Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter

Subject: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: kendall
Date: 02 May 01 - 07:21 PM

My 14 year old grand daughter, Meghan, just submitted one of her poems to Teen Magazine, and, they printed it! I'm going to try to cut and paste it here.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: kendall
Date: 02 May 01 - 07:28 PM

Nightfall written by Meghan Roewer

The sun has set, the colors faded.
Traces of hue and stars are shaded.
The trees stand great against the darkened sky,
The birds are settled; only the owl will fly.

The blanket of deep rich ebony is profound--'
To see it takes no sight, to hear it takes no sound.
The only color against the blackness is white--
These are the dots of stars, simple but bright.

It has no name, it bears no title.
It's simple but overwhelming, active but idle.
Shadows dance against the solace of the moon--
Twilight ends and the sun comes so soon.

Beauty soars and shimmers in the night
Soundlessly, wordlessly, breathtaking internal sight.
If you ever look up when the moon is tall,
If you listen closely you'll hear it's call.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: kendall
Date: 02 May 01 - 07:30 PM

Why does it get all screwed up in transit? It's called NIGHTFALL by Meghan Roewer.

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Fixed her name. Do you want line breaks in there Kendall? Can't see any in the edit window, but I can guess where they go. --JoeClone

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: SINSULL
Date: 02 May 01 - 08:06 PM



A very sophisticated 14-year old, Captain. Congratulations to Meghan on getting published!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 02 May 01 - 08:45 PM

What a lovely poem. Congratulations to Meghan and her old grandpa!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: Ebbie
Date: 02 May 01 - 09:11 PM

Congratulations to you both, Kendall! As they say, the acorn doesn't fall far from the tree... You must be so pleased.

Ebbie

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: Barry Finn
Date: 02 May 01 - 09:22 PM

You're gonna have to move over Kendall & make way for the kid. Barry

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: jets
Date: 02 May 01 - 09:42 PM

I think it is beautiful.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: kendall
Date: 02 May 01 - 10:09 PM

And, it's not her best. Joe, anything you could do would help, thank you.

Here's another.

OUR YESTERDAY IN BLACK AND WHITE

When all we were was innocent,
When sins uncommitted didn't need to repent.
When we were too young for things to go wrong,
When natures bird sang our favorite song.

When candy canes and licorice were special treats,
When we won all our games, there were no defeats,
When "future" was a foriegn word,
When tradegy and failure went unheard.

When band aids cured all our issues,
When tears were dried by parents and tissues.
When shoe laces were mastered with the help of "the bunny",
When we had no use for things like money.

When "I'm sorry" meant you were instantly forgiven,
When for our ambitions we were driven.
When the dark was banished by our nightlight,
When we saw our world in black and white.

And then, it seems,
We lost those dreams.
We woke up one day
And, suddenly, our world was gray.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: GUEST,Brían
Date: 03 May 01 - 12:07 AM

I second the sentiments all ready expressed.
Move over, Kendall.

Brían

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: katlaughing
Date: 03 May 01 - 12:14 AM

Wonderful imagery, Kendall. Congratulations to you and her. And, ya did good on the pasting, too!**BG**

kat

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: gnu
Date: 03 May 01 - 07:15 AM

Excellent. And not just for fourteen. Must be in the genes, Kendall.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: kendall
Date: 03 May 01 - 07:23 AM

only two spelling mistakes, band, and, ambitions. I thought the saying was, "The NUT never falls far from the tree? Her best, IMO, is so sad, it is hard for me to read it. Maybe I will post it at some point. And yes, you bet I'm proud of her. Mark my words, she will be famous.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: Wavestar
Date: 03 May 01 - 08:07 AM

I think she just might be, Kendall :) Give her all of our congratulations.

-J

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: MMario
Date: 03 May 01 - 09:28 AM

! ! !!! ! !!!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: Hollowfox
Date: 03 May 01 - 09:37 AM

Wonderful wordcrafting.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: Bert
Date: 03 May 01 - 12:17 PM

Wow!

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: Jeri
Date: 03 May 01 - 06:17 PM

JoeClone has fixed everything JoeClone could find. If JoeClone messed up, yell at me...er, JoeClone.

Kendall, even if she never becomes famous (and some very talented people don't) I hope she continues to write such beautiful poetry. I like the second one better. The imagery in the first is beautiful and really makes me feel the mystery of the night, but the rhymes are better in the second. Also, there's amazing insight there. These are things an adult would see when looking back at childhood. They're things we often don't realise we miss until we get to old to remember them very well. The poem is written with the wisdom of an adult and the clarity of memory of a child not long past those times.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: kendall
Date: 04 May 01 - 07:53 PM

I'm going to post one more of Meghans' poems. Keep in mind that her father is a psychotic abusive no good son of a bitch. She finally turned her back on him and replaced him with me.This poem comes from that abuse.

LITTLE GIRL by Meghan Roewer

I saw the eyes of an old woman
In the face of a child.
It was experienced and knew much
Though tender, pained and mild.

I saw the posture of a weakened woman
In a body that had known a sad childhood.
She carried herself with meaning..
Following orders without knowing if she should.

I saw the strength of a warrior
In a heart that knew only to survive.
It brought itself to face each day,
And yet, was barely alive.

I saw the spirit of an aged soldier
Inside the soul of a mere baby
It had fought many battles
Now, it was crying "save me".

I saw a little girl
Who had grown up too fast.
She had already lived her life
Though she barely had a past.

I saw all this,
And it broke my heart to see.
And then, I looked a little closer
And saw that little girl was me.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: jets
Date: 04 May 01 - 08:34 PM

I think Jeri in the above posting has expressed my thoughts. Beautiful with tremendous insight.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: kendall
Date: 04 May 01 - 10:16 PM

It's hard to believe she is only 14, and has been writing for some time now. I shouldn't be surprised, at the age of 8 she was reading Dickens.

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: GUEST
Date: 05 May 01 - 10:56 AM

Thanks for sharing, Kendall. That last one brought tears to my eyes. I have a sixteen year old step-daughter who has also written some deeply moving poetry about her relationship with a selfish, thoughtless father.

Bruce

Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Kendalls' Grand daughter
From: GUEST,BRG
Date: 05 May 01 - 10:58 AM

Sorry. Meant to put BRG on that last one - not used to doing this at home.

Bruce