“Dreams”

by Langston Hughes

Hold fast to dreams

For if dreams die

Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

Hold fast to dreams

For when dreams go

Life is a barren field

Frozen with snow.

Taken at Luane's World, Le Monde Perdu

Taken at: Luane's World

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”

― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Taken at: Luane's World

Taken at: Luane's World

Taken at : Summer Trace

Song By : Ben Platt

Your eyes give life a new meaning

It's like I found the north light

I never knew what I needed

Until I felt your hand holding mine, yeah

You say I'm your hero

But you are the one that saved me

If I ever lost you

I'd fall to my knees

I can't imagine my life without you

I can't imagine one night without you

If something happened, don't know what I'd do

I can't imagine

I can't imagine my life without you

Your eyes give life a new meaning

(Your eyes give life a new meaning)

It's like I found the north light

(It's like I found the north light)

Oh, I never knew what I needed

Until I felt your hand holding mine, yeah

You say I'm your hero (you say I'm your hero)

But you are the one that saved me

If I ever lost you

I'd fall to my knees

I can't imagine my life without you

I can't imagine one night without you

If something happened, don't know what I'd do

I can't imagine (I can't imagine)

I can't imagine my life without you

Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah

Ooh-ooh-ooh

My life without you

Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah

Ooh-ooh-ooh

I can't imagine my life without you

I can't imagine one night without you

If something happened, don't know what I would do

I can't imagine (I can't imagine)

I can't imagine my life without you

(My life, my life, my life, my life)

Ooh-ooh-ooh

My life without you

Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah, yeah

(My life, my life, my life, my life)

I can't imagine (I can't imagine)

I can't imagine my life without you

Taken in Elvion

Taken at Bella's Lullaby

Taken at home. ♥

Everybody Hurts

R.E.M

When your day is long

And the night, the night is yours alone

When you're sure you've had enough

Of this life, well hang on

Don't let yourself go

'Cause everybody cries

And everybody hurts sometimes

Sometimes everything is wrong

Now it's time to sing along

When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on)

If you feel like letting go (hold on)

If you think you've had too much

Of this life, well hang on

Cause everybody hurts

Take comfort in your friends

Everybody hurts

Don't throw your hand, oh no

Don't throw your hand

If you feel like you're alone

No, no, no, you are not alone

If you're on your own in this life

The days and nights are long

When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on

Well, everybody hurts sometimes

Everybody cries

Everybody hurts sometimes

And everybody hurts sometimes

So hold on, hold on

Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on

Everybody hurts

Taken at: Luane's World

"Lucky are those who have a dog waiting faithfully for them when they come home." - Unknown

Taken at: Bella's Lullaby

Taken at Rainbow Reef:

Taken at Pemberley:

I Dreamed a Dream

There was a time when men were kind

When their voices were soft

And their words inviting

There was a time when love was blind

And the world was a song

And the song was exciting

There was a time

Then it all went wrong

I dreamed a dream in time gone by

When hope was high and life worth living

I dreamed that love would never die

I dreamed that God would be forgiving

Then, I was young and unafraid

And dreams were made and used and wasted

There was no ransom to be paid

No song unsung, no wine untasted

But the tigers come at night

With their voices soft as thunder

As they tear your hope apart

As they turn your dream to shame

He slept a summer by my side

He filled my days with endless wonder

He took my childhood is his stride

But he was gone when autumn came

And still, I dream he'll come to me

That we will live the years together

But there are dreams that cannot be

And there are storms we cannot weather

I had a dream my life would be

So different from this hell I'm living

So different now from what it seemed

Now life has killed the dream I dreamed

Taken at Bellas Lullaby

Taken at: Luane's World

Tracy Chapman

Done so many things wrong

I don't know if I can do right

Oh, I, oh, I've

Done so many things wrong

I don't know if I can do right

At this point in my life

I've done so many things wrong

I don't know if I can do right

If you put your trust in me

Hope I won't let you down

If you give me a chance I'll try

You see it's been a hard road

The road I'm traveling on

And if I take your hand

I might lead you down the path to ruin

I've had a hard life

Just saying it so you'll understand

Oh, that right now, right now

I'm doing the best I can

Songwriters: Chapman Tracy L.

Taken at Pemberley

Love's Coming

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

She had looked for his coming as warriors come,

With the clash of arms and the bugle's call;

But he came instead with a stealthy tread,

Which she did not hear at all.

She had thought how his armor would blaze in the sun,

As he rode like a prince to claim his bride:

In the sweet dim light of the falling night

She found him at her side.

She had dreamed how the gaze of his strange, bold eye

Would wake her heart to a sudden glow:

She found in his face the familiar grace

Of a friend she used to know.

She had dreamed how his coming would stir her soul,

As the ocean is stirred by the wild storm's strife:

He brought her the balm of a heavenly calm,

And a peace which crowned her life.

Birthday 2022

Taken at: Luane's World

Like a small boat, on the ocean

Sending big waves, into motion

Like how a single word, can make a heart open

I might only have one match, but I can make an explosion

And all those things I didn't say

Wrecking balls inside my brain

I will scream them loud tonight

Can you hear my voice this time?

This is my fight song

Take back my life song

Prove I'm alright song

My power's turned on

Starting right now I'll be strong

I'll play my fight song

And I don't really care if nobody else believes

'Cause I've still got a lot of fight left in me

Taken at Summer Trace

FOCUS SEABROOK 100K CONTEST

Category: Architecture

Taken at: Pemberley

The Bridge

By Shel Silverstein

This bridge will only take you halfway there

To those mysterious lands you long to see:

Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairs

And moonlit woods where unicorns run free.

So come and walk awhile with me and share

The twisting trails and wondrous worlds I've known.

But this bridge will only take you halfway there-

The last few steps you'll have to take alone.

Celine Dion

Photo Taken at: Elvion

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Taken: Where Our Journey Begins

Taken at: Luane's World

“You’re a thousand beautifully broken pieces, welded together again. Made stronger. More resilient.” – Candace Knoebel

“I want to be with those who know secret things or else alone.”

― Rainer Maria Rilke

Taken at Luane's World:

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”

― Anne Frank

Taken at Summer Trace

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Ava Max

Oh, she's sweet but a psycho

A little bit psycho

At night she's screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

Oh, she's hot but a psycho

So left but she's right, though

At night she's screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

She'll make you curse, but she a blessin'

She'll rip your shirt within a second

You'll be coming back, back for seconds

With your plate, you just can't help it

No, no, you'll play along

Let her lead you on

You'll be saying, "No, no"

Then saying, "Yes, yes, yes"

'Cause she messin' with your head

Oh, she's sweet but a psycho

A little bit psycho

At night she's screamin'

"I'm-ma-ma-ma out my mind"

"I know a bank whereon the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows."

-William Shakespeare, 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream'

Taken at: Luane's World

Skyscraper

Demi Levato

Skies are crying, I am watching

Catching teardrops in my hands

Only silence as it's ending

Like we never had a chance

Do you have to make me feel like

There's nothing left of me

You can take everything I have

You can break everything I am

Like I'm made of glass

Like I'm made of paper

Go on and try to tear me down

I will be rising from the ground

Like a skyscraper

Like a skyscraper

As the smoke clears, I awaken

And untangle you from me

Would it make you feel better

To watch me while I bleed?

All my windows still are broken

But I'm standing on my feet

Taken At: NSILICO EAST

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Time Clocks

Joe Bonamassa

"I was never a teller of stories

Didn't need to thrive on the glory

It's about the life of a man, victim time and time again

Hard as hell to get up in the morning

And the rain soaking through my coat

It's about to capsize my boat

I push it a long away from the docks

I was never a good puncher of time clocks

As the rain has chilled me to the bone

I'm flat-out tired and alone

I put it away, now it's locked

I was never a good puncher of time clocks

Regrets to stoke the fires

Clay pigeon and the ignorant liars

The view from my window as the pouring rain seeps

Too scared to look down in the deep

Make no illusions about your forgone conclusions

Time will set you back, will heal all your wounds

If the darkness sets in, it creeps up on you

Like a man typecast the fool"

Taken at: Rockmead

1st place in "Beauty of Thirlmere Photo Contest"

Taken at: Pemberley

Hootie and the Blowfish

"Time, why you punish me?

Like a wave crashing into the shore

You wash away my dreams

Time, why you walk away?

Like a friend with somewhere to go

You left me crying

Can you teach me about tomorrow

And all the pain and sorrow, running free?

'Cause tomorrow's just another day

And I don't believe in time

Time, I don't understand

Children killing in the street

Dying for the color of a rag

Time, take their red and blue

Wash them in the ocean, make them clean

Maybe their mothers won't cry tonight

Can you teach me about tomorrow

And all the pain and sorrow, running free?

But tomorrow's just another day

And I don't believe in...

Time is wastin', time is walkin'

(Time, time) You ain't no friend of mine

(Time, time) I don't know where I'm goin'

(Time, time) I think I'm out of my mind...

Thinkin' about time

And if I die tomorrow, yeah

Just lay me down to sleep"

Taken at Pemberley Estates

Castle On a Cloud

There is a castle on a cloud,

I like to go there in my sleep,

Aren't any floors for me to sweep,

Not in my castle on a cloud.

There is a room that's full of toys,

There are a hundred boys and girls,

Nobody shouts or talks too loud,

Not in my castle on a cloud.

There is a lady all in white,

Holds me and sings a lullabye,

She's nice to hear and she's soft to touch,

She says "Cosette, I love you very much."

I know a place where no one's lost,

I know a place where no one cries,

Crying at all is not allowed,

Not in my castle on a cloud.

“Love is like wildflowers; it’s often found in the most unlikely places.”– Ralph Waldo Emerson

Taken at Luane's World:

Taken at Summer Trace

Summer Trace

Photo Taken at:

Flower of Scotland

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I feel like the completion of my sim building in a way is a celebration of all the things I love in SL. It is also a way for me to give back to the Flickr community for all the love you each show me! ♥

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Aria

Taken at my new sim which is open to everyone to enjoy!

Aeternus Paradisus

Using "Sassy Sweet Poses"

Rihanna

I want you to love me

Like I'm a hot ride (uh, yeah)

Be thinkin' of me (uh)

Doin' what you like

So, boy, forget about the world

'Cause it's gon' be me and you tonight (yeah)

I wanna make you beg for it

Then I'ma make you swallow your pride, oh (uh, uh)

Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love

Like I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that's in command

'Cause I'm the only one who understands

How to make you feel like a man, yeah

Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love

Like I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only one

Want you to take it (uh)

Like a thief in the night (uh)

Hold me like a pillow

Make me feel right (uh)

Baby, I'll tell you all my secrets that I'm keepin'

You can come inside (yeah)

And when you enter, you ain't leavin'

Be my prisoner for the night, oh

Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love

Like I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that's in command

'Cause I'm the only one who understands

Like I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only one

Take me for a ride, ride

Oh, baby, take me high, high

Let me make you rise, rise

Oh, make it last all night, night

Take me for a ride, ride

Oh, baby, take me high, high

Let me make you rise, rise

Make it last all night

Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love

Like I'm the only one who knows your heart

Only girl in the world

Like I'm the only one that's in command

'Cause I'm the only one who understands

How to make you feel like a man

Only girl in the world

Girl in the world

Only girl in the world

Girl in the world

Songwriters: Johnson Crystal, Eriksen Mikkel

Pemberley

“Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.”

― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Taken at : Summer Trace

Taken at: Endless -Permafrost

Song sung By: James Ingram and Linda Ronstadt

Somewhere out there

Beneath the pale moonlight

Someone's thinking of me

And loving me tonight

Somewhere out there

Someone's saying a prayer

That we'll find one another

In that big somewhere out there

And even though I know how very far apart we are

It helps to think we might be wishing

On the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby

It helps to think we're sleeping

Underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there

If love can see us through

Then we'll be together

Somewhere out there

Out where dreams come true

And even though I know how very far apart we are

It helps to think we might be wishing

On the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby

It helps to think we're sleeping

Underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there

If love can see us through

Then we'll be together

Somewhere out there

Out where dreams come trueAnd even though I know how very far apart we are

It helps to think we might be wishing

On the same bright star

And when the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby

It helps to think we're sleeping

Underneath the same big sky

Somewhere out there

If love can see us through

Then we'll be together

Somewhere out there

Out where dreams come true

Songwriters: Horner James, Mann Barry, Weil Cynthia

Song By: Jane Siberry

Taken in Whimberly

Taken at: Cannibal Island

Taken at: Bella's Lullaby

“...and when one of them meets the other half, the actual half of himself, whether he be a lover of youth or a lover of another sort, the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and one will not be out of the other's sight, as I may say, even for a moment...”

― Plato, The Symposium