Wherever she steps the flowers grow.
To whomever she speaks, their spirits glow,
Whenever she laughs the wind blows,
And from land to land she goes.
The creatures of the earth adore her deeply and truly.
The kindness that she gives out freely, the love that she shares, is obvious
For the glorious ring of endless light surrounds them.
Wherever she moves the rivers flow,
To whomever she touches, she takes away their woes,
Whenever she dances, she knows no foe,
And from land to land she goes.
LIVING HELL
By BRITTANY BANTA
An unbroken curse lay open
and only stopped by day of dawn
all alone, day by day
Soon her soul will be taken away.
She will go someplace safe,
nothing to do but only to wait
She sits on stone
waiting but only to be alone.
She only speaks if told to
and only to do what told to do.
In the land of butterflies
she sits staring at all to die.
Her body is wet and cold
and now it is old
she now knows very well
she is in a living hell.
ONE MORE DAY
By MEGAN STAGGS
I'll never regret the times
we have shared
And I'll never forget
how much you cared.
I know now it's over
and I have one more thing to say
If I had a four-leaf clover,
I'd wish for one more day.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?
By GABBY LONDE
One day I was at the grocery store
in the cereal aisle,
looking for cocoa puffs,
when I saw a man I hadn't seen in a while.
He came up to me to chat for a bit,
He asked, "How long has it been?"
He said, "I have no clude as to when I last saw you
Just that it was way back when."
After thinking for a minute,
I answered with great haste,
I said, "It's been 10 long years,
since I was last chased."
"It has been 10 long years,
since I was last hit.
It has been 10 long years,
since I was last bit.
"It has been 10 long years
since I was last used.
It has been 10 long years,
since I was last mentally abused."
He looked at me with evil eyes,
the ones I had seen 10 years ago.
My eyes started to water,
and tears began to flow.
Instead of kicking him,
or whacking him in the head.
I looked straight into his eyes,
and said, "I forgive you, Jed."
"Even though you hurt me,
and fists you threw
I am grateful you taught me,
some things I never knew."
"You taught that women can survive,
raging control freaks like you
and that anyone can forgive,
including me, too.
So I gave him a hug
and a big goodbye.
But as I was walking away, I couldn't believe my ears,
I heard that very big strong man cry.
He called to me in a broken up voice,
as I was walking away,
he pleaded for me to wait,
and to hear what he had to say.
He said, "I am so sorry
for the things I put you through.
It meant a lot for me to hear that,
I just wanted to say thank you."
I paid for my stuff
and left the grocery store.
I got into the car
and decided that I felt pain no more.
This story just goes to show you
that everyone can forgive.
If all people knew that fact,
everyone would have a happier life to live.
ALONE
By DANIELLE KLEEMAN
I'm all alone with only one on my mind,
I remember he's one of a kind.
No one else out there just as sweet as him.
She took him away from me,
My friends say it's okay, but they don't realize,
What he said when he looked into my eyes.
I just can't believe she's keeping him away from me,
Maybe she'll look back on this day and see,
So when I'm alone he's the only one on my mind,
She has him wrapped around her finger.
He doesn't even notice, but he seems alone, too.
Does he think about me, too.
We are both alone, so why can't we be together?
I am alone...for now.
WORK
By MEGAN STAGGS
Work is a time clock
That moves slowly
Work is slaven,
Work means if you're under 17
You get underpaid.
LOVE
By REBECCA ANN MASHER
Love.
It's a strong word! People say I love someone or I love to do
something. But do we really know what it means.
Do you yourself know what it means?
The Bible says,
Love is willing to wait instead of demanding.
"Prove you care now!"
Love keeps on being friendly
to people who aren't friendly back
Love doesn't hate the girl who goes out
with the guy you like
Love doesn't brag about your good grades
or the touchdown you made in Friday night's game.
Love isn't stuck up.
Love doesn't think you're better than others
because your clothes are more expensive.
Love doesn't put others down
by acting like they don't count.
Love doesn't care if you're one of the popular crowd.
Love cares about others
Love is patient and kind.
Love doesn't hold grudges.
Love keeps an open mind.
Love always tries to do the right thing.
Love.
Love is so much more than words can even explain.
No matter how much love may confuse us or make us wonder,
I am positive we can all say we love God and always will.
He also loves us no matter how many mistakes we may make
during our kid, teenage, adult, and senior adult years.
This is one love between two
that will never change and will last forever.
LESSONS
AND MEMORIES
By GABBY LONDE
Over time, you learn things.
Some things are good,
Some things are bad.
Some things you remember,
Some
things you wish you could forget.
But there is one thing,
I think all people should learn,
And remember.
And that
is how to be a good person,
And how to treat everyone,
With great respect.
If everyone would do that,
There would
be no more bad memories.
Only bad memories with happy endings.
