THE OCEAN ROARS ITS FURY

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The ocean roars its fury.

It removes any intruders.

No boats to drift on its surface.

No swimmers to ride its waves.

Frustration hits the rocks.

Anger raises the wave swells.

Birds flee.

The sun hides.

We wait.

Will the waters recede?

The answer lies in the ocean’s depths.

SHADES OF GREY

An orange streak hits the spot

Where day and night meet a lot.

Flames float to the sky

From arms raised up high.

The light play continues through the night

As we watch and hold each other tight.

The sky lightens to shades of grey

As it welcomes the coming day.

Happy, we made it through the long, dark night.

The rising sun is a welcome sight.

THE DEAD GAME -- DAY 185

Todd knew that the battle against the wayward vampires was not going to be over too soon. There were going to be besieged by a barrage of evil creatures before the game is played out.

     Todd noticed Linda watching him with a concerned expression on her face. As he attempted to join in on the cheerful conversation, his attention kept wandering back to the unanswered questions still lingering in his mind. How had Shirley and her group controlled the Father’s actions when they’d been just newly turned vampires and therefore, not yet strong enough to possess such extensive powers of their own? Maybe someone else had pulled the Father’s strings…and everyone else's strings in town. He would have to just wait and see: eventually this person would have to reveal his or her identity.

     The weather had started out calm and balmy, but as evening drew near, a strong wind approached the shore, kicking sand and rocks in their faces. As they were attempting to clean up before everything got blown into the increasingly angry waves of the ocean, they were hit with winds that were becoming more violent. Abandoning the rest of their belongings, they were forced to seek shelter inland.

     As they approached the apartment complex, loose pieces of roofs and trees flew over their heads. Linda screamed over the sound of the gusting winds, “How could this storm have become so brutal so fast to have blown off roofs already?”

     “It looks like we’re being attacked by a supernatural force again,” Todd shouted back.

     “I thought we’ve gotten rid of the bad element in town,” David said.

     “No. I believe there’s one more person involved that I shouldn’t have overlooked from the beginning,” Todd said in an exhausted tone of voice.

     “Who’s that?” Shana asked.

     “Since I’m not absolutely sure, let’s just wait and see if I’m right. The safest place for us to be right now is at the town hall: It is the town’s shelter and is also the oldest and sturdiest structure in town. We’ll be safe there,” Todd said, even though he was concerned for everyone’s safety during their next battle against the wayward vampires.

WALK OF HOPE

WALK OF HOPE

goodoldfreshair:
SAD AND ALONE?
YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE.
DON’T WALK ALONE.
FIND SOMEONE TO WALK WITH YOU
THROUGH LIFE.

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dance-0f-deathh:

WHEN LIFE THROWS US A CURVE,

WE JUST PICK OURSELVES UP

AND BEGIN AGAIN.

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poppyleprechaun:

LIGHT
WE COULD ALWAYS USE MORE LIGHT IN OUR LIVES.
AT TIMES, WHEN DAYS ARE DARK AND GLOOMY,
WE COULD USE A LITTLE LIGHT TO LEAD OUR WAY.
WHEN HOPE IS LOST AND GONE,
WE COULD USE SOMETHING  TO HOLD ONTO.
IT COULD BE A PERSON, A SONG, A SCENE…
OR IT COULD JUST BE A RAY OF HOPE.

THE DEAD GAME

THE DEAD GAME—DAY 26
     Returning from her lunch break, Shana was startled to find the front door to her store standing wide open. She had locked it before going out. She entered even though she knew that she should first call for help. But this was her store and no one was going to frighten her away.
     The store was in complete shambles—as if a strong wind had blown through and ransacked it. More like a tornado. Most of her bottles and paraphernalia were lying across the floor with what was left of her showcases and furniture in the front room.
     She suspected that somebody in town was very determined to close her down. It will take much more than a few broken bottles to chase me out of town.
     She cleaned up the mess herself without worrying anyone else with her problem. She didn’t want to upset Linda any further since she was already too agitated about the upcoming party. From now on, she was going to keep a closer watch on the eccentric residents in town, like the bland Minnie and Frank, the too-quiet Hank, and the too-talkative Shirley. And Todd and his friends on the hill were much too aloof—and who knew what they were up to most of the time?