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Most of these are mine, except for the ones specifically named by other authors.  You will see that I have signed my work (when I did sign it) in three different ways; Heather, JediK1 or BatmanSwiss.

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September 15, 2008- The Damned Can Dare To Dream (Inu), 3rd place banner, nomination banner for The Damned Can Dare To Dream, Beneath the Jaded Rainbow

March 25, 2008- Misc. Poetry up to Does This Goodbye has been moved to the new server.  Added Untitled to Love section.  Also added Forever (Inu) and banners for Autumn Lover, Hate Me (2 banners for this one!) and Forever. 

Stories

Family

Inuyasha

Hercules; TLJ & Xena ;WP

Seaquest

The X-Files

Labyrinth

Random Fan Poetry

Miscellaneous Poetry

Love Peotry


STORIES

Nightmare: World of Darkness  Just what the title says: a little nightmare that I came up with.

Nightmare II: Creature of Darkness  What if nightmares were real creatures?

The Birth of The Rose  A story about the love that inspired God to create the Rose.  A romantic little tale for the Valentine's season, and even though it's sad, I think you'll like it. ***AWARD WINNER*** This story took 1st place in a county-wide contest!!

The Flame  This was inspired by a burning tea-light, and my thoughts when I blew it out.

The Lady Thief   The beginning of my novel.  Updates will be posted, but for now, enjoy!

Much Ado About Something  My first play!!  A definate comedy about three Greek Goddesses who decide they want to switch jobs...and chaos, of course, ensues!

The Prince's Heart  The part of the fairy tale you never saw.  A conversation between the Prince and the Witch.

From out of the ancient archives of schtuff comes the lost vocab paragraphs!  Written to mess with my teachers whenever they assigned a vocab paragraph in English class.

Vocab Paragraph 1  

Vocab Paragraph 2

Vocab Paragraph 4

Vocab Paragraph 5



FAMILY:

A Birthday Gift  (Mandy) AWW!!! Sometimes, the best presents aren't wrapped with a paper and bow...

Best Friends  (Mandy) A VERY sweet poem about friendship.

Can You Help Me?  Troubled by her grief, Mandy reaches out for help.

Changes  (Mandy) A broken friendship, or just one stuggling to survive?

Christmas Memories  (Mandy) At her first Christmas without her G.Grandmother, Mandy remembers the past.

Someday, Somehow  (Mandy) After being separated from someone she cared about, Mandy was suprised to see her one day, and saddened that she couldn't talk to her.

You Mean The World To Me  (Mandy) Dedicated to her late Great-grandmother.  Careful, this one can be a tear-jerker!!

Bri  A tribute from my Aunt Wendy to her brother.

Mike  (Aunt Wendy's) Writen for her other brother (my father), who was taken too soon.


INUYASHA

A Lover Like the Autumn  Kagome compares her love to the season.  Hopefully to be accompanied by a companied pience in the future. (Second place in IYFanguild's Fourth Quarter awards!)

A Short Walk Toward Forever  One-shot.  It's been four years since since their journey began.  Now four friends decide that it is time to end this feudal fairytale and begin anew.

The Castle of Broken Souls Complete.  PG 13 for violence.  When the gang runs into a sadistic lord on the road, he sets his eye on Kagome! He kidnaps her, and with a little help from an unexpected source, can she keep the lord from breaking her spirit?  Or will Inuyasha and the others arrive too late?

The Damned Can Dare To Dream  An acrostic poem- He waits, he hopes.  Written before the end of the manga, but suprisingly close to the mark.

Evanescent Memories  A series of drabbles based on a weekly word.

Eyes of An Endless Spring  The companion piece to A Lover Like the Autumn.  InuYasha thinks about this wondrous girl and the effect she has had on him.  **iypoens 1st place winner in December 07 and 3rd place winner in Best of 07!  Thanks to all who voted!!**

Hate Me  He loved her.  That's why he had to try to let her go.

He Will Follow Her  iypoems January Haiku Series Challenge entry (First Place and Best Characterization for iypoems February Challenge!)

Forever  The moment she had waited for had finally arrived... (second place in iypoems February Challenge!)

I Am The Demon PG for some violence. After the battle is won, another begins, and Kagome must fight for her life against a beloved friend. One-Shot **3rd Place in the Destined Awards Best Nightmare Category!  Banner inside!**

I Need To Know Just a short little poem that popped into my head.  Kagome finally comes to a point where she simply needs to know the truth.

The Journey's End- An Epic Poem It's all led to this- the final battle.  How will it all end, and will the price of victory be worth it? **Nominated for IYfanguild's Q3 Best Poetry award!**

Kaihou What will happen when the hanyou's heart ceases beating? (poem)

Koigokoro: A Symphony in Three Parts Complete. Inuyasha and Kagome have another argument, and must work through their emotions before deciding if they really do belong together.

My Accidental Valentine  Kagome goes home for Valentine's Day, but gets more than she bargained for when her date goes horribly wrong.

One Last Wish  Tragedy strikes, leaving InuYasha devastated until a sudden twist gives him one chance to set things right. Will one day be enough time to change fate? Or will InuYasha be forced to relive the death of his beloved?

The Path of Destiny  A strange encounter leaves InuYasha and co. searching for a stolen shard.  Along the way they meet a mysterious man, who's motives InuYasha finds questionable.  What secrets surround this man's quest, and what do they have to do with Kagome?

Poetry From the Warring States Era A home for my Inuyasha poetry.  Covers all characters and genres.

Ramen Another haiku series entry for iypoems.

Somewhere In Between  Complete.  When Kagome is poisoned after an argument with Inuyasha, will the half-demon be able to forgive himself? And who would want to see Kagome dead? (Some swearing and Miroku involved)

Upon Waking An exercise is creativity, describing the awakening of the senses.  Inspired by a certain IY pairing, and the oh-too-few tender moments between them.

What I Seek "What do you want from me?" (poem)

When Love Must Die  OneShot. A songfic based on the lyrics from Queen's Who Wants To Live Forever?. A lonely woman mourns the loss of her own life and everything she once loved.


HERCULES: TLJ

(Short disclaimer: I do not own any characters from H:TLJ, and I'm not making any money from these poems.)

Alone  Hercules' thoughts after Iolaus dies.

Full Circle  A poem inspired by the Hercules: TLJ series finale.

Laughter 100 word drabble based off the word laughter.

Little Heroes  A young Iolaus dreams of his future with Hercules.

The Hunter  A little tribute to the Golden Hunter.

Revelations Revisited  Another poem inspired by the series finale.


SEAQUEST STORIES/POEMS:

We Give Thanks  A seaQuest Thanksgiving story.  Cute, but slightly sappy.  After all, what's Thanksgiving without a little sap? :-)

The Greatest Christmas  Christmas should be spent with family, and Lucas spends it with his. (Sequel to We Give Thanks)

What Means The Most  The story so far...certain membes of the crew discover what mean the most to them, but is it too late?

A Typical Night  Seaquest: Lucas' life before seaQuest.  (emotional ELF)

Don't  Perhaps A sequel to A Typical Night(SQ)

They  Another seaQuest poem- could be seen as follow up to A Typical Night and Don't.

Do You?  This could be a SQ poem, or it could be seen as an independant work.


THE X-FILES:

A Secret Truth  My first X-Files poem-there is an interesting twist at the end!  This is based after the episode "Requiem".

Fall In Love  Scully examines her feelings for a certain Fox Mulder

Fall In Love (MPOV)  It's Mulder's turn to look at his own feelings for his petite partner.

Frozen  With the end of the series, what will happen now?

Never Give Up On A Miracle  Post TCBH, Scully grieves, but can she find hope?  MAJOR spoilers for "This Can't Be Happening."

The Rain  (Two-shot) My first X-Files story, set right after Existance.  After Mulder leaves, both agents must work through their feelings.

Tears  Scully has Mulder back, and she makes a kind of promise.  It really has nothing to do with Mulder's return, mostly with  Scully's promise.  From her POV.


LABYRINTH:

The Battle After  (Oneshot) An Alternate Ending Story: After Sarah finds herself home again, she and the Goblin King face off once more.  But who will win this time?

Make Her Happy (WIP- Currently 3 Chpts) 12 years after her journey through the Labyrinth, Sarah recieves a gift that makes her wonder if she is truly happy in her life.

RANDOM FAN POETRY:

The Phantom  Written the moment I got back on the tour bus after seeing The Phantom of the Opera...  >sigh<

Together  After seeing The Mummy Returns, my muse was itching to write something, so this is what came out.

MISCELLANEOUS POETRY:

8th Grade Classics  Ah, yes, some of the earliest poetry I have... not the best, but Ever Wonder's kinda good for 8th grade.

Afraid To Fly  If you are too afraid to act, then you will miss out on life.

A Goddess' Vigil  Written on the flight to Europe all those years ago, this was my first immpression when I saw the moon ABOVE the clouds.

Alone In The Dark  A work FULL of contradictions, it is confusing yet meaningful.

An Empty Room  A lonely girl in an empty room...warning: implies suicide.

Autumn Winds  This poem was for the IML poetry day.

The Beach  My cousin needed an example of an accrostic poem.

Becky  A Christmas present from the heart for my girl, Becky!

Changes  Life holds so many changes.  Can I really adjust to them all?

The Choice  A girl makes a desperate choice, but will she follow through?

Christmas To Me  Another cute little accrostic poem.

Crimson Tears  It hurts to watch someone you love be betrayed.

Death  This is a poem created for my English class.

Does This Goodbye Mean Forever?  Friends who have to say goodbye.

Dreams  Do you dare to dream?

The Edge  Written to vent some stress.

End of Innocence  Written in memory of those who were lost September 11, 2001. 

The Endless Day  After a 'regular' of mine passed away, I got to thinkin' about life and the endless cycle of it all.

Empty Dreams  Definately one of my more odd ones...

Eyes of Stone A lost child awaits salvation...

Falling  Surrounded by nothing but darkness and air, you can only wonder what fate awaits you.

The Final Step  There are only two things that are certain in life; and this isn't about taxes.

The Flower  A little flower that seems so familiar...

Free  Now now...a summary would give it away.

Freedom's Hand  This one is about inner strength.

Friends  What friends should do for each other.

Gifts Of The Stars  Third poem from vacation to OBX.

Goodbye Starlight  A final farewell...

Graduation  A dedication to my friends as we have to say goodbye.

Graduation Night  Not nearly as good as the other, but about the actaul night itself.

Hunter's Do Re Mi  HUMOR!! YAY!! My version of the famous Do Re Mi...

I Am More  I was rather tired of people slighting me when this was written, I think.

I Call Up To Heaven  A song that I wrote awhile back.

I'm Sorry  Another "venting" poem, apologizing for not living up to other's standards.

I Can't Remember  Just a depression poem, written when I was feeling lost.

I Die  A Transition from a child to an adult.

I Had A Friend  My school's SADD club had every one out of 10 students pretend they were dead for a day to demonstrate statistics of teens who die in car accidents, and this is my response when I saw my best friend "dead"

I Heard A Pine Cone Fall  Interpret as you will, but I just wrote about a pine cone.  Really. :-)

I Know Why  Ok, other than the fact that this is INSANE, it's three remarkably similar poems about how you should seek independance.

Kiss The Rain  A rainy day at work awakens my muse.

Life's Path  A sad one, but the message at the end is at least a little hopeful. :-)

The Little Light On My Bus  A challenge from my frind Becky-she told me to write it, so I did.  LOL.

Look At Me  I was comparing the way I see myself to the way others see me.  In the end, I found hope.

Magnetic Poetry  This is what happens when you let Heather play with Magnetic Poetry!

Mandy  A little tribute to my cousin's ego. :-)

Me  This is one I wrote when I was a little...sad.  

Memories  Written on the plane as I was flying home from my trip to Europe.  Bus Four Blue Tour rules!!

Midnight Melody   Their time comes only when the sun sets.

Missing  Ever wonder if anyone will notice when you are gone?

Moonlit Night  A prayer to Artemis to help join two unlikely lover's.

Mr. Wieseman  A tribute I wrote to my Band Director, who has reshaped my high school's music program.

My Secret  I was really overcome with guilt over the things I've done when I thought of this.

My Star  Dedicated to a special man I never met.

The Next Step  The next step after Life.

Nobody Knows  A simple truth from my life.

Nowhere Left To Fall  A very free-verse poem about one of my life's constants.

Once More  About a ghost wanting more.  Actually, this is based on the way the light on my bus flickered throught the woods.  It created an image all its own.  This might be a little confusing, but it just came out that way.  

Orion  For my favorite constellation.

Pain  This is about the same description as My Secret.  I was feeling terrible about a few things.

Reflections  As I look in the mirror, I wonder what is staring back at me.

The Robin  Silly on the first read, but look for themes and symbolism!  It's actually kinda deep.

Rose  About my late Grandmother's cancer.

Run Before The Wind  Created after a conversation with one of my best friends - about people changing.

The Rhythm Something I thought of while watching a drummer.

The Sea  My first trip to the shore brought this one about.

The Setting Sun  Sunset on a hot summer's night.

Sitting By The Sea  Poem from my vacation to Outer Banks.

Song Of  The Gypsies

Sounds Of Camp Swampy  Another one for English class, but this isn't the complete version.  I'll get the rest up soon.  If I can find it...

Snow  He He...Driver's Ed, boredom, and a LOT of snow falling outside...need I say more?

The Storm  Another child of the elements, a viscious storm was raging outside.

Sweet Sunsets  Originally with the 8th Grade Classics, this is a piece I won 3rd place with in a countywide contest.

Suicide  Dark thoughts on a stressful day.

Teen Poet  After reading a collection of poems about writing, I thought about why I write.  This is what I came up with.

Time Marches On  This used to be Saying Goodbye, and it's a sad song about, well, saying goodbye.

Torn Apart  A little tale that reflects a conflict in my life.

Turning 17  Ok, really no purpose here.  Just a bad birthday.

War In The Heavens  This is the second poem written as I watched the moon from my window seat on the flight to Europe.

What Lies Beyond  Just a few thoughts for when I head to college.

Where The Willow's Weep  An inviting santuary where you can find your dreams.

Yearbook Passages  Written as I was reading the passages in my senior yearbook.

You  A poem thanking God.

Your Muse  A weird poem about appriciating the things around you.


LOVE POETRY:

Afraid  I finally got to posting this one...it's about a girl wanting someone to love her.

All That Matters  Sometimes all that matters is that you are together in the end.

As The Waves An ocean-side scene and a broken heart.

Blind  

Beneath the Jaded Rainbow

Broken Heart  Another old one about someone looking for resolution.

The Carol Of Shalott  An excellent sequel to the classic The Lady of Shalott by one of my ex-sister-in-laws.

Clouded Nights  Another poem for my English class.

Could Have Been  Another one that popped into my head during vacation at OBX.

The Dance  What it feels like to dance with the one you love.

Dark Waters  Living without love.

Do I Love You?  Just trying to sort out some feelings...

Faulted Love  A woman finds herself in a bad relationship, but can she let go?

Fly Away  Just a short little poem about escaping with your love.

The Forbidden Lover's Plea  A plea from a lover who knows nothing can ever come of his passions.

Forevermore  Umm...well...this girl is really in love...

The Heaven's Cry  Lost love on a broken night.

Help Me  

Hope

I Am Lost

I Love You

I Need To Know  Another old one, and it's kind of ironic I post this now...Anyway, it's about someone wanting an answer.

I Remember  Remembering love.

I Want  What do I want?

The Labyrinth  If two souls are bonded, then separated, can they ever be whole again?

Lady Of The Tower  Tired of the traditional love poem?  Maybe this will help a little...he he he....

The Lady of Shallot  The classic poem by Alfred Tennyson, this is a VERY BEAUTIFUL work, and definately a MUST READ!!!!!

Love's Suprises

Midnight Dream  I wrote this when I first had a crush on my fiance.

My Brilliant Sun  Something that I posted on my xanga

My Love  An excersice in rhyming.

My Promise  A more poetic version of my wedding vows.

Never Be  A girl comes to terms with a love that can not be.

Ocean  

One More Night  This is a little song a wrote.

Lonely Salvation

Love  I wrote this to help out a friend.

Love Released Sometimes its just better to say goodbye.

Majestic Night The lovers met by moonlight...

Remember Love  The title says it all!

Secrets  Betrayal in love.

Seeds Of Love  After a disappointing encounter, I had to get my feelings on paper...or in this case, screen. =D

Something's Wrong  You know that something is wrong, but do you care?

Somewhere  A song that I thought up after watching The 10th Kingdom...has a fairy tale theme, but not based on the movie.

Special  Hey, this one's for MY ego.  It's basically a guy falling in love with me.  (From guy's POV)

Speechless  A lament from a confused lover after an argument.

To My Fiance  This is from my fiance, Sayre. <3

Untitled  What did I do?

Watching the Sunset  The colors remind me so much of you...

We'll Be Here  When you think you're alone, your love will be there.

Willow Tree  Just a little story of true love blooming beneath the willow

The Winter Rain  Through the solemn winter rain I walk alone.

Without You  What it feels like to live without the person you love...or will love.


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