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 My name is Josh, I'm 27 years old and from Ohio, in the United States.  I enjoy writing, reading, and enjoying good music and films in my free time.  My favorite author is Edgar Allen Poe--I love his dark eerie undertones and the musical chime in his writings.  If you want to know more about me just send me a message and I'd be glad to chat. 

 


Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary... 
Gulf of Mexico, Florida




When You Are Old
William Butler Yeats 

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crown of stars. 




Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still 
Great Smokey Mountains, North Carolina


Visit my Blog for other poems and writings: midnight51.blogspot.com
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My journal entries

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  • Emilie Autumn - Goodbye
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Fv33Lk3VY   And so I've said too much and not enough And so the play is finally at an end You never had the care to call my bluff, and so I must be pleased to be your friend But what then was the purpose of this game? I never really had a chance to win It's true,
    March 4, 300 words. → Make first comment?
  • Something Corporate - My Konstantine
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRjYNwdYzXg I can't imagine all the people that you know And the places that you go When the lights are turned down low And I don't understand All the things you've seen But I'm slipping in between You and your big... dreams it's always you in my big dreams And you tell m
    February 12, 600 words. → Make first comment?
  • TWO spaces after a PERIOD
    Someone please tell my sister there are TWO spaces after a PERIOD. Am I imagining this? She is determined that there is only one space between a period and the next sentence. I am however, deferred.
    November 6, 2009, → 2 comments, Add one?

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  • midnight51 on October 28, 2009
    WOW thanks so much for sharing these this guy is incredible!
  • Theophilus on October 28, 2009
    wait i forgot the best one! if you havnet heard josh groban you need to drop everything right now and go to these links.
    hah.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew-kk5Xt4Ps

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fiY3sEUmlQ (skip the interview)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qonK8YgmbQU

    =D okay im done i promise.
  • Theophilus on October 28, 2009
    if you havent already, you should try listening to:

    sarah brightman
    enya
    celtic thunder
    suzanne vega
    vera mesmer
    glen hansard

    they seem your taste.
  • Theophilus on October 28, 2009
    my gracious you have a talent with photography as well as writing. what is this? ridiculous. some have all the skills. hah. -that was my childish version of a compliment.

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Comments

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  • on Louisiana Avenue (1995) by iamvered, on February 26

    well wrought friend

    iamvered,

     

    Very interesting piece with a great display of character building.

     

    -- 

    Latching onto his finger
    With a band of responsibility
    That will last his entire life
    Long after the ring

    Has come off

    --

     

    Have a bit of a quibble with this part here.  Think maybe you could tighten it up to sound more realistic.  Maybe something like:

     

    Latching onto his finger

    With a band of responsibility

    That will last long after

    the ring has come off

     

    I'm assuming this is referring to an inevitable separation of said parties.  If I am wrong in my interpretation please disregard my statements.

     

    All in all this is a very nice piece and I love the integration of each character, along with the title that gives it that extra push into a well wrought story.

     

    Cheers,

    Josh 

  • on Darkest Days by midnight51, on February 26
    Yes diced might not be the correct word there and you are right about the other part as well. It should read "a victim of conformity". I played with the lions line a bit and at first it read 'like a pack of outcast lions' but i thought maybe 'as' would sound more immediate and I wasn't sure about the plural so I just left it. Thanks for all of the suggestions and thank you for reading, I'm very glad you enjoyed this.

    Cheers,
    Josh