I had seen an old message posted where someone asked, "if you keep writing, wouldn't you run out of stuff to say eventually, and just repeat the same thing over?" well...the answer is easy. at least for me. i don't think up stuff to say so you can write. i write because i have stuff to say. if i have something on my mind a lot, yeah, i might repeat something. but if i run out of things to say, i won't be writing until something (someone) else comes to mind. writing isn't a hobby or a pastime...it's a necessity. just a way of relieving the chaos of 878947689734789578376 thoughts ricocheting around inside my head. it helps to get one or two out from time to time, no matter how much they might be distorted on their journey from my head down through my arm, through the pen, to the paper. i'm thinking there must be a misleading road sign somewhere around my elbow.
Gala~ You're newest submission...OK, wow...I think I'm speechless...Wow...
it doesn't matter~ 'windows'...beautiful...I loved the last line a lot...Bravo! =)
Love and sunshine, Ali
To anyone who cares...there's a really interesting book I just bought and am in the process of ATTEMPTING, I stress that thoroughly....ATTEMPTING to understand. But that's what I like, confusing books / movies / songs. Anything.
(I use the word here confusing, interchangeably with "deep")
Anyway, the book is called "House of Leaves" by Mark Z. Danielewski
And it...it just speaks for itself
Alright, everybody, I have a slightly strange request...I have a song stuck in my head...And I can't find the lyrics...And all I can remember is bits and peices of the song...So, basically it's driving my nuts!! Does anybody know the words to the song "Side By Side", from the musical "Company"...It starts out, "Oh, we ain't got a barrell of money..." Thanks guys!
Love and light, Ali
Side By Side (by Steven Sondheim)
Well, we ain't got a barrel of money
We may look ragged and funny
But we're travelin' on
Singing our song
Side by side
Don't know what's comin' tomorrow
Maybe it's trouble and sorrow
But we'll travel the road
Sharin' our load
Side by side
Through all kinds of weather
What if the sky should fall
As long as we're together
It doesn't matter at all
So we ain't got a barrel of money
We may look ragged and funny
But we're travelin' on
Singing our song
Side by side
Don't know what's comin' tomorrow
Maybe it's trouble and sorrow
But we'll travel the road
Sharin' our load
Side by side
Through all kinds of weather
Drought, flood, and rain and snow
We will always be together
It doesn't matter at all
When they've all had their quarrels and parted
We'll be the same as we started
Just travelin' along singin' our song
Side by side
Just travelin' on singin' a song
Side by side
wistful~ Thank you sooo much!!! =)
Love and big grins, Ali
MichaelT() - I loved "She Blossoms." I've never been good at taking care of flowers either... Did you read it to her today?
Michael- How did it go? I would have "swooned" :)
Ali- New installment is up... hope you enjoy.
love all the new stuff!!!
SH
Kirk, I LOVE the new button bar.... splash it about the site, it works for me!
*grin*
Ali~ Let me just say that I absolutely love your writing. Everytime I look on here I always look for your work. You are so descriptive and it seems like every emotion you describe is something that I have felt or am feeling. Even when I feel like crap and I cannot put my feelings into words just the right way, when i read your poems it makes me feel better. Its like you know how I feel because you put everything into words so beautifully. It helps to know that i am not the only one who feels bad of sad at times.
Harem~Lullabye Waltz..it brought tears to my eyes.
KIRK, personally, I like the blue glasses. There WOULD be too much black and white if they were too.
EVERYONE, the request for the words to that song got me thinking that I might ask if anyone knows the name and artist of a song that I only remember a couple of partial phrases to. In part, it goes:
"she's a blue jeaned beauty queen/
prettiest girl I've ever seen/
see her shake on the movie screen/Jimmy Dean/Jimmy Dean
Hey kids rock and roll/rock on/ rock on/ rock on"
So, that's it. I remember it from when I was a teen, and I heard it on the radio yesterday and loved it all new again. Can anyone help?
TJ