I love you so — Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens. Maria von Trapp Playing paved your way Into my wary heart, lost Abandoned, alone Never reached for anyone Open suddenly to you Music is magic An irresistible pull Now and forever Music first drew me to…

I don’t have the answers — We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end. Blaise Pascal I am a young lady from Stray Who thinks of running away Whether to stay or to go Puzzles me so I’m in a state of confusion all day Lately, I have…

An unexpected ally — To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. Ralph Waldo Emerson Never fitting in Not able to find her place Rebellious, stubborn Susannah Stewart asked, "Merriam, would you like to hear a story from Susannah MacKinnie's childhood? …

Last of all — Every year, in November, at the season that follows the hour of the dead, the crowning and majestic hours of autumn, I go to visit the chrysanthemums … Maurice Maeterlinck Our autumn flower Often last but never least Pincushion petite Pompon, spoon, anemone Yellow, purple, red, orange The crow stopped…

She is within — On a bare branch a crow is perched — autumn evening. Matsuo Bashō Crow on my shoulder Her form caught in stark black lines “Tell me true,” I ask “I was never white,” she laughs You know men and their tall tales Flying out of time My sable satin menace…

Who is listening — Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see. Edgar Allan Poe Here there be monsters You enter at your own risk Fear, horror, and dread You will sleep only to dream And then you may never wake Beautiful country Red barns stand on every farm Bountiful harvests Still…

She wants to go home — Years I had been from home Emily Dickinson Please give me a ride Are you someone who can help I want to go home Back to the ones that I loved I have been so, so lonely One of the earliest examples of an urban legend is the vanishing hitchhiker…

Are coming for you — Humanity is mind-controlled and only slightly more conscious than your average zombie. David Icke Apocalypse now How glad they are to see you Their ravenous grin Wide-eyed anticipation Welcome to the new food chain It was time to say goodbye. He held her close and said, “I’m sorry I couldn’t…