A drizzly evening last April found me at my computer, writing my annual letter to my mother, as has been my tradition for the past decade on the anniversary of her death. But today, the words weren’t flowing. A
When I was 15 years old, I started a tradition. Every year on my birthday, I wrote a letter to myself. One year later, I would open it. Each letter followed a similar format. There was an opening paragraph about what had happened that year, what the latest news was and things of ...
《Nice to be Around》 - Paul Williams - 出自《Cinderella Liberty》(吧女生涯原是梦) 02:56 1973《Love》出自《 Robin Hood》(罗宾汉)动画片 02:15 1973 《All That Love Went to Waste》出自《A Touch Of Class》(金屋春宵) 02:54 1972 《Strange Are the Ways of Love》 出自《The Stepmother》(...
I still want to call you, but I know I can’t. Some days that gaping hole in my heart opens up and my eyes begin to flood; but today I am okay. Those new songs I hear that I know you would’ve loved I play them twice, and sing the lyrics you would’ve mimicked extra loud...
The first group in the codex is loosely united by the theme of spiritual exile, notably in the opening group on overtly Christian topics. The collection begins with theAdvent Lyrics, the first of three poems about Christ, whose incarnation brought relief to thewergum wreccan(l. 264, “weary...
Many of my favourites are ones that clients have made up themselves or have found in poems or even lyrics to songs. For example, I recently saw an epitaph on a headstone saying "Give me the beat boys and free my soul", a lyric from a song by Mentor Williams. ...
Song Lyrics When I was a little girl I ask my mother,what I will be Will I be pretty,will I be rich Here's what's she said to me Que sera sera Whatever will be will be The future's not ours to see Que sera sera ~~
Whether they were good, bad or ugly, parents leave indelible prints on our lives. Recently losing my amazing father four years after my mother has left some holes in my heart for sure. When parents pass the baton, it feels like a heavy responsibility to hold, while the foundation on which...
“Crime is down 29% every Mother’s Day,” my son informed me, leaving that warm-fuzzy feeling about how much boys must love their moms to not commit crimes on Mother’s Day. “Must be the moms that are doing all of the crime!” He finished. ...
“I swear I did not plan for the story to be the one that you told me,” Sonia commented before walking to my mother and hugging her. “Mollie, it’s been way too long!” “30 years too long,” my mom said before looking at me. I couldn’t say anything in that moment, and ...