PoetryAngel Kiss Inspired by someone special We go through life so often, Not stopping to enjoy the day. And we take each one for granted, As we travel on our way.For in your pain and sorrow, An Angel's Kiss will help you through, This kiss is very private, For it is meant for only you.We never stop to measure, Anything we just might miss. But if the wind should blow by softly, You'll feel an Angel's Kiss.A kiss that is sent from heaven, A kiss from up above A kiss that is very special, From someone that you love.So when, your hearts are heavy, And filled with tears and pain. And no one can console you, Remember once again.About the ones you grieve for, Because you sadly miss. And the gentle breeze you took for granted, Was just an Angel's Kiss.
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Selena Quintanilla-Perez Tejano ReinaEulogy by Victor Landa "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird," novelist Harper Lee warned us through her character Atticus Finch, because the only thing mockingbirds offer us is song.Even the tone deaf cannot argue his point. Music is universal, it is not self-serving and its value lies in the intangible realm of the spirit. Music, even the song of a bird, belongs at once to no one and to everyone.Maybe that's why the silencing of any songbird can sadden us so profoundly. And when the silencing is violent, the sense of loss is shocking.If you are not a fan of Tejano music, you may be somewhat bewildered at the grief following the murder of singer Selena Quintanilla Pérez.The circumstances are not notorious. Selena was gunned down by one of her closest and most ardent supporter over an employment dispute and allegations of fraud.The song was suddenly silenced and with it there was a profound sense of loss.Such was her popularity in the Hispanic community that she counted herself among those who are identified only by a first name. She was to everyone simply, Selena, and that was more than enough.The sense of loss is very real - the images on countless news reports are witness to the fact. The disbelief is disturbing. What is most often said is, "Quién esperaba que fuera a suceder?" - who would have expected that to happen? The sadness is deep - many young Hispanic girls saw in her a world of possibility, so they mourn hope.If anything can put the loss in perspective it is the hope that Selena seemed to personify for many in the Hispanic world. Her popularity came not only because of a prodigious voice, but also because she seemed to be so much like everyone else.Her home was like ours. She lived next door to her parents in Corpus Christi, and she was planning the dream house that many of us also dream of.Her laughter and enthusiasm were infectious, just like the laughter and enthusiasm of so many people we all know in our personal lives. And from a very humble beginning she had risen to international stardom, singing our music, being proud of it.She stood for those who now mourn her, she was the face of a culture that is just now attaining long overdue recognition. We were proud of her because we are proud of ourselves.And so our loss, our disbelief, and our sadness leave us with the certainty that the senselessness and the violence have gone too far.The daily individual count of victims of violence scares us and saddens us. We feel for the families of those involved, we mourn the loss of such promise, and we wonder at how the families can cope. Those crimes affect us as witnesses to something that we have yet to put our finger on, but that we know is certainly decaying the fabric of our society.But the murder of Selena seems different. Her life was of no greater value than that of the thousands (even millions) of victims before her. The difference is that she touched more of us. Our community had invested in her. We accepted what she gave us, and we gave her our admiration in return.And so we are all at a loss.If killing a mockingbird is a sin because the bird offers us only song, then what are we to expect from the killing of hope?
TitanicRose: I love you Jack.Jack: Don't you do that, don't say your good-byes.Rose: I'm so cold.Jack: I don't know about you, but I intend on writing a strongly worded letter to the White Star Line about all of this. You're gonna go on, and make lots of babies, and watch them grow. You're gonna die an old lady, warm in her bed. Not here, not this night. Do you understand me? Winning that ticket Rose, was the best thing that ever happened to me. It brought me to you. And I'm thankful for that Rose, I'm thankful. You must do me this honor Rose. Promise me you'll survive. That you won't give up, no matter what happens, no matter how hopeless. Promise me now Rose, and never let go of that promise.Rose: I promise.Jack: Never let go.Rose: I'll never let go Jack. I'll never let go.
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My Story Marilyn MonroeI know and understand more about her childhood and personal life through this book. I loved reading it and seeing all the photographs it included.I must say that the ending was so abrupt. In a way it shows how fast and unbelievably sudden Marilyn left us.The funny and sometimes witty comments she wrote proves that she was an intelligent woman and that will be remembered forever.
Anna Lea 1953-2007 Angels are not meant to stay on EarthWhere does a Mother’s love go when she is no longer there to give it? Where does her warmth and kindness end up when she leaves the ground to soar through the clouds on a rendezvous with God.What happens to her strength her passion, her elegance, her grace.What becomes of those she left behind weak and still in need of nurturing when she can no longer be there to nurture them? Shattered pieces of them go with her.Where does a Mother’s love go when she can no longer be there to give it? Perhaps she’ll tell me when I see her on the other side.