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Daddy, why did you go away?
Don't you know I wanted you to stay!
Daddy, when you left mom,
Don't you know you left me too?
Now all I do is cry and cry
--- I want to die!
Daddy, mommy say's it's better this way,
What does she know!
They're not enough band-aids to cover up the blues
Mom's kisses can't heal this kind of pain.
Daddy, I look around
No one stands in your garage
Daddy, You took every tool
Except the hammer and sitting stool
Daddy, I still miss you
--- I love you.
Dear Daddy, I'm all grown up now
Haven't seen you since I was 10
Daddy, I sit on your favorite chair,
No longer do I miss the way you caressed my hair.
Daddy, I'm taking the old hammer and this BRAND NEW saw,
It's time to patch all the holes mom punched in the wall
*The day you walked out on us*
Daddy, don't worry about the times I tripped and fell
Mom found someone to fix the loose boards,
Got tired of scraping my knees
Daddy, I finally realized I'm okay,
I agree with mom, it's better this way.
by- Not every dad is great (but step-dad YES!)
Copyright © Poet Destroyer A | Year Posted 2013
Unsung Hero – My Mom
My Mom has always been unassuming, never flashy,
But her name deserves to be up in bright neon lights.
My magnificent Mom, Olegaria, is my hero!
In her eyes, no one is a zero,
And she is a blessing to all who crosses her path.
Successfully raising her own five children,
She also helped to raise all the stray children in her neighborhood.
Her guiding motto is "You can't believe in God and
Not care about others - whether it is people, plants, or animals."
An extraordinary human being, generous to a fault,
She would give her last slice of bread
To anyone who needed to be fed.
Nothing, including her time, is too good or too precious
To share with family, friends, and even strangers.
Often she'd sacrifice her own happiness,
If it meant that others would be happy.
While Mamacita is very humble, forgiving, and non-judgmental,
She is nobody's fool and can be a fierce lioness,
Quick to defend her values and those she loves.
Caring mothers like her are especially rare today,
And should be declared national treasures.
Because of her powerful influence and the solid values she instilled,
I am a stronger, kinder, more conscientious, and better person.
My Mom helped me to see life in a more positive
And compassionate way – to treat people
How I would like to be treated.
Even though she is not a regular church-goer,
She prays several times daily and her home is her altar.
I thank God every day for blessing me with this wonderful mother,
And for her continued presence in my life.
Mom, you will always be my hero!
Entered in "Unsung Hero Contest" sponsored by Carol Eastman (7-30-
Copyright © Pandita Sanchez | Year Posted 2014
I hold three magic rocks, in my hand. Rolling them over and over and over. Leaving this
reality behind, far behind I stepped into the magic mirror and there I was back in 1959. It
was the same month, November. I looked around and it was the same as I remember it had
been then. Mom looked so young and beautiful and said, "The school bus will be here in a
few minutes." I looked at the calendar and saw that it was November 25th, the day before
Thanksgiving. I said, "But mom, I haven't been in school in forty years." I got this strange
look from her but she didn't say anything. Walking toward the door I caught a reflection of
myself in the hall mirror. I was so young. My hand immediately went to my face and I
stopped and stared at myself for a few minutes. I said, "Mom, can I stay home and be with
you today?" Again I got that strange look from her, then she smiled and said, "Sure, it's
your last day before Thanksgiving anyway, why not?" She and I sit down and talked for
hours. Then I said, "Do you mind if we go next door and visit with Maw Maw and Paw Paw?
I haven't seen them in so long and I've missed them terribly!" Again another strange look
from mom. Next door I saw Maw Maw and Paw Paw as they had been in 1959. I wept and
they all looked at me so strangely. I hugged them and kissed them all and we talked for
hours. Dad finally came home from work and I ran and hugged him so hard. "Dad why did
you have to leave us in June?" Again I got strange looks from everyone. My tears were
falling. I saw Aunt Frances and Uncle Bill who lived beside Maw Maw and Paw Paw. "I've
missed you both for so long." Strange looks again! They didn't understand because to them,
it was just another day in 1959. The day grew late and I knew my time was soon ending. I
got near the magic mirror and mom and dad were standing there so young and healthy. I
said, "Mom I'll see you on the other side of the mirror, but dad, I'll see you another time,
another place." They didn't understand. I stepped back through and my reflection was as it
had been before. Mom was sitting in her chair at age 84. I said, "Mom, do you remember
the day before Thanksgiving, 1959, when I stayed home from school and we spent the day
together?" She said, "Yes, it was so strange that you could never remember anything about
it. It was as though you had amnesia.
Copyright © Marty Owens | Year Posted 2009
Toll-free is the call on this special day
as my gratitude ascends the umbilical cord,
never severed, even in the afterlife.
"I planted begonias in the garden you nurtured."
My eyes search the bright spring sky,
"Your favorites, just for you on Mother's Day."
Decades have passed,
yet that special mother/daughter bond
finds me planting begonias each year.
"I miss you, Mom, though your spirit lingers –
sometimes I still hear your voice;
you always hear mine.
"My confidante you'll always be.
When I share my innermost thoughts in prayer,
I feel your heart next to mine.
"Giver of life, comforter, source of wisdom,
Mom, you blessed me with so much joy.
I spoke to you in my youth; I speak to you now.
"On angel wings my words are delivered to heaven.
I know you listen;
I just know."
*Written May 5, 2015, in honor of my mother.
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2015
Though many songs are written of angels
I must add to the empire
This small hymn to a woman, a champion of life
Nameless here, but named in all things good and pure
I'll stand beside her work, her artistry astounds the stars
And all light that is given is humbled in her presence
Every worry is smoothed away, all tears absolved
God, let me take her sadness into me and carry it for her
Until I am old, and then I'll have my chance to see her once more
I am not a religious man, but she brings the divine to me
And cradles me forever in her selfless, adoring arms
I love you mother, I love you
I will always love you
Copyright © Jeremy Martin | Year Posted 2013
sometimes i talk to myself,
my mind is racing,
i dont know what to do...
so hard to explain.
depression isn't a stage
or a faze some kids go through
it shatters you...
i saw it all.
she cried silent in her bed,
blood stains covered her favorite jeans,
her every shirt,
long sleeve ofcourse...
she suffered through it all with few people to call friend
and more to call enemy
even more to say where quite dissappointed....
her first name in school,
not started by a bully
or a mean rival,
but by her sister,
and it echoed through her soul,
repeating in her mind... over and over again,
like the ripples of still water
when a pebble is dropped
flash frozen in time
over and over again...
It was the first name they gave her,
millions where created over the years,
some unique
some repeating again, just as the first had..
gothic they called her,
emo, fat, ugly....worse things.
but in her mind, things where worse.
everything was repeating,
over and over again,
finally she believed it.
she asked for help, from everyone
tried to explain to parents she wasnt well,
got called a psycho for asking to see a theripist,
not from a teacher,
not from a class mate,
but from her own father, who wouldn't, couldn't,
believe there could possibly be a thing wrong....
finally, crying, she confessed her bloody secret to a teacher.
rather then giving her time,
she is sent back to class crying her eyes out, as if she wherent going through enough...
she is sent to the principals office a few minutes later, after breaking down in class...
the princlipal says she needs help,
sends her and her dad for a risk evaluation,
her dads crying as she shows him her cuts...
they walk into a hospital room,
it smells of chemicals and hand sanitizer,
the lady at the desk gives her a smile.
then she goes into a room with a lady,
her cheeks are sunken in and shes wearing way too much makeup,
the girl is gaging on her perfume,
and she looks really intimidating....
her dark brown hair looks dead and flat
even though its a bit wavy,
and she wears somewhat of a mocking frown.
asks her all these questions,
is mommy beating her?
is daddy raping her?
is she doing drugs?
not alot
is anyone beating her?
did anyone molest her?
oxcarbezapine, trazadone, citalipran, clinazapam, colonipan,
valium, lithium, more.......
and thats what they gave her,
some numbed the pain
some brought it out
tearing through her organs,
she became an addict by the time she was fourteen....
over dose after over dose
some for pleasure
some for pain,
gashes on her legs getting deeper,
this time she didnt tell a soul,
not even those she had come to call friends....
wakeup she screamed in her head over and over again
as she dropped weight like it was nothing....
you cant controll it she argued as things became worse.
at age fourteen she attempted suicide,
she didnt quite succeed.
the medication took away her aappitite....
she liked it
she hated her body
hated herself
felt out of controll
found a new way to cope
as she shoved tooth brush after toothbrush down her throat
to keep her body from nuitrients...
as she whent weeks and weeks spitting food into napkins and making excuses
I ate at my friends house....
spoken as a whisper
heard like a sentance
echoing in her mind over and over again,
along with that word, all the words,
ugy, anoying, stupid, fake, worthless, nothing...
one bite she would say
rocking back and forth
craving nothing but food
her body racked with hunger pain
one bite and there she was again
over and over and over again
back to a toothbrush
this time she sees blood
she saw her ribs
she saw her bones,
it wasnt good enough,
she almost died, again....
choking on this deep dissappointment in herself,
gaging on everything they where pushing down her throat,
their words, and their insults, their criticism.... their drugs
all shoved down her throat like candy
and just as she was was trained to do she swallowed despite the bad taste
or the hurt
or the fact that at the rate she was going she would be dead soon...
and you know why?
because daddy yelled
and couldnt accept what was happening
not because he wanted to hurt her
but because it hurt him,
and she let him believe,
because she could take the hurt if it meant he didnt have too.
because mommy didnt want to sit in her room all day
smoking weed
doing nothing,
practically having us raise ourselves,
she didnt mean to take anger, or frustration or hurt out on her daughter
she suffered everyday in her solitary confinement,
and from a young age she accepted her bedroom was the cage
her mother had created for herself.
because sister didnt want to effect her the way she did
she was just frustrated
fed up with the way things where
scared, she needed someone to take her cruelty
and to help heal her pain...
because people in school
who where so cruel
had to have learned from somewhere
and she wasnt going to play into their games,
and they knew she was an easy target
because she would never attack someone so weak
and she accepted her suffering was a sacrafice
to help all these people....
to help her dad,
her mom,
her sister,
every person who was beaten abused or hurt
and felt so weak at home they wanted to feel strong in the one safe place they had.
because depite the fact she had died inside,
and almost passed away on the out,
it was a saccrafice she was willing to make
so that no one else would have to feel that kind of pain,
and they all inflicted it and broke her down'untill there was nothing left but a shell
of somthing that could have been
and never had the chance
and why?
because she would take it and wouldnt strike back,
because sometimes "just taking it"
isnt so much about the weakness not to do anything
but about the strangth not to hurt others the way they hurt you...
Copyright © cassie hellberg | Year Posted 2013
A solitary piece the diamond
precious rare gem most treasured
by those lucky enough to hold
Once in possession it is rarely out of grasp
Like the gemstone the mother
requires very specific conditions
in holding fast her (family/) childrens love
Treasured forever in her heart
she will go out of her way
to preen and protect them
holding them dear to her
deep within her maternal safe – the heart
closely guarded by the mind
Her infatuation of all treasures to her
are totally understandable
especially when you think to the complexity
of structure and process taken in creation
Just as from the 'unbreakable' in ancient greek
this allotrope of carbon
with strength of bonding between atoms
is representative of that strong love
between mum and child
The maternal being could be compared
to the superlative physical qualities of the stone
Even the characteristic luster
of this gem so prevalent from its ability
to disperse light and colour
compared to the many strengths
roles and qualities of the mother
seen by the many she deals with daily
A most high pressured job
versus the high pressured temperature
within the Earths mantle
that forms the delightful rock it gives birth to
Infants delight and ignite the forbearer
just as the jewel would dazzle the room
a mother's love encaptures the magical luster
of those she's birthed and nothing
stands inbetween this richest of cargo's
Copyright © Anna-Marie Docherty | Year Posted 2013
I see you
Do you see me peeking at you
From behind the rose bush?
Look at your lovely hair - a tousled mess
Those eyes, gleaming in the afternoon sunlight
I pull on your apron strings
Perchance a small smile
Oh no! Not a frown from you
I see you
Did you know that I was watching you
When you were busy making chocolate cake?
Just look at your sweet face
Flour on your nose and cheek
I squeeze your arm tightly
Mayhaps I get the spoon
Thank you for keeping me close
I see you
You don't know that I am looking at you
Wrapped up in your blanket
So cozy and warm - a quiet nod
A peaceful time for you
Can hardly wait for you to waken
I'll find a hiding place
So I can watch again
Copyright © Neva Romaine | Year Posted 2015
My curfew according to my mom is, "before the sun goes down!"
She never gives me the time to meet with friends and hang around
My dad on the other hand lectures me in Korean
He still doesn't realize that I literally cannot understand him
He might as well be talking in Japanese and his english is 'berry weak'
These are the reasons why we don't really speak
Dinner's always the same, no taco Tuesday or leftover Monday involved
Every meal is eaten with rice- but one time we had mashed pot- just kidding that's never happened at all
Brown rice, white rice, skinny rice, fat rice, guess we got some variety there
Mom says, "Be grateful, there are starving children everywhere"
Come to think of it, a family meal at McDonald's is something we've never had
Guess that means all my meals are very sad
Neither parent wants to give me the independence that I need
But I won't complain for I'm afraid mother will hit me
Like a bird I want to explore the world
But my strict Korean parents clipped my wings- they might be disturbed
So I spend my time visualizing the world through the T.V.
Never had cable cause cable's 'not pree'
Netflix is what I got, a blessing I love having
Bob's Burgers, Parks & Rec, and The Office keep me laughing
My mom finds it annoying, my dad doesn't get the puns
He's always asking me how people sitting in an office can make me laugh so much
On another note, high school parties, are wild and pretty cray
I wouldn't know, I've never gotten an invite, but my parents would never let me go anyways
I check the snapchats of my friends, they're out bowling at 1:35 am
If it weren't for my parents, then I would be out with them
No matter what I do, my parents just can't see
That they're Kim Jong Un and I'm a helpless North Korean trying to break free
Copyright © Anna Lee | Year Posted 2016
The moon so bold seems cold
with a halo of midnight glow
I sit mesmerized as the night grows old.
I bleed still, even after all these years
and I wait again through the night
aching in the depths of my soul
that no other seems to know
the Loneliness that has become my companion.
In the darkness we wait and confide in the other
our deepest fears as memories fade
in and out each season of change
the nostalgia tempers the wars of pain
this tempestuous foe of ours
wails at the gates of midnight
howling the warble of humanities last grace.
How the comfort of minds and hearts
turn from light to deep dark in the face
of eternities long time clock...
I ache with wanting, with need and passion
it is a lie that time heals and wounds scar
each night is fresh like the first
when I faced realities shock.
Who can wait with me?
Who can hold this hound at bay?
Who can cherish what little love left in me
and make the broken whole?
I ache to be loved again as the love that burns
and waits inside of me.
Who can comfort this emptiness and fill the void
that so many leavings have left?
Cherish and love to honor and protect
but who can slay these demons that hold my heart in wrath?
Who will walk the sulfur clouds of hell to save my mind
and deliver my world to the gates of heaven
with life, not death bridging the distance of pain?
I sit and wait at the floor of the moon each night
waiting for that bridge to carry me yonder,
this moon who hangs heavy and ripe with the yearning of my soul
with clouds aglow as if I could sweep them across a canvas
with the brush held in your hand
I rage at her as I wait, but still I wait and weep
as Loneliness and I keep each others company
wishing the clouds of that great moon could truly create
a way to find the lost, a pathway to home, lit by the legacy our love.
Internal rhyme
Copyright © tara jennings | Year Posted 2013
Lift your gaze upwards daughter of the sun,
Feel its enveloping warmth upon your ivory skin,
Allow the melting star shine to wash over thee,
And be at one with the mornings dawning.
Enlightenment's sister arise, inhale the evergreen
Fragrances of nature in all its raw wonderment, for you live
Within the circle of life, and are among the spiritual
Kindred known as humanity.
Oh gentle spirit hush, listening to the splendor of
Loving, remember the touch of the golden moments,
And cherish them within your silvery locks of age.
Precious is this treasure box, held deeply within our
Fragile human hearts, tender angel of light you are
The delicate rose frozen in a timeless repose,
Leaving petals of friendship in your shadow footprints
Behind thee.
Softly thy tears of the spring rain of sorrow falls upon
The roof tops of pain, emotions thunderstorms of summer
Rush against your shield of endurance, yet you will prevail,
For with every challenge of the seasons makes us stronger,
Even in our age of winter.
Life's waltz plays in tune with the ticking of time, spread forth
Your gown of beauty, let thy shifts blow wild and freely,
Enjoy the rheum's spell cast, for we are the spiritual kindred
Of the heavenly transcended, unique, individual, a muse unto
The angels of God's kingdom beyond these our earthly bonds.
Come the day that thee shall sway in the cradle of the universe
Once more, I'll morn for thee, and yet celebrate thy testament of
Your life always.
Alone we enter unto a cold world, nurtured by the guiding hands
Of our loved ones, a child grows bundled in love and warmth,
Strong a lady now stands holding others hands within hers,
Yielding all that makes her human unto the generations of loving.
Lift your gaze upwards daughter of the sun,
Feel its enveloping warmth upon your ivory skin,
Allow the melting star shine to wash over thee,
And be at one with the mornings dawning.
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2015
She's the one who carried you in thy womb.
Every day she counts until you grew.
A happiest moment she ever had,
Is when she first touched your little hands.
She's the one in charged to everything.
Twenty-four-seven,her duty never ends.
Do the house chores,nanny and cook.
Doesn't receive salary for her hardwork.
She's the one who kept tears in the night.
Just to assure a family will keep in sight.
She endures all heaviness this life has bring.
To keep her children away from fears.
She's the one gives unconditional love.
Forgive our sin, no matter how it hurts her heart.
She has a bag full of smiles.
A hug and kiss is all that she wants.
As she gets old, please love her back.
Repay her hardworks and multi tasks.
Take care the way she did for us.
We'll be a mom too,and do what she does.
~~ Dedicated to all Souper MOMs~~
**HAPPY Souper MOMS DAY!!!! **
Copyright © Aiyah de Torres | Year Posted 2014
It took me hours and hours on the bus to arrive Mother,
and by the time I got to your tomb the red rose I picked
was wilted but still full of love. I have things to tell you Mom.
Sad things and happy things, things only you would understand.
Sitting on the grass amongst the tombs I trace your beautiful
name with my finger. And I remember . . .
all the times at the kitchen table when I told you my
worries and you listened and did not say a word until I finished.
And I would ask, Mom what should I do? Then you would say,
you know what to do . . .
Why did you always know what was in my heart and soul. Oh, the
countless times you sat upon the edge of my bed as I wept
over some silly thing. And those days in the garden when we
planted flowers and I told you of my day and dreams.
And how deeply we cried . . .
together when my baby died. Our hearts broken and forever
melted together. And even now, Mom, I imagine whispering
in your ear whenever I need you, I can almost hear your sweet
voice saying, you know what to do. I taught you well daughter,
so you could follow your own path . . .
May 4, 2015
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Copyright © Broken Wings | Year Posted 2015
Happy birthday, Mom
I wonder how many years have passed by
Since I gave you my first tenuous smile
Since you steadied my first faltering step
Since the first time I called you "Mommy"
You are the place I came from
You are my first home
You are an angel in human form
Who lives inside my laughter
And crystallized in my every tear drop
I want to thank you
For your heart, faith and hope
For teaching me right from wrong
For your tender care and warm hugs
For all your steadfast love
For filling my days with rainbow lights
For all the times we have shared
For always being there in my time of need
For helping me deal with life's stresses
For helping me accept my defeats
For everything you have done
For you made me a woman I am
One birthday after another
They seem faster each year
I just want you to know that
The years you devoted to me,
You can trust, were worthwhile.
Happy Birthday, Mom.
You are the best Mom a daughter could have.
~For my Mom's B'day @July 12
Copyright © Shirley Candy | Year Posted 2013
Your mistake, my creation
In truth I am just speck
Flowering obliviously in your gut
Does that mean distraction?
My heart now beats
And I bear fits filled with my future
Waiting to be unleashed to the world unknown,
With my eyes wide shut
I imagine you to try and picture you
I hear you speak, I hear you laugh
Isn't that the perfect lullaby?
My legs kick hard but you try to hide:
One night's extravaganza
All under your T-shirt
Like it's all in a day's work
Don't you want me mommy?
I am the gift you never asked for
But then life is to die for.
How I wish to write to Santa,
Have him deem my innocence
Before he awards me with my gift
I get life for Christmas?
Afford me the chance to be!
I am alive I breath through you.
Copyright © RONNY MADONSELA | Year Posted 2013
When your fledgling heart is breaking
and tears silently start to fall...
mothers hear.
When you whisper of secret loves
suppressing muffled cries of joy...
mothers hear.
When lies are rehearsed in your mind
and before you utter a word...
mothers hear.
When you struggle to stifle screams
entombed in a cone of silence...
mothers hear.
When you learn to laugh at yourself
and take life less seriously...
mothers hear.
When you mumble I love you mom
and the words come straight from your heart...
mothers hear.
Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2015
Entering the cave of a wide open mouth
Pulling on the slippery uvula
Reaching for the nasal cavity
Taking a breath before leaping for the eye socket
Where I view the world that plows the field of future
Then taking dirt road veins to a house on 123 east Sycamore
Where Under the bed in my room is a cranial box of treasure
Opening the box exposes the parietal cortex
A single mother loving four children
A family of five on welfare
A mother in and out of the hospital
A ten year old boy visits mom on Sunday
A confused orphan on Monday
A mother enters holy sleep at thirty-five years of age
I love you mom
My son KJ often asks of you
As I close this box and return to the dirt road of veins, now paved
My moist cave will echo, only the love of a mother
I miss my mother on special occasions in my life, and often wonder what things would be
like if she still lived? However I have been blessed to have known her and I live a
prosperous life for which I'm thankful for.....
Copyright © Abe Lopez | Year Posted 2009
Dear mum
I'm sorry faith didn't give us
Much time together
For I long
Every time I sit at a table
For your delicacious
For every time I see
A mother and child
I can't help but wish
It were us
Every time I receive a hug
I wish it was from you
Every time I pick up
A picture of you
I wish you would talk to me
Every time I pick up
Your clothing
I wish I could see you in them
When I close my eyes
I see your face
Smiling at me
When I look in the mirror
I see you staring back at me
When I listen
To the song of the wind
I hear a string of your voice
Of course
I love these things all
And treasure them
But I'll also like to
Have the others
I'm selfish
And will love to have
Them all
Everything you is
Always welcome
I'll never run out of space
For you.
Copyright © nana ayisha yakubu | Year Posted 2013
My mama, my soldier
my comfort, my shoulder
to cry on, my boulder
I rely on I've told her
Nothing can replace the person that created you
someone there to help you no matter what you're going through
Someone who formed the person you became
someone who has sheltered you through waves and waves of rain
I can't say it enough, I love you with my whole heart
you're there to put me back together every time I fall apart
My mama, my soldier
my comfort, my shoulder
to cry on, my boulder
I rely on I've told her
Mama I hope I forever make you proud
but you know I'll always test your patience as much as I'm allowed
I know that you've forgiven all the stupid **** I've done
and you've dealt with so much stress to ensure my childhood was fun
I'm forever grateful for everything you've sacrificed for me
I hope I am that apple that didn't all far from the tree
My mama, ya dove you
put no one above you
life might push and shove you
but I'll always love you
My mama, my soldier
my comfort, my shoulder
to cry on, my boulder
I rely on I've told her
Copyright © Eric Schojan | Year Posted 2014
I watched my mother
Beautiful, petite, smart
Widowed at 28 with three small children
And people said, "Be extra good, your mother is fragile."
A blonde Jackie Kennedy,
Right down to the pill-box hat
The early 60s when women were pretty, songless birds
Protected in their husbands' split-level cages.
Remarry was the only way, "they" said
As she ran for public office, favored to win.
But he wouldn't have a wife that worked
Unless ironing his shorts three times to get it "right."
Glass is fragile. I found that out
As I heard him smashing it when he beat her at night.
Bones are fragile. I found that out
When mommy had broken fingers and toes after loud nights.
My mother was many things.
A victim. A woman. But fragile?
Mommy bird sang a song of invincibility
As she escaped her cage with five children in tow.
I have two girls of my own. Smart.
Beautiful. Compassionate. I am proud.
They know that fragile means breakable
And that women in our family are more steel than glass.
Fragile is for collectibles we buy and sell.
My mother taught me we cannot be owned.
Fragile is for birds without a voice.
But my mother sang, even if in a different key.
My mother was the strongest woman I ever knew.
I hope she looks down on her female descendants
And sees that one Jackie-like woman in a pill box hat
Inspired generations of decidedly non-fragile women.
January 26, 2017
Copyright © Cindi Rockwell | Year Posted 2017
You are there every day
When I wake up in the morning sun
To when I fall asleep staring at the
Full moon
I know that I am so lucky
To have someone like you
How I ended up with you
I really don't know
When you talk
Your words so smooth
You make the stars hush
I will never know
How I ended up with
Someone like you
Sometimes too nice
And sometimes too stubborn
To see what exactly what you mean to me
You have my heart and I think I have part of yours
I can't believe I ended up with
Someone like you
I love you more than the stars themselves
I need somebody to remind me what love really is
Good thing I have
Someone like you
Copyright © Katelin Frame | Year Posted 2015
Her personality blooms like a daisy.
The peace and prosperity her presence brings.
The warm feeling of love people have for her.
Her voice is recognizable.
She cannot be replaced.
She is a caregiver.
A mother.
My mom.
My mother may not like to cook.
She may not like to shop.
She may not be like a lot of moms,
But she is my mom.
My only mom.
She is unmistakably the best mom.
Do not be offended,
This is my personal opinion.
But yes,
She is the best.
Mothers are kind,
Mothers are sweet.
Mothers guide us in everyday life.
Mothers are there to give help and advice.
My mother.
Ode to my mother.
For all the hard work you do,
To keep me alive,
And most of all,
Thanks mom!
Copyright © Tayler Malark | Year Posted 2010
For Mother's Day -
Sometimes, we forget -
A Mother is human.
Sometimes, we forget -
That she has fears of failure
As a wife,
As a parent,
As a human.
Sometimes, we forget -
She is not infallible,
That she does not have superhuman strength,
That she cannot leap mountains in a single bound,
Sometimes, we forget -
She is not allowed second guesses,
Uninterrupted time of her own,
Or human frailty in times of weakness.
Sometimes, we forget -
She must carry a shield of iron
To protect those frail beings trailing behind
Who seek her shelter in any uncertain situation.
Sometimes, we forget -
That she cries in the dark
For mistakes she may have made,
Or shortcomings that have gotten the best of her.
Sometimes, we forget -
That she is still learning like we are,
Guarding each step as we carefully go.
Sometimes, we forget -
That it is a daily challenge
Just to know when to be strong,
Or when to be soft as the time is right.
She is the guardian,
The caretaker,
The nurturer,
The strength in our core.
Sometimes we forget -
She is afraid, after all –
That she is merely the naive student
Learning how to become the Master.
By jb pearce
Copyright © Jan Pearce | Year Posted 2016
"I'm Still Here"
When you see me now,
I'm the same person inside
That I was when I gave birth to you
Oh, so many years ago.
I don't hear what you say sometime.
I don't understand your meanings sometime.
I don't see the same things that you see sometime.
I don't articulate as well as I once did,
But I'm still here.
My legs are not as steady as they once were
When I chased after you on a sunny day in the park.
My hands are not as strong,
As when they bandaged and kissed your adolescent scrapes.
My resolve is not as great as when I clutched you to my breast
When you were crying and afraid.
Whether you recognize it or not,
I'm still here – the same Me inside,
Not as vibrant, not as self-assured, not as sure of herself,
But the same person…inside,
The same person who would be first at your door
If you needed me for as long as I could.
Yes, I'm still here,
The same woman who still clutches to those far-away memories
That renew my joy when I see you now.
You are, and always will be, a severed part of me
That is moving now in a different direction.
I forget some things that are important to you now,
But I remember trivial little things that we shared years and years ago.
I reside now mostly in our past preparing for that time when you
Will no longer be within my reach, nor I in yours.
I shelter the memories now of when you were a child,
And you were the light of my life, and I was yours.
Yes, I am still the same person inside –
A little less vibrant,
A little slower, perhaps,
A little more distant,
A little more far removed.
But I'm still here…
with the same depth of love still beating inside,
And I will always be with you.
j. b. pearce
Copyright © Jan Pearce | Year Posted 2017
words cannot express how I feel right now....
I just want to thank you for all you have done for me....
I do not know where I would be today....
if you where not there as my crutch when I needed you most....
you are the most understanding & caring person in the world....
to have and to love as a mother....
I thank my prayers from the good Lord up above....
for the prayers that were answered for the man I have become today....
I wish all parents were as supportive as you have been to me....
to talk when we need too stay quiet when we need too....
thank you for the life you have given me....
and the direction that you have led me in....
I will cherish all the memories, advice, & love you have given me....
forever and always....
Thank you
I love you Mom.
I love you.
Kevin Ryan Hansen
Revised 10/12/06
Copyright © kevin hansen | Year Posted 2006
To be called ..
~ Grandma is a Honor ~
I have been blessed with 4 Grandchildren
~ one lays in Heaven " Kaleb " He is God's Angel ~
~ His twin brother he will always watch over , and be in his soul~
For he loved his Brother so much in the womb ,
he chose Heaven which gave life to his twin
~ I feel his spirit when I see the other Grandson ~
Time passed another gift to see
we are " Mickes" and Loved
Our Dad held the title in Baseball
~ that's how we roll ~
those children are Grandmas hero's
The Irish they love big and Family is everything
The brothers will protect the beautiful sister
~ as many lads will be calling ~
Every time my Grandson hits a home run
There will be a Angel watching proudly in the stand
It will be as if the Angel lifted him when he runs
~no one runs faster then my Grandson~
either baseball or Art ~ you shall find your gift given
These children have been blessed~
~ a beauty to hard to describe
If you think not ~~ Take a look at the Mom
That girl can stop Traffic
after raising three and still~
"Inspired by the gift and loss of Grandchildren "
May our precious " Kaleb " softly rest where Angels only Dwell
Copyright © Shanity Rain | Year Posted 2013
Every body has heard of wonder women,
This fearless lady who guards America,
Riding around in her invisible jet, with
A rope of truth tied around her waste.
Where ever evil intentions may rear it's
Ugly head and danger may strike,
Head on she'll face these challenges,
On our behalf and come out as the
Winner no matter what.
Now fiction is fun, imagination wow,
But in my book super mom has wonder
Woman licked hands down.
She needs no fancy outfit, comfort jeans
Will do, and stained ripped up T-shirt,
She cares not what she looks like,
As long as the duty roster calls, super mom
Will tackle the job, without hesitation.
What are her super powers, you may ask,
Able to leap the diaper pail in a single bound,
Dodging flying toys faster than the speeds of sound.
She has no rope of truth, but a handy dandy plunger,
Just encase an over flow happens, believe me
No floods ichy water will ever touch her domestic
Hugs and kisses medicine, are her greatest
Healing powers, wiping away sorrows tears
With just a single glance, and soft words of
Praises reassurance.
The invisible jet, forget that moms suv of
Wonders is just fine with me, it's her four
Tire alter-rain vehicle, come what may
It gets us through the toughest of seasons,
Rain, snow, heat or the last minute emergency.
I could never repay what this wonderful
Person has done to contribute into making me
What I am today.
But super mom, will always be the greatest, of all super
Hero's to me.
Copyright © cherl dunn | Year Posted 2014
My heritage is a mixture
Of backgrounds. Let's start on
My Dad's side of the family.
My Dad's mom is Irish and English.
My Dad's dad is Irish and German.
My Mom's mom is Scottish and Irish.
My Mom's dad is blood Hungarian.
So in other words,
I'm a mutt! or as others say,
"Heinz 57!"
Copyright © Sarah Cassleman | Year Posted 2013
Priceless pearl
my hidden diamond
love's sweet jewel
Heaven sent
Angelic countenance
Beauty so pure
Lovely daughter
your character delights
my devotion forever
Heartbeat on screen
My unbelief ceased
the moment
first squeezed my finger
Copyright © Christina Holmes | Year Posted 2013
The Old Salt was a special man who came along in a time
when he was needed most.
A time that is now gone forever.
When men believed and sacrificed, when hero's walked the earth in mass.
When patriotism was not just a word
by what men lived and judged the worth of each,
a man who lived a life most of us cannot comprehend.
An era now gone as this warriors tour of duty ends at this station,
and begins anew in the heavenly fleet.
Sail on Sailor into your unaccompanied tour,
we salute you.
What greater honor, that when a man moves forward,
he leaves behind in each of us the best of what he was.
A defender, protector, supporter, victor, a warrior,
the last of the breed from an era when ships were made of wood
and men were made of steel.
The Old Salt has reported for duty that takes him away from us for now.
Those of us who remain behind,
remember, and will continue to remember,
because he now resides forever in our hearts.
As I look up at night, I envision The Old Salt,
a beret draped just above the eye,
as he draws upon his pipe,
quietly he waits.
The guardian of heaven's gate.
Copyright © Mac McGovern | Year Posted 2010


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Monday: Get fishy
Baked Herbed Fish goes well with quick-cooking wild rice and roasted Brussels sprouts. To make the fish, put 2 pounds of firm, white fillets in a baking dish. Sprinkle with dried seasoning (such as Italian herbs), garlic powder, salt and pepper. Top with chopped onion and about 1/2 cup of white wine. Bake, uncovered, for 20 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Tuesday: Oh beans
Black Bean Soup With Rice is a tasty meatless meal that can start with your favorite canned black beans. Make a quick black bean soup by cooking 1 can of beans with 3/4 cup vegetable broth, 1 to 2 minced garlic cloves, 1/2 chopped onion and 1 teaspoon (or to taste) ground cumin. Simmer until onion has softened, about 15 minutes. Purée and serve with cooked rice and chopped onions. Hot, buttered Cuban bread on the side.
Wednesday: Rotisserie chicken
The Philly cheesesteak gets flipped on its head by a rotisserie chicken for Chicken Cheesesteaks With Peppers (recipe below). OK, OK, there's no Cheez Whiz either.
Thursday: Stuff 'em
Chili Potatoes With Cheese can be made with canned chili or your own recipe. Split hot baked potatoes and ladle on the chili, then top with grated cheese and diced onions. Want to reduce the fat? Use meatless or turkey chili and go easy on the cheese.
Friday: Open face it
Make Crabby-Cheesy Melts by first mixing up a crab salad of canned crab meat, mayonnaise, lemon juice, diced celery and a few shakes of Old Bay seasoning. Pile on split English muffins and top with Swiss cheese. Melt under the broiler. Serve with a mixed green salad dressed with balsamic vinaigrette.
Chicken Cheesesteaks With Peppers
Serves 4.
2 to 3 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
2 mixed bell peppers (ribs and seeds removed), thinly sliced
1 large red onion, halved and thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil, such as safflower
Coarse salt and ground pepper
6 ounces sliced provolone cheese
4 soft hoagie rolls, split lengthwise
1/4 cup light mayonnaise
Heat broiler.
On a rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, toss together peppers, onion and garlic with vegetable oil. Broil, tossing occasionally, until crisp-tender and slightly charred, 8 to 10 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Add chicken to broiled vegetables; toss, and spread in a single layer.
Top chicken and vegetables with cheese; broil until cheese is bubbling, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Scoop out most of the doughy center from both halves of rolls; discard. Spread rolls with mayonnaise; fill with chicken and vegetables. Serve immediately.
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Using parody music videos, a website, and radio advertising, Todd Mayo hopes to convince NFL star Peyton Manning to request a trade to the Tennessee Titans.
A Tennessee football fan has a desperate plan to save his favorite professional team: Start a website to convince an aging, all-time great quarterback to spend the twilight of his career in the state where he was once a college star.
That's what inspired ComeHomePeyton.com, created yesterday by Todd Mayo, an advertiser, amateur musician, and Tennessee native. He wants NFL star Peyton Manning—a legend when he was at the University of Tennessee (UT)—to come play for the Tennessee Titans.
Manning is the most decorated player in UT history, but his career there fell slightly short: He never won a national title and was snubbed for the prestigious Heisman Trophy.
By some metrics Manning, 36, has since become the all-time most valuable player in the NFL, though he spent this season on the sidelines recovering from a neck injury, and it's not even a guarantee he'll be able to play again.
Manning is in a tricky situation with the Indianapolis Colts, where he's played his entire pro career. The Colts' record was so bad this season without Manning that they'll get the first pick in the 2012 draft. Ironically, the team's expected to take Stanford quarterback phenom Andrew Luck, a player with so much potential he's being called, well, "the next Peyton Manning."
That translates to opportunity for Mayo: crowdsource the sort of support necessary to convince Manning to request a trade to the Titans.
"I was born in Memphis, schooled in Knoxville, and I live in the middle, in Nashville," Mayo, 39, told the Daily Dot. "It makes sense to me as a Tennessean, as a University of Tennessee fan, as a Titans fan, as a Manning fan."
To that end, fans have already donated over $1,400 via PayPal to ComeHomePeyton.com. Mayo has purchased radio airtime to play his message to Manning on Tuesday on 1070 The Fan, an Indianapolis sports radio station.
Mayo's activism doesn't stop there. As the author of what he calls "Weird-Al Yankovian sports parodies," he's made music videos imitating Eminem, Ozzy Osbourne, and the Grateful Dead to drum up support.
"It's tongue in cheek," Mayo says, "but it is an earnest endeavor to affect change via fanvertising."
He's optimistic the cash will continue to roll in. He received a $400 donation on Tuesday morning alone.
"With $10,000, we could cover the town in billboards," he said. "Everybody's in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl this week."
It's a long shot, but Mayo thinks it can work.
"Once you're a Tennessean, you stay a Tennessean," he says.
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The average American uses 57 squares a day and 50 pounds of toilet paper per year.
The ancient Greeks used clay and stone; the Romans, sponges and salt water. But the idea of a commercial product designed solely to wipe one's bum? That started about 150 years ago, right here in the U.S.A. In less than a century, Uncle Sam's marketing genius turned something disposable into something indispensable.
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"[Deep Autumn Heat] offers New England charm, deeply felt emotion, and a whole lot of sizzle."—Ruthie Knox, USA Today bestselling author of Roman Holiday
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"Absolutely adorable . . . a terrific contemporary tale complete with two complex characters who have full lives separately and even fuller lives once they start their relationship."—RT Book Reviews, on Blaze of Winter
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It is the first privately built spacecraft in history to do so. After launching earlier this week, the spacecraft gradually made its way to the space station, eventually flying in formation with it.
Before the Dragon docked, it turned its engines off, signalling that it was ready to be brought in on the space station's robotic arm. Here's the moment it happened:
After the ISS' robotic arm captured the craft, Astronaut Don Pettit said, "Looks like we caught a Dragon by the tail".
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Progressive instrumental pioneers ANIMALS AS LEADERS will release their new album, "The Joy Of Motion", on March 25 via Sumerian Records. This offering is quickly going to be hailed by fans and media alike as the group's career-defining release that will ultimately redefine the progressive world as we know it."Lippincott", a song from "The Joy Of Motion", can be streamed in the YouTube clip below. ANIMALS AS LEADERS' third full-length release is a bombastic, dynamic and innovative explosion that incorporates elements spanning across the entire musical spectrum. It also marks the recording debut of drummer Matthew Garstka, whose technical proficiency and unique style allows ANIMALS AS LEADERS guitarists Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes the room to push their boundaries to previously unthinkable heights. States Reyes: "I think some of the new tracks are some of ANIMALS AS LEADERS' strongest and musical material yet, and [I am] extremely happy with how the album came out. "Everyone who took part in this album — Misha Mansoor (PERIPHERY), Adam Getgood (PERIPHERY), Diego Farias (VOLUMES) and Navene Koperweis — is extremely talented and I think we've done a great job of capturing it onto what is now the third ANIMALS AS LEADERS album." ANIMALS AS LEADERS kicks off the New Year with a massive headlining North American tour on February 24 with AFTER THE BURIAL, NAVENE KOPERWEIS and CHON.
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Search Music - Poem by Gajanan Mishra
Music is being searched
Here, there, in live.
Music is being searched
In stones in clouds
In sands in water
In flavor in color,
Music is being searched
And being searched in You,
O my dear, You are being
The greatest musician here,
In Your talk, in Your walk,
In Your dress, in Your sleep
In Your area, my dear.
And which is not Your area,
And which is not the area of the music
That I failed to understand,
And for this how can I
Make others understand among this crowd.
I am meeting You means
I am meeting the music,
Music is there and also here
To search us my dear readers
To give us life-nectar,
Come near and see with Your eyes
Come near and hear with your ears.
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In addition to their collaboration on the Rotting Christ albums Thy Mighty Contract and Non Serviam, Sakis Tolis and Magus Wampyr Daoloth would continue to write for Thou Art Lord, resulting in a number of full-length efforts that evolved stylistically through time. The first of these was Eosforos, an album which capitalized upon their demos with a mystical mesh of black and death aesthetics, ambient experimentation and occult evocation. Using the same lineup as the EP from the year prior, they both expanded and refined their sound to promote stronger riffing and overall songwriting, led by Gothmog's ghastly gutturals and the shining, morbid titillation of synthesizers and Sakis' leads.
To be truthful, this is far closer to Rotting Christ than Daoloth's mainstay Necromantia, but there subtle differences betwixt the two. The vocals are comparable (Sakis even does backups here), but not an exact duplicate, while the riffing is darker and more infused with death metal chugging. However, there are often even more layers of depth and atmosphere drawn upon than on Non Serviam, like the song "Towers of the Autumn Moon" with its creepy yet campy horror synth intro and the driving undercurrents of melody through both the guitar and keyboard; or the crashing percussive chaos of "Through the Eye of the Hierophant". In fact, I'd liken Eosforos to a mixture of Non Serviam and Septic Flesh's amazing full-length debut Mystic Places of Dawn, which was released in the same year. It maintains that same, exotic texture, if cruder and more seductive ("For the Lust of Lilith") and despotic ("The Era of Satan Rising") lyrically.
I must say though that I did not always love the riffing here. A lot of the rhythm guitars, while busy and suitable to their environs, just left me dry, so I was relying on the dry melodies and the keyboards to envelop me. There are exceptions, like the bleeding streams of "Warhammer" or the more directly brutal death metal riffing in "A Call to Chaos (Kaos-Keravnos-Kybernatos"), which was pretty close in style to the first two Deicide records, but on the whole there are just not a lot of patterns here which stood out, so it becomes harder to distinguish them individually over time. I found myself preferring the non-metal passages, but in all its not a bad way to pass 40 minutes of time, even if I wouldn't reach for this over a cult masterwork like Scarlet Evil Witching Black, Thy Mighty Contract or Mystic Places of Dawn. Dark and busy, but the major players here were capable of much more, as they would prove repeatedly.
Brutal Hellenic Black Metal. Yes, this term does exist; at least it does for me, since I heard this album for the first time. Thou Art Lord, the brainchild of Sakis Tolis (Rotting Christ) and The Magus (Necromantia) released their first demo one year prior to "Eosforos" and it already showed the direction they were going. But damnit, how did I underestimate the amount of brutality displayed on "Eosforos".
The production is as raw and edgy as it could be, the guitars sounds like chainsaws cutting through the air, the vocals are totally pissed off and menacing as hell. The bass rumbles heavily under the palm muted tremolo-picked riffs and the drums thrash their way through the album. Excellent production, everything can be heard well, and as I said, raw as fuck.
"Eosforos" starts with "For the Lust of Lilith" which already shows hints of what's going to come on this album. It's not a full display of brutality and excellent songwriting yet, but it's a rather good track, where especially the bass shines through. The "chorus" is quite memorable, as both Sakis and The Magus scream simultaneously "FOR THE LUST OF LILITH!". You can't help but scream along with them.
The second track, "Disciples of Black Sorcery" starts with an eerie piano in the background until the typical tremolo-picked riffs come in. A very good intro riff leads into a groovy verse with evil harmonized lead guitars and commanding vocals. The track isn't too varied, but flows along nicely, mainly through the fluent thrash beats keeping the pace very well. The outro riff, though simple, is evil as hell and also the best in the song.
The album really picks up with the next song though, "Eosforos Rex Infernus". Fantastic keyboard work and groovy drumming accompany the riffing on this track. I've never said that to any band before, but the whole riff-structures here scream "Satan!". They surely achieved their goal of bringing sinister, satanic music to the people. There are few vocals on this track, but they are placed perfectly. One of the albums highlights.
"Towers of the Autumn Moon" is even better than it's preceding track, the intro riff is an almost perfect introduction and leads into another, even more brutal, and at the same time, catchy riff. There's even a short, but great solo here (they are rare on this album), which gets repeated four times with great vocal work in-between. The track ends on a slow, almost doomy note, which is a perfect closure for an excellent track like this one.
"A Call to Chaos" has one of the most memorable choruses ever. It consists of The Magus and Sakis screaming "Kaos - Keravnos - Kybernetos!" again and again. The vocal work here is even more straightforward and highpitched, almost reminding of Varg's screaming on his early albums, just with even more balls. The drumming is at it's best here. If War Metal was a genre, the drumming here would be a testimony for it. Another highlight on a great album.
The next two tracks, "Through the Eyes of the Hierophant" and "Warhammer" are also strong tracks, albeit a bit more on the melodic side. Former features the best solo on the album, while the latter also has great use of the aforementioned "war drumming". It's also thrashier than "Through the Eyes of the Hierophant".
The kept the best track for the end: "The Era of Satan Rising". It's the re-recorded version of the same song on their "The Cult of the Horned One" demo. It was the best song there, and it's the best one here. It starts with an almost kids-friendly sounding keyboard melody, creating some kind of false peace (this part was not on the demo version) until the track bursts out a fantastic riff, reminiscent of Rotting Christ's sound on "Thy Mighty Contract". It's catchy as hell, like on the demo, but with higher-pitched vocals, which fit very well. You'll find yourself thrashing around like a madman as the riffs pound on your eardrums. Absolutely no weaknesses here. This song is up to par with the best material on "Thy Mighty Contract".
When I got to hear this album, I immediately got the following one, "Apollyon". It disappointed me quite a bit, because it went to an almost completely other direction, which wasn't nearly as good as this one.
I recommend "Eosforos" to all fans of Black and Death metal, especially to those who enjoy Hellenic BM as much as I do.
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how it is modifying this idea into something new and different. Google is looking to give those without a GPS equipped phone the ability to use their phone as a locater on Google Maps.
The feature which is available for most cell phones which are able to access Google maps. Typically only smart-phones come with built in GPS. Google estimates that the vast majority of user's cell phones -- 85 percent -- do not contain GPS support.
The technology is part of Google's cell phone market push, which includes, most significantly, the Android OS, Google's new cell-phone OS which is gearing up to
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The new locater service, will automatically enter the user's location information when Google Maps is loaded.
Google doesn't want its users to feel likes its watching them -- to alleviate privacy concerns, the system is designed to have minimal access to user information. It will not collect or access the user's phone number or any other personal information that might help to reveal their identity. Steve Lee, product manage for Google Mobile Maps also said the feature could be easily disabled by clicking a link in the help menu, as a further safety measure to set the consumer's mind at ease.
The service is drawing early enthusiasm from analysts, who say it will be great for on the go business people and travelers.
Google's service also has a couple of feathers in its cap over GPS. Its service will work indoors, which the
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However, Google's service does have its downsides. Google has rather vaguely stated that its range will be "on the neighborhood-level" , and will be between one-quarter to three miles of a user's location. One-quarter mile might be acceptable, but three miles is very different. If the service turns out to have a range of three miles, it would be virtually useless for in-city navigating, which would eliminate a large section of its market.
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Goodbye, Joan...Welcome, Laurie!
The guest of honor told everyone she didn't want a big to-do for the occasion.
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Getting Up Close and Personal With the RibosomePublished On: Thu, Mar 22nd, 2007 | Systems Biology | By BioNews
The ribosome is a kind of factory for protein in the cell, and as such has long been a prime target for drug discovery. Now, a technological advance by a team at Weill Cornell Medical College is poised to revolutionize research in the field.
For the first time, scientists have developed a means of observing at the molecular level, real-time movies of key structural processes within the ribosome underpinning the synthesis of protein. They were able to do it in a manner that should someday allow for screening of novel drugs that inhibit the ribosome or for the improvement of existing antibiotics that are sometimes toxic.
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But Dr. Blanchard's work has yielded a breakthrough: a cutting-edge technology in microscopy called single-molecule Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (smFRET) that uses long-established technologies in a whole new way.
"Using this technique, we're able to collect photons of light coming from many single molecules simultaneously," he explains. "This information reports on a biomolecule's location, its interaction with other molecules and tiny motions within the molecule itself. Before this technology, investigations of molecular processes were like trying to figure out how cars worked by watching traffic on the freeway from a satellite high up in space. Now, it's as if we're able to able to inspect the individual cars directly. In fact, both are important but having this new perspective should go a long way towards improving our understanding of how these machines operate."
Observing one molecule at a time is fine, of course, but efficient drug discovery requires the rapid analysis of hundreds or even thousands of compounds in a "high-throughput" way.
In their latest research, Dr. Blanchard's team used smFRET to track sub-nanometer movements in tRNA positions deep within the ribosome (that's a distance change of about one hundred millionths of an inch).
"We observed three discrete configurations of tRNA within the ribosome that interconvert on the 100 millisecond timescale, including an intermediate 'hybrid' configuration that no one had ever had evidence of before," the researcher says.
The ability of scientists to make nearly real time measurements of how the ribosome's structure changes during function may be the study's biggest accomplishment.
"Not only can you make exquisitely sensitive measurements on ribosome structure over time, you can also detect how the system changes in response to ligands, including antibiotics," Dr. Blanchard says. Those measurements should be able to be performed in a high-throughput manner, he notes.
"Our next step is to watch how specific drugs affect the dynamic processes within the ribosome," adds Dr. Blanchard. "We hypothesize that drugs activities that block normal ribosomal functions can be detected by measuring how they change the cadence of structural events in the molecule. As my graduate advisor coined it, it's like a molecular EKG. This new, close-up look at how molecular machines work, and how they are affected by therapeutic agents should open the door to better opportunities in drug discovery."
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