Let's Pretend This is Wednesday's Post

Sometimes words aren't enough to calm the swirl of emotion and thought.

And sometimes the swirl moves so quickly that it cannot be caught.

In those times, that voice appears again, quietly calling:

"Be still awhile, and you'll stop that feeling of falling."

In that still time, look around you at the wonders there

At all of the joys that'll turn into memories to share.

Let them warm your heart, and let them drown out

All of those troubles that your mind used to shout.

Soon a smile will melt into your lips, boldly shining

And it will seem like simply perfect timing

To be reunited with this old friend once more.

And then you'll wonder, What else does this day have in store?

And off you'll go, happily on your way

To embrace the now-glorious day.

[goodness, i missed writing poetry.]

~"Give me the beat, boys, and free my soul, I wanna get lost in your rock'n'roll and drift away..." ["Drift Away" - Uncle Kracker]~

Exploration Yields...

bubble tea.

the bookstore of my dreams.

a place where i could lose all sense of time.

surprises.

[Sidenote: I looked up Operation Beautiful as soon as I got home. Great mission. Excellent use of Post-Its. Beautiful way of drawing attention to beauty.]

[Another sidenote: It was time to change up the layout of the blog...but it may need more work yet. I'm not so convinced about this one yet. And adding a picture was tough and did not go as planned. Some research may be required.]

~"Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit." [-Frank Borman]~

Happiness and poetry.

It's been a great past few week...wandering bookstores, seeing Fireproof (a great movie that I'd recommend to any and everyone...especially those in a relationship), ice skating, going to the mall, going out to eat a few times, making pancakes, and IM volleyball. There are some things that still need resolution, and these things are kind of burdening my heart right now, but hey, you know what? I'm not stressing. It'll work out.

It's also been ridiculously amazing with my boyfriend...it just all fits, y'know? We're off to an extremely promising start. I'm a blessed girl. =o)

The next few weeks are going to be crazy with the amount of reading for one class alone, not to mention some papers that need writing and a presentation that needs researching. I say bring. it. on.

I can't believe we're down to the last month of the semester already, though...it sure did fly by.

Aaaand leaving off with a poem today...=o)

Simples
by James Joyce

O bella bionda,
Sei come l'onda!

Of cool sweet dew and radiance mild
The moon a web of silence weaves
In the still garden where a child
Gathers the simple salad leaves.

A moondew stars her hanging hair
And moonlight kisses her young brow
And, gathering, she sings an air:
Fair as the wave is, fair, art thou!

Be mine, I pray, a waxen ear
To shield me from her childish croon
And mine a shielded heart for her
Who gathers simples of the moon.