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Today's Subjects: ----------------- ET: Everday Angel Haven Webring [JewelAng@aol.com] Re: ET: advice [kara garbe ] ET: a little bit [Naomi Vaughn ] ET: heather nova [kara garbe ] ET: here goes nothing [BRONCOBAND@aol.com] ET: Promise (verse) [Jennifer ] ET: Re: heather nova ["Analisa" ] ET: My Horns Keeps Up My Halo (my new webring) [JewelAng@aol.com] ET: BaCk Into The SwiNg of ThIngs =0) ["* windex *" ] ET: Dirty, wet puddles [JewelAng@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:42:02 EST From: JewelAng@aol.com Subject: ET: Everday Angel Haven Webring Hello Angels, Do you have a website? If you answered yes, you should have your site become part of the Everday Angel Haven webring. Your site does NOT have to be about Jewel to be apart of the ring. The site just has to be made by a Jewel fan. For more information visit the website: http://www.angelfire.com/yt/eda Or email me at: JewelAng@aol.com Thanks Angels! Rebecca http://www.angelfire.com/yt/rebecca ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 15:00:20 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: kara garbe Subject: Re: ET: advice dear Laura & everyone else, (laura asked about how to develop writing skills and whether such skill is learned or inherent) i HAVE to put in my thoughts on this subject. i think that writing is a mixture of both, but it definitely can be learned! to me, writing is made up of mostly two components: the way you look at yourself/the world, and the ability to put words together well to express those viewpoints. now i'm not trying to propose a scientific or rational 'formula' for writing, but personally i think it boils down to those two areas. as far as looking at yourself and the world, it's a matter of taking the time to think about, feel and really *live* every day with all of your senses alive. after all, i think i can make the generalization that the best writing is that which is passionate, that which comes from some sort of strong feeling on the author's part... because when you care about something, your intensity spills over into your writing, and that force is what makes a poem very compelling. about the 2nd thing, linguistic talent... some people do inherently have a knack for language-- a subconscious attunement to sound, rhyme, rhythm, pattern... all of the tricks that work on us subconsciously as we read a beautiful poem. i do 100% believe that this is something that you can learn. but, some people may have this sense from the get-go, although whether it's the product of genetics or good early schooling i don't know... i'm basically just trying to say that if you have a desire to write, then do so! true, we won't all win the pulitzer or nobel prizes... but you can still write, if not for the world then for yourself and your loved ones. and the more you write, just like with practicing a sport, the better you get. writing is an amazing way to work through tough emotions, capture moments of your life, and touch other people... hey, even if those of us on this list are the only people you show your work to, you'll already have gotten somewhere. i can't count the number of times that i've read something someone posted on this list and it's made me smile, or pause and lose myself in reflection, or consider another experience that i may have never had... not to mention the friends i've made in many of you guys. awwww, big warm fuzzy group hug! now, go--write, write, write! :) ~kara ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ inhaling bullets like butterflies, ashes and ecstasy, black and blue calls to immortality. ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 00 06:31:51 CST From: Naomi Vaughn Subject: ET: a little bit loose tongues laugh wisely over the sudden change in temperature when preferance and practice are discussed and digested - -- I wonder what color that light will shine inside your eyes the day I can no longer surprise you I wonder if you'll see the change or if it'll simply be a slow migration from passion to pecks. - -- the smile fell slowly from her palm as his words met her unwanting ears and connected with her disbelieving soul the dark shadow crossed and covered the table as she stared unmoving into the icey reflection of a man that sat before her. "I hear the traffic move outside / Yeah, but if I close my eyes / I can make it sound like waves rolling in" ~Heather Nova, "Widescreen" ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:07:11 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time) From: kara garbe Subject: ET: heather nova naomi's new signature reminded of this, and i wanted to thank whoever it was out there who turned me on to heather nova... the first time i was on this list, about a year and a half ago, there was very little poetry, and much more talk about ideas, music, and so forth, so anyway, there was a big discussion about heather nova, and somebody on here made me a few realaudio files of heather excerpts, and now i am a diehard heather fan. she is amazing... i own four albums by her now. all of you who haven't heard her, it's worth a few minutes to take a listen to song excerpts at http://parnelle.isabel.com/SONS/label.htm she has a beautiful voice, extremely poetic lyrics, and haunting melodies. apologies for the non-writing related post, but i really do think that all of you will love heather, given that you presumably like both jewel and writing... so, you nice guy out there who made those clips for me so long ago, thanks! :) kara .............................................. Feels good it feels like poetry Don't ask me to explain it just Feels good, like poetry, I'm doubled up again. Look at the sky, Lift off like an aeroplane, Watch the ground come up to meet you. Big sky above me, a river inside me And I'm doubled up in love. - ---heather nova "doubled up"--- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:55:13 EST From: BRONCOBAND@aol.com Subject: ET: here goes nothing Well gang, I am biting the bullet and laying my poetic self on the line for all the world to see...ready? OK. I really had to reach down for these, or rather, the words didn't come like they sometimes do, so it's a little awkward, but this is what I came up with last night. Maybe it will help the juices get to flowing again! :o) Enjoy and let me know if you can make sense of the first one :). Laura ~Insomnia~ Roses parade my heart tonight red waltzes beneath a thin moonlight. The wind captures coarsely whispered words swept away towards neon-yellow chords. Banked upon lonely clouds iced gray with stillness they scream aloud into the night a fearless night which bears my angry vows. there.i.weep When morning day breaks the dawn boisterous energy and colors strong the midnight neighborhood bursts to be free. At waking hour another day tip toes by with caution and snooty noses strut boasting thighs while beauty flaunts its power. Day bids my lips to shield from sharp metal words and phrases as i wait for roses and neon-yellow chords and lonely clouds to take the penetration of my swords beneath the navy space I call home. ********************************* ~If Only~ 4 AM she was startled by his presence silently behind squinted eyes she cursed the bar that befriended his pain. Her frustration was interrupted with fear as his fists came crashing down on her antique coffee table. Like footsteps over microphones his rage echoed in her mind. She awaited the blow that would decide her fate that night. Powerless she shook while his fiery words bellowed through the halls of their home none more a haven of safety but then it never was ...just a cage. If only her hot, uncontrollable flow of tears did not inhibit her so she might have been able to shield herself more accurately. And if only the helpless scream had not been her own he might have spared her. Thanks for reading!!!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 14:27:12 -0800 (PST) From: Jennifer Subject: ET: Promise (verse) the heart witnesses grief opulent desire breaks the surface inside the burnt out remains of wonderland dusted hands seek renewal enveloped in smoke remorse lingers staining skin and blood ===== Lips that taste of tears, they say, Are the best for kissing." -Dorothy Parker __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:45:34 -0500 From: "Analisa" Subject: ET: Re: heather nova I agree Heather Nova is one of the best singers I have ever heard....It would be worth your while to check her out....an-ANGEL-isa - -----Original Message----- From: kara garbe To: eda Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 4:07 PM Subject: ET: heather nova >naomi's new signature reminded of this, and i wanted to thank >whoever it was out there who turned me on to heather nova... the >first time i was on this list, about a year and a half ago, there >was very little poetry, and much more talk about ideas, music, and >so forth, so anyway, there was a big discussion about heather nova, >and somebody on here made me a few realaudio files of heather >excerpts, and now i am a diehard heather fan. she is amazing... i >own four albums by her now. all of you who haven't heard her, it's >worth a few minutes to take a listen to song excerpts at >http://parnelle.isabel.com/SONS/label.htm >she has a beautiful voice, extremely poetic lyrics, and haunting >melodies. apologies for the non-writing related post, but i really >do think that all of you will love heather, given that you >presumably like both jewel and writing... > >so, you nice guy out there who made those clips for me so long ago, >thanks! >:) >kara > >.............................................. >Feels good it feels like poetry >Don't ask me to explain it just >Feels good, like poetry, >I'm doubled up again. > >Look at the sky, >Lift off like an aeroplane, >Watch the ground come up to meet you. > >Big sky above me, a river inside me >And I'm doubled up in love. > >---heather nova "doubled up"--- > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:58:46 EST From: JewelAng@aol.com Subject: ET: My Horns Keeps Up My Halo (my new webring) Hello, Well I just finished making a new webring. It's called "My Horns Keeps Up My Halo." This is a webring for creative sites with content. Poetry, stories, quotes, something other then the normal "Hi my name is Blah blah blah blah..." If you have an original site join this webring! Get more information go to the website: http://www.angelfire.com/yt/horns< /A> Or email me with questions. Rebecca http://www.angelfire.com/yt/rebecca ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 16:03:53 MST From: "* windex *" Subject: ET: BaCk Into The SwiNg of ThIngs =0) Hey angels It seems soince I started college my e-mail has been piling up higher and higher...time is going by quickly and I find myself wishing there were more hours to the day. I kept telling myself that someday soon I would sit down and read all the angel mails I have been collecting and that day arrived today. I am amazed and impressed by each and every one of you. Your writing reaches into my soul each time I read it. I wish I could compliment you all on a personal level but as I said, not enough hours in the day to say what I feel. I am very proud of each of you, and thank you for sharing your heart with all of us =0) Alright...I am off to never never land =0) Have fun =0) Its my bowling night *hee hee hee* I love you all =0) Kerry*bearriey *~***~* I find myself wishing on that star to take away hurt and pain change my past bring me a smile keep me sain and leave me happy my star gave me you a dream so unexpected so great so loveable that I have become happy and smiling I have to angel's have bright eyes and if I am worthy of that title from you I have to put forth some effort *~***~* ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:21:23 EST From: JewelAng@aol.com Subject: ET: Dirty, wet puddles I just wrote this yesterday...kinda short... Comments and flames wanted. Dirty, wet puddles My shoes left wet dirty puddles on the floor, just like a little kid. I'll always be that small dirty child. Rebecca http://www.angelfire.com/yt/rebecca http://www.angelfire.com/yt/horns (new webring) *grins* ------------------------------ End of eda-thoughts-digest V3 #32 *********************************