when I have some strong emotions building up I love to write poetry, it lets me express myself, this one is about someone I really and i mean really liked for a long time. This year, my 8th grade year, he moved, to another country, I have been so sad, and last night I had a dream about him coming back and he and Ibecoming good friends then I woke up and felt like crying, I never got to tell him how I felt and now, I greatly regret it and just cant forgive myself! so here it is…

You just got up and left leaving me broken hearted
I felt like you and me should never be parted
I’ve been dreaming about you a lot lately
I miss you, miss you greatly

I look up into my own blackened skies
Trying to hold back the tears and cries
My clouds are filled with such regret
You are someone who I just cant forget

I look up, it begins to rain hard
I envision us old in our back yard
Every time I blink I see you
This just makes me feel more blue

My sky shows no signs of clearing
I can no longer hear the birds cheering
All I see is the darkest black I know
Nothing else will let itself show

Just you, is all I see
Just you, and me
But then when my eyes open wide
It seems as though you went to hide

I beg to myself please come out
I scream it and I shout
You never show up again, till the night
I’m sick of having the same fight

I need to see you every day
Not just when I drift away
Dreams aren’t good enough
I can no longer stay this tough

You need to see what this is doing to me
Please I say, set him free
I need to see him one more time
Maybe then I’ll hear the winds chime

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We recently moved into a house we are renting, and the previous owners left TONS of garden statues, tools, and miscellaneous decorations in the backyard. We threw most of the stuff away, but my husband wants to keep the bamboo wind chimes we found. They have been hanging in the sun for a very long time and are quite weathered. The wood is very dry, and one piece of bamboo is actually split. Is there a way to clean and oil it or something to make it look nicer without disrupting the sound it makes? A stain, maybe, to protect it from more damage? I have moved them to a shadier spot, but would love to make them look nicer if possible. Thank you!!! =)

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I have a bird bath, a 3 foot tall very heavy St Francis, a black carp, out of my six musically tuned wind chimes, I have two left, the rest were stolen, and one chatter chime (bamboo), solar lights and of course patio furniture, faux wicker.

Now that there are newer members, I am again asking what have you got in your garden, aka yard, and what has pride of place? For me it would be my St Francis. We have been together a very long time !

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