A Storm

Storms of deppression,
Poor above me and dump into me,
Ocean sobs crashes toward me,
Pushes me over,
Lets me soak in my sorrows,
Drown me in my memories,
Makes me replay my past,
Over and over and over,
The tremendous ocean is relentless,
Leaving me gasping,
Slowly fades,
Dying.
All of my mind in a haze,
Letting me rest,
Waiting for me,
Tomorrow night.

Elements

F- Silver haze falls over my home,
I- Penatrating anger fills my actions,
R- Lack of sunshine suffocates the sky,
E- Seething hate encases my lungs.

E- Invigorating morning walks cleanse my soul,
A- Feeling the earth's pulse lets me breath,
R- Letting me become united with the earth makes me kin of all humanity,
T- Believing in it insures we are always together,
H- It is the one dependable love.

A- Lifting my heavy burden,
I- Giving all the gift of life,
R- With light happines all shall rejoce.

W- Slippery and changing evermore,
A- Deeply passionate in all,
T- Yet it is most beautiful after rage,
E- Like a storm metamorphin into a rainbow,
R- With love, Wishy-Washy Water.

Dreams

Dreams of contentment,
Oceans of sunset,
Fields of silver moons,
Plentiful mangos and rare happiness,
Hours of sleep without restlessness,
Blooming moon blossms,
Although, something in my dreams,
Is missing.

Darkness invades my body,
Like an uncurable virus,
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel,
But my feet are glued to the floor,
Voices don't whisper in my head,
They yell, scream, hurt,
We've known each other for awhile,
We are on a first name baises,
No doubt you know them too,
Anger, madness, depression, there are a million,
Fighting to take controll,
And all stuck in mind,
Whats left of it.

Another Poem

Oldies and rock thumps,
With a high bass,
Water runs,
Washes away the dirt,
Like broken memories,
Computer turns on,
In a lathargic teen way,
And yet,
I'm okay.

The Park

Gray clouds,
Like an unreflective mirror,
Silent morning,
Like a movie on low volume,
Mute,
It zooms and soars,
The winged dragon loses its pride,
and finally dies.

I crash,
On purple blankets,
Feel my breath,
Feel it,
Taste it,
Relive it,
The steps I took,
To be who I've become,
For better or worse,
When I wonder,
"Who am I?"
There are no words,
But me.

The True and The New

Cracled earth beneath my toes,
Prickly pine cones surround me,
Dry grass and leaves scattered limply,
Air is fresh and clean,
Ruffles my hair gently,
A dog sings a lonely solo,
Warmth of the sun only inches away,
Far away birds tweet like a true soprano,
Unnatural gurgals of pool water,
Cars, trucks, and vans go here and there,
Familiar voices talk without thought or reason,
It is not taught to see the real,
So all they can see,
Is the shiny plastic bow on the packaging.

Where We Used to Play

I walk among the ivy,
Where we used to go and play,
That time seems like millennia,
Without you here by my side,
This is where I first met you,
When we were just two children,
Without the problems of responsibility,
And the problems of distance and time,
But sometimes when I am lonely,
My heart remembers those happy times,
I forget that I might never see your eyes again,
We may never walk these forests again,
Never share an inside joke,
Never laugh and play those childish games again.

I walk among the ivy,
Where we used to go and play,
I hear the crunching of twigs beneath my barefoot feet,
I see the tree where we used to sit,
I see the bamboo where we used to explore,
I see the ivy where we tried to make a path,
And I see the bridge where we would sit all day,
But now it is left with just the ivy,
Like I am just left with memories.

-b.m.mason

Sweet N' Sour Nectarine and Peach Chutney

Chutney is a fruit sauce that tastes good with salmon burgers and many other foods

Estimated time: 30 minutes

Makes about 1 cup of chutney

Ingredients:
Fruit- 1 medium to large peach
1 medium nectarine
1 small lime

Spices- sweet paprika
cinnamon
ginger (powdered)

Materials:
pot
spoon
stove
knife
cutting board

Steps:
1. Peel nectarine and peach
2. Remove seeds from fruit
3. Put fruit in pot & squish into small pieces
4. Add sweet paprika, cinnamon, and ginger to taste
Note: the stronger the spice, the less you need; don't overpower the fruit's
flavor
5. Cut lime, like an equator; squeeze juice into a small pot
6. Stir thoroughly
7. Put pot on stove; turn on heat to medium
8. Stir constantly so sauce does not burn
9. Continue stirring until correct consistancy (a little thicker than applesauce)
Note: if it boils too much, turn down the heat on the stove
10. After the sauce is at the correct consistancy, remove from heat

Note: if the sauce becomes too thick, add a little water, and reduce to the right consistancy.