"lilli" poems
*strong wind blows
this morning
through bush and garden
through grove and orchard*
1
the bamboo sways
and strokes the cheeks
of the palm tree
ha!ha!ha!
and the palm tree
protests loud and clear:
*Take your hands off me
you bamboo lecher!
oh!oh!oh!*
2
and the gum tree
scolds the dry leaves
of the lilli-pilly
that crawl to its ground:
*Have you no respect
for private property?
Get back to your mummy!
tchk! tchk! tchk!*
3
And the little blades of grass
sway left and right
and the mighty oak laughs:
*Look at you! Look at you!
You sway like clowns!
he!he!he!*
4
And Strong Wind roars:
*I just love it!
I just love to stir things up!
Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!*
Oct 16, 2010
Oct 16, 2010 at 8:00 PM UTC
Michael ****** Miranda and now Jake is mad
Diana's freakin' out because her grades are bad
Skylar's new boyfriend is twice her age
Popping pills is all the rage
Bradley and Calli have a thing going on
But she's in love with someone, that's so wrong!
Mary and Solange got in a fight at school
"Rielly and Lilli think they're soooo cool"
I've taken adderall every day this week
The feels I'm feeling feel so sweet
Is she a ****** Oh my god, who!?
So blurred the walls don't even know what to do
Walk down the street and hope the cops don't see
C'mon baby and party with me
Apr 20, 2013
Apr 20, 2013 at 10:32 AM UTC
lilli, lilli, lilli,
now sacred and independent of mother,
all new
to be caught up in this cycle again?
the doors were many,
the keys were few,
and now you’re here in my arms,
the arms of an uncle’s friend
visiting objectively,
wondering
if some day you’ll wonder
why you’re here
and wondering
what might cause such thoughts to surface
in your pure, unadulterated mind.
let this be our answer.
mother of seventeen
to grow old and fat and unfulfilled
violated the pact she will soon teach you
and later repented and kept you.
father of seventeen
to grow desolate and disconsolate and cold
valued not himself
and will passively teach you to follow suit.
but you must not follow suit.
lilli, when you are of seventeen,
will life be worth living?
or will you hand your own infant to an older poet
who whispers in its ear,
“perhaps if you had never been born?”
Feb 17, 2012
Feb 17, 2012 at 11:21 PM UTC
Snow is in the forecast this weekend, but don’t let that stop you from enjoying events in and around Middle Tennessee.
The Best Buddies Club at Columbia Central High School is sponsoring a Prom Peek-a-Boo Fashion Show on Sunday at Westbury House in downtown Columbia.
Volunteers from schools throughout Maury County plan to model dresses in style for this year’s prom season. Tickets for the event are $10 each and can be purchased at the door. Proceeds benefit Best Buddies, a student organization that pairs students with others who have intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Club vice president Lilli Beck said most IDD students usually consider a parent or teacher as friends and usually do not have friends their own age. Peer buddies spend time with their buddy, calling them on the phone or helping them when needed, Beck said.
“We use fundraising to buy Christmas gifts and sponsor parties or helping our kids if they need something,” she said. “Some of our kids come from low-income families.”
Buddies also are expected to participate in Sunday’s events, serving as greeters and hosts.
“I hope I can convince one of them to say a little something at the end of the show,” Beck said.
2. You can’t live in Tennessee without remembering the king of rock-n-roll Elvis Presley, who would have turned 81 on his birthday Friday. There is a long list of activities scheduled at his Graceland home in Memphis, beginning with fans singing Happy Birthday at midnight. Go to www.graceland.com for event schedule and details.
3. Love is in the air in Nashville with the Enchanted Bridal Show on Sunday at the Hutton Hotel. Wedding and event vendors offer a variety of ideas and new styles for spring brides.
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Jan 9, 2016
Jan 9, 2016 at 2:27 AM UTC
When I was a little girl
My father used to sing this song to me.
It was a made up song
(He used to sing songs for everything).
It went something like
"I love you forever and always,
Even when you're mad to me."
I said that when I was little,
"Mad to me."
My father thought it was funny.
When I was older he said things like
"No matter what you do,
I'll always love you,
Cuz you're my Lizzie Rabbit."
He had this other song,
He sang to me at bedtime.
"Oh Elizabeth, Elizabeth,
My pride and joy.
If I didn't have Elizabeth
I might have had a boy.
But I have my sweet Lilly,
She's sweet and she's silly,
Yes she's the girl for me,
And I never saw a baby
Quite like little Elizabeth Lilli...
Ann."
I don't know how I remember all the words...
Yes I do, because I've been dying
To hear him sing it to me again.
Because I got older,
And I started ******* up.
And then I learned,
There are things I can do
That fall outside the bounds of
"No matter what you do."
Things I can do that make me
NOT his pride and joy.
Things that probably make him wish
I had been a boy.
Things that probably make him glad
There were no other babies quite like
Little Elizabeth Lilli...
Ann.
But what he doesn't understand is,
I love him forever and always.
Even when he's mad to me.
Aug 23, 2012
Aug 23, 2012 at 8:39 PM UTC
Michael hates Miranda and so does Jake
Diana moved away to a house with a gate
Skylar's boyfriend isn't new anymore
Poppin pills made my mind feel sore
Bradley and Calli haven't talked in months
She's still in love with M and it really ******* *****
Tomorrow is Monday but I don't have school
Rielly and Lilli are idiots, I'm tellin you
I traded all that addy for a pipe and some grass
Now in my eyes you'll see a girl so jaded and crass
Don't give a **** cause they'll never catch me
Don't be a *****
Come and party with me
Aug 19, 2013
Aug 19, 2013 at 2:56 AM UTC
Now this tiny fairy wanted a garden
a garden where she was the chief
she would be in charge of colours of flowers
and she decided the size of each and every leaf.
She had to choose when each bud was to flower
and how much sunshine each plant was allowed.
She sheltered delicate plants from the heavy rain
and kept an eye on each and every cloud.
She would stand under a mushroom
it was a choice of whether or not to get wet
she would poke her tiny finger in the ground
at that point it was perfect for a seed to be set.
Today is her birthday, and she is the grand age of seven
she wanted a fairy garden she told me
This little cousin of mine was sent from Heaven
She is an angel, has wings, it is plain to see.
She is a thoughtful little girl, a fairy, beautiful, so bright
she is the apple of her daddy's eye
Happy birthday Lilli, an angel in pink glorious light
Spread your wings Lilli and one day you will fly high.
Written for my beautiful little cousin who is seven today.
She is so lovely, have a lovely day Lilli.
Dec 7, 2017
Dec 7, 2017 at 12:22 AM UTC
Friday
Wow, some Friday
M left
Vicky ain't my friend
Lilli, her 6th grade will never end
Even though we're fifteen
I just let the sweet fill my lungs
And **** it felt so good
But not really
Cause momma kicked me out
For smoking in the house
And on that Friday I looked in the mirror
So full of hate
Not my face
Black eyes
But mine are supposed to be brown
I know because I got em from daddy
But I wanted mommas green and blue and gold ones
And school is starting soon
Not for me, no, just for you
The endless summer
I have a shirt with that movie on it
And M's got a poster with that movie on it
Last night we made up like we always do
I knew we would
Jul 25, 2013
Jul 25, 2013 at 12:03 AM UTC
flashing tail fins
darting under and behind
Lilli pad leaves
white and orange coy
circle beneath the bamboo –
undefined spots
blend
giving a swirling kaleidoscope
to tiny fish bodies
Heron camouflage –
sitting on a hand crafted wooden bench
I toss flakes into the water
enjoying the quick surfacing
and instantaneous dive
of my scaly entertainers
another few flakes
another whirlpool –
a large orange and brown fishy
swims precariously close to me
gently I dangle two fingers into the drink
six inch coy barely mouths
and nudges my fingertips
I think I just got to pet
my pet fish –
Nov 18, 2015
Nov 18, 2015 at 5:58 PM UTC
Loving a flower
is so
easy,
and I have seen it done before.
For there are those,
innocence,
creating daisy crowns,
happily.
or lovers,
exchanging roses,
emotions bursting,
publicly.
But you are one of those,
but whole.
For innocence and beauty simply
cannot
sum up all of who you are.
Magic,
living within yourself
has caused your
downfall,
but you are living,
spinning out,
now.
Apr 28, 2014
Apr 28, 2014 at 9:31 AM UTC