Wednesday, August 13, 2014

tainted with the tiara


I pray she won’t become
tainted with the tiara
the external, the surface
becoming her focus
my joy, her center
the spirit within her
truly beautiful
inside and out.

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August 13, 2014
tainted with the tiara

joking conversation at start of Youth Group
but more truth than I admit, about Shyanne
maintaining a gentle spirit in spite of accolades
about her outside beauty
&
August 7, 2014
a message urgent
last night during the intermission of the
Performances at the 2014 Patten Pioneer Days Variety Show - https://www.facebook.com/events/666842253407726
August 6, 2014
Katahdin Middle High School
-          Shanequa Foss, singing “Roar”, by Katy Perry - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203914933181400
-          Shyanne Foss, singing Let It Go, from the movie “Frozen” – https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203914847139249
-          Shyanne Foss, Madison Robinson, and Shanequa Foss, singing “Hey Brother”, by Aviicii - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203914884900193
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August 7, 2014
she whispered I love you
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edited August 3, 2014
When She Said Yes – v2
November 9, 2007
When She Said Yes
of November 9, 2004
when Ruth said yes, when I asked
Twice, once after midnight and
the second time at the jewelry counter
at the Claremont, NH Walmart
at 11:45pm.

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