In loving and honorable memory of Nathan Hale, American patriot, son, brother, friend, schoolmaster, and spy, who was hanged on this date, 1776, at the age of twenty-one, and whose body lies buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Manhattan.
Rest in peace, Nat.
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When I was small,
I was told I laughed too loudly.
That the joy that erupted from my chest poured too chaotically.
My father would tell me to be quiet when I would tell him to look at the stars.
He would say they’re just stars.
It was stupid to linger in them too long.
He would tell me to shut up when I would list facts about sea turtles or whatever the hyperfixation of the week was.
I always knew too much about things of little importance to him.
I was told that I was strange for greeting the trees before entering a forest.
But still, I would come home with snakes in my pockets
Leaves in my hair,
Cuts and mud on my bare feet,
Dirt on my perfect pink dresses,
And stories of the trees I met that day.
My mother would call me her princess, with the best intentions.
But heart would sink every time.
I did not want to be a princess.
I did not know how to be a princess.
How to sit still,
Talk politely,
Or enjoy silly dresses.
I wanted to play in the forest.
I wanted to climb the trees.
To sit quietly in the branches and listen to the world around me.
This world made sense to me.
The birds made sense
The squirrels
The deer
The bears
Nature made sense to me
Life grew,
Changed,
Died,
And was reborn
All in balance
Without hesitation
Without fear
Without resentment
There was a peace here in the trees.
A calming sense of home.
Like I had always been here
And could always return and be met with open arms.
In my life I have always looked for this sense of home.
To find it somewhere else.
I never expected to find that in a person.
But there was a moment.
When I had two paths to take on a trail
You were behind me
Watching to see which I’d choose
So I danced my way along my choice
And you laughed and pulled me in close
You said you could learn everything about a person by the path they chose.
You looked into my eyes and said you knew everything about me
It was a playful tease
Maybe even a joke.
But you see,
That moment there
Looking into your eyes
Hearing the sounds of the forest around us
I remembered sitting high up in the trees
When the world was large and I was small
When I didn’t care if anyone thought I was weird
When I always stopped to look at the stars
Study a rock
Or a slug
Make friendship with a crow
And for that moment.
Looking at myself in the reflection of your glasses
I recognized the face looking back at me.
You do not know all of my trauma
Or my pain
Or my sorrow.
But you do-
Undoubtedly know the person I am underneath it all.
there are days where I do not even know that person.
So you were right.
You know everything.
You are everything
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I like you a lot, I like you a lot
by 4elver
Quick drabble of David finding out Louis and Harry are dating, plus a little surprise
Words: 2339, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 4 of girlrry
Fandoms: One Direction (Band)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: F/M
Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Anne Cox, The Styles Family
Relationships: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Additional Tags: Cis Female Harry Styles, Babies, Thanksgiving Dinner
via AO3 works tagged 'Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson' https://ift.tt/HSZl5uj
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