My little girl has grown up fast,
The make up and the high heels and the glass,
Remember her first day of school,
The steps she took, her joy in all the rules?
She learned and grew and thrived and laughed,
Her braided hair fell long into her lap,
Miss curious they said of her,
She sought the question as much as its answer...

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Rise Up - Andra Day

Now, this girl has a voice! Just came across her on Spotify, and her debut album will be out in August. I have a feeling it will be a hit



www.andraday.com

Standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon, coming to the realisation that I have a small but perhaps wise fear of heights, I was, like all who are privileged to stand in that spot, awed by its grandness.



The first glance of the great crack in the earth’s crust stole a beat from my heart and the air from my lungs.

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Rattle snake down by the lake,
Sound and size, subtle alarm,
Turning and seizing your prey,
Venomous, venomous...

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When I was younger, and I first started out writing songs, I never cared about the lyrics.

I wrote, experimenting with music and songwriting, and filled the lines with school-girl poetry. Not surprisingly, my first songs were almost laughable subject matter. I remember, at the age of 13, writing a song with my best friend that started with the lines:

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