My Newest Poem!

Red’s Curse

She’d always thought it was a legend,

a curse that plagued women from adolescence

and on into old age. Like the birth of the moon,

the curse came every month with a price.

The women’s aura changed. Their bodies

ached with the plague. They hungered

for luxurious ambrosia.  Adolescence crept in.

Panic swept into Red’s heart. The damnation

ambushed Red taking over her frame.

Her cloak wrapped around her as she curled

up on the couch. Surrounded by the nectar of the gods;

Fire blazing as she stares into the ambers.

Granny reassures her as she hands over the mug,

“just take two you’ll feel better.” The spherical

capsules scream defeat in her hands. Damn the curse!

Red’s eyes burn as she swallows the Midol.   

-Shannon Beverley

Exercise 9 11/15/12

(Denise Duhamel, “Snow White’s Acne”) 

Mmmmm....

My favorite breakfast lately. It's been real hard to eat in the morning but this is easy to eat before I head to my classes.

Awakened

Awakened

The obsessive hum of the phone

lulls her to a sense of reality.

Rise and fall, rise and fall

of her chest as her eyes flutter.

The bed groans as she dangles

her legs over the creaking frame.

Rickety creek, rickety creek, of the floor

underneath the soles of her tootsies.

Sanctuary is a dark room

with covers pulled to one’s chin.

Life pulls us forward into the light

of the outer world called life.

Eyes glossed over she’s pulled into verity,

Earth to Shany what galaxy are you in?

-Shannon Beverley

Nebula

 

Nebula

The room seems so far away

as she in the chair, listening

to the lecture. Her eyes glossed over,

sweat beading on her pale face.

Damn the need for good grades.

The drowning of Einstein’s Dreams, time, space,

worlds, and chaos. What do you dream?

 Nostalgic thoughts of warmth and sleep

The throbbing of her temple; swirling

black holes, worm holes, the cheesy PBS documentary

on the big screen. Wouldn't you like to visit the future?

Fantasies of luscious galaxies of pure bliss.

Feet flat as she lethargically presses forward. Syntax

to be eluded due to cries from the majestic aqua cover.

Slowly she treks home down the hilly

campus. The saunter shuffle of her Toms

through the fall leaves. Trudging forward

into the vacant dungeon. Time, what is it?

Slinking into the darkness she pulls the comforter

to her chin, slithering sleeplessly into chimera.

-Shannon Beverley

My poem for my poetry class last week. Just thought I'd share it....

Birthday Weekend

So I decided to go to my parents right after class on Friday morning. I had big plans and wanted to utilize my time in SLC with my family and friends. My older brother Phil took me to lunch at Mimi's Cafe. It was fun to catch up with my big bro and eat yummy food. After packing up our leftovers we headed to Sweet Tooth Fairy's for a cupcake.

You know how hard it is to pick something when they all look so tasty. I got a pumpkin cheese cake one for later. they gave us two free french vanilla ones for being America First Credit Union members. (I took them with me when I visited Sissy and we ate them as a treat after we dropped off the kiddos at grandma's)

   I love my adorable nieces and nephew. I took this Friday after I changed Charlotte's diaper and cloths after a huge blow out. I miss these cuties while I'm in Ogden. I'm looking forward to seeing them a bit more during Christmas break.

Saturday I was able to hang out with Shalyna and visit with Tay. I miss all my friends in SLC. Sunday we had my birthday dinner of lasagna, green salad and french bread. I had my family as well as Rachie and Boo.  I'm excited to use the new journal for my journaling class in the spring. The T Swift CD will be fun to listen to while studying and the birthday money will be put to good use. ( Thanks Becky, Grandma, Mom and Dad)

Halloween

It seems like this holiday really crept up on me this year. School has kept me extremely busy and between my classes and homework this year October really zoomed by. You see Halloween is more then just a holiday for me, Halloween is my Birthday. I got my first text message around 8 am from Syd. My phone buzzed constantly after that. It was a great reminder on just how much I'm loved!

When I came home between classes this note was on my desk with a cute framed picture of our trip to St. George from Paige. I'm so thankful for my loving roomies who make me smile. It's been a rough couple of weeks and they keep me laughing and smiling. After Metaphor Paige took me out to dinner at TGI Fridays and then we went and saw a movie. It was great to get out on a school night and not worry about doing homework or cooking dinner. I'm excited to go home this weekend and celebrate my birthday with my family!

First Snowfall...

I think I'll take the 65-70 degree weather we had in St. George when we went play! I'm not going to lie it's fun to see the mountains dusted with snow, but the ground is too warm so its slush... I guess this means winter is just around the corner...