22nd/Jan08

School starts today!!!

I'm so excited!!!

I have a great feeling about this semester. My schedule is packed, my love is away at law school, but the Lord is faithful and I am so eager to do well! Hoorah! 3 more semesters of undergrad!

Queen

Her body so dense
Waddles slow in purple silk
Each movement- effort

Greased hair vibrant pink
Pulled back from mature black skin
Red lips smile at me

Queen sits in the front
Alone, making cursive notes
I think we should lunch.

At Least "That Girl!" is Never Forgotten

This week marks an insignificant, but novel, event in my life. I am taking my first mini-term. In 5 days flat (starting yesterday, ahem) I will complete an entire course on Intro to Fine Arts. Thrilling.

While I have said some things in class that might have made eyes roll, perhaps because I'm a couple years older than most of the class or because I'm sliiiiiiightly interested in those things called the fine arts, I stand proud tonight, after the second day of class, of my interjections and lack of fear in discussing the meaning of art and "my reaction" to several pieces of top-notch visual art and one single e.e. cummings poem.

The dangerously large mountain that I just whisked out of a molehill should topple here. In any case, so far it has been enjoyable to hold brief conversations with students I would never had met, and relive the torture of group projects and weird class presentations.

To top off the grandeur of this mini-term we will each present an original piece of art. A poem that has been brewing in my head for some months now will finally be let out of it's cage. I humbly and earnestly hope that I do not disappoint myself with it.

My Mom

is pretty

Glad I'm A Texan...

And not an Iowan. Though I feel that a lot of what the potential presidential nominees are doing in their insanely massive campaign for the Iowa caucus is necessary to both inform the citizens, and boost them to the polls, it seems overwhelming. I'm grateful that I can sit quietly in the back viewing section of this arena, taking a long time to form my opinions, and basically choosing how much of their propaganda I take in.

Couple short notes

- I'm thankful that the abortion issue is on the back burner during this election as we all realize that what we really need is not someone pro-life or pro-choice, but someone who can successfully steer us back into honor, safety, wisdom, and economical success. Seriously, nothing ever gets done with abortion from term to term anyway. Pro-lifers -- just get used to it.

- Huckabee is way up in the polls. That news sent a hypothetical chill down my spine. The brother is an ordained Baptist minister. I love my Baptist family and friends, but that little license inclines me to worry about this guy's preparation to be a sage, objective President.

Tiger

There is one little girl in my preschool class who is always a delight. She makes me laugh so much, without ever trying to be funny. Her hand never rises to strike another child. Today when she woke up from her nap she just walked up to me, looked into my face and then gave me a big hug around my middle. She runs with her hands flying behind her. Yesterday, she played at being an especially fierce tiger. Her little black face transformed into the wild visage of the most terrible jungle animal, and her usually meek voice roared loud! She bared her tiny white teeth, and as she struggled to keep the smile off her face, she gave me a scary growl and said, "I'll get you Miss Sara! I'm a tiger!" That makes me love my job.

Saturday Night

Silence has found me
My best friends are gone
My lover has gone
Will be gone for a long time
Take me back to
togetherness, little thoughts.
Take me back to
noises and voices.

Silence has found me
My tears are finished
My day's list is finished
The finished autumn resigns
Take me back to
lightly cool days, linked arms
Take me back to
noises and voices

I will not assuage the sting
Silence, this loneliness
Does a soul good.
Gives depth to the artist
Is the paint of masters
I will embrace it
linger in the silence
My thoughts will form
excellent noise.
My poetry will sound
a familiar voice.

Silence has found me
The day feels new
The world feels new
Awake, I arise anew and resilient
Take me forward to
creating, pursuing wisdom.
Take me forward to
noises and voices.