a single poemthe thing that can keep melight on my feet, when my soul isheavy with sorrow.

The splendid thingabout falling apartsilently...is thatyou can start overas many timesas you like.

With callused handsi tastedthe softness of the moonin the coldest windsi discoveredmy soul's warmest fireplacein the roughnessof his stubblethe tenderest love.

Sometimes I think, I need a spare heart to feel all the things I feel.

in the afterglowof an evening raini lay downin the grass and think of youmy body acheslike an after-kissbreaking in soft firesand wildflowersmy dear, i will always bethis tender for you.

May your love for me be likethe scent of the evening seadrifting inthrough a quiet windowso i do not have to runor chase or fall... to feel youall i have to dois breathe.

I had embraced you...long before i hugged you.

moonlight disappears down the hillsmountains vanish into fogand i vanish into poetry.

If I began to drawmyself away from youwe’d still be liketwo mixed colors of paintimpossible to separate.

May our twilights mix togetherlike breath and breathlessness.

A single poem, alonecan turn tidesscatter galaxiesand burst forth with riversfrom paradise.

GOOD: is when those values that we rate desirable are pertainingBAD: is when those same values are wanting.

To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop.

This boy turkied my Thanksgiving, but I won't let him Grinch my Christmas. -Dean Hughes (Midway to Heaven)

Luck is when preparedness meets opportunity.

I always wanted to be a shortstop so I could play more often!

God just has his own agenda, and he does what he wants to do with stuff.

Because Olivia Newton-John wasn't from Nashville, they didn't like her winning our awards. I've got no complaints.

If worse comes to worst, I say clearly - a soldier must follow military orders.

My mum worked as a secretary for Christian Dior. She looked like a movie star.

Before we sit down, he puts his mouth next to my ear and says, “I like your hair that way.