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Mickhaels' 12th Birthday - Book Of Elsa

To The Moon - Boof Of Elsa

Like I love you to the moon

Like there's a lifetime guarantee

No exchange or warranty 

The tide came in during the storm 

I was lost forever screaming and crying inside 

I looked upon your tiny face and it smiled 

Sometimes love doesn't hurt

I hear it's actually quite common

Like I love you to the moon 

We'll play dinosaurs and draw until the end

You saved my miserable human life 

Made it magic with moon like

I love you to the moon and quite possibly 

Beyond the stars  

Book Of Elsa

Book Wishlist - 2015

Books on my Wishlist 

Probably will not end up reading all the books on my wishlist this year. I can tell you there are many, however these five are the ones I'm really looking forwarding to reading once I track them down (half the fun if I'm being completely honest)

 Extraordinary books are coming out every day/week thus it's only fair I read as many as possible right? 

Also, please don't feel like you have to buy books! Public libraries do fantastic work with their stock, and it's FREE!!! So, without further ado....

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives - LOLA SHONEYIN

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by LOLA SHONEYIN

I'm going to keep this brief. I'm entranced. MUST READ NOW!

Elsa

xo

My Easy Steps To Moving Home

My Easy Steps To Moving Home 

This was going to be a a quick and easy guide to moving home, but as I realised during my own moving process; these things take a lot of planning. Here we go:

1. Make a list of people/companies you need to inform about the move.
2. In order of priority start sending letters or calling depending on the person/company. Bear in mind the council doesn't mind being told up to 3 weeks in advance but the gas and electric company has to be day off (apologies).
3.  If you're planning on taking your TV package i.e. broadband and supplier with you to your new home then you need to let them know in advance as to avoid disrupting your connection as much as possible. also this may be a good time to shop around for a better deal on phone line rental/TV package/broadband. Mind you I realise this will probably be a busy time so don't feel like you have to do everything at once.
4.  PACK!!!!! PACK!!!!!! PACK!!!!! I cannot emphasise this point enough. We all have more stuff (or crap in my case) than we think we do. A little bit everyday the week of your move will save a lot stress on the day. 

Art - Book of Elsa

I hate my art; it owns me.

It's more than what I do... It has become who I am.

Writing is my curse, I love it with all I have

It's in my soul, it's my lover, my friend. 

Words are the best I have, the best 

in me. My art brings me more joy than man...

Feelings are confusing they mingle in ones' heart 

stewing and brewing. Making  nonsense.

Words are clear. perfect. Direct. 

They say what they mean and mean what they say.

They can swaddle in eternal warmth and cut deep. Deep in truth.

I hate my art; It owns me.

It is ALL (say it!) that I am.

Book of Elsa. 

WRITER. 

HOW I MISS YOU - Book Of Elsa

HOW I MISS YOU  

by Book of Elsa

I miss the smiles you never had

I miss the clothes you never wore

I miss all the time we would have spent

Playing. Fighting. Loving.

I miss you little boy, like the piece of my heart I never knew I had.

Most of ALL,

I miss the life you didn't have, 

Wondering what kind of man you'd grow to become.

Endless possibilities that weren't to be 

Keep me awake in the dead of night.

Oh How I Miss You... Just like that. 

ONE ART by ELIZABETH BISHOP

One Art

BY ELIZABETH BISHOP

The art of losing isn’t hard to master;

so many things seem filled with the intent

to be lost that their loss is no disaster.

Lose something every day. Accept the fluster

of lost door keys, the hour badly spent.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

Then practice losing farther, losing faster:

places, and names, and where it was you meant

to travel. None of these will bring disaster.

I lost my mother’s watch. And look! my last, or

next-to-last, of three loved houses went.

The art of losing isn’t hard to master.

I lost two cities, lovely ones. And, vaster,

some realms I owned, two rivers, a continent.

I miss them, but it wasn’t a disaster.

—Even losing you (the joking voice, a gesture

I love) I shan’t have lied. It’s evident

the art of losing’s not too hard to master

though it may look like (Write it!) like disaster.

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night - Dylan Thomas

Welcome to my Blog!!

2014 marks the centenary of Dylan Thomas’ birth; to celebrate the life and times of Swansea’s most famous son, I began reading some of his works. The one below is a favourite of mine because I believe it's a warning to live life to its fullest. That even if you're going down not to make it easy on yourself 'That Good Night' signifies death to me. Keep Fighting.
What do you think this poem is about??
Elsa xo

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

The Likes of Us - Elsa

Aspirations were not meant for the likes of us
We cannot afford to pay its price
Private schools, elite universities
Legalised gangs and clubs: entry by credit card only.
£20,000 minimum.
This not so simple five letter word brings with it
Problems the likes of us cannot comprehend.
It means seeing beyond the special confines of our lives
Time has taught the likes of us our destiny is to be nothing
Below everyone else only good enough to serve
The likes of us should never read. Why, reading is the same as
Being glued to front of a warm bread filled bakery with an empty stomach
And equally empty pockets.
The likes of us accept our fate not because we want to;
The likes of us accept our fate because once we do we can feel much better.
The likes of us have our dreams stuck in the back of our throats claggy and sticky
Corrupted by fate, circumstance and experience.
Till they are no more than annoying distractions.
The likes of us, like the rest you just want to be happy.

Today Is The Day

TODAY IS THE DAY I GO EASY ON MYSELF
TODAY IS THE DAY I LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND SAY I'M WORTH IT
TODAY IS THE DAY I  STOP FIGHTING AND START LIVING
TODAY IS THE DAY MY OPINION IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS
TODAY IS THE DAY I HELP PEOPLE, EVEN ONLY A LITTLE
TODAY IS THE DAY I STOP BEING SCARED
TODAY IS THE DAY LIFE CAN DO ITS' WORSE
TODAY IS THE DAY I SAY BRING IT ON
TODAY IS THE DAY.

First Day at Work - Truth

Got lost going to work this morning, my first day.
Got to a roundabout no idea where to go, thinking I'm going to lose this job before I even start.
Fighting back tears I called my recruitment agent and he drove me there (ashamed is the word)
Hope I haven't ruined everything

Book Review - Bitten by Kelley Armstrong

Hi and Welcome back to my blog,
Recently finished reading Bitten by Kelley Armstrong, here's my review.
Its a first book in a series about supernatural beings such as werewolves, focuses on a female werewolf called Elena who is trying to escape 'pack' life. Very easy read, but won't change your life.
XXO

Week In Pictures - Montage Edition

Hi!
Welcome back to my blog!
This week is a bit different because it's in video form. Hope you enjoy it, comment if you like and would like to see more. As always
Thanks for watching....
XXO

Edinburgh Travel

Hi!
Welcome back,
I've only just got back from my trip to Edinburgh and may I just tell you: The pictures will not do it justice. It is one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited combining old and new parts of town seemingly. The Scots are so warm and friendly I cannot wait to show you guys... I'm making/editing as I type. The excitement was killing me so I'd thought I'd share a little now.
ENJOY XXO :)

Still I Try

Finished writing a short novel yesterday. The weight of all the agency rejections letters lies heavy on my doormat, Still I Try. 

Emails of job rejections clogging up my email, but Still I Try.
I refuse to leave this world without sharing the arts of my labour; all this work cannot die and dissipate with a cold corpse six feet under. 

Thus, Still I Try.

Valentines' Day

Today is a day for love so I wrote a love poem:

Contrary to popular belief, Love isn't a feeling
It is not blind emotion occurring whenever it pleases
Love doesn't strike at random touching only people in proximity of each other
It can conquer oceans, time, money and everything in between.
Love isn't the colour of lovers cheeks or the prettiness in their eyes
Love endures it all
Love says: I will stay with you. Always and Forever.
Love shows up with banners, bunting, whistles, fanfare.
Love is not a feeling. It doesn't disappear if lovers quarrel or one hurts the other.
Love hurts BECAUSE it cannot be helped or switched off
What is Love then, I hear you ask
I don't know.... If you figure it out, Let me know.

Elsa
XXO

Being a Woman

I'm thinking about the time I became a woman.
Wince at the thought because in all honesty it was horrifying.
If I remember correctly the event brought with it a mixture of fear, pain, self-consciousness and the deep desire to hide my new found femininity.
12 years later, nothing much has changed; I feel all those things. Everyday.
So does it mean that being a woman is particularly hard, or that I am doing it wrong? God only knows.
From what I've been taught by other women I'm failing. Especially when it comes to my mother I mean to her being a woman IS a full time job. You have to be both strong and weak (appeal to men), independent and reliant (appeal to men), smart but not TOO smart... WTF??
I think I'm going to keep on failing for a while yet.

Elsa

Book Review Day

Hi guys,
Below is a video review of two books I read recently one is Divergent by Veronica Roth and the other is Now is Good by Jenny Downham.
Please comment on which book you like and would like me to review next.
Enjoy,
XXO