Arts & Humanities - 21 May 2007

She lays among the willow trees,
the remind her of her eyes,
sadness cascading from each branch,
a song of sorrowful goodbyes,

reaching into deeper grounds,
roots, its life, nothing more,
inside of this hollow heart,
contemplating what I said before,


beyond the tombstones, beyond the lies,
sleeps starlight in her casket,
long beautiful, blonde hair knotted,
dead flowers lay near her, in a wicker basket

Her poetry was truth, her words were life,
her struggles with breathing, being without that knife,
she got lost inside anger, inside the tears,
letting escape, her intricate fears,

these prayers, in your mind forgotten,
but for her a time of trial,
when she didnt feel like God was listening,
while she was fighting just to smile,

open wounds, degrade her, everyone close your eyes,
you might get a glimpse of whats happening,
the battle between hellos and goodbyes,

i see you among the willow trees, for some reason, I sit close enough to hear her cry, and in her sobbing beauty, I cant believe my eyes.....

I watch the willow tree parade itself,
full of everything i feel, and i wish that I could tell you now, that none of this is real,
except the girl that hides her sadness, and battles with this blade, is me holding all my emptiness, screaming to be saved, the whole time you are reading this, a second more has passed, just that much longer without love, and the courage to fight back,

I lay here under this willow tree, this time the air is cold, I am no longer crying, no longer here to hold, The emptiness of others now fills this sorry place, inside the moments memories, you wish time could be erased, but blackness cant get darker, my words will go un-said, the grey that once surrounded me, now sleeps inside this bed, lace and fragranced flowers, a body without a soul, float away into the nothingness, where empty and forgotten people go...underneath the willow tree

2007-05-21 15:51:08 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

Please read chapters 10-12 of The Hiding Place and summarize it for me by tomorrow at 7:30! Thanx!

2007-05-21 15:50:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

So, this is a little random, but I'm looking for fiction targeted for teenagers ("young adult") with characters that are described as atheists (don't believe in God) or even agnostist (won't say yes or no in relation towards religion). I suppose any sugesstions are helpful, as long as they are inthe fiction category. Thanks so much!

2007-05-21 15:49:36 · 5 answers · asked by upperlimitsofeverything 1 in Books & Authors

2007-05-21 15:49:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

the city lights try to reassure us, tomorrow

the sun will be back... the streets show no

remorse for the lives that they swallow

everyday.
sitting next to him in his car, tears falling

from those dark eyes full of mascara and

liner, streaking her face with pain bleeding

midnights screams. the broken life of a

tattered soul, who at some point forgot what

she was supposed to be when she grew up...now

frozen waters harbor her heart, one wrong move

it could be shattered and her life would be

over.

She clutches her purse as if it is a lifeline,

as if it is her breath, her addiction, and

also her worst fear... inside a hidden pocket

is a razorblade, inside another, scizzors

bandages... She has only tried burning once or

twice, drugs... more than that, and there is

such a rush when she knows that she can save

herself heartache with blood.

Isnt it so insane to actually be able to carve

into your skin and not feel anything,

perfection could never be attained and so by

making imperfections at least you arent on the

fence between worlds of perfect and imperfect,

now you are truly a flaw, an imperfection, a

word written in the wrong place, completely

incomplete of what they all expected of you.

I am in a room, Walking back and forth, the

lullaby of an empty echoe, the sound of my

shoes creating a sincere silence, a broken

smile, tears...Nothing, I cant even cry

because I have forgotten how to produce

emotion.

In the essence of our past, I could almost

bring myself to a place of substance, where I

used to know how to laugh, or be who I truly

am, but Close isnt close enough.
We were once eachothers air, lifeline, we were

what kept the other one inside and alive in

this life of "half empty-ness"

The city lights cant reassure that I will see

the sun tomorrow, the black streets will

swallow every ounce of anything I had believed

in,
because I know that when I step out of this

car, it will be the end of everything we lived

for, for so long, our entire selves,
The Fragranced air has now turned stale and I

know that It is time to walk away...

I clutch my purse with every bit of strength I

have left, knowing that I can let you go when

I get upstairs to my apartment...in an

enclosed room, alone.

I can carve you out of my soul and my life,

and I can walk away, completely dissatisfied

with myself, and broken because of you.
We must have written this break up a thousand

times in a play, I have seen it in my mind so

many times, and yet, im almost not here, not

aware that it is over.

How bittersweet and tragic that We had to end

on a stage in front of thousands of people

reading our life story in the whisper of a

crowd. How ridiculous and predictable that I

could paint you and everyone else would know

what I couldnt seem to see, I am the artist,

you were the muse, I was the writer, you were

the blues, the colors of emptiness painted

your face, and I was to blind to see that all

this time, I walked in an empty apartment, to

the silenced lullabies of sadness, You made me

the ghost of myself...

The end to every story, the memory that haunts

you, the conclusion to a long year of

emptiness, and hurt, the remnant of whatever I

had left, The empty echoe of footsteps where

there were none, Take your bow, I have written

you like we never existed...

2007-05-21 15:48:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

For class we had to write some dumb fable, and I can't think of a title. It's about an alligator who tries to impress another gator by changing his appearance/personality, and then realizes that he should just be himself and yada yada. Any suggestions?

2007-05-21 15:46:59 · 36 answers · asked by messiejessie93 1 in Books & Authors

Whether it be Harry Potter 7 or a CD, please let me know what you are anticipating most about summer 2007. Thanks!

2007-05-21 15:39:42 · 7 answers · asked by Beth 1 in Books & Authors

I have used carefully cut contact paper or frisket to mask on smoother surfaces. This project will include a lot of lettering so I am trying to figure out a good way to do it. I've considered liquid frisket or rubber cement, but have never used either of those products and I wonder if they could be removed from the gessoed canvas. I want to mask the letters, paint the picture, then unmask the letters and paint a simple outline around the letters.

2007-05-21 15:35:43 · 4 answers · asked by RiverWoman 3 in Painting

Very Important.

2007-05-21 15:34:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

I've heard a bunch of different answers on this topic , but have never seen anything in legal-ese to back it up... website, book, or otherwise. This realy is multiple questions in one I guess...

If you're in a cover band, and play others' songs out in a bar for money, you don't pay royalties, correct?

With the above, do you need to pay licensing fees to any organization(s) like with jukeboxes, or is that the bar's responsibility?

To record & sell another artist's work, you must pay royalties, but don't nessecarily have to obtain permission, correct?

Does any of this change if the song is a jingle for a commercial and owned/trademarked by a large company?

I'd really appreciate any real concrete answers with links for backup/further/research if anyone's able to provide them. Thanks in advnace for taking the time to read & hopefully help out!

2007-05-21 15:34:28 · 11 answers · asked by eric_aixelsyd 4 in Performing Arts

okay, i really enjoy acting and was wondering how to get a start. let me mention, i'm not even close to wealthy, so agents or lessons are completely out of the question and I live in too small of a town for any community productions. I participate in school plays, but I won't be in school forever.

2007-05-21 15:34:19 · 7 answers · asked by mexico13 2 in Theater & Acting

this is for a history project so your guys' input would be nice :)

2007-05-21 15:33:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-05-21 15:32:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

And I mean it. I have asked around a bit, but so far the few publishers I have tried thought that because I was only thirteen that my book would suck. They never even read the manuscript!

2007-05-21 15:31:27 · 18 answers · asked by Corgilove 1 in Books & Authors

2007-05-21 15:17:17 · 3 answers · asked by bowlingcap 2 in Books & Authors

I like a story with killing but it has to be quite long (my story has to be 300 words and is currently at 100) I neeed help to reach 300. It would help if u have examples of books with killing.

2007-05-21 15:14:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

im trying out for bugsy malone and i need to be off book in less then 2 weeks. do you have any good memorizing techniques?

2007-05-21 15:11:24 · 7 answers · asked by Cenicienta 2 in Theater & Acting

In Vedas Name and Formsand the hierarchy of these matter, but in Vedanta more than the shapes, what comprises that shape matters more.

May be like, Vedas are like the various shapes and forms made of Gold, and in Vedanta more than the shapes and forms, the amount of Gold that makes these shapes matter more.

http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-xXSjjhg7er9d7VyaCsYH4qyJveacMoF0?p=72#comments

Now Can we say Vedas, the subtle underlying thread for Extreme Rightist Postures and Vedanta the subtle underlying thread for extreme Leftist Postures in any Society ?

What are your thoughts regarding this ?

2007-05-21 15:05:11 · 6 answers · asked by jayakrishnaathmavidya 4 in Philosophy

And Socrates believed in minimal material possessions, why is the West so materialistic?

2007-05-21 14:57:27 · 8 answers · asked by ? 4 in Philosophy

Why did Paul Verlaine write Tears Fall in My Heart and wat does the poem mean?

2007-05-21 14:52:52 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

Can I get some help on this? I know it has to do with geographical advantages but specifically what? I also remember something about cultural practices.

This is pretty much Yali's question from Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond.
In 1972, a New Guinea man named Yali asked biologist Jared Diamond: "Why is it that you white people
developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea, but we Black people had so little cargo of our own?

2007-05-21 14:51:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

I read A LOT of erotica books and they sorta expensive(12-14 dollars) so I was wondering if anyone knew any place in my area (Laurinburg/Laurel hill) to buy or trade with someone

2007-05-21 14:50:52 · 6 answers · asked by carpathian1248 2 in Books & Authors

I think Severus Snape is indeed evil. all the "Good" things people points out are just to gain trust and hide his true loyalty. Did anyone really expect to see Snape provide that he is evil through the series? I know far too many proof that he is evil.
1) only the bad guys killed people
2) JK Rowling is disapointed that many thinks he's good.
3) he taunted Harry, not teaching him at the end of HBP. It made no sense.
4) That twitch is a sign that his loyalty will now be for one side for good and that is on Voldemort's side.
5) "He could have taken Harry if he were evil." Think about it, he can't because of Dumbledore's protective spell.
6) Why stun Flitwick and not take down the barrier? Kind of a big clue to which loyalty he's on. Flitwick can take care of himself in battle for god sake, and with Order's help there is no need to worry and they can still protect Draco and his family.
7) Killing is never honorable, even if it was a "Plan". thsat is going to Voldemort's hands!

2007-05-21 14:49:27 · 10 answers · asked by mystic_lonewolf22 5 in Books & Authors

2007-05-21 14:47:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

What led to the Renaissance? How was it a turning point? What is the aftermath of the Renaissance?

2007-05-21 14:43:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

Yesterday I was in full costume and makeup for my show CATS to get pictures done. I have very sensitive skin and thought I would be allergic to the makeup and I was right. I put cold cream on before and used it to remove the makeup. I'm not allergic to cold cream. Later last night, my skin burned and was red, and now today, where it was burning it is now peeling. Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happening next time? I dont know if the makeup is water or oil based. pleez help.

2007-05-21 14:40:02 · 8 answers · asked by C M 3 in Performing Arts

ok lyke it was working and now i cant get mine to work nemore! does anyone no wats wrong w/it?

2007-05-21 14:39:16 · 1 answers · asked by ♦H 0 L L i E♦ 1 in Books & Authors

How would someone pursue a dream of becoming a Saturday Night Live cast member?

2007-05-21 14:39:10 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Theater & Acting

what island was used as a jump-off point for the invasion of japan?

2007-05-21 14:37:29 · 9 answers · asked by Adriana 2 in History

im doing a commemorative speech on the thrill of playing music on stage. I need quotes from artists that describe there feelings and experiences.

2007-05-21 14:36:09 · 2 answers · asked by ihavermale 1 in Theater & Acting