beautyfromashes Female • 24 • Kaukauna, WI  • United States
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"Out of the ashes the Phoenix rises, born in boundless grace to fly again"

About me

I am young and old. Young in years but have been through so much in such a short period of time it seems like I should be 50. I am passionate. I am artistic, poetic, musical. I am caring. Sometimes I get so wrapped up in caring for others I forget to care for myself. My dream 'job' would be working with troubled teenagers in a wilderness-type setting. Not sure what exactly I'll end up doing. Right now I work as a nurse in a jail. :)

Interests

Isaiah 61:1-2

,"[...] The LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor and the day of vengeance of our God,to comfort all who mourn,and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of BEAUTY instead of ASHES,the oil of gladness instead of mourning,and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair",

Music

,Burlap to Cashmere,Eli,Chris Rice,Kutless,Third Day,Jars of Clay,Nickel Creek,Chris Taylor,Caedmons Call,Jennifer Knapp,Plumb,Enter the Worship Circle,Skillet,Watermark,Seventh Day Slumber,Eagles,Sanctus Real,U2,Dashboard Confessional,Nirvana,Switchfoot,Counting Crows,Saosin,Josh Groban,Metallica,Scott Phillips,Sense Field,Kenny Chesney,Collective Soul,Smashing Pumpkins,David Crowder Band,Blessed Union of Souls,Jeremy Camp,Delirious,The Beatles,Chris Tomlin,Cr,

Quotes To Ponder

,"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light" ~Aristotle Onassis~
"By all means let's be open-minded,but not so open-minded that our brains drop out." ~Richard Dawkins~
"All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions." ~Adlai E. Stevenson~
"On the plains of hesitation lie the blackened bones of countless millions who at the dawn of victory lay down to rest,and in resting died." ~Adlai E. Stevenson~
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Funnies

,"Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?" ~James Thurber~
"Common sense is not so common" ~Voltaire~
"The first time I see a jogger smiling,I'll consider it." ~Joan Rivers~
"If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving" ~Henry Youngman~
"Daniel-san. Man walk on left side road... safe. Man walk right side road... safe. Walk down middle of road? Sooner or later get squished like grape." ~Mr Miyagi~
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Jul 12, 2008 - 11:55 PM PST
chicklitgurrl
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amen on this!
May 09, 2008 - 10:48 AM PST
ransom
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Very nice. Smooth and for lack of a thesaurus mind, poetic. Its a train of thought I think every person of 'higher'(?) thinking has... maybe we thinkktoo much and bad relationships just follow... I go ponder now
Apr 22, 2008 - 10:40 AM PST
dex2988
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beautyfromashes
hey kelli how are you doing? what's new for you?
Apr 13, 2008 - 07:25 AM PST
The_Catalyst
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beautyfromashes
Whatever floats your boat, I'm not telling you how to write just saying it could be better.
Apr 12, 2008 - 10:29 PM PST
beautyfromashes
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Thank you for your comment(s). One of the points in/of this poem is that it IS about cliches. Everyone thinks they 'know' these types of people labeled into different stereotypes... but oftentimes there is much underneath the surface that remains ignored/unseen.

I don't really attempt to be eloquent or write the next masterpiece. I write from my heart. I can't sit down and say... 'I'm going to write a poem.' It doesn't work that way for me. Things come to me and come out rather 'quickly.' Not that I don't put thought into what I write... but I'm not trying to be a technical/stylistic genius either.

At the end of the day my writing, songs, art... are just a means of catharsis. I never really meant it for anyone but myself. However when I started to share I found many people were able to relate. Check out my site if you're interested... www.myspace.com/suicidepreventionwi

~Kelli~
Apr 12, 2008 - 07:25 AM PST
The_Catalyst
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Few suicide-themed poems live up to my standard. I think the theme can only be tackled if one is to avoid the cliches and do it in an original way that makes you think bout the subject in a new light.

That being said, I have to say with this poem here I'm on the fence. It has great rhythm and flows nicely, but the word choice is...how do I say this...expected?

Again I do have to give props to you on the ending though.
now many people tie a religious connotation to a suicide poem without making it feel pushy and obnoxious. You have somehow done it in a way that is subtle and even hopeful.

So all in all I'd have to say I enjoyed this piece, and I accept that in order to do it you had to dab into the cliches. I would like to see this given a rewrite tho to see if it could be done better, but thats entirely up to you if you wanted to do that.

I hope you didn't take my critique the wrong way, but I'm not one to blindly praise a piece of work.
Apr 05, 2008 - 06:47 PM PST
iamme13
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Its interesting....so true...that is school. No one knows the real person becuase everyone is fake.
Apr 05, 2008 - 01:41 PM PST
dex2988
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beautyfromashes
thank you again for listening, kelli. you are such a sweetheart.
Apr 04, 2008 - 03:42 PM PST
orionx42
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what organization was this with? How long were you there? Do you go often?
Apr 04, 2008 - 03:42 PM PST
orionx42
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what organization was this with? How long were you there? Do you go often?

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