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Laura Elizabeth Shafer

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Memories of the Earth by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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Memories of the Earth

Far into the forests Voices call to me Singing of the memories Of elf and druid and tree Away into the distance Glow unearthly yellow lights Hiding silver stars From the beauty of the night Noises rise above The soft murmuring of a creek We no longer hear the wind Only cars upon a street Creatures now come To the human master's call No longer running free Now stationed in a stall Tears of the Gods Now rain bitterly upon The broken beauty of the earth Man now seeing he was wrong

Mankind by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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Mankind

We have traversed this world Walked among shadowed lights Breathed in the frozen air Heard cries silenced in the night I know not what strength What will and hope And forlorn faith Forces us onward Makes us lift our wings When all of the worlds hatred Beats down upon them And tells us to let go How we lift our chin Let our eyes rest ahead And then say with a grin 'Bring it on' But somehow we do Despite all our hardships And imbedded fears We take on the world With iron will And softened hearts We learn from each day That the next will be no harder So when people say 'Mankind's folly is its mind' I say mankind's gift

Grandma Shafer by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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Grandma Shafer

There had to be a last time I looked into your sweet blue eyes And lovingly counted your wrinkles There had to be a last time That I heard your laughter ringing Off the glossy white brick walls Or a last time That I heard you call me Laura Lou Or to cover my footsies There had to be a last time That you taught me to play dominos Or held me sheltered in your Loving arms as you told me stories To feed my imagination Or the last time You sang to me silly songs of Nonsense that I so loved And there had to be a last time That I swam in the little pool on your Winding porch as you sang of the Little Mermaid And there had to be

My Quilt by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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My Quilt

I see it in my mind A swirl of colors And patterns A mix of cultures And dreams My masterpiece My quilt It will be beautiful But simple An extension of my soul A physical gateway of me To be passed through my family I feel the cloth Cold to my fingers The weathered needle Acting as the lead to a link Of my quilt Piecing together one shape after another The very first time many cultures Have flown seamlessly together And this peace is wrought by my hand My gift to the world I see my design being born Like that of a new child And although fragile now

Destined Souls by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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Destined Souls

A time may come In the near or distant future When your afraid of going forward But there is no turning back A time when the shadows fall away And you are left bare When life turns bleak And like sand, slips through your fingers Come to us We who were once the weak and weary The exiled dreamers And unwanted thinkers Burdened with want of freedom Smothered with unforgettable memories Threatened against all hope Lost in a sea of misery We are the Destined Souls Together we have come Sworn oaths tride and true Facing the world with new wings Trying the best at what we do Who knows where our path will lead What uncertain tim

I'll Be There by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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I'll Be There

I have walked these shadowed roads, And wept the waning tears of despair. I know the weight of your load, And the way your heart feels the wear. I know your spirit calls to me, How it bleeds and doesn't heal. When all you want is the key, To let yourself be free to feel. But keep your faith, It wont be long, Until others strength, Will carry you on. Even when the road seems to crumble, And all hope is lost, Just wait and be humble, Our friendship does not cost. To you I will come, Hand outstretched faithfully, And bare you back home, Where you may live happily. ...You Are Not Alone.

A Valentine Essay by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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A Valentine Essay

Love is a very strange thing indeed, it comes when you least expect it, and for many it comes in a form we never would have thought of. For me, love came in the darkest hour of my life, when all I wanted was to be forgotten- but as usual, love had other plans. It was near the end of the school year and I had once again immersed myself into the world of fantasy, fiction, and the Internet. I spent hours talking to faceless people, letting the world of fantasy make me into someone I didn't recognize, and I truly did not care. I had what you might call friends, but truly they were just people who shared a common interest in what I

I Can by cat-gurl-embi, literature

Battle of the Valley by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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Battle of the Valley

The golden light graced her face Warming her insistent tears A solemn comfort to her alone A warning to her fears The wind whispered by her A waning tale of times past Carrying with it the promise That life will always last All this she felt within and without Echoing through her soul Feeling the need to belong And having nowhere to go What should she choose, Now that she knew? Accept fate and fade Or fight for what was right to do? She knew a choice made Must be a choice kept No matter the consequences And this was why she wept Should she sacrifice her people, All for a greater cause Although they might not win Even wi

Crowning of the Queen by cat-gurl-embi, literature

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Crowning of the Queen

Our heroes to Avyan returned Triumphant in their war Through saddened by their losses The worst being Amor Her deep impending sadness Is shaken by the sight Of Fyala's home city And it's people of the Light At first the beauty shocked her The city made of stone Carved in the image of heaven And oh! How it shone Then the Order greeted her People dressed all in white Who went to their knees in worship For the battle won that night Embarrassed for the Order Amor bid them rise And then the Temple Elder Looked deeply in her eyes There he saw the conflicts The unrelenting fear But deeper down within He saw hope lying there A

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ToAsTeR dEsKtOp by cat-gurl-embi, visual art

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About cat-gurl-embi

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United States
Deviant for 21 years
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Current Residence: Umm... over there... somewhere...
Favourite genre of music: All of the above
Operating System: Mac OSX (and somestimes Windows XP)
MP3 player of choice: Windows Media Player and iTunes
Wallpaper of choice: The one I'm using ^_^
Skin of choice: o.0
Favourite cartoon character: Mulan, 'cause she kicked some Han butt!!
Personal Quote: "An unfinished sentence is like ungrounded magic; wild and powerful." L. E. Shafer

Favourite Visual Artist

Vincent Van Gough

Favourite Movies

Under the Tuscan Sun and Must Love Dogs

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

India Arie and Tracy Chapman

Favourite Writers

Gael Bauldino, Mercedes Lackey, Terry Goodkind

Favourite Games

Second Life, WoW

Tools of the Trade

Pencils, lots and lots of pencils (and paper too)! Plus photoshop and a canon 35mm rebel camera! ^_^

Other Interests

Reading, writing, and just generally being annoying ~_^

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cat-gurl-embi

Oct 3, 2007

New Account

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Hello everyone, First off, I am creating a new account for personal and business reasons, and over the next several months will be transferring everything to it, you can find it here: leshafer (I may keep this account for junk stuff, I'm not sure yet.) So if you see copied art on the other account... it's 'cause it's mine. So please don't report me, thanks. Secondly I am due to graduate this coming December, so I'm getting into high gear on my artwork. I'm going to try to consistently submit my designs and artwork one the new account so that I can get critiques on them. Now, more than ever before I need to refine my skills, partially becaus

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cat-gurl-embi

Aug 15, 2007

The Final Finale

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Guu, it's finals week, and i am dyyyyyying! I didn't get home till ten last night, then worked two more hours at home, I got home at 9 the night before, and worked 6 + hours up at school on Saturday... But here is for the final push. I have to finish my video before three today, and then finish my web programming before midnight tonight. I already have my final for 3dsMax ready for tomorrow. Sooo maybe I can go to sleep early tonight, woot! It'll be nice to have a semi-life back this weekend. Till then... gonna be submitting some of my work from this semester over the next couple of days, hope ya'll like it.

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cat-gurl-embi

Jul 23, 2007

Bleh...

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One more semester left and I can graduate with a degree I don't want, woohoo! So yea... might be taking a semester off then come back and finish this damn degree off, because I am really starting to loose my mind. For those of you who know me... think of middle school and you know what I am talking about. It's worse than that. Yea... So I might be moving back in with my sister temporarily and try to get myself back together then come back and finish this degree up then walk away from abilene forever. Good riddance and f%&* you abilene. So yea... I'm struggling to put effort into my classes, but there is no incentive there for me... SINCE I