~ ♥ Lilac Lane ♥ ~

These are a compilation of poems that Alec wrote in 8th grade English.

This book of poems is dedicated to my mother.  She is the one who pushed me to think creatively and to take more challenges.  She also told me to never stop trying.   ~ Love Alec

A Lost Day At School

School is like a waiting room
You watch the clock as if it will jump out at you
Then the very next day as if you went through a time machine
It’s exactly the same
You awake at night watching the clock as if the alarm will go off at any minute
School is like a waiting room
You wait and wait till finally you are called in.

Friends

Friends are the people who you most care about
They are the kind of friends that would stay home with you
If you were sick
They are the kind of people who like the same things as you
They are the people who watch your back
And would take a bullet for you
These are the kind of friends that you will keep for
Your entire life.

Gigantic Blue Open Field

She is the oldest living thing alive
We use her resources for our won gain
She is one with nature
And once she releases her wrath
There is much destruction
She is not mother nature her self
But she does contain her as well.

Growing Up

The start of life is at birth
Where lies in your hands a small child
You hold the future of the next generation
In the palm of your own hands
The very next moment you’re at your babies graduation
Remembering every single moment
The good and the bad
While laughing through the tears
Then what seems almost only a day
Your small child had just reached
The top of their career
Then finally when you are gone
Your baby that you had once held in your hands
Just died
This is where life ends.

Lizzie

I once saw a girl who made me want to hurl
She walks like a cow and her breath was very fowl
She had acne on her back and if she bends over an earthquake rumbles
She looks like a monk and smells like a skunk
Her name is Lizzie and her hair is quite frizzy
She once choked on a fry because her throat was very dry
She is very bony and she is also very lonely
She wears an eye patch and her wardrobe does not match
Her teeth are very yellow and she likes this one fellow
Once I realized, I became paralyzed
For this one fellow is very shallow and it is I, Ty.

Lost Memory

I am the marker and I have seen many people pass me by
I am the color of used charcoal
I am also marked with a label
But I am not the death sentence
I also hold a precious memory.

My Best Friend

He is with me almost every second of the day
His breath is warm on the skin of my arm
He wines for attention and begs for more food
His smooth, glossy black fur that covers his entire body
When he zooms by is like the night sky
He is my best friend
He is part of my family.

The Girl In My Class

Every day I pass her by
My mouth gets dry and I can barely talk
My heart beats faster and I feel like it will tear through my chest
I start to lock up
Then I hear her voice
I try to relax until I look into her eyes
Then I realize that it seems
Time starts to slowly creep to a screeching halt
As if someone had pressed the pause button
On the story of my life
Then time slowly refreshes it’s energy
It was as if she and I were the only objects
That contained matter and everyone just simply
Dissembled into thin air.

The Sense Of Christmas

Green pine needles falling off the tree
Tinsel sparkling in the morning sun light
A glaring fire that crackles in the background
Dogs barking at the powdery snow that falls
From the glistening sky
The slowly moving scent of cinnamon flowing through the air.

The True Meaning Of Memories

Memories are implanted images
That can overflowed with emotion
They are what helps create our inner human gene
They can have lasting sentimental value
More precious than any amount of money
Memories are crammed with colorful details
And are the cheerful places that our mind is free to unwind
But without memories
Life would have no emotion, no resting areas for our minds
And with that
Memories are what make us humans
Human.

Unforgotten Town

The pickle colored grass swayed with the wind
Houses glisten in the light of the day
Trees try to measure up to the roof tops of the houses
Lizards creep through the sparkling cement driveways
And the smell of the fresh water and newly mowed grass
This is how a fading dream would look like.

Comes from “Sex and the City”, where Carrie describes it as the feeling you get when you meet someone you really, really like. That sort of lovey, butterflies in your stomach for someone because of the attraction felt towards that person. ♥

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1. I am a mother of three beautiful teenagers who are my world!!
2. I am married to Bruce.
3. I am a very loyal person.
4. I have trust issues.
5. I verbalize better than I write.
6. I don’t judge…not my place, that is for the higher power.
7. I don’t eat green food, but there are exceptions to everything.
8. I am a sexual abuse and a rape survivor ~ both happened to me before I was 16.  I am stronger than you know!!
9. I am a Uterine and a Melanoma Cancer survivor.
10. I love to eat MEAT… raised on steak and potatoes.
11. I was born and raised in BEAUTIFUL Michigan.
12. I use to live in Florida!!
13. I believe in “Love at first sight”.
14. Favorite adult drink…Goose and Juice (Grey Goose & Cranberry Juice)!!
15. Favorite soda is Mountain Dew…do the Dew baby!!
16. I LOVE horses…use to show them.
17. I LOVE English Labrador Retriever dogs. Chocolate is my ultimate favorite.
18. I am naive to a point.
19. I get nervous around people I REALLY like and want to get to know better.
20. I am strong willed, not stubborn.
21. I LOVE music.
22. I LOVE to go out dancing.
23. I love the smell of my dogs feet.
24. I really am a good girl…with a wild side!!
25. If I let you into my life and my heart then I am trusting you not to hurt me.
26. I have no room in my life for drama, I honestly have seen enough of that.
27. My favorite color is PURPLE!!
28. I have two dogs and one cat.
29. I miss horseback riding tremendously.
30. I am a country girl living in the suburbs.
31. Panera chocolate chip cookies are my favorite.
32. I have three circles of friends. Outer- I know you vaguely, Middle – I know you and where you live (you have been to my home), Inner – You are in my heart and I trust you totally.
33. It is harder than you think to get to the inner circle of my friends. I have been known to throw a few out who have betrayed me.
34. I am harsh when it comes to trust…did I mention I have trust issues.
35. I have bad eating habits!!
36. I am a homemaker.
37. I have my girlfriends who fill my life with so many moments of laughter that it is hard to pick one story.
38. I am trepidatious when I get on escalators.
39. I have a deep moral system ~ whether I invoke them or not is another thing.
40. I am always known as the life of the party.
41. I was approached to model for two different agencies here in town. I turned them down, not something that interests me.
42. I am a perfectionist…with three kids, I have had to adjust my view on what perfection is. LOL
43. I BLEED for Def Leppard.
44. I am very sentimental.
45. I don’t like to fight, but will if provoked. Verbal assaults are my weapon.
46. Pizza with sausage and pepperoni is my favorite food.
47. Snickers, Twix, Baby Ruth are my favorite candy bars.
48. I once thought I could handle working as a Paralegal for a lawyer. Until I met a few lawyers.
49. I am VERY detail oriented.
50. I work on my family genealogy as a hobby from time to time.
51. I am very observant, although, I usually don’t let on.
52. When I cook I am a very good cook.
53. I was baptized a Catholic.
54. I spent my childhood attending various Baptist churches with my girlfriends.
55. I met Bruce and converted to a Mormon…it did not stick. LOL
56. I have three brothers.
57. I thought about joining the Peace Corps.
58. I love the smell of leather.
59. I was a tanaholic before I developed 2 cases of Melanoma skin cancer.
60. I have 3 tattoos.
61. I have 2 sets of piercings in my ears.  I had to let my nose piercing and belly piercing close up due to my many surgeries.
62. I have a HIGH pain thresh hold.
63. I tend to shut down and not talk when I am upset.
64. I have learned to accept what I can not change.
65. I have learned to be happy with the life I am living.
66. I am a mermaid, so my soul aches to be near the water.
67. I love smooth jazz music.
68. I truly love the outdoors.
69. Vacationing in a lodge, or somewhere near a beach is an ideal vacation for me.
70. I LOVE to explore new places and things.
71. I am smarter than I let on.
72. I love meeting new people as long as they are sincere and not phony.
73. I get lost easily…trust me!!
74. I tend to drive fast.
75. I drive a Toyota Sequoia…give me a V8 or go home!!  Love the power under the hood!!
76. I look forward to the *grandchildren* phase of my life.
77. I have a lot to say but am careful how and to whom I say it.
78. I am fascinated by the stars at night…they are so beautiful.
79. I lost 100 pounds in 2002 and have kept it off.
80. I worked for a modeling agency, handling models schedules.
81. I love humor in my life.
82. I forgive easily.
83. I am Norwegian, German, French, English…yep, a mutt!!
84. My toes are short but I am told they are cute.
85. I have flirted out of a speeding ticket a time or two…who hasn’t, right ladies?
86. I wear reading glasses…sometimes.
87. I had a french lop eared rabbit as a pet when I was about 14 years old.
88. I am a girly girl…I love to dress up, love jewelery, shoes, perfumes, make up, purses…I can go on and on.
89. I have a serious side.
90. I LOVE romance.
91. I absolutely HATE reptiles.
92. My grandmother called me her *Angel* because my hair shined in the sunlight as if I had a halo around my head.
93. I am very playful.
94. I don’t smoke.
95. I love to cross stitch.
96. I can’t ever remember how to play poker, no matter how many times it is explained to me.
97. I have a very tender heart.
98. I am a people pleaser.
99. I love traditions.
100. I believe you have the power to achieve the things you want if you apply yourself.

Alec wrote this in 8th grade.  It only took him about 25 minutes to come up with it.

The destruction and recreation of waves were in effect
even before God’s ability to create life.
While the ageless and powdery sand
curls between your feet.
The silky spray of mist
licks your face.
The warm breath of the sea air
rushes across your body
and your eyes, welded onto the
seamless moon lit sky.
Nothing but the sound of
crashing suds of water
and the inhalation of freshness.
This is what a dream would picture like,
but it’s reality
which only exists in
one location.

The Basics
Hair Color:	Blond
Eye Color:	Blue
Height:	5′ 8 1/2″
What’s Your Sign?	Libra
Shoe size:	8 1/2
Where were you born?	Grand Rapids, MI
Righty or Lefty?	Righty
My Favorites
Favorite Color:	Purple
Favorite Car:	Porsche Cayenne
Favorite Song/Singer:	Photograph/Def Leppard & Your Eyes/Peter Gabriel
Favorite Book/Author:	The Great Gatsby/F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorite School Subject:	Accounting
Favorite Vacation Destination:	Grand Haven, MI
Favorite Food:	Pizza & Lefse
Favorite Animal:	Horses & English Labrador Retriever’s
Favorite Childhood Memory:	Riding horses with Dawn (my cousin)
Favorite Holiday:	Christmas
Favorite Month:	December
Favorite Flower:	Lilac’s
Favorite Ice Cream:	Edy’s Chocolate Ice Cream
Favorite Smell:	Fall leaves, a camp fire & leather
Favorite Soft Drink:	Mountain Dew
This or That
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Beer or Wine:	Wine
Summer or Winter:	Summer
Rain or Shine :	Shine
Plane or Boat:	Boat
Morning or Night:	Night
Money or Love:	Love
Forgiveness or Revenge:	Forgiveness
Truth or Dare:	Double Dog Dare!!
Silver or Gold:	Gold
Diamonds or pearls:	Diamonds
Sunset or Sunrise:	Sunset
Phone or in person:	In Person
Indoor or Outdoor:	Outdoor
Do You?
Smoke:	Hell No
Drink:	Yes
Exercise:	Yes
Like To Cook:	Most of the time
Sing:	Yes…the dogs love it!!
Speak Multiple Languages:	Pas vraiment (French), Ne baš (Serbian), Ikke virkelig (Norwegian), Nicht wirklich (German)
Ice Skate:	Use to
Swim:	Yes
Write:	At times
Do you wish you lived somewhere else?	No
Do you like roller coasters?	Yes
Sleep with a fan on?	Yes
Know how to play chess?	Yes ~ it’s been awhile
Have You Ever
Got A Speeding Ticket?	HEHEHE…Yes
Been Arrested?	No
Cried During A Movie?	Yes
Had to pull over on the side of the road to puke?	Yes…morning sickness SUCKS!!
Swam in freezing water?	Yes
Jumped off a house?	Yes…HEHEHE
Been attacked?	By what or whom?
Lied about your age?	No
Broken a bone?	Yes…my right middle finger & my right pinkie toe
Misc.
Describe Yourself In One Word:	Statuesque
Biggest Mistake:	Not finishing college
#1 Priority In Your Life:	To raise my children in a safe, happy and secure family unit
Where Would You Rather Be?	Out riding horses
What side of the bed do you sleep on?	Left
Are you extroverted or introverted?	Extroverted
Do you ever wish you were famous?	No
Is it easy for others to make you feel awkward?	Not usually
Is it easy for people to make you smile?	Yes
Does anyone hate you for no reason?	Probably
Is your life simple or complicated?	Somewhere in the middle
Personal
Have you laughed until you cried:	Yes
Have you ever talked to a person named Don:	Yes I have
New thing you’d like to try?	Scuba Dive
Do you type fast?	Yes
Do you get mad easily?	No
Firsts
First surgery :	Tonsils
First piercing :	Ears
First vacation :	Hawaii…I was a baby
First car:	1979 Ford Granada
As of Now
I get annoyed when:	I am behind slow driver’s
Are you neat or sloppy?	Neat
What kind of car do you have?	Toyota Sequoia



A woman is a sight of beauty
The curve of her smile
The sparkle in her eyes

The warmth of her mouth as it presses tenderly against your skin
The wetness of her treasure
The joy of her pleasure

A woman is a sight of beauty
When she is entwined in the arms of her lover
For you will see the joys of forever

Written by yours truly: Lisa Westbrook

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