this famous woman wrote this at age 10
 

When I go down by the sandy shore
I can think of nothing I want more
Than to live by the booming blue sea
As the seagulls flutter round about me
I can run about when the tide is out
With the wind and the sand and the sea all about
And the seagulls are swirling and diving for fish.
Oh – to live by the sea is my only wish.

and her name was- guess who?
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy...
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Historical...+1961-1963.htm

Check out the PADS on MAX! :eek: :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMKgb...eature=related

"Alive and Kicking" - Simple Minds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfNef6E5Jno

:grouphug:

"I'll Be Missing You" Diddy :hug:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QJse82M6BM

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"Spiders" - Moby :eek:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9IYNkTlXRc

reminder
 

the cut is deeper
a mortal wound
the blood runs fresher
pain comes soon
the blade is sharper
it has more sting
time does not comfort
truth has no ring
the night is darker
sleep does not mend
the scar forever
from the hand of a friend.
LM Hart © 2008

my memory of this poem -
 

when my son was in 1st grade he had to memorize this poem
and recite it -he loved poetry -he writes extremely well -
I am saddened he has no t spoken to me for almost 2 years...

here is the poem Ryan read to me


Who Has Seen the Wind?
by Christina Rossetti

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.
Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I.
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.

This one was inspired by a missionary I know who went through some really difficult stuff and now stands strong........I did not put the title because it has his name in it........

Did we not share in the vision
Of our Savior?

Do we not know
How He cares?

Were we not touched
By His effulgent Love,
And carried
As on the wings of a dove?

Gentle strength to help us bear
This journey's fare.

When, in hope, His Joy
Explodes in effervescence
Infusing our Souls,
Changing our hearts.

And turns our face
To Him behold
Our life in Him,
We are made whole!

I haven't shared this with anyone except the young missionary that I was inspired to write it for..........

....someone who loves the ocean
 

Barefoot In The Sand

Crashing waves,
Rolling wonders
Spray uplifts - dapples
Blue sky palette,
No words - a place of strength!

Fluttering wings,
Sunlight filters
Through orange mosaics -
Beauty dancing,
Takes my breath away,
Leaves me transported,
No words - a place of wonder!

Sand encases, caresses,
Connects heart, body, and Soul
Balanced, soothed -
Connections: past, present, future.
No words - a place of peace!

Loosened! Freed! -
The child in me.
Creation, Created, Creator
Connections - Run free!
No words - a place of joy!

Blowing wind,
Off the ocean,
Cleanses the Soul,
Refreshes the Mind,
No words - a place of renewal!

I am barefoot
In the Sand!

:) :hug: :grouphug:

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