Hello From IN!

Hello Everyone! I'm blogging from my grandma's house in Indiana! I've not had time to write much, and my laptop is having issues, so I don't have any writings to post. :( Just wanted to let you all know that I won't be blogging to much while I'm out of town, but hopefully things will go back to normal once I get home. :) 
Oh, another thing I was thinking about...the free writing exercises were all written from word prompts.  So, if you all want to leave a comment giving me a new prompt to write about, feel free!  Also if you write something from the same prompt, email  it to me (or PM through OYAN) and I'll put it in the post along with mine! It's interesting to see how different things can be, even if you start out with the same focal point. :) Even if you're not the one who came up with the prompt, and you want to write about it, feel free, I'll also post it if you want me to!

~ Lei

A Special Day

Merry Christmas, everyone!!!
Remember to take time to think about why we actually celebrate this holiday!
I hope you all have an amazing day!!! :D

~ Lei

Boring Stuff Again :P

I'm going to post another free writing exercise! I know you're probably getting tired of them, but I don't know what else to post....so you're stuck with what I've got, and that happens to be a free-writing exercise! :P  So, the prompt for this one was Rebirth:

Through fire

Through ice.

Through love.

Through hate.

I gasp as my soul rekindles

Reawakes.

For years it lay dormant

Chained by my sin,

But now Someone new is living within.

My heart beats with purpose,

My mind’s filled with grace.

My soul’s filled with wonder,

At the new life I face.

~ Lei

Something Different :P

Today, I decided to keep my word to you, my most devoted readers, and I found something else.  Now feel free to laugh at it, as I wrote it a couple of years ago, and it isn't exactly my best work.  But anyway here's the beginning to a short story I wrote:

“A story! A story!” Cried the various sized children as they situated themselves on the floor. Before them stood a radiant, young woman. Overpoweringly graceful, she was admired by all who knew her. Staring at them with emerald eyes, she pushed a lock of her glorious, red hair behind her ear, and prepared herself for the telling of a wondrous tale.
They sat in an immense, marble bedroom, though some looked slightly out of place. Wearing robes and rags, children sat with each other, paying no attention to rank or class. Positioning themselves around the young lady in the bed, they all sat in rapt attention.

“Alright,” she said, getting herself settled in the oversized divan, “it began like this…”

Crying permeated the night, as a woman wept over the now tear stained letter she clutched in her hand. Careful not to wake up his sister, her youngest, now only son, crept down the stairs to comfort her. Quietly, he held his mother; her tears soaking through his tunic and dampening his skin. When there were no more tears left to cry, he still held her until she finally slipped into slumber. Picking up his mother’s slight form, he walked into her room and settled her in the bed. After he was sure she was in a comfortable position, he gently plucked the wrinkled paper from her hands.

He walked out of the bedroom and perched on the edge of a chair. Beginning to read, he discovered the reason for his mother’s wailing. “No,” he whispered softly as a tear glided down his cheek. When he had pulled himself together, he made his eyes meet the words so hurriedly written on the page. His brother was dead, killed in another man’s fight, and he, Taliesin, was expected to take his place. Who would be cruel enough to take the youngest son of a woman who had already lost her husband, and now oldest son for the cause? Glaring at the paper in his hands, he felt anger coursing through his veins, but along with it a keen sadness. Unsteadily he moved to the couch and lay there sobbing until slumber claimed him for its own.

~ Lei

I Lied :)

Ok, I told you I would put something different here today, but I lied. :( I wrote another free-writing thing yesterday, that I'm really excited about, so I guess you're stuck with another exercise today. :(  I really will try to find something different for tomorrow this time, unless I do something cooler. :P
So, here it is! The prompt was memories.

I sift through my mind.

I struggle to remember,

To not forget,

All that I’ve left behind.

I close my eyes and reach within,

To all that’s gone before.

The memories surface faster,

Almost at the speed of light.

The days I’ve spent in sadness,

The days I’ve spent in joy,

The days I’ve spent with family,

The days I wish I had done more.

Some memories still haunt me,

The ones I try hard to forget,

The ones that fill my heart with guilt

And smother my will to live.

Still memories of happy days,

Linger on inside my mind

Of days filled with laughter, sunshine and joy,

Of fires on winter nights.

Of family gathered round about,

Of friends both near and far,

Of days I triumphed over wrong,

And bowed my heart to my Lord.

The memories of days long past,

Are with me still today.

They help me, guide me

Through this time,

Making life worth the price I pay.

~ Lei

And Another one...

You all are going to get so tired of these things! :P  I'll try to post something different tomorrow, but today you're stuck with another free-writing thingy. (I still don't know what they're technically called! How sad is that?) :P  It's shorter than the others, but I hope you enjoy! :)

Dreams


Flitting softly through my head,

I watch you as you pass me by.

Scary, fun, and sad in kind,

I wonder why you haunt me.

Are you figments of my imagination,

Or memories from long ago?

Do you show me what I want to see,

Or make clearer what I strive to hide?

You fill my mind with wonder,

As I slumber through the night.

~ Lei

Another Free-Writing Exercise :)

Ok, here's another free-writing exercise...I guess you probably could have guessed from the title, but I felt the need to tell you again anyway. :P  So the prompt word for this was memory, a wish, or a dream, and this is what came out! :D

I wish for love so tender, so true.


I wish for love that lasts.

I wish for someone to hold me in their arms,

And whisper softly, “I love you.”

I wish for friends to ease lives pains,

A friend to protect and defend.

A friend to listen to, cherish and hold,

And give to without end.

I wish for dreams to fill my life,

To work hard and make them real.

To make all that my young heart desires,

Something I can touch, see, and feel.

I wish for these with all my heart,

But perhaps I’d better pray,

My God provide for His dear child,

And with love, prepare the way.
~ Lei

Just a little something...

Ok, here's a small...I don't know exactly what you call it...but I was challenged to write in the style by a fellow OYANer.  It's kind of difficult for me to write, but I'm hoping to get used to it. :P So...I guess if you could let me know what you guys think, that would be great! :D

I look into your eyes and see,

Trust beyond all compare.

I see the want of friendship in your eyes,

Feel the longing in your heart.

You open up your soul to me,

Sharing all, holding none back.

The measure of love you extend astounds me!

To show how much you mean to me,

I pour my soul back to you.

My thoughts, my dreams, my wrong desires,

With you I willfully share.

You help me, test me, watch me

As I struggle through this life,

And I know you’re always there.

Ready to hold me accountable,

Ready to give comfort, and hold me when I fail.

With you there is no doubt of love,

With you I am the best that I can be.

~ Lei

Under Construction...(did I spell that righ?....oh well...)

Ok, right now my blog is under construction.  I'm in the process of trying to turn it into a writing blog, where I can post some stuff that I've written and you can give me feed back.  Now this doesn't mean that my sarcastic retellings of my day will end, which I know will make you happy. :)  I'll throw one in every now and again, just to keep things interesting.

Lei