Poems for Sabrina

My best friend Sabrina's birthday is Jan. 3 and since I'm a little short on money I'm writing her a bunch of poems for her birthday/christmas present and I'm teaching her how to snowboard. So far I've written 3. Please let me know if you have any thoughts on them b/c i want them to be perfect for her present.

Binds

Let's be Friends.
A statement unspoken
A thought shared

Will it stick?
Will it grow?
We had no idea.

Who knew we would
Connect so quickly
Letting go of first impressions

Looking deeper
Seeing each other for who we are
The internal beauty

I've seen your heart
You've seen mine
Now we know

It's gonna stick and
It's gonna grow
This bind is built to last.


Hearts Beat As One

It began so simply.
We are bound together
Our hearts know

This is Beautiful
It's meant to last

It began as Friends
We broke those binds long ago
Breaking the bounds of DNA.

Sisters. Follows next
The connection is stronger
The binds are tighter

Our hearts know
one another
beating together

We share.
Our sorrows
Our joys
Our love

We share.
Our successes and failures
Our laughter and tears
You laugh, I laugh
You cry, I cry
Our hearts beat as one

True Beauty

Open your Heart to all
you share your joy
Giving love

Every smile, Every hug
gives a glimpse of
the beauty inside

Your over the top
your more nutty than crunchy peanut butter
Your effervescent as the wings of an angel

You are your own person
No one is gonna change that
It's beautiful

Who you are is what you do
You love and share and give
What you do is beautiful

You are beautiful inside and out
and darling
this beauty is eternal!

-let me know what you think guys. thanks.

Notice

Hey bros, this is just me warning you that if you ever talk to mom or dad about anything that i write on this blog i won't talk to you for a VERY long time.

that said now i can get on with the story of my very complicated life.
I skipped school today at the request of my mother. We went to the cities to visit a small liberal arts college by the name of Augsburg. It is awesome! the only thing wrong with the place is that it is in minnesota and the closest ski areas are afton alps and welch village. Arthur, Caleb or Seth if you happen to know of any small awesome liberal arts colleges in utah or colorado or washington for that matter, please notify me b/c i would really like to go to one and as much as mom wants me to stay close i really don't want to be away from the mountains. You are probably thinking, Why doesn't she just come to BYU? well i dont want to go to a huge college like that and there are too many mormons. Frankly i don't know how you handle it.

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this isn't something i wrote but i think its pretty darn awesome. these are the lyrics to the song- Thief, you've taken all that was me by Weezer.

Thief, of silent dreams
Of golden scenes
Stole away

All, it was in me
It wasn't me
Who slipped away

Now I stand with skin and bones
Without a dime to call my home
Only a voice to tell you
Thief, you've taken all that was me

Rain, It laughed so hard
It cried on me
You rain on me

Cleanse, cleanse my soul
The soul to be
The me to be

Now I stand with skin and bones
Without a dime to call my home
Only a voice to scream at you

Now I stand with skin and bones
Without a dime to call my home
Only a voice to scream at you
Thief, you've taken all that was me

it's in the air

ginger, cinnamon,
warm cocoa, bread baking
can you smell it?

warm ovens,
roaring fires,
rush of icy air through the door thrown open,
followed by the warmly welcomed
suffocating embrace of family
can you feel it?

frosting cookies,
wrapping the tree in memories, love, and hopes
filling its base with gifts to and from.
can you wait?

long awaited tales
connecting across countries, states and oceans
laughter, tears of joy and sorrow, voices
all flitting around and around
wrapping everyone up in warmth and love.
can you hear it?
can you feel it?

snow falling past frosted windows
smiling faces all in a circle
cookies wrapping paper and presents all mixed together
vibrant greens, reds, golds blending and flowing
twinkling lights and eyes
can you see it?

now blend it all together
family, love, joy
laughter, good food
brothers, sisters, bestfriends
gifts, snow, fresh baked cookies
steaming hot cocoa, tales of adventure
fun, love, surprise, sadness, and joy
new friends and old

can you smell it?
can you hear it?
can you see it?
can you feel it?
its in the air!

its not santa or his elves
not presents not death
no its a celebration
of the birth of our savior
of the love in our lives
of our family
of good friends

its a time of gratitude
a time of giving
a time of love
a time of hope

in all these things
in all these ways
all together--
we give thanks to our lord and our savior
on christmas day for all that we have.

Merry Christmas guys
i know its early but...
"its in the air"
p.s. i love all you guys (sabrina included)

but OH! what could have...

It flits through my consciousness
alighting for a moment
pull me in
turning on a light in my mind

it's a spark.
setting my imagination on fire.
the wheels began to turn.
gears churning faster and faster
lance armstrong is behind the handlebars
my mind keeps charging

building speed
breaking through barriers.
skipping over.
flying past.
so fast
not quite sure what is happening
all i know
it feels like heaven

my mind is full of hope
possibilities
the options are endless

ive got no idea where im goin
i hope im doin this right?
right now!

No! dont catch it!
do you dare to pause and question
ability and power
all you need is heart, drive, passion

these are the fuel
my mind is the engine.
but oh what sparked this flood
breaking down the dam
holding me back

but OH!
what could have shook my mind
causing this avalanche of hope

don't catch it
let it catch you
carry you away
into the unknown

oh the beauty of it

but OH! what could have caused this?

don't let it flit past.
jump on and fly away
fly away into the future

but OH! what could have caused this?
this marvelous idea?


fyi. arthur i never proofread these b4 i post them.