Monthly Archives: November 2013

I Am From

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I am from tossed root beer and tattered sweaters

From lavender lilies and black & white photography

I am from the dark crimson bricks and holiday wreaths

I am from the icy blue snowflakes descending slowly to the ground

The scarlet roses with thorny stems climbing up our California walls

I’m from holy days and big chocolate eyes

From Aishika and Aihika

I’m from Sunday coffee and swimming marathons

And from putting up the Christmas angel.

I’m from “Shut up!” and “Please talk to me!”

And from Van Halen’s “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love”

I’m from watching Saturday afternoon Doctor Who episodes

And from San Jose, California, and the Indian nationality

From  big  Nutella  sandwiches  and  delicious  Pumpkin  Spice  Frappuccino’s

From B-B’s blissful marriage, with the perfect diamond ring, and the final kiss to tie the two lovers together

I am from these moments, printed from my Polaroid camera

Lying in a heart-shaped collage, frozen, both on my wall and in my mind

A Merry Coffee Christmas my friends. © Glenn E Waters (Front Page) Over 17,500 visits to this image.
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Book Review~ The Fault in Our Stars

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John Green’s The Fault in our Stars: The story is told by a seventeen-year-old cancer patient named Hazel Grace, who is forced by her parents to attend a support group, where she subsequently meets and falls in love with the seventeen-year-old Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player and amputee.

Hazel and Augustus both share a love of books, so Augustus decides to take Hazel with him to Switzerland to meet their favorite author! Their happiness is short-lived, for many reasons. The author does not want to see them, and shuns them from his house. Also, Augustus’ cancer spreads from his leg to all over his body, giving him precisely 8 days to live.

This novel accurately shows the hardships and perfection of love, and the profound strength needed to cope with diseases, depression and death. John Green has made this book touch my heart, and I often found myself laughing and yes, crying, when Hazel does so.

I highly recommend reading this book!

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