there was pain that we talked about

Today I heard this song on the radio and I really felt the need to share it. Here are the lyrics. It's called "Everything Green" by Christine Kane.

They built a highway without much concern
And we cried for the hills and the trees that were burned
Back before hopelessness, long before greed
When everything must have been green

There was rain
And we danced in it
There was mud
And we ran in it
It was wild
Deep inside of everything green
There was pain
That we talked about
There was love
And we let it out
We were made
In the shade of everything green

We watched as they paved, as they worked, as they tore
You said, I have no faith in this earth anymore
Sounded like hopelessness, sounded like need
I grabbed you, we ran to the trees

There was rain
And we danced in it
There was mud
And we ran in it
It was wild
Deep inside of everything green
There was pain
That we talked about
There was love
And we let it out
And we prayed
In the shade of everything green

While stars turn to stardust
And angels talk to us
The world all around us can breathe

We have our guns, our machines and our swords
But I will not hate or destroy anymore
'Cuz after the hopelessness beyond the fear
We'll wake to the magic that's here
(and open our eyes...)
To the rain
And we'll dance in it
And the mud
Put your hands in it
In the wild
Deep inside of everything green
And the pain
We can talk about
And the love
Just let it out
We are made
In the shade of everything green

It is springtime, friends and I couldn't be happier.

Quote o' the day:

"Long stormy spring-time, wet contentious April, winter chilling the lap of very May; but at length the season of summer does come." - Thomas Carlyle

burdens of intuition

Well, it's done. I officially have done my reading for class. And it wasn't as scary as I thought it might be. I just didn't look up the whole time. And now, as with last semester, I'm finding that now that it's the end of the semester I'm just starting to know, trust and like these people. It's too bad. In a lot of ways.

Tonight I also let my sister read something of mine - which is probably a first for me. I had written a poem about her, and most of it was about how a sisterly bond is a strong one. But there were moments when I could see her possibly feeling bad about it. And I hope she doesn't - because this poem came out of a day that I needed her and wished she was home.

There has been a lot of things going on and I've been missing these chats with all of you - because, as Colleen says, blogging completes me. I feel like my day is officially over when I've written my thoughts, good or bad, and anything else that I want to throw into the void of the internet out there.

Tonight I'm mostly just excited about what I've written this semester - about 40 or so pages of work. Some poetry, some essays and some just random thoughts. But it's exciting nonetheless. And I'm excited about all that I got accomplished at work today, and what the rest of the week brings.

But... the thing I'm most excited about is - drumroll - my new Teva sandals. They are the most freaking comfortable things I've ever put on my feet. I want to wear them all the time.

And I think that can be it for tonight. I've got lots of other things that I should/could/would write about, but I'll leave you all to guess at them for now.

Quote o' the day (because I know you all missed it):

"You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time." - Abraham Lincoln