Take a sad song and make it better

In the times where that is absolutely essential to do, it is also the most difficult. There is nothing left for me to do, it's in another's hands, and what could happen may tell a tragic story, but tragedy is not always avoidable and is sometimes necessary.

I put some bread in the toaster oven earlier and left it too long. The bread, of course, was covered in black, but most still looked edible. I began to scrape at the black part and found it flaked off like dust and left a perfectly good piece of toast, buttered it, and ate it. It was crunchy but still yummy.

So even when it looks as though something is unrepairable, the burnt part can be scraped off. Of course, it's not always that easy, especially when if the toast burns til its a hockey puck, but nonetheless, it made me smile when i thought about it.

I ask that anyone who reads this please keep a family member of mine in your thoughts or prayers or send good vibes their way, whichever path you choose. I know it's not going to be a pretty next few weeks, but even the darkest, steepest side of the mountain is warmed by the sun, thanks to the earth's orbit.

All their colors paint a story you could never tell in words

Try to read the smile of the girl in the corner

Her eyes so far a part

They don't seem to know her

She floats above the trees

Her hair curls in the breeze

And you ask her

Why don't you have any knees?

Try to read the gaze of the girl by the window

Puffs a cigarette

From a face that's a shadow

She stands alone and fair

No clean clothes to wear

And you ask her

Why don't you have any hair?

Try to read the shrug of the boy in the middle

Holds a magic wand

His hair is getting brittle

He seems to understand

He must become a man

And you ask him

Why don't you have any hands?

And when their spirits met they knew there was something

Greater than this world

made out of nothing

They see the beauty in

Bodies connecting

And they ask you

Why don't you have any veins?

Why don't you have any eyes?

Why don't you have any ears?

Why don't you have any heart?

From mind to body

Took a walk today to ease my mind

Had a destination that I thought I'd try

My skin was kissed by the sunshine

I felt the warmth it brought was not unkind

The roads were busy but the tree-lined streets

Welcomed friends to walk beneath

And on a corner a marketplace

Bearing gifts of the organic taste

I found some echinacea planting seeds

And some things for a tasty treat

As I headed home, I found a friend

And forgot the place I'd meant to end

I find less meaning living in my head

I'm moving to the beat of another tread

The world beckons my dancing feet

I take a walk now as a treat

A fresh start

My house is on a busy one-way street. I sit on the front porch, any time of day, and serenade the passers-by on their way to class or Fry St. My music and the music blaring through open windows of cars mingle in the air for brief synapses. We constructed a clothesline in our living room because the dryers at the laundromat wouldn't dry our clothes. I didn't realize before how colorful our wardrobes are. Of course, all my tie dye shirts don't help. Today, I helped a lady coax her cat out from under a car while it was raining.

I've dropped and added at least 5 different classes, unable to make up my mind, and bought the textbooks for all of them only to have no use of them. My boss told me yesterday that tomorrow is my last day at my job, they can't work around my class schedule. I found out today that I'll have a total of 40 hours of volunteering required this semester. An interesting swap- more work for free less work for money. But who needs money anyway? I'm glad it worked out this way, my mindset'll get a much needed energy boost.

I'm making a list of trees that I want to climb on campus and around Denton. I found two so far. And I have all the materials to make a swing for one of the trees in front of our house, I just need to drill holes in the board and put it all together. And I've been thinking about my garden. Since there are no areas in the backyard that get consistently good sunlight all day, I've thought of putting plants in pots of sorts so I can move them around with the sun! And then when I move, or go anywere, I can bring them with me :)