Blissful Ignorance

Thorns amidst fireflies

The heat of the forest clung to his skin like a second layer. The scent of bamboo and waxy-leaved plants permeated his sweat. Muggy air fogged on the forest floor in a thick haze. Soft chirps of crickets and water-frogs rose over the hot atmosphere, filling the night with ...

Toyama?s Fable [shortened title]
Toyama wa tengoku no ie ni ikimasu [full title- romanized]
Toyama is going into the House of Heaven [full title- translated]
富山は天の家に行きます [full title- original kana]
?J. Hardie 2005
Genre: Fable/Fantasy
Rating: PG
Words: 6,657
Summary: All travelers seeking ...

this is a one shot that I wrote recently, only about 1 and a half pages, which is pretty short for me. This is based on a quote I read in 6th grade. It is historical. See if you can guess the time period. :razz:

Whisper

Dim clouds covered the horizon, letting very little sunlight to caress the ...

IV

H er mind felt cloudy as her eyes opened.

Anemone awoke slowly, blinking away the foggy feeling inside her head. It was hard to breathe, almost as though something heavy was lying upon her chest.

She sat up carefully, panting as she did so. The air around her felt thick, and it took a ...

For Mellie... who's always so patient even when i'm lazy in posting. just for that, two long chapters today! Yay!
III

L una?s bright light shined through the quartered window of the room. It filtered across the wooden floor, and spread onto the small bed, it?s rays softly framing the figure on ...

This is the poem that started it all for me... my first angsty little short that led the way into the spiral of adolescent angst that my poems seem to capture.... :cry: I need happiness. Whatever. Enjoy!

Twice


He always kisses me twice at night,
Before I get to leave.
To return home to my ...

~This is just a little ditty (not so little...) that i've had in my mind for two years, and finally had the muse to start and finish recently. It's depressing, as all of my poems are, and does tell a story, so enjoy!~


Jenny


I
Jenny McKay was a girl,
Her head full of shiny curls,
Curls ...

Just a little ditty I wrote a while ago... enjoy!
When the Snow Falls
The richest love is that which submits to the arbitration of time.~ Lawrence Durrell

I first saw her in seventh grade, sitting by the window, and casting a curious gaze over to me.

I was new to the school, having moved ...

At the Sun?s Golden Light
A Snow White story by J. Hardie
?2003

II

Eber Village

?Adam! Adam, do not run so fast! I cannot catch up to you with these skirts!? the girl cried out.

Adam turned to look at his younger sister and laughed, ?You?re the one who wanted to dress up!?

Anemone pouted ...

:-P Just a silly humor/ romance that's been stuck in my head.
Of Shakes, Pranks and Enclosed Spaces (1/3)

Part I
"Welcome to the Milkshake Barn. We do ice cream, malts, shakes, burgers, hotdogs, corndogs, fries, onion rings"-deep breath- "fried chicken, mac-n-cheese, coleslaw, ribs, basic bar ...