Yumi T´s rare but true poems

found it

2011-01-24T10:48:00.001-08:00

(written by an anonymous poet)

composition #1
Strange days have come
strange days have gone

am i the one

to take the pawn?

am i the queen

to rule the board?

or the just knight
with piece to hoard?

i shall not be

a king that sleeps
never to bleed
until the end

why not a rook?

No! i must defend!
the bishop, wise

careful each step

strengthens the ties.

Catching up with Roses

2010-11-07T12:04:00.000-08:00

The Pursuit of Glory
(check)
War and Peace
(check)
poem on the way...

let's get moving...

ok.... maybe next time..

The Storm Of Roses
by Ingeborg Bachmann

Wherever we turn in the storm of roses,

the night is lit up by thorns, and the thunder

of leaves, once so quiet within the bushes,

rumbling at our heels.

Contacts

2010-07-29T20:46:00.000-07:00

I am now officially available on facebook
Just look me up as Yumi Tavera... i think you'll be able to find me.

"Tears of glory, tears of past. Which of those will fall last?"

Poem #

2010-07-27T20:35:00.001-07:00

A poem on rain...
  Rain, rain
  down the drain
  rain, rain
  cat's bane
  rain, rain
  gave little gain
  but growing insane.

Poem # 14

2010-06-26T16:15:00.001-07:00

Sorry that I haven't blogged in a while. But anyway, here goes.

Orea
Slain by the merchant's hand,
she was.
Slain by the one she loved,
she was.
Slain by her own blindness,
she was.
The ghost of Orea stands,
yes.
due to the merchant's hand,
that man.
in keeping her from eating,
oh.
the fruits of the dead,
no.
that taketh her soul.

2010-05-18T17:13:00.001-07:00

The Color of Seasons

Poetry: by Yumi Tavera

Graveyard

"Neither flame nor flesh is left of the dead,
As the pit of my stomach is filled with dread,
The life and the love that filled their head,
Already gone from what they´ve said,
No thought not a sound from their stony bed,
Just cards and flowers faded and shed."

More Watching...

2010-05-16T12:54:00.000-07:00

Looking at the Snow...

2010-05-16T12:52:00.000-07:00

Tick tock...

2010-05-14T18:30:00.000-07:00

These past few weeks have been horrendous! So much work in so little time...
I have discovered several new things:
Singers: Laura Izibor(20) and Grayson Chance(13) These people can be found on Youtube. LOOK THEM UP! You will not regret it.
I have completed my song on the piano and I need help on the title... Any ideas?
My book is going slowly but steadily. (Okay, really slow.)
Look up Snorgtees.com It really is funny.

Poem:
Ferahgo was a thief,
he conquered many fiefs
until, one day
as the crow would say
comes a badger in white
oh, what a sight...
She comes to save Redwall!
the ancient place in ruins
just like the shroud of Turin

Not very good, but I have recently read a book called Salamandastron (Brian Jaques)
where the sequel to the Long Patrol shows everything in ruins. It¨s very sad.

Chow!
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The smallest island in the world...

2010-04-25T13:28:00.000-07:00

There is a place called Bishop's rock off the coast of England. It is considered the smallest island in the world because all it is is a lighthouse.

Quote

2010-03-30T16:59:00.000-07:00

"Pictures may speak a thousand words, but music paints the pictures."
- Yumi Tavera

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Who?

2010-03-27T19:40:00.000-07:00

Jessi (Mikey's cousin) called me on the phone from the airport (They're headed home to the states... I was so jealous of the cool trip) screaming "OMG! OMG! Turn on your TV to Nickelodeon it's Justin Bieber!" I was like "Who?" "On the Nick choice awards! He's so cute! And he's Canadian!" Why does that matter to me? I thought.
"Jess, I'm not even Canadian, remenber?" (I had moved to Vancouver about four years ago) All of a sudden I hear a crackling sound and Mikey's on the phone. "Sorry about that, Jessi's a Bieber fan."
I honestly don't understand the excitement of getting someone's messy handwriting on a piece of random clothing, paper, or helmet. (Don't ask) That was my third most wierdest phone call ever...
Chow!
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Arrowtown

2010-03-25T12:23:00.003-07:00

Hey!
It's me Mikey blogging on my laptop from NEW ZEALAND!
I am so moving here. Currently I'm in Arrowtown nad yesterday I got to visit Milford Sound and it is GOR-GEE-OUS!!!!
Got to go, bye.

Haircut

2010-03-20T18:55:00.002-07:00

OK, Daniel got a haircut, happy?
Better than the last blog let me tell you.
He's been shaved to the point that he looks like a poodle, poor guy.
Chow
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Ah, life.

2010-03-20T18:53:00.000-07:00

Life is good for those in love.... <3
That's all I'm saying.
I have writer's block but it's okay, I've written enough.
Chow
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Hello?

2010-03-09T16:52:00.000-08:00

Today was wierd.

My dad had called me at home because my mom had left her jacket from a visit earlier.
He needed me to drop it off tommorow.
I agreed.
He hung up.
Then I realized that my mom had left her purse as well. (mom... that's her)
I assumed my dad would remember as well and waited paitently for his phone call.
The phone rang.
I answered.
"Hello?"
"Hello 'mam, I am calling about your morgage, It is extremely important that you do not hang up."
"What?"
"Oh, I'm sorry are you in a busy time?"
In a what????
"Oh, yes! Yes, I am very busy right now. Uh. Can you call me some other time?"
"Of course 'mam I appologize for the inconvenience."
"Uh. Yeah. Thanks."
"Have a nice day 'mam."
"Yes. Thank you."
I hung up.

This was the wierdest thing that has ever happened to me. (I know, I kind of boring...)

Chow
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Lego

2010-03-01T17:41:00.004-08:00

Book.

2010-02-28T16:18:00.001-08:00

Mikey said I should blog about my book, so here goes.
I am doing surprisingly well and I am on my 57th page, so I'm kind of excited.
Tell you what, let me show you a bit of it so you can tell me what you think.

As I put the last cat flower in one of the niches of the grave, I heard a scream. Oh, no. I turned around. A girl with a basket was staring at my wings which had become free of the makeshift cape.

"Will you keep it down? I'm already leaving." I said quietly. The girl screamed again. I moaned, then punched her as hard as I could. She collapsed, falling just in time for me to see a few villagers march up the hill with pitchforks.

A boy was leading the group. As soon as he caught sight of the girl on the ground, he froze, shocked. The villagers behind him slowed. His face changed from shock to fury. He ran up the rest of the way, leaving a large space between him and the others. By then I had hidden myself behind a large tombstone. By then he was close enough for me to see his face. It looked like...

"Sergei?" I asked. He glared at me.

"How could you do this? This was my sister!" What had happened to him that made him hate me so?

" She was screaming. It would have given my position away and made it all the harder for you and your family. Besides, I only knocked her out." I said, trying to calm him down.

He sighed."You could have told me you were staying here." He pointed out.

" I only wanted to see if you were safe. I have to leave, and when I leave, I won't be coming back." I said.

"Can you at least tell me where you're going?" Sergei asked pleadingly. "No." I said, a bitter edge in my voice. He heard it.

"Of course not." He sighed. "Best of luck Meera."

He stepped back, allowing me sufficient space to fly off.

I was partly releived, partly hurt. Sergei wasn't going to stop me, but did he want to stop me? Didn't he care about me enough to make me stay? Trying to keep the hurt from my face, I walked out from behind the stone and started to walk away.

Well, what do you think? Comment!
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Dog

2010-02-28T12:25:00.000-08:00

A dog from Guate; REALLY skinny.

What's up...

2010-02-27T12:15:00.001-08:00

What's up.
Blogging at twelve in the morning...
So, tired...
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
cHoww
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Chef Boyardee

2010-02-26T18:54:00.002-08:00

Why?

Chef Boyardee

2010-02-26T18:53:00.002-08:00

After

Chef Boyardee

2010-02-26T18:51:00.002-08:00

Before

Oh Boy...

2010-02-26T17:53:00.001-08:00

Runaway Toilette Paper

2010-02-26T17:44:00.003-08:00

Today I had to find toilette paper.
My dog Daniel found toilette paper in the bathroom, pulled it out of the cabinet, and ran off with it in his mouth. Normally I would think that was funny, but he tore the wrapping around it off and drooled all over it before I even knew what was going on...
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Quote

2010-02-26T14:54:00.001-08:00

My friend (not Mikey) heard me say something over the phone, wrote it down, and started advertising the "amazingness" of it all over her school. If you go to her school, tell her to stop quoting me!
By the way, here's the quote.
"Those who remember now, die trying to forget. Those who forget now, die remembering they forgot."
Not that easy to remember, but it was a spur of a moment idea.
My book is not going well, but yesterday I had a brainstorm and wrote about 3 pages so I'm at least trying.
CHOW
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(This is supposed to be a unicorn, but it doesn't look that great.)

Word of the Day...

2010-02-22T04:30:00.000-08:00

Today's word is Tomorrow.
Yesterday's today.
Tomorrow's yesterday.
(Actually, all of them are steadfast.)
Do you get it?
Chow
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Book

2010-02-20T15:00:00.002-08:00

Yumi's writing a book!

And anybody who thinks she can't will have me to answer to.

She's really good, and she's on her 49th and a half page now!!!!

Go YUMI!!!!!

Valentine Sayings

2010-02-16T13:35:00.001-08:00

There are some really good sayings and quotes that I found recently. These particular words refer to Valentine's Day.
"If music be the food of love, play on."
Shakespeare
"Love is like an hourglass, while the heart filling up, the brain empties."
Jules Reynard
"Love is the only emotion that hurts the most, needs the most, and is wanted the most."
Yumi Tavera
Can you guys comment with a Valentine quote?
Chow
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Writing......

2010-02-16T13:24:00.000-08:00

Guess what?
(What?)
I'm writing a book. My friend (Mikey) convinced me that I need to "vent" a little of my "writing skill" and "show it to the world!" Her words, not mine. The thing is, I don't have a writing skill that's good enough to be published. So, I'm just writing for fun. It's supposed to snow again, but that's okay. I need a break.

Joy

2010-02-11T17:04:00.000-08:00

I was kind of happy/sad today s oI wrote 2 almost completely opposite poems. Here goes...

"We have joy, Joy joy, In the African Plains of our minds,
We have joy. Joy joy, In our every thought, That we’ve got
When in pain, We must embrace, That awful place In our mind
So we can have, Joy."
-YT

"Child- Oh mother, you are dead.
You won't get up from bed.
The storm came, the storm went,
then black Death had been sent,
to take you from your home,
I am left all alone,
an orphan. None claim me
as their own. As I walk the
death walk.
People- Our hearts, they break
at the dying breath
that the child takes.
Desecrated ground,
now not a sound.
The plague that taketh she,
pray not taketh me."
-YT

Blizzards, Cookies, and Sayings

2010-02-10T17:22:00.000-08:00

Today, I did three things.
Yelled at the weather for being so darn mean sometimes.(My first time)
Yelled at my empty cookie cabinet for not having cookies, and at the weather for not letting me go buy some.
Yelled at my dad because he thought he could go battle the blizzard with only jeans and a jacket.
"Bravery and common sense don't always come together!" If I were any younger he would ground me. He laughed, and walked outside.
What a beautiful saying. (Do not try at home!!!)
(This picture is from Blab.com)
When I don't have chocolate I get stressed and start yelling. (Notice above) So I ended up making some delicious chocolate chip cookies. (And I didn't burn them!)
Chow
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Follow

2010-02-03T17:56:00.000-08:00

Have you ever heard of the saying, "I am my own follower."
Well, I am my own follower, literally. I "follow" my blog.
I am now following another blog; the "House in Marrakesh"
It's very interesting, and it also has lots of pictures.

I say it's a blog worth following...

Mayo

2010-02-03T16:42:00.002-08:00

Hi everyone! Me again.

I went to Six Flags with my cousin and I saw this really cool advertisement for mayonnaise.

The ad went "Don't be so mayo, buy Hellman's."

I, like, HATE mayo, so that was the PERFECT saying that I could adopt.

So now, every time someone starts to act all boring I say: "Don't be so mayo."

This is the biggest picture that I could find.

Adios!

;)

Snow

2010-02-03T06:16:00.000-08:00

Ah... snow!
I love snow. There's snow on the ground, snow on the trees, and snow in the air!
I drew a picture of a tree's branches right outside the window. My poor dog needs a coat because every time he comes from outside, he's shaking like a leaf. Poor guy...

Chow!!!

Mikey

2010-01-29T10:34:00.000-08:00

Okay, everybody. Have you met Mikey? I think you have. I mean, look at all of those exclamation marks. She must have a separate button for that. Anyway, you may be wondering why I let such an exclamatory person on a rather serious blog. She is actually the friend that you've heard about so much.
AKA: "my friend is writing a book, my friend's cousin, my friend's friend..."
Sound familiar? I think she's pretty cool, but the only thing is she's a little web crazy and she gets excited easily.And she stole my idea (Chow, Adios; etc. etc.)
Happy Friday,
Chow
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Authors

2010-01-29T10:19:00.003-08:00

Hello everyone, it's me, Mikey!
Mikey can be a girl name too!
My friend Yumi has allowed me to join her site!
So I'll be blogging too!
I love exclamation marks!!!
I can rhym, crikey!
Adios!
PS: I am so happy to be on this blog!
;)!

Book Scraping

2010-01-25T16:20:00.000-08:00

Yes the title of this blog IS book scraping, not book scrapping; I know the difference.
Anyway, my friend is writing a book. It doesn't have a working title yet so I can't tell you what it's called.I can't
even tell you what it's about because not even I know. My friend gave me a teeny, tiny, tinsel-worth-of-a-piece of
what she's writing. Here goes.
James broke the silence."Well, we better get going if we mean to reach the gates of Pompia
by
nightfall."
"Wait." Todd said. "Don't you mean Pompeii?"
James shot him a strange look.
"No. Popmpia was named after Pompona, The Roman goddess of plenty. In reality, plenty
has nothing to do with the place. It's actually a very barren land, devoid of both plant and animal life. Not a soul has ever entered Pompia."
"So how are we getting in?"
He rolled his eyes."Have you told him nothing Kaeza? He seems rather ignorant."
I grinned. He's been complaining most of the way. And I could hardly get a word in with all the
traveling." Todd stuck his tounge out.
"Well we can start now.." said James.
I sighed.
Comment if you think it has a chance to be published!
Chow
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Best seller

2010-01-24T15:54:00.000-08:00

Remember what I said about Twilight?

best selling book of 2000-2009 is a book called "Breaking Dawn"

It's part of a series of books called the Twilight Saga. I'm sure many of you have read the books or seen the movie and many of you have become fans.

Scratch that. All of it, because the best selling book of all time is the Bible. No mythical stories or 3D movies can top that.

Chow

Movie of the Year & Book of the Decade

2010-01-24T12:45:00.000-08:00

The best selling movie of the year is a movie called "Avatar"
I went to see it at the movie theater yesterday and my comment is this:
"INCREDIBLE! It really captures man's struggles for ideals. A must see."
-Yumi T.
The best selling book of 2000-2009 is a book called "Breaking Dawn"
It's part of a series of books called the Twilight Saga. I'm sure many of you have read the books or seen the movie and many of you have become fans. But honestly, the books and movies that have come out have had WAY too much production. Yeah it was a pretty good book, but when people get to obsessed over it, it gets a little to dramatic. Anyways, happy Sunday!
Chow
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Daniel

2010-01-18T09:25:00.000-08:00

My dog Daniel is very wierd sometimes.
His favorite toy is no, not a bone, not a squeaky toy, not a ball, but a...
HANGER!!
Really Daniel, really?

Daniel & Hanger

Enjoi & Chow

Cats

2010-01-17T16:16:00.000-08:00

This should go on animal planet or something, because these 2 cats are so funny!

Mournful

2010-01-17T14:26:00.000-08:00

Mournful sees mournful knows
mournful ever present grows
mournful mournful mournful mournful
it's sad it's bad it's creeping
it's everywhere sneaking
it claws away at man's heart
it pulls the strongest soul apart
mournful mournful mournful mournful
mournful
Yumi Tavera
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Quote

2010-01-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

"Anger can make a man do the unthinkable, but love can drive a man to do the impossible."
Yumi Tavera

Enjoi
Chow
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Contacting

2010-01-06T15:03:00.000-08:00

If any of you see this site and want to contact me, all you have to di is email me at
delilaht12@gmail.com okay?
The leaves are all gone
all of the snow has melted
its a stand still time
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Dog

2010-01-05T13:22:00.000-08:00

When I got back from vacation, I found my dog housebroken, and able to fetch. What a miracle! He looks so cute running around with his new haircut...

Home

2010-01-05T06:27:00.000-08:00

I'm back from vacation, and it feels good to sleep in my own bed again...
But I'm going to miss vacation, not because there was no work, but because I left a lot of friends and family behind. Do you ever get that feeling?

Home away from home,
Where I get to see my family
Make new friends, see old trends
Hugs all around the place...

Home is where
I have my own pillow,
My own bed,
close family,
and a tv on the 'stead...

Commenters

2010-01-02T17:47:00.000-08:00

Congrats on my first official commenter...
Zai Jian!
A quick question... what does your name mean?
chow
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New Years

2010-01-02T06:32:00.000-08:00

Has anybody noticed that I started right on Jan 1st?
I really did not wait.
I´m out of the country, so I´m missing my dog.
I´m going to take a poll on people missing their pets....
Anyway, Happy 2010!

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Bday song

2010-01-02T06:27:00.000-08:00

There´s a song in spanish that goes
"Ya queremos paste. Ya queremos pastel aunque sea un pedasito...."
It basically says they want a piece of cake.Now.
They just came up with one for people with diabetes.
"No queremos pastel, no queremos pastel ni siquiera un pedasito..."
No cake. Not even a little piece.
Chow.
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Birthday Poem

2010-01-02T06:22:00.000-08:00

My friend´s teacher came up with this funny poem. I don´t know if she made it up or found it.Anyways, here goes...
Hippo birdy two ewe,
Hippo birdy two ewe,
Hippo birdy Hippo birdy,
Hippo birdy two ewe.
Now put that in a happy birthday tune..
Clever right!
Today is one of my family member´s birthday so I´m "thinking happy thoughts."

Books

2010-01-01T19:00:00.000-08:00

If you saw my book list, then you know I´m a fan of the classics.
I´ve read several hundred thousand books.(Sounds Impossible)
I found out that people who love books are bilophiles.
If you have questions of who the authors are, comment!
I´ll be making polls on fave books and movies....
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ps. Happy face/sad face is from the Greek symbol of acting, except the Greek symbol is a mask.

Music

2010-01-01T16:35:00.000-08:00

There is some beautiful music that I found from a man named Brian Crain.
I especially enjoyed the new album Piano Opus, featuring the elements.
For those of you that haven´t figured it out, I am a piano music fan...
I even play the piano, although I play by ear. (You hear it, you can play it.No notes.)
I love singing to. Do you love music?
Chow.
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blogging times

2010-01-01T16:31:00.000-08:00

Just a quick notice...
I will try to blog at least every Saturday.
IF I do it more well, great.

cementary visit

2010-01-01T15:43:00.000-08:00

Don´t ask, but I recently visited a very large cementary. It got me thinking about life and death and all that, so I wrote a poem. It´s kinda depressing but whatever.

Graveyard

Neither flame nor flesh is left of the dead

As the pit of my stomach is filled with dread

The life and the love that that filled their head

Already gone from what they´ve said

No thought not a sound from their stony bed

Just cards and flowers faded and shed.

By: Yumi Tavera

This is actually my first blog so I´m pretty new at it.

Note: if you write rude or stupid comments they will be erased.... You can be critical but not plain mean. So enjoy!