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This page is dedicated to all the people who send me stories and poems to share with the world, as more are sent to me they will be posted..., Thank you for your contributions. Tim



Tim
'...., I'm broken down..., and this close..., '(0600 z 22/12/02)


The Cigar Incident

A Charlotte, North Carolina man, having purchased a case of rare, very expensive cigars, insured them against ... get this...fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of fabulous cigars, and having yet to make a single premium payment on the policy, the man filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the man stated that he had lost the cigars in "a series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in a normal fashion. The man sued...and won. In delivering his ruling, the judge stated that since the man held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable, and also guaranteed that it would insure the cigars against fire, without defining what it considered to be "unacceptable fire", it was obligated to compensate the insured for his loss. Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the judge's ruling and paid the man $15,000 for the rare cigars he lost in "the fires." *** This is the funny part*** After the man cashed his check, however, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of arson. With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used as evidence against him, the man was convicted of intentionally burning the rare cigars and sentenced to 24 consecutive one year terms.


This is a story of a young woman who found true love..., By Tawanda E. Gamble May 10, 2001

Amazing, my life changed in a blink of an eye. I fell in love in the front seat of a Honda. My eyes opened and the stars of the night before me took on a new clarity. It took my breath away. Staring into the night sky I could count the stars in the New York skyline and feel the breeze on my face. I never wanted that night to end.

In the beginning long conversations of past loves and our lives before we met brought fanciful thoughts of forever and perfection to my mind. Listening to love songs now understanding the words truly for the first time rocked me. The best part was my singing, I sung to my beloved all these ballads as though they were written about my love to be sung by me to you. Being in love was the best, carefree, fun and the most beautiful thing in the world.

It was also the worst experience that swept through my life. It has torn my soul into a million pieces and tossed it into the biggest wind storm to ever blow across the world. I'm still collecting my pieces. Still trying to put my life back on the even keel that was me before. Sometimes I find it the most difficult. I have fear, fear that I will never get over what was so amazing and yet painful. I keep running back at full speed with my heart on my sleeve only to get disappointed.

Being in love was a light in my soul, it led me to places I had never been to but want to return. I loved with all my heart and mind. I worshiped with my body.

May my words on paper give me closure and strength in my life.

I've been told that my faults and flaws are many, I know. I'm learning every day that some things are meant and others aren't. I want to thank my beloved who I still love and is now a friend I hold close to heart for my lasted lesson in life. I will remember the good and not the bad.


The world around you is burning By M.L.C.G.

The world around you is burning And yet the sun is shining. The soil under your feet is blown away And yet the sun is shining. Your home is ruined And yet the sun is shining. Your most precious ones have been taken And yet the sun is shining. You live through your darkest hours And yet the sun is shining..., Why? If all hope is taken away and life seems meaningless. You need someone to hold you and caress, someone who will listen and in whom you believe. Who will give you space to express your grief. A shoulder to lean on, a stretched hand, patience and little words just to let you know, they understand if life is so hard that you barely can live, ask your friends for help, they will give. Because compassion for the other is understanding and maybe, just maybe..., that is why the sun is shining.


Can't By 'Patrick'

life is full of tawdry mystery looking back on all the history. With it's hate and fate and sorry past you stop and think and have to ask. Why must we put up..., with all the grief, the sorrow full cup. The why, the when, the wonder how..., we sacrifice the life we live, our heart is like a giant siv. we shake out all the hope and passion, and left with nothing but...,lost action.


Alone By B.V.M.

In a mass of people, I feel so alone Everybody is talking and laughing, and I feel so alone Alone with my thoughts, my feelings, my soul Asking myself; "what is my goal?" Who do I want to be, where do I want to go Why is looking inside myself so hard to do.... When will there be peace in my heart Where is the end when do I start? All these questions are so confusing No one in the mass of people is listening But this is about me and about the life I live So maybe I should be the one with the answers to give....


The Darkest Night By 'The Betster'

When you feel you live in the darkest night, This is the time to straighten your back and start to fight. Search for that warm and comforting light, That will guide you and make things look bright... This might seem a difficult task, "Where do I find it??" you will ask. It's close to you, and easy to find, The guidance you need is in your mind. Because there you will find the life you want to live, With so much love and goodness to give. And whatever you may go through... Nobody can take that away from you. When someone hurts you real bad, just take a look inside your head. remember what you want to find, and you will have peace of mind... I know you will because you are strong inside, So no need to worry, no need to hide... Everything is going to be alright....


Life's Secret By ???

It's not a world I wish to live.., in. Is it time that I just give..., in? What is there to live for..., now? Must there be a sacred..., cow? Am I the one who has to die for..., Them? If that's the case then why or..., when? Is life just full of empty sin? When I figure out..., I'll let you in..., on life's secret. But till then I hope you live, in the here and now, and learn to give..., ones heart.


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