At a certain point, some of us just sit down and watch the rest of our
Don’t let it happen to you!
—Terri Guillemets
passion
Hoofprints
Fortune is a centaur —
half man, half luck
—Terri Guillemets
Girl-heart
her smiling girl-heart danced
behind the grey, grey hair
—Terri Guillemets
scrambled blackout poetry created from Enid Bagnold, National Velvet, 1935,
For want of wings
for want of wings
we have been earthbound —
but hearts and dreams soar
—Terri Guillemets
scrambled blackout poetry created from Rafe Martin, Birdwing, 2005,
Infinitas per æternitas
Love is in my bones —
it’s in my buds and blooms
in my rapturous-red blood —
Lust is in my perfum’d flesh
desire-poems in my skull —
How many kisses have I
in my primal fervent lips —
as many as hours that swirl
in a blind & wild eternity —
—Terri Guillemets
Remembering goes both ways
My younger passions are still listening, as I age.
—Terri Guillemets
Dream power
Never stop pedaling to power your dreams.
—Terri Guillemets
The path
Follow your passion, and success will follow you.
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thanks to Chicken Soup for the Soul for using this quotation in ten titles of their book series — from the 20th Anniversary Edition to Tales of Golf and Sport.
Run for it!
Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night.
—Terri Guillemets
P.S. Thanks to Paula Abdul for posting this quote to Twitter and Facebook, and to my tweety followers for letting me know about it.
Shaken, stirred
Our passion and kisses were stumbling — but stumbling in sync.
—Terri Guillemets