Happy Memories Long Since Passed

Riding the bus through my old stomping grounds,

I can’t help but think of you.

So many memories come flooding in

I can’t stop the biggest grin on my face

We have talked many times in the recent past

But its time for me to visit

Your eyes, your happiness, brings me joy

I can only hope to be closer to you

Although we live in different worlds

We can still be together, if only as friends

That’s fine by me as long as you smile and

Continue to bring beauty into my world.

Friends made for a lifetime

Hours of walking and talking

I have grown fond

Of looking into your eyes

Often staring back in confusion

So rarely do we take advantage

of our communication skills

Until chosen to learn a new language

Searching for words, for each other

Your smile is unforgettable

My words get lost in your eyes

Your last goodbye hug

Put a stamp on my heart

As I fly around the globe

My thoughts don’t wander far

Trying to keep up as you progress

Finding my way back into your arms

For just one more hug

The flight alone would be worth it

But to see you once again

And look into your eyes, priceless

Out of all the wishes

I have made in this life,

I wasn’t expecting you.

New feelings once lost

I once thought it manly to hold back, not cry,

And repress all emotion, this couldn’t be farther from the truth.

It is much more difficult to feel every emotion

But how you deal with them is really what matters most

Willingness to feel everything in every moment, allows for

Further development and understanding

I have learned what love means to me,

Not by shutting it out but by embracing it all.

How can we presume to know love without both the ever so positive and

The equally important negative?

Life and Times in Siena, Italy

Here's the link to my blog in Siena, along with all of the other students from my program.

Siena Word Press Blog

Reflection

I am a direct reflection of the people I am with.

Our creative beauty is a constant collaboration.

Shifting through forms flawlessly as an ocean tide

Embarking on journeys that carry us to unknown shores.

I am here to try to make sense, find reason for the unfathomable.

Showing those without awareness that each path is their own.

Often uncovering the obvious for those who cannot see,

is an important, quite painful task with no room for sentiment.

Happiness found beyond the horizon of understanding

At the moment of impact is difficult to believe in.

Shameless Self-Promotion

I know I haven't done this much and for my benefit should probably do this more. But here is a shameless plug for a few different projects that I've been working over the last year or so. I'm proud to have been included in all of these.

Perspective

Pet peeve of the day; people that say they're tattooed from head to toe and have no tattoos in near vicinity of their head or toes. Much less, many of these people have tattoos that are barely visible when even immodestly dressed. The term "tattooed from head to toe" should be reserved for those that have committed to having tattoos in highly visible places. Where, when someone walking down the street would obviously say, "Damn, they're tattooed from head to toe."

Yet another pet peeve is when these so called "tattooed" people are showing pictures around the internet about how they're "Tattooed and Employed." But in the pictures they are clearly covering any visibility of their tattoos while at work. I submit that these people are not tattooed and employed, they are hiding their tattoos to keep their employment. If you want to impress me by saying you're tattooed and employed then show me that you, more so your company, is not afraid of allowing you the freedom to showcase your artwork while in your work environment.