Easy Jazz

Was it easy for you?

To let go and step off?

Was it easy for you to let yourself be taken away from us?

You were always the jazz

That filled our lives.

And always be a constant hum

Left in our ears now that you're gone.

You're presence is unseen,

But surely there.

For anytime we hear that far away hum

The feeling of everything you were

Everything you are

Surrounds us still.

I hope you rest easy,

I hope your trip was smooth,

But remember us tenderly

Until our time comes.

Then be there when we join you

And play your jazz loud

We'll see you again someday

So continue to be our muse.

Rest in Peace

Peter Wells

Long time No Quilt

Well that title isn't fully true. I have quilted some since the last time I posted, but no where near as much as I had hoped. School and illness got in the way for the most part. But now I'm back on track. And I am currently working on two different quilts. One my cousin commissioned which is going to be a zebra pinwheel design (which I do have a photo of the sample). I will be working on that and finishing it up this week. I can't wait til it's finished I'm so excited.

The other quilt I'm working on is a mystery quilt for my love. We will be celebrating our second year together in a week and so I made him choose two fabrics and I am going to make the quilt from that. I'm not 100% sure on the design yet but I will be working on that tonight. I will post pictures as soon as I can, I promise.

As for the picture for the zebra print one here you go...

And here's a picture of what it will hopefully look like in the end

To my nieces

Watch them grow
Watch them live
See the child within.

Sweet laughter
Dreams so big
Adventures just waiting to begin.

And one day when they look back at this
Will they know what joy they brought
To I, the one so jealous of their glee.

Oh my sweet little joys
I can't wait to see who you become
Can't wait to see all your joys and live through them.

Take my life

Take my will

But do not take my voice.

If someday I can not speak

Then I want to sing now.

I want my heart to be heard

And for the world to know I'm here.

My voice will ring out

I do not wish to silence.

So if you must take something

Take all but my voice.

(Not that good. But based off of an anime called Full Moon)

Will You?

Here you are
Standing close
Wishing you had been here before.
Hold my hand
Raise me up
Look at you your shinning.

But where were you
When I was crying
When I fell and couldn't rise?
Where were you
When I laid in that bed, scared to death
Just another test....
Where were you?

Here you are
You're so proud
You hold your head up high
Because you raised me right...
And you hold on tight
To that image of me
So perfectly fitting into your perfect frame.

Where were you...
Where were you when I needed you
Where were you when my dreams fell like rain
Where were you
When I was young
When I needed that love?

How can you stand here now
Proud of me
How can you brag now
After everything I went through
You never where there before
Not before prom,
Putting little flowers in my hair,
Like that song.
Not there when I cried
Scared that I might not survive,
Doctors speaking to me,
Not understanding.
Not there when I fell,
Forgetting to stand.

How can you be here now?
Will you be there when,
I walk down that isle
Finally worth while,
Looking at the man I belong with.
Will you be there,
Standing by me,
Will you be proud of me,
Hold my hand,
Kiss me goodbye,
Hand me off to that man knowing he'll be there,
When you can't.
Will you be there?

Dreams of Color

Dreams of Color
Fade to grey
All I wanted
Was to be in your grace
Holding onto
Something gone
Everything
Around me
Starts to break
Wouldn't miss me
Wouldn't care
Everything is
Turning round
Thought I knew you
Thought you were the one
But dreams in color
Are fading to grey

For Mrs. Phillips

This is for an old teacher of mine. It started out as a poem then turned to just thoughts, now I don't know what it is

Two  years of learning under you

Three years of looking to you for strength and guidance.

Though some see you as just a teacher

To me you were so much more.

You were a rock when I needed grounding

Relief when there was stress.

How I would have made high school without you

I don’t even know.

But how you did it amazes me.

How you stayed so strong confuses me.

You were going through so much more than I.

Going through less and struggle.

Yet each day you came to class smiling,

Ready to help us through.

I can’t explain how you inspired me.

I hope you understand,

If not for you I would have broke.

Thank you for your time.

Because of you my last years in school

Didn’t feel like how they truly were.