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IT'S SUMMER, here is a metaphor style poem I wrote last Sept. the day a young man who was a long time friend of our family died an untimely early death, some names are of former Captains and Guards I knew throughout my years of summer at the beach. Dedicated to the memory of Steve McCloskey.......................................LIFEGUARD'S DOWNLifeguards's down............ they're blowing shorts................ in a flash they alerted the entire force.............YOU can hear the shorts up and down the island........... all the stands are on alert........................ the whistles blowing throughout the town.............. Captain's been notified................. over the radio's were heard................... CLOSE ALL BEACHES PULL IN THE SWIMMERS................... I WANT THE WHOLE FORCE IN............................ Leave the senior mascots to mann the beaches............ after you pull in all the swimmers.................. ...again CODE BLUE... this is serious guys.............. ALL THE FORCE WAS GOIN IN THEY MANNED A LINE.............. they are preparing for a tow......SAND FLYING all over the place, knocked over bottles of tanning stuff and lace..................... THEY ARE RUNNING IN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH.................... green uniforms, jackets flying off EVEN CALLED IN THE BEST OF THE LOT....JOE BOWEN'S HERE SIR, PREPARED AND ALERTED .....he's already out there, the best surface diver of all time..............................many people on the shore, their lined up praying over all the roar.................................... even his mom, sisters, and family..................... his mom mom, uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces,.............. nephews.....friends....all the people he always watched over STANDING IN AWE AT THIS ATTEMPT.......................... whispering voices in the crowd,JOE BOWEN can do it if anyone can........... the greatest diver in the land........... "Oh Steve," his mother gasped, "he's been taking so many risks out in the water clowning on the jet ski's all the time,...................................... God I wish that didn't rhyme."......................... "swimming out farther and farther in GIANT surfs even went in unafraid of the worst."...................... All have been waiting for this ........ hoping he'd defy the odds......................OK THE LINES SET UP, THE WHOLE FORCE IS IN.................. RED CANS,.......... 7 lifeboats already out, all the force all the clout......................."Where's Joe?" the Captain shouted.................. "He went down sir" the lieutenant recounted............ "A SURFACE DIVE, OVER THERE'.................... "But are you sure he went down there?".............. "Captain Sir, we're pretty sure, Joe's the best.".........the surface dive was the deepest he's done............. all became quiet ........ after 1 minute passed,............. now 2,......... Joe we know can do 3,............ whispering in the crowd, "How long can he be down there."....................... reds, yellow's, colors in the crowd,............ dark tans, sunburns, wavy hair,.................. the aroma of beach who really cares.................. sweat dripping.................. lifeguards all posed,.................. guards jumping off lifeboats attempting their own........... surface dives in case Joe is in the wrong place...... chaos all over the place, ordered chaos............ It's Jersey's finest out there................JOE'S UP, WE SEE HIS HEAD, coming in slow, we can't quite see if he has Steve in tow,................... the captain, lieutenant, manning binoculars,............. "Did you walkie the beaches?"................... "Is all OK, up the coast".............. "Yes sir, they have all the people out of the water sir,... all know who is down.".................. They say people are praying all over the town...........ALL HEAD'S DIRECTED TOWARD JOE, COMING In HARD,... to see if he is dragging Steve in, You know that Joe,... 69 years old, lifeguard since probably 3,4,5 or six the greatest swimmer in all the mix....."JOE'S COMING THROUGH THE SURF NOW, HE'S CAUGHT A BIG WAVE" all the people standing on the shore, guard's coming up long ago from surface dives empty handed, going back in 4 minutes now..... Joe has caught another wave, looks like something, BIG, all in prayerful astonishment, waiting, aroma's not even noticed."It's just JOE sir" the lieutenant sadly lamented"NO SIR, he has something," "He's up!." All watched as Joe carried the fallen guard out of the water, he managed to retrieve him. EMT's all ready Joe's running with him, to the closest beach, "CPR, 1234, breathe, turn him over, pound his back" be sure," He's vomiting, that's a good sign. Steve looked up, turned his head and ________________ _________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ________________"Steve, a beautiful son, brother, grandson, nephew, friend, guard to my children is missed, we all love him." Joann F. Cervantes
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My Interests

art, art, art, It covers everything for me,,,,,,,,,, I always think,,,,,,,,,God, CREATOR,,,,,,,,, us little creatures,,,,,,mini creators,,,,,,,,,,,the reason this world is in such a heck of a mess is because people are being destructive instead of constructive, i.e. creating????????????dahhhhhhhhhh........Mom's cook, I cook, I made clothes when my children were young out of necessity,,,,,worked as a nurse,,,creating along with the health care team an atmosphere of health,,,,,,,,create,,.,.,. somehow my life's journey led me to painting,,,,,,,,,then the BIG light bulb went off for me,,,,,,,,oh yeh,,,,,a visual learner? they didn't know about that when I was young..........WE MUST KEEP ART IN THE SCHOOLSSSSSSSSS, (everything), music, drama, fine art, musicals, etc. etc. etc. ALL must be involved.......not just a few,,,,,,,we need positive art teachers,,,,,,,,,,the violence in the schools is appauling,,,,,,,,these kids need LOVE,,,,PRAISE,,,,,,,AND ATTENTION.......... you know,,,,,I had a class clown, I won't say which one of my children,,,,,and you know what i did,,,,,,,I PUT HIM IN THEATRE,,,,,,,,,I figured YOU WANT ATTENTION,,,,,,,,,,he shined in front of the audience,,,,and DID improvise,,,,,and I laughed and cried,,,,,and my others got in shows too, ,,,,in school,,,and in the local town show....... we are all starving for ATTENTION......... everyone needs a little love and praise..........GET WITH IT PEOPLE.........PROMOTE ART.....PEACE,,,FROM my heart....:).....

I'd like to meet:

Mel Gibson, and talk about life, movies, and the craziness and sheer joy of having lots of kids, and how the he.. to deal with the teenagers,,,,,,, with his wife there of course.I'Probably have lunch with Robert DeNiro and his friend to talk, the visual art, and how it relates to acting,,,,,,,,,,movies,,,,,,,and just about everything else. Just talk art,,,,,,,,and I would definitely sketch at the restaurant for funnnnnnnnn.I'd like to meet choreographers and people interested in writing, directing, producing a spectacular dance musical cause I have a great idea..........."first an idea" I need creative musical people,,songwriters,,,,,dancers, dancers,,,,costume people,,,,,,,,writerssssssssss...... Let's have some funnnnnnnnnnn......I've got the theme,,,,,and the colors,,,,,,,and part of the story..........I'd like to meet any and all the men who are now fighting for our country. I love them all. Just today I saw our men's work in the present WAR, they are my heroes, a l9 yo soldier threw himself in front of a grenade to save the lives of 4 solders, He's my heroe today. May God bless him and his family. We need a GREAT COMMUNICATOR to fix this mess. God help the USA.

Music:

anything ,really, I get excited about it all,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I love waking up like it's the first day of my life,,,,,,,,,when I hear a band,,,,,,,or solo,,,,,,I always like to feel it's the first time ever....again and again.... I have an open mind,,,,,,,,,soft music,,,,beautiful lyric music,,,,,,soul,,,,,OH SOUL, just give me a little Marvyn Gaye and I'm done..........GOOD GOSPEL,,,,,I mean good,,,,,,rap's OK,,, a hah, a hah I like it,,,,,,,,anything that helps, heals, .......soothes,,,,,wakes us up to love and peace or just plain makes us thinkkkkkkkkk. think? did I say think? Of course I think my son's band "Just Like Me" and "Frankie C and the nice guys" are GREAT......... and Josh Dion,,,,,,,,he'll always be my first friend in this place............

Movies:

Really, I've loved movies for all my life,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I have so many I couldn't count them,,,,,,,,,,,,Some I watch again and again,,,,,,,,,,,Pocahontas,,(the colors in that movie makes me crazy),,,,The Lion King,,,,,,,then ACTION, ACTION,,,,,,DRAMA,,,ANYTHING MOBSTER........COPS,,,,,,,GOOD GUYS/BAD GUYS I LOVE IT.....,,,,,,,,,,COMEDY,,,,,,, oh how I love to laugh..............oh how I need to heal,,,,,,,,don't we all,,,,,aren't we all healing from something,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, at this present time,,,,, I've chosen to reveiw any Robert DeNiro Movie, why? because I just feel like it and am having a he....l of a time doing it......try it......pick a producer, actor,,,,etc. and study him........I learned that in art,,,,,, I would spend a year on one artist i.e. Matisse, O'Keefe,,,,,,John Singer Sargent,,,,,, it's fun,,,, a reason to do,,,,,and a good GOAL.........have fun,,,,,I sure am

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Television:

Sopranos, Sopranos, Sopranos, yes, I look forward to that show, I admit, I do sometimes leave the room out of embarrassment cause some scenes aren't necessary for the plot,,,,,,,,,but I always love the story and plot,,,,,,,other than that,,,,,,at my age,,,,,I don't get to choose much television,,,,,,,I defer to my children,,,,,,there's the NFL channel running all the time,,,,,Nick at Nite,,,,,,,,Discovery, History, I do confess CNN was on all the time a few years ago,,,,,,,,years I'd like to have never happened but they did,,,,,,,now I just check in........I had watched EWTN for years also,,,,,not lately,,,,,,,,,,I change,,,,,,,I prefer to turn on the Apprentice just to hear "You're fired" and have a secret fantasy of telling Mr. Donald Trump,,,,,,"You're Fired" why not? He wants marketing ideas,,,,,,maybe he should try being on his show,,,,,I could play The Donald,,,,,,,,OK I'm going bonkers......and he may delete me.......LOL

Books:

Books,,,,,,,,,,keep me out of any book store, even second hand ones,,,,,,,,I'm addicted,,,,,,,art books, do I have just about every watercolor book on the market,,,,probably,,,,and tons of just plain ART BOOKS, my teachers "Xtraordinary" by Judi Betts, "Watercolor, let's think about it" by Judi Betts, ,,,,where I caught my art bug,,,,,,,a great healthy sickness that will change your life and compliment it in ways you could have never imagined,,,(turned me upside down) woke me up, and I thought I was already awake,,,,,,,,,,tons of religion books, I have so many different versions of the Bible it's embarrassing,,,,,,,,,Books about artists,,,Stephen,,King, love the Tom Gordon one, and Green Mile,,,,,,,,, autobiographies,,,,,,too many,,,,,,,,,,,,organization books,,,,,enough of them that if I just threw them away I'd have no more clutter,,,,,,,,hehehehe,,,,,,,,,,I've read many books I couldn't put down, and some I had a hard time getting to chapt.2,,,,,,,,isn't that life,,,,,,,,but I LOVE JUST LOVE BOOKS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Into the Wild, by John Krakauer, the greatest book I ever read,,,,,,,,,finally read "Catcher in the Rye" at 51 far to old, but never to late,,,,,,,,,

Heroes:

my 82yo dad, and my 79yo mom married 57years, Mother Teresa, Sojourna Truth, Princess Diana, Hildegard of Bingen a l2th century mystic St.Francis, an amazing fellow, The biggest Jesus Freak of all time........sorry, he even puts CJ's pre born again life to shame,,,,,,he was a party animal, from an upper middle class family, went off to war,,,fought,,,,,,taken prisoner,,,,,,,,he's much more than that funky statue with the bird in it's hand..........Mel Gibson would be smart to make a movie about him for sure.......HE COULD DO IT............, he partied Mel,,,,,,,,check it out......... he was normal like us,,,,,,,,,then it happened........a RADICAL CONVERSION LIKE NO OTHER......... All men and women serving in our armed forces DEFENDING FREEDOM........ PLEASE PRAY FOR THEM EVERYDAY, AND OF COURSE PRAY FOR PEACE ON EARTH................ my other heroes are all the working people in this world who get up everyday and go to work and make this world a better place,,,,,,,,,,just regular people,,,,,,,,they are my heroes,,,,,,,,,,,,regular everyday people.....I love you.

My Blog

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Posted by JoannCervantes on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:50:00 PST

Be crazy and have some fun

OK I'VE LOST IT, I accidentally found the celebrity look alikes, how kooky is that,,,,,,,,,,the things you find around this place surfing, I'm going to do one of my sons that I swear look s like Jim C...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 07:26:00 PST

4...3...2...1....STOP, WHEN YOU’RE TIRED

When you can't even talk, STOP, lie down, get out your,,,,,,,whatever,,,,,,,,computer, paints, a book, a movie,,,,,,,,,turn off all your phones,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,maybe even listen to nothing at all,,,,,...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Wed, 08 Aug 2007 05:11:00 PST

WELCOME DANIEL CHRISTOPHER, 7/10/07

THIS PAST TUESDAY, GOD BLESSED OUR FAMILY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF DANIEL CHRISTOPHER WEBER JR. And OH what a joy to behold. A Gift From God. and now I'm a grandmom and lovin it.He is a site to behol...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:51:00 PST

Alleluia,,,,,,,,,,I love Jeff Buckley

I once heard this song coming from my sons bedroom, (music studio), Jeff Buckley's version,,,,,,,,ironically I thought it was him (my son of course) writing a new song.Anyway, he sang it at his ...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:29:00 PST

WHO CAN GIVE A 2 HOUR SPEECH AND NOT PUT YOU TO SLEEP?

ME OF COURSE.BUT I BRING TONS OF PROPS................................PAINTINGS, SKETCHES, ARTWORK,JOKES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SOIF YOU NEED A SPEAKER FOR YOUR CHURCH, CONVENTION, MOTIVATIONAL, SENSATIONAL, MO...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:52:00 PST

FATALE lasted about 9 hours, and I had enough

Fatale lasted 9 hours on myspace and I had enough,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,like with getting some frustration out,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,DO ART,EVEN IF IT IS EXPRESSING ON MYSPACE.GODSPEED MY FRIENDS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:02:00 PST

OUR CHILDREN ARE GETTING DRUNK, TAKING DRUGS AND DYING, WHAT CAN WE DO?

I WAS ASKED TO WRITE AN ARTICLE for a newspaper about the recent drunk parties at homes,,,,,,,,,,,,,and trashing of homes.............l4,l5.l6 years old I read in the paper today...................I h...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:08:00 PST

SORRY IF I OFFEND WITH FATALE, IT'S ART TO ME

Sorry if i offend anyone with FATALE, but no matter how selfrightous one is, they are a lier if they never say they have a BAD DAY, and that is just my point in art, GET IT OUT, EVEN IF IT IS BAD WORD...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:53:00 PST

I love the YOUNG

To all the young who begin their summer from a 53 year old young at heart mom, enjoy it,,,,,play,,,,,,,,you are only at this point of your life once, of course, take risks; but prudently, take r...
Posted by JoannCervantes on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:03:00 PST