Something's suddenly unclear
Someone's suddenly my fear
My eyes demand like broken eaves
The ladle overspills on eaves

If you once knew
How I loved you

And my bruise-colored eyes peal
Every image to your face and heel
And if you're happy, I am too
And if you're sleeping, I'm with you

But you love someone else
But you want to be with someone else
And I can't believe how dumb I sound
And I will put my face over the ground
And love you

-Sufjan Stevens

Shed no tear--O shed no tear!
The flower will bloom another year.
Weep no more--O weep no more!
Young buds sleep in the root's white core.
Dry your eyes--O dry your eyes,
For I was taught in Paradise
To ease my breast of melodies--
Shed no tear.

Overhead--look overhead
'Mong the blossoms white and red--
Look up, look up--I flutter now
On this flush pomegranate bough--
See me--'tis this silvery bill
Ever cures the good man's ill--
Shed no tear--O shed no tear!
The flower will bloom another year.
Adieu--Adieu--I fly, adieu,
I vanish in the heaven's blue--
Adieu, Adieu

John Keats

Something I found on Facebook: answer the questions with the song title while the music is on shuffle. I thought it was fun, so I did it.

If someone says, "Is this okay?" you say...
Talkin' New York- Bob Dylan

What would best describe your personality?
Roadhouse Blues- The Doors

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Gone- Ben Folds

How do you feel today?
Chicago (Acoustic Version)- Sufjan Stevens

What is your life's purpose?
Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2- Pink Floyd

What is your motto?
Fred Jones, Pt. 2- Ben Folds

What do your friends think of you?
Pulled Under At 2000 Metres a Second- Anathema

What do you think about very often?
What You're Doing- The Beatles

What is 2+2?
99 Problems- Jay Z (HAHAHA)

What do you think of your best friend(s)?
Slow Down- The Beatles

What do you think of the person you like?
Drive My Car- The Beatles

What is your life story?
Let's Talk About Me- The Alan Parsons Project

What do you want to be when you grow up?
Tu che di gel seri cinta- Puccini (Turandot)

What do you think when you see the person you like?
Behold, upon my bending spear- Purcell (Dido and Aeneas)

What do your parents think of you?
Helen Wheels- Paul McCartney and the Wings

What will you dance to at your wedding?
This is My Heart- Boyz II Men

What will they play at your funeral?
Not the Same- Ben Folds

What is your hobby/interest?
Nothing At All- Santana

What is your biggest secret?
Cloudy Now- Blackfield

What do you think of your friends?
Wheel In The Sky- Journey

What's the worst thing that could happen?
Already Gone- The Eagles

How will you die?
I've Got A Woman- Ray Charles

What is the one thing you regret?
Someday You'll Be Sorry- Harry Connick, Jr.

What makes you laugh?
Well- Frank Zappa

What makes you cry?
Every Time You Say Goodbye- Allison Krauss and Union Station

Will you ever get married?
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes- Crosby, Still, Nash & Young

What scares you the most?
Star Wars Main Title and the Arrival At Naboo- John Williams (HA! I'm a nerd)

Does anyone like you?
Great High Mountain- Jack White

If you could go back in time, what would you change?
Riders On the Storm- The Doors

What hurts right now?
Requiem, Op. 48, Agnus Dei- Gabriel Faure

What will you post this as?
Money- Pink Floyd

Christmas Caroling

With the Christmas season fast approaching, something that happened yesterday has been on my mind. A group of women from the UK Women's Choir and I went to the UK Children's Hospital for some caroling. While there, we saw many beautiful children who will most likely be spending their holidays in their rooms. One young man, probably 16 or 17, stood out to me. He was talking with his family members, but once every so often, he would sneak a peek at us and smile. It was in his corner of the hospital that we got a door slammed on us. We are a decent choir. We didn't sound bad. This lady just slammed the door. Did her small child ask her do to this? Or was it just this lady being a jerk? We may not ever know the answer. But we were just trying to bring joy to these people, in a time that they may not know joy. However, this one lady did not damper the entire day. Even the smiles of the one boy in the same corner outweighed the rude actions of this lady. And the trip to the hospital, though it was pouring and my clothes dripped in puddles, was the highlight of my day.