Then A Star Danced

Certified Literature/History teacher, writer, and aspiring world traveler with a weakness for lame jokes/puns, cute animals, and fuzzy socks. Tons of interests, tons of fandoms. You've been warned! ;) MBTI: ENFP House:...

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52 Lists Project

1. List your goals and dreams for this year. 2. List your favorite characters from books, movies, etc. 3. List the happiest moments of your life so far. 4. List the soundtrack of your life right now. 5. List what you would like your life to look like in ten years. 6. List the ways you love to have fun. 7. List all the people who brighten your day. 8. List your favorite quotes. 9. List the things you treasure most. 10. List the things you should ignore. 11. List the ways you can rejuvinate your space. 12. List your best qualities. 13. List the things that always cheer you up. 14. List the ways you can cleanse your life for spring. 15. List your dream trips. 16. List your essentials. 17. List the difficult moments in your past that have shaped you for the better. 18. List the things that motivate you. 19. List the people you most want to be like. 20. List the things that make your spirit feel free. 21. List the things you want to make. 22. List your favorite places you have been. 23. List the things that make you laugh. 24. List your quirks. 25. List the things that make you feel powerful. 26. List the things you would change in your life right now if you could. 27. List all the things that make you feel healthy: Mind, body, and soul. 28. List the wildest things you want to try. 29. List your childhood and current dream jobs. 30. List the qualities you admire most in others. 31. List the words that define your personality. 32. List the ways you get energized. 33. List the ways that you are a leader. 34. List the things that make you excited. 35. List the obstacles that stand in the way of facing your dreams. 36. List everything you love to do outdoors. 37. List what you would spend a million dollars on just for you. 38. List the ways you can love yourself more. 39. List the most beautiful things you have ever seen. 40. List your top twenty mood boosting songs. 41. List all of your favorite things about fall. 42. List the things that make you feel peaceful. 43. List your favorite meals and treats. 44. List the words that warm your spirit. 45. List the things that make up your ideal holiday season. 46. List your greatest comforts. 47. List the things you are grateful for. 48. List the things you want to add to your life. 49. List your favorite books. 50. List your accomplishments. 51. List the things that you want to be known for. 52. List the most memorable moments of your year.

[cinnamonandsex]

[psych-facts]

Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm.

Winston Churchill (via psych-facts)

[restlesseffervescence]

Night Terrors

Werewolves and Boogiemen

emerge from dark closets

to scare children off to sleep.

As adults, it is regret and doubt that creep

from under the bed to chill the heart

as they whisper in your ear,

“If only…”

“What if?”

[restlesseffervescence]

Blank

Do I dare,

beautiful new notebook

to face the infinite potential

of your

pure

white

sheets

and mar them with my words?

I can offer no assurance

that they will be worthy

a fair repayment

for the sacrifice of your purity.

Nothing

intimidates like

Nothingness.

But without words,

nothing

is all you’ll be.

[restlesseffervescence]

When you hold

this little scrap of paper

can you feel 

how much of  my heart is in it?

When you read

this simple arrangement of words

can you hear its voice?

Does it breathe for you?

Because I swear

Every poem has a pulse.

[restlesseffervescence]

Fat Gold Watch

Wound up – now bound

perfectly meshing gears.

Laughter and tears,

Hopes and fears

stuck in rotation.

Everyday.

Clicking.

Ticking Away.

Our hidden mechanics.

The method is the madness.

Friction.

Tension.

What we need is Traction.

Or this daily grind

might wear us out with time.

[restlesseffervescence]

Watching the Sky Blush, Bruise, and Cry

Is it rain, or tears, coming down in sheets?

From clouds with hot flushed cheeks.

Their rosy color color takes on a lavender hue.

Like a heart with a bruise.

But she’s bruised, not broken.

The sky’s still open.

Through her clouds I see the bits of blue

and the last remnants of sunlight - shining through.

Even the sky can’t cry forever

no matter what the weather.

The darkness rolls in, but tonight it’s not bringing despair,

instead, there’s rest and contentment in the air.

With the sun fades the rain

and that sweetest, sharpest sort of pain

that comes and goes, but never lasts for long.

Because she’s always had hope all along.

[restlesseffervescence]

Ember

Do you remember?

The day I chased you out into the rain without a cover.

The cool drops of laughter made me crack and sputter.

Was it the moment I hesitated to consider

that made you walk away?

I’m still standing there - soaking wet.

Not

extinguished

yet.

[restlesseffervescence]

Cipher

Witty words our warped weaponry.

Deeper meaning in everything you say to me.

I read the secret motivations you try to hide

in invisible ink, scribbled between the lines.

Both terrified that it could show

Can’t say yet (don’t dare) where this story will go.

[restlesseffervescence]

Rain

A quiet rush from the sky.

The faint rustling of a cool breeze.

Drops

splattering onto the ground

rinsing away

doubt

anger

pain

fear

mingling with secret salty tears

makes them disappear

in growing calm.

Peace

falling on the dry parched earth

making it green.

[restlesseffervescence]

Sometimes I want to fade into the night

float up to the stars just like a kite.

Look down at the people below

looking up at me and wondering, “Who let her go?”

[restlesseffervescence]

Wasted Electricity

You recycle your fossil fuel ancient jokes

I tell you it’s not eco-friendly.

You claim you’re “conserving oxygen” by not saying it aloud

I say you’re wasting electricity.

Our constantly crossed wires don’t power anything.

If we continue to spark

One day I’ll get burned

and if that’s all there is between you and me

it’s nothing but wasted electricity.

[restlesseffervescence]

Spring Tragedy

A crocus 

forces its way

through the just-thawed earth.

Blooms.

Only to be trampled

beneath a care less foot.

A robin

will try

to take to the sky

spread its wings and fly

only to fall, victim of gravity.

No funeral

only an apologetic burial

by petals from the magnolia tree

where it fell by the old library.

[restlesseffervescence]

Dandelion Wishes

Lining both sides of the road

waiting for wind, or a hopeful breath

to blow

to spread their seed, so more can grow.

A choice:

to stop and sit

wish upon the floral star?

Or

walk on

and make it happen myself.

[restlesseffervescence]

Insomnia

Too many thoughts

 inside my head.

Their voices bounce and echo

to every deep dark corner

that should be filled with sleep instead.

[restlesseffervescence]

Love stands before the deep dark woods

and  dares to walk into the unknown

Holding hands.