My Coming Out Party.

The is my first ever post on dreamwidth! This is also my first post as an author/independent publisher. I started my little publishing company the same week I graduated from the Civil Engineering program at Southern Illinois University. For as long as I can remember I've thought of myself as an avid writer. No matter what other jobs I've had, or studies I've pursued I've always been a writer on the inside. Perhaps I am just another silly dreamer with my head in the clouds chasing the impossible, but I like to believe persistence is the key to success.

Shooting Star

Shooting Star, you've come so far
To show your glorious light.
Shooting Star, you've come too far
To fade into the night.
Allow me now to lift my face,
And seek your illumination.
Not caring for this shadowed place,
From which there's no vacation.
Allow me now to speculate,
Not heeding limitation,
That you are part of a magical race,
Exceeding all expectations.
Allow me now to watch you soar,
As I begin to dream once more
That my hasty wish has opened a door.
Shooting Star, you've come so far
To light up this dark night.
Shooting Star, you've come too far
To become a fading wisp of light.
Once a source of ebullience and endless fascination
Not just another fixture like some ancient constellation.
You punctuated the moment with glittering trails of light,
But now you are a mere memory fading into the night.

~Adrienne D'nelle Ruvalcaba