Entering into my solitary life
Becoming now a vital part

You have been such a treasure
Giving to others much pleasure
Without placing any set limits
Far beyond any known measure

A very dear and precious friend
One whom I could always depend
To allow me to just be myself
Without playing games or pretend

Thanks for every traveled mile
For making time more worthwhile
Enjoying good companionship
Sharing laughter and smiles

Thanks for all the many ways
You brought to me the sunny days
Making me feel so very special
Bringing me out of a blind haze

In everything I say or do
This one fact is always true
Anyone can always plainly see
You are for me as I am for you

Dedicated to my friend,
Linda

Well, Hush My Mouth

2009-10-20T12:44:00.000-04:00

Born with a southern voice
You really do not have a choice
The moment you ever open your mouth
People easy know you are from the south

Even when you finally decide
This voice you want to hide
No matter where you move away
That southern drawl is there to stay

So when time comes to be a bride
Wear your southern heritage with pride
Looking everyone straight in the face
Declaring to all the south is the best place

Loving the weather in the summer time
Eating watermelon down to the rind
Sitting on the porch with a glass of tea
This is completely the life for me

When time comes to return to the ground
Southern soil is where I want to be found
No longer speaking in my southern voice
Because this time I really had no choice

grace under pressure

2009-10-18T00:00:00.005-04:00

(A collaboration by Amias & Maggie)

living in light i breached the darkness
born in darkness i conquered the light
onward i soared into the dire night
reaching outward on my maiden flight

feeling a newborn sense of freedom
absorbing the dimensional change
my path is blocked by visual range
traveling blindly this place felt strange

i charted the course but lost my way
a premature thought falls in limbo
watching ages pass and gently flow
as it once happened so long ago

embracing each step along the path
navigating boldly in virgin space
manifesting with amazing grace
a thought created the human race

a multitude of breathing bodies
created in darkness born in light
surveying it all with pure delight
i am the conqueror of the night

© October 8, 2009 Amias & Maggie

Team Effort

2009-10-10T21:58:00.001-04:00

The talisman was there
In the trophy case
Located in the hallway
In front of each student`s face

Finally able to show
A winning football season
Holding heads high
With plenty of reason

It was the school spirit
Which made it real
Cheering the team onward
Each time on the field

The trophy case glowed
With the talisman inside
The students high-fives
With a new sense of pride

OSI Prompt- Talisman

Dust Bowl

2009-10-09T06:02:00.001-04:00

a limit had to be set
on water farmers would get
it sparked a vocal crowd
yelling their protests loud
no cash came from fallow land
crops were needed by each man

prompt at 3WW
fallow
limit
vocal

Learning to Learn - OSI

2009-10-04T05:19:00.000-04:00

It was in early high school
A class after History
There was a required subject
It was called Biology

The teacher said we were a descent
Of the monkey living in a tree
Right then and there I knew
We both would come to disagree

Being raised in the Bible Belt
Taught by a preacher in church
This monkey business in school
Left me reeling in a lurch

Feeling the teacher was wrong
And would surely go to hell
Wondering if the church or school
Was putting me under a spell

Closing my eyes and ears
To anything more this teacher said
Failing the subject of Biology
Seeking my own answers instead

Patches of Love - OSI

2009-09-26T16:06:00.000-04:00

When I am blessed
To see the colors bright
Appearing in my dreams
In the middle of night

Watching her feed chickens
Seeing on her back
Were the colorful dresses
Made from chicken seed sacks

She was part Indian
Living with pride
Loving the outdoors
Better than the inside

Looking now at quilts
Made by her hand
Thinking of the wisdom
She helped me understand

While she has passed
I see her as before
In patches on the quilts
Of dresses she once wore

My grandmother was short
Yet, stood 10 feet tall
In the eyes of a child
When I was so small

20/20 - OSI

2009-09-18T22:09:00.000-04:00

Many mostly surviving
Where humans may be
Walking among shadows
Few seldom see

As illusions pass by
In a time surreal
Cloaked in a thick fog
Unable to feel

Like sleep walking
Living in a dream
Where nothing is ever
The way it may seem

Until realities wake up
In the time to be
Where all have visions
With abilities to see

Removing the cloak
Covering the unknown
And each is welcomed
Into their new home

Lord of the Flies

2009-09-17T07:22:00.000-04:00

It's the birthday of William Golding, born in St. Columb Minor, Cornwall (1911). He went to Oxford, published a book of poems, became a teacher. Then he joined the navy and served as a lieutenant on a rocket launcher. He was faced with a huge ethical decision when he learned that he would have to take the ship across a minefield in order to be on time for the D-Day operations. He couldn't decide whether to risk the lives of his men or the lives of all those participating in D-Day who needed their help. Finally, he risked it and made it in time.

Later, he learned that the minefield wasn't real - it was put on a map to fool the Germans. That experience made Golding think about how moral decisions could rest on things that didn't even exist. He thought a lot about ethical dilemmas, and about the horror of war, and he wrote a novel about a group of good English schoolboys whose plane crashes on a desert island, and who descend into the extremes of savage behavior. For the title of the novel, he translated the word "Beelzebub" from Hebrew into English: "Lord of the Flies." The novel was rejected more than a dozen times, but when Lord of the Flies finally came out in 1954, it became a classic.

Living Water - OSI

2009-09-13T03:35:00.000-04:00

Written in the bible
There is many a tale
Such as the one Jesus related
To the ones at the well

When he told them
He had water for thirst
Given to all freely
If they followed him first

As he taught many lessons
In example and deed
Concerning all mankind
And their every need

He spoke of living water
As he traveled over the land
Able to quench each thirst
Found in every man

Romance - OSI

2009-09-05T19:06:00.000-04:00

If by chance
You meet romance
Causing you to dance
Living in a trance

Few really do behold
Searching for their goal
Sharing their very soul
More precious than gold

Going on a date
Seeking the perfect mate
Sometimes too late
Depending upon fate

We take a chance
After meeting romance
We love the dance
Happy in a trance

Maria Montessori

2009-08-31T18:10:00.002-04:00

It's the birthday of Maria Montessori, born on this day in Chiaravalle, Italy (1870). She was a bright student, and she wanted to study engineering, so when she was 13, against her father's wishes she entered a technical school, where all her classmates were boys. After a few years, she decided to pursue medicine, and she became the first woman in Italy to earn a medical degree. It was so unheard of for a woman to go to medical school that she had to get the approval of the pope in order to study there.

As a doctor, she worked with children with special needs, and through her work with them she became increasingly interested in education. She believed that children were not blank slates, but that they each had inherent, individual gifts. It was a teacher's job to help children find these gifts, rather than dictating what a child should know. She emphasized independence, self-directed learning, and learning from peers. Children were encouraged to make decisions. She was one of the first to use child-sized tables and chairs in the classroom.

During World War II, Montessori was exiled from Italy because she was opposed to Mussolini's fascism and his desire to make her a figurehead for the Italian government. She lived and worked in India for many years, and then in Holland. She died in 1952 at the age of 81.

She wrote many books about her philosophy of education, including The Montessori Method (1912) and The Absorbent Mind (1949).

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Amendable Drum Beating - OSI

2009-08-29T19:30:00.001-04:00

Beat the drums slowly
Near trenches from the past
When red blood flowed
When the die was cast

Causing brothers to kill
Screams filled the air
All over the farm lands
Bodies lay everywhere

Plantation owners were angry
Forced to set slaves free
A time which they claimed
Would never come to be

Beat the drums slowly
Over blue and grey graves
Where also red blood flowed
From bodies of former slaves

Who lost their lives
Serving ones filled with greed
Treating humans worse than animals
Many black heroes did bleed

Beat the drums slowly
All over this land
Enjoying false re-created history
Now, entertainment for man

Facts of Life

2009-08-24T21:12:00.000-04:00

On days like today
As in yesteryears
Visions do appear
Blurred by tears

As civil history shows up
Some clap with pride
Ignoring shameful deeds
Time will never hide

All history is good
When both sides are told
Of when humans sold humans
For silver and gold

And it did matter
If you were white or black
By horrible lashes applied
To a black human`s back

Slaves to the white
Worked to the bone
Only in death
Were they left alone

Finally freed from chains
Buried in a potter`s field
Relate all the history
But please make it real

Tell both sides
And what was true
Don`t forget the black
Among the grey and blue

Simplicity - OSI

2009-08-24T08:02:00.000-04:00

Simple to a poet
In the lines of a poem
Which many may think
Is not quite the norm

As pens travel areas
Constricted and constrained
Held by the lines
Covered and blamed

Always venturing to wonder
As true poets will do
What is outside the lines
Blocked by a dim view

Until they wander
Beyond where most go
Feeding on life
The mind does grow

By refusing to allow
Undue influence in their mind
As they pour out life
Line by line

Wet Wipes - OSI

2009-08-09T11:34:00.000-04:00

Like the mighty wet oceans
Change the shifting beach sand
So can the ocean of life
Erode much more than land

With waves of emotions
At times flooding the mind
Tossing the very souls
Playing with human kind

Causing so many people
To seek life altering pills
Illusionary cures for masses
Creators of some life ills

Still, the oceans in life
Like a flowing sea
Can wash away debris
While protecting you and me

Windows Cam - OSI

2009-08-02T06:55:00.001-04:00

Eyes are the windows
Leading to the soul
Watching life evolve
Through things we behold

Photographic in nature
Capturing images we see
Committing to the mind
Forming our history

Like storing through ages
On a human hard drive
Our built in computer
Records how we survive

Time showing our strength
Also times we were weak
Along with many photos
We wish we could delete

Images of past sorrows
Some with shame or pain
Recorded through our windows
Wearing our name

yester year

2009-07-29T18:47:00.001-04:00

Today is the same date
My husband was placed in the ground
Sometimes, it seems like yesterday
I still miss him being around

He had sparkling, blue eyes
Thick, wavy, brown hair
My lover, friend and husband
As a father, he was always there

At times working several jobs
As long as he was able
To provide for the family
Keeping food on our table

He may be deceased
And gone a long, long time
Today, thoughts of us
Keeps him alive in my mind

.....have i told you lately

2009-07-27T15:14:00.001-04:00

Doubt the sun
Rising in the east
Doubt the sun
Setting in the west

Never doubt promises
Whispered in the ear
When least expected
They will appear

Letting a heart know
A bond is still strong
Souls joined together
Never leaving one alone

To suffer in a cold world
Among ones showing no care
Forever and for always
Each soul will be there

To help carry any burden
In the very best way
Showing in actions
Meaning what they say

In all of the whispers
From start to the end
All was real and true
Without any pretend

Doubt the moon
Doubt the sun
Doubt not the words
From this one

Fragrance of Mind OSI

2009-07-25T20:46:00.002-04:00

Nature`s scents seemed stronger
When I was a young child
Gathering flowers and berries
Growing freely in the wild

Fragrance of honeysuckles
Emitting into the air
Yielding a sweet nectar
Plenty to share

Woods of tall pine trees
Mixed with other kinds
Shaded the forest floor
In the hot summer time

Children enjoyed playing
From early spring til winter frost
Parents never had to worry
None ever got lost

Drinking cool water from creeks
Eating berries from the vine
The fragrance of a forest
Brings childhood to my mind

Inner Voice - OSI

2009-07-18T20:46:00.001-04:00

My mom was a small woman
Barely five foot two
But, we knew to jump quickly
When she told us what to do

At times she taught to the tune
Of a limber hickory stick
I well recall the dancing
With each and every lick

She taught us many lessons
Letting us know we had a choice
Between doing right or wrong
Guided by her soft voice

Imbedded into my mind
Helping me along life`s way
Keeping me well grounded
When my feet would go astray

Reminding me ever so gently
I will always have a choice
These days, I listen closely
To my own inner voice

Weeping Willows - AO

2009-07-12T10:23:00.001-04:00

Water loving tree
Each branch flows free
Every time the wind blows
Parts of the tree shows
In graceful cascade
Nature giving shade
Green as can be

Waltzing with the breeze
Imitating a tease
Like dancers at a ball
Loving it all
Outstanding as can be
Water loving tree
Silently swaying

Thinking - OSI

2009-07-12T07:50:00.001-04:00

Just thinking about things
As time zips past
Of the days in youth
Thinking time would forever last

Realizing now, as time changes
So much is very true
Time is forever lasting
Changing, as we do

Nine months of pregnancy
Can seem an eternity
Before a child is born
Then we truly see

Our children growing up
Before our own eyes
Sometimes, it really seems
Time swiftly flies

Assimilation (OSI)

2009-06-22T09:06:00.000-04:00

After assimilation of clues
From the stream
It was discovered
Why the water was green

From an investigation
It had been found
Junk auto business nearby
Let old auto fluids on the ground

Finding its way
To the water below
Contaminating the stream
Where the green did show

Causing the people
To raise a cry
To clean the water
Or fish would die

Children often waded
In the waters of green
Parents were determined
To get the water clean

The EPA went to the offenders
The very same day
Telling them no more fluids
Should be allowed to flow that way

The business was warned
It had mighty few days
Until a solution had to be found
To mend their ways

Fines were paid
Workers were busy many days
Now it is a safe area
Where many children plays

Splashing in water
No longer green
Sparkling clear
The water is clean

First woman to...

2009-06-09T09:22:00.000-04:00

It was on this day in 1909 that the first woman to drive across the United States, Alice Huyler Ramsey, left New York City for San Francisco. She was 22 years old, a housewife from Hackensack, New Jersey. Her trip got a lot of media attention. In 1909, not many women drove cars, and some doctors thought that it was dangerous for women to even ride in cars because they would get too worked up at more than 20 miles an hour. Alice Huyler Ramsey drove 3,800 miles across the country in a Maxwell 30 with three other women, but she was the only one who knew how to drive. They drove for 41 days and used 11 spare tires. She wrote a book about the trip called Veil, Duster, and Tire Iron (1961). In 2000, she was the first woman inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame.

Gigged In - OSI

2009-06-07T09:53:00.002-04:00

We were young military recruits
Out having a bit of fun
Night came too quickly
Now, we were on the run

You would have thought
We were in a race
Speeding down a road
Toward our Air Force base

Curfew was at midnight
Everyone had to be in bed
Driving on this strange road
Never knowing the intersections ahead

All of a sudden
The road split in two
My friend yelled out
"What shall I do?

With too little time to spare
Or try to even make up our mind
We slammed into a tall pole
Attached to a phone line

An ambulance came
Carried us to the base
Where we received punishment
For driving in haste

Believing (OSI)

2009-05-23T22:13:00.000-04:00

The small widow dropped
Two cents into the collection plate
Never having any worries
As to the food she ate

Like the tiny sparrows
In the fields are fed
Her creator always provided
All needed daily bread

With a lowered head
Whispering a prayer
Thankful in her heart
Knowing peace lived there

Tolerance (OSI)

2009-05-16T22:22:00.000-04:00

Tolerance will never be
Just a word to know
It is a lifestyle
Able to grow

In all of our living
Each and every day
Being mindful of each other
At work and at play

Praying for patience
In everything we say
Desiring our actions
Returned our way

Touching every heart
Wonderful to behold
Full of kindness
Food for the soul

Bringing all together
Able to understand
Tolerance is alive
Walking hand in hand

Visual Tactile (OSI)

2009-05-03T13:11:00.000-04:00

Tattoo artist
Approval granted
Covering skin
Talent toward
Individual touched
Left lingering
Eye exhibit

CNN Breaking News

2009-04-29T16:06:00.000-04:00

29 April 2009 - Wednesday

23-month-old Texas child confirmed as first U.S. swine flu death, according to Richard Besser, acting director, CDC.

Confinement

2009-04-27T16:55:00.000-04:00

Caged
Outcast
Neglected
Females
Injest
Negative
Energy
Males
Entice
Naive
Toddlers

Vocal Freedom (OSI)

2009-04-26T00:18:00.000-04:00

Looking forward
To hearing her voice
Wondering exactly what
Word would be her choice

She babbled and cooed
While pointing her finger
Leaving silent words
In the air to linger

Repeating mama and daddy
Until my face turned blue
Still my daughter said nothing
No voice came through

Until one summer day
She pointed at a bug
I told her it`s name
And gave her a hug

She called out bug, bug, bug
Just as sweet as could be
I realized at long last
Her voice was set free

Nurturing Friendship

2009-04-25T12:49:00.001-04:00

On a bed of red roses
Blue sky above
Nestled in happiness
Spread with love

Beneath this planet
Covered by moon light
Souls touching each other
With pure delight

For all eternity
Bound with caring
Built through years
In seasons of sharing

With depth so deep
From bottom to top
Long as heavens remain
Connections never stop

Growing stronger each day
Ignoring any human fears
Nothing can ever erase
These amazing years

Traveling along paths
Through the good and bad
Comforting each heart
When either is sad

This is friendship
In its purest display
Renewed each spring
Refreshed each day

Love

2009-04-19T21:38:00.000-04:00

L
O
V
E

Enough (OSI)

2009-04-18T19:33:00.002-04:00

Now, he wondered
As many times before
Exactly, what happened
Behind the door

She was so beautiful
Eager to please
Before he could turn
He was knocked to his knees

As she screamed out
In a voice never heard
I will cut your throat
If you utter one word

He did not believe
The words she said
The neighbors called
To inform, he was dead

Live Water (OSI)

2009-04-11T20:16:00.002-04:00

Living
Innocent
Victims
Emerge

Willing
Always
To
Establish
Refreshment

Filling Daze (OSI)

2009-04-04T22:34:00.000-04:00

Trips to the dentist
When I was a child
Tortured the mind
Resistance was wild

Arriving at the office
Consumed with dread
Expecting any moment
To drop down dead

Listening to sounds
Of his piercing drill
Certainly did not
Give this one a thrill

As the gum was numbed
And his drill came near
All that was felt
Was misery and fear

Liquid Ice

2009-04-03T10:47:00.000-04:00

The funny thing
About hot ice
Is that
It can freeze
Your hands
Or burn them
Hot ice does not melt
It evaporates
As gases into the air
And a person
Would never know
It had ever been there
Most of the time
I am water
But, at times
I go to hot ice
And that
Ain`t nothing nice

Back In Time (OSI)

2009-03-28T22:14:00.000-04:00

It was the day after Christmas
I was reading comics on my bed
Visions of dirty dishes
Were dancing in my head

I was the age of twelve
Cleaning dishes was my chore
My young sister entered the room
Opened the bedroom closet door

Where Mom stored our fruit
Keeping it from the light
She said it lasted longer
Without becoming over-ripe

Inside the closet
It was dark as night
My sister lit a match
To help give her a little sight

After she chose her fruit
She flipped the match to the floor
Went out of the bedroom
While I started reading some more

A little while later
My eyes started burning me
Smoke was creeping from the closet
I could barely see

I ran next door to my mama
Told her about the smoke at the closet door
Before firemen could arrive
We had a home no more

There were six children
Also my mom and dad
On that day after Christmas
We lost all we had

A Mother`s Love (OSI)

2009-03-22T13:55:00.002-04:00

Filled with excitement
In different ways
Waiting and counting
Two hundred plus days

So many questions
About what to do
Having a child
Was something new

When my daughter was born
I knew from the start
This bundle of joy
Had captured my heart

The cut of the umbilical cord
Left our bodies free
To be bound by a love
Lasting to eternity

Nothing else equals
On this planet earth
The miracle from heaven
Of a mother giving birth

Ode To A Spell Checker

2009-03-17T15:10:00.000-04:00

Owed two a Spell Chequer

Eye halve a spelling chequer;
It came with my pea sea;
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a key and type a word
End weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong our write -
It shows me straight a weigh.

As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long,
And eye kin put the arrow rite
It's rare lea ever wrong.

Eye have run this poem threw it;
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh,
My spell chequer tolled me sew!

Author Unknown

Puppies For Sale

2009-03-17T15:04:00.000-04:00

A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about Nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he Felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the Eyes of a little boy.Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of your puppies.""Well," said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, "these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money."The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. "I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?""Sure," said the farmer.And with that he let out a whistle,"Here,Dolly!" he called.Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up...."I want that one," the little boy said, pointing to the runt.The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said, "Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself To a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, "You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need Someone who understands."

The world is full of people who need someone who understands

Author Unknown

Happy St. Patrick`s Day

2009-03-17T14:44:00.000-04:00

May there always be work for your hands to do,May your purse always hold a coin or two. May the sun always shine on your window pane,May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain. May the hand of a friend always be near you,May God fill your heartwith gladness to cheer you. Happy St. Patrick's Day !

17 March - TODAY

2009-03-17T13:03:00.000-04:00

Tuesday March 17, 2009
This is the 76th day of the year, with 289 days remaining in 2009.
Fact of the Day: St. PatrickSt. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was not actually Irish. He was born on March 17 around AD 385, somewhere in Roman Britain, possibly near Dumbarton, Scotland. At 16, he was captured by Irish raiders looking for slaves and he was taken there to tend sheep. After six years of slavery, he ran away and ended up wandering through southern Gaul (France) and Italy. There, he had a vision from God which told him to return to Ireland and convert the pagans to Christianity. Returning to Ireland around 432, St. Patrick did missionary work until he died in 464. The country of Ireland went into mourning. The first St. Patrick's Day celebration in the United States was in 1737 in Boston.

Holidays St. Patrick's Day, commemorating his death on this day c 461-492 AD.Feast day of St. Patrick, St. Withburga, St. Gertrude of Nivelles, St. Joseph of Arimathea, St. Paul of Cyprus, and the Martyrs of the Serapaeum.Ireland, Northern Ireland: St. Patrick's Day (National Day).United Nations: World Maritime Day.Boston and Suffolk County, Massachusetts: Evacuation Day (of British during American Revolution).

Events 1328 - Scotland won its independence from England.1762 - Irish soldiers serving in the British army held the first parade honoring St. Patrick, in New York City.1776 - During the American Revolution, British forces were compelled to evacuate Boston; they fled to Nova Scotia.1870 - The Massachusetts legislature authorized the incorporation of Wellesley Female Seminary, which later became Wellesley College.1899 - The first-ever radio distress call was sent, summoning assistance for a merchant ship off the coast of England.1905 - Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, niece of President Theodore Roosevelt, married Franklin D. Roosevelt.1910 - The Camp Fire Girls organization was founded in Lake Sebago, Maine.1941 - The National Gallery of Art opened in Washington, D.C. 1959 - The (14th) Dalai Lama fled Tibet and went to India.1969 - Golda Meir became prime minister of Israel. 2003 - U.S. President George W. Bush gave Iraq's Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave his country, but the ultimatum was rejected.

Births 1834 - Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler, German engineer and automobile manufacturer.1846 - Kate Greenaway, English painter, book illustrator.1881 - Walter Rudolf Hess, Swiss Nobel Prize-winning physiologist.1902 - Bobby Jones, American, first golfer to win the Grand Slam in professional golf.1917 - Nat "King" Cole (Coles), American jazz pianist, bandleader, songwriter, singer.1938 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian ballet dancer who defected to United States.

Deaths 1993 - Helen Hayes, American film and theatre actress.

Air Force Duty (OSI)

2009-03-14T23:15:00.009-04:00

In the military life
You learn not to cry
As every three years
You are saying goodbye

Uncle Sam wrote the orders
Saying where we would dwell
With sad heavy hearts
We would give our farewells

Promising to stay in touch
As most people do
Then off to a new base
Away to some place new

Meeting many new friends
Sometimes in a foreign land
Everyone in the military
Learned to understand

The Air Force was our family
Where ever we might go
Leaving behind our hometowns
Loving those we came to know

Retiring from the service
After serving twenty years
It took some time to adjust
Civilian life gave me fears

It was so hard at first
Living in one place
Making our own decisions
Without orders from a base

One Single Impression - Prompt 55 - Farewell

Fermentation

2009-03-13T13:46:00.000-04:00

Journeying back to
A void in mind
Before the grape
Turned into wine

Refreshing the waves
Passion pouring everywhere
Life swept in like a dream
Existing without a care

Rose buds blooming
Beneath a sky so blue
Odors of precious moments
Where butterflies flew

Spreading wings so high
Basking in the warmth of summertime
A season of many tomorrows
Where everything is always fine

Returning from a journey
From drinking delicious aged wine
Listening to beautiful music
Playing within the mind

As It Is

2009-03-11T20:49:00.000-04:00

Why is it
Many may wonder
Why some will cring
At a voice of thunder

Exposing the truth
In a profound way
To make things clear
Each and every day

Sharing a vast knowledge
Not received from school
Clarity does always reveal
The pen is a chosen tool

Ready for exchanges
From begining to end
To share a learned wisdom
Strongly embedded within

Overflowing with emotions
Tales of struggles and strife
Very easy to be expressive
When speaking of one`s own life

Fork In The Road (OSI)

2009-03-08T01:23:00.002-05:00

Money was real tight
Economy very unstable
Everyone was working hard
Just to try and get food on the table

Selling vegetables from a garden
Was one way to purchase a piece of meat
To put warm clothes on the back
And sturdy shoes on the feet

One day at early sun light
Going to town with a heavy load
The fellow spied something shinny
It was a fork in the road

He climbed off his wagon
Examining his find
All sorts of thoughts
Began to race through his mind

The fork appeared to be pure silver
A name was engraved on the back
Recognizing who might be the owner
He placed the fork in a burlap sack

Hurrying to a big house
Located in the center of town
He told them of the treasure
In the road he had found

The lady in the home
Had tears falling from her eyes
As the fellow related the story
Of how he came to find this prize

She told how her son gave it to her
Just before departing for war
Later receiving a telegram
Informing she had a son no more

She was happy beyond words
He spied the fork in the road
She gave him a huge reward
Which eased his family load

Quickly he hurried home
And everyone rushed out the door
He gave the happy news
Hunger would be here no more.

[OSI Prompt 54 - Fork In The Road]

Dreams

2009-03-03T12:35:00.000-05:00

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.

Langston Hughes

Around Here (OSI Prompt)

2009-03-01T14:03:00.002-05:00

As we journey onwards
Through trails and strife
We face many battles
Maintaining this life

Following many rules
In a circle we play
Relishing the games
With friends we stay

Spreading our love
In all we say
Within the circle
We visit each day

As we journey onwards
Through trails and strife
We face many battles
Maintaining this life

[I thank you all for your comments on last week prompt. Read more at - One Single Impression: Prompt 53 - Circles]

Dream - 12 May 2005

2009-02-25T21:09:00.000-05:00

There was a woman and we were talking about something which we had seen or done on the computer. We were standing in a doorway of a long white hallway.

All of a sudden, someone came up to us and started talking. At first, I could not understand full what she was saying until she made it clear.

She owned the computer which me and the other lady and other people were using and she was going to sell it. I could not believe what I was hearing and asked her why was she doing this. She said someone had made her a real good cash offer and it was too good to turn down. I was angry and hurt. Everything about this place I was at was awful except my being able to use her computer. I then thought, maybe it is because she is going to buy a new one and she will let all of us use it. I asked her if she was going to get a new computer and she told me, no. She said she no longer used the computer herself and the cash offer for it was too great to turn down. She then turned and went walking down one of the many hallways I was now seeing.

I went down a few doors and went into a room where my son was living. There was no one in the room. There was a large picture window which had some artificial flowers all along the floor beneath the window. I walked over to the window and was looking down from the window when I caught a movement in the corner of my eye. I saw a beetle-type bug with claw pinchers on its head. It was crawling up from the fake flowers and climbing up the window. I was wondering why a bug would be coming from artificial flowers and the next thing I knew, there was another bug. I stopped looking outside of the window and looked at the bugs. Soon there were more and I counted six of them. I did not know if the bugs could poison a person or not if they bit them so I went looking for help. There were so very many hallways and yet it was so quiet and no one was walking in the halls. I finally saw someone coming out of a room and I called to her. I told her about the bugs which I had seen. She told me she knew about the bugs and she had already called an exterminator.

The next thing I knew I was watching someone who was cooking some food in a large pot. There were some long bones showing at the edge of the pot and I did not know what kind of meat it was. Some tomatoes, rice and spices were added to the pot and it was all stirred together.
I was now in a huge dining area and many people were sitting on benches at long tables. Everyone had a bowl in front of them and they were eating something with a piece of bread.
I did not want to eat anything at this place and I started thinking about all of these people. I could not figure where they all came from or how I came to be with them.

I was looking around me and all of a sudden, I was not sure any longer what was true and what was not real. There had been too many empty blanks recently. I wondered if I should feel fear or anger but my emotions seemed to be dead. It was like I had been drained of the blood from my body.

I left the dining area and started walking down one of the halls.

I saw a young man being put into a bed in one of the rooms. I walked over to the door and I heard the lady say to me to watch out and see if I found any money. She was putting clothes into drawers and talking. She said her son insisted on giving a big tip to someone and she did not want him to do it. I saw the cart where she was getting the clothes from and there on the top of the cart was a couple of dollars. She saw the money and grabbed it and stuck it into her pocket. She said her son did not need any cash at this place. I was wondering why she was taking it if it belonged to her son.

I was finding this place to be sort of crazy and I could not figure how I came to be here.
I went back out in the hall and started walking.

It seemed there were so many halls and every place one ended, another would begin.
It was a place which was so very quiet and huge.

I no longer knew which way to go and realized it did not matter because everything looked the same.

I woke up.