magic is what happens when the sun rises when I get up out of bed change my clothes, brush my hair grab a quick breakfast and sit in the car my mind abuzz as the 10 minute drive feels like forever then I look for signs you’re already at school hope I see you in the halls I stop by my locker plan out what I’d do when I see you: make eye contact and smile but not like a creep not in a weird way just be normal I drop my backpack off in class then wander the halls looking for my friend while I think about this while I think about you and boom there you are we make eye contact and it’s magic I make some weird face because I’ve lost all control I forgot to smile but I probably did because the moment I see you my heart explodes for no good reason but magic it’s literally magic it’s crazy I’m crazy but it’s magic and I think I like this feeling I think I really do it’s magical

Magic is what happens when the sun rises.

I often wonder, what is magic?

Magic to me, may different for you.

Magic is wherever you go, from the beautiful sunrise or the evening sunset.

It is the ability to see what is around you, do you notice the animals that Mother Nature gave to us?

Do you notice the calm breeze of the wind or the strong gusts of the wind?

Do you wake up in the morning and feel grateful for the day that has just begun?

Do you notice the trees wriggle the leaves or appreciate the shades that it shares from the glaringly hot sun? Do you notice the sky, whether it is clear or painted with clouds?

Do you notice the people who truly smile at you, even though their life is tough?

Do you notice the lady or man, standing near asking you how your day has been?

To me, magic is what happens when the sun rises. The birds greet the morning sky, whether it’s rainy, gloomy or the sun is shining.

Magic is a brand new day filled with opportunities.

It is love, love that embraces you and warms your heart yet that thing or person you love you may not see.

Magic is nature, the beautiful trees, the different species of birds and animals.

Magic is written in the sky, through the stars, or the light blue skies. It is the southern and northern lights or in the Grand Canyon or the Great Barrier Reef. It is Mount Everest or the great waterfalls.

Magic is believing, believing in the mystery and the untold. Magic is having the ability to appreciate what surrounds you, if you really look, you will see the magic that is everywhere around you.

Magic is what happens when the sun rises. The cry of light, Nights blanket, Plush, plush velvet Torn from the earth.

Magic is what happens when the sun rises. The scream of illumination, A resting peopl, Stillness, peace Their sanctuary now vulnerable.

Magic is what happens when the sun rises, But evil never sleeps with the light on.

What is a harmonious mind To sit in stillness a place to find Or the magic of the rising sun Watching the stars disappear one by one With the wind gently caressing your face Feeling safe and secure in this inviting space To see the warming glow of the sun rise A spectacular surprise The glow has you in a loving embrace The troubles in your mind gone without a trace If only this harmony could last the day But the troubles always find their way This spectacular space is always in my mind It sometimes takes awhile to find But I’ll try to visit each day One day in this harmonious mind I’ll stay Free from the worries and pain Just to be me myself again

The bright glow of a light The warmth of the morning That’s when it all begins

That’s when I have a chance A new chance A chance to try And try again And end up feeling lost

That’s what I do with my days I spend them Wondering Hoping Maybe even dreaming And then when the bright sun Disappears behind the mountains

And I shut my eyes That’s when I realize I’m worth nothing You tried Yeah maybe I did You wanted it to work out I know I did So why does it never work out?

I drift to sleep These questions in my mind Then when the sun rises And the world is cast in a warm glow

I wake with a smile on my face It’s a new day A day I’ll end with tears But for now For this one tiny moment Today is a day The sun is the sun And I’m going to be me

People think it’s a science the way the sun works But it’s not Magic is what happens when the sun rises

Magic is what happens when the sun rises. This sunrise, I see mounting across the river, hovers over a mansion that is only 200 years old. A mansion where a family lived is now

vacant for thousands of other families to inhabit vicariously. Flat stones at a bank of the Hudson cool my bottom. Flecks of a grey sky seem ready to peel

from clouds, thick as boulders; a hulling light stretches candle flames the whole length across the river. Shale reflects the tips of the torches as the forest

sparks awake: squirrels crack twigs and leaves; deer crash and break brush and branches — stop, stand, examine me.
The goose flying high, I can hear as clearly

as if she is in the river paddling before me. She laughs deliriously across the mountainous dome of grey, opens her wings and becomes;
flying high! flying always! In all light and shadow!

The sun parts me, breaks me in two. I’m as compliant and awake as every other movement towards wont.

Magic is what happens when the sun rises. I had to walk alone to see it. If you were here, I would wonder what you were seeing when you looked up at the sky. I would force my eyes to see the same thing. Alone with the sun, Alone with the sky tinted lightly by timid hands, I begin to wonder. Will I always need to look through your eyes to know? Will I always let my sunrises come to me through the words of one who has not yet learned how to look? Or will I ask the sun himself one day, To tell me his story? And will I listen?

magic is what happens when the sun rises the world’s nature works together beings live in harmony and i will never experience it.

i’ll never experience magic because nature is written in numbers because i’m destined to find complex algorithms in the wind.

i count the blades of grass that surround me so they can’t conquer me i search for stability in an animal’s cry obsessing

nature offers no full relaxation. the ocean is filled with my love and mistakes my mother is in the forest and the trees speak to me. they inform me of my power

the world gives me the power to transcend that of god all i have to do is search for the right numbers

Laughter drowned Cocktails downed 20 I now be

Magic happens When sun rises No longer a girly teen

Into a new decade Why be scared Everything I wanted is right here

Not across country Down a road Embroidered friendship on soul clothes

20 I now be How I marvel Starting like this is hard to rival

I have you here Time is to cherish I was born and am- against all that perished

30s taken by storm Let me live my 20s now Why was I ever scared Of the beauty in mortality I’ve found

(Happy Birthday to me! 15/06/03)

Magic is what happens When the sun rises. It’s a burst of fun colours Filled with surprises.

Like fireworks exploding In the back of my mind, I see all these patterns, Which are one of a kind.

I let the sky take me, Just sinking into light. I’m not scared of what happens, I’ll leave that for the night.

Then finally when Those lights disappear, I hold my body tight And try not to have fear.

In the darkness of dusk, No colours left around. I bury my head in, Light waiting to be found.

I shake and I shutter, My eyes squeezed shut. I finally open them And am forced to look up.

Peering through my window. Staring at the sun. It’s rising once again That feeling wasn’t done.

The colour’s always there, That’s what the surprise is. Magic’s what happens When the sun rises.