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Author has written 37 stories for General, Song, General, Friendship, Life, and Essay. "Man plans and God laughs"-- Yiddish Proverb Time for yet another update... Hi. *waves enthusiastically* I'm Daniella and I'm 17. This may really surprise you, but I love to write. *shock* *horror* I started writing poetry in around second grade or something, so I guess you have to get SOMETHING relatively readable in ten years of, ahem, working on it. I only started writing poetry that seemed decent somehow around three years ago. Which just goes to prove... I am working on getting my novel published, just like the next guy... in fact I've got two written and all set. Now all I need is an editor or agent who's had enough coffee this morning and is in a relatively good mood, who happens to be glancing at a query of mine... I'm much too ambitious for my own good and have this tendency for juggling lessons or however it is you develop several skills at the same time (unfortunately... juggling is NOT one of my "talents"). I try my hand at piano and singing (Music and writing. My life in a nutshell), I love imitating and acting in general (my favorite pastime is imitating Jack Sparrow, though unfortunately my friends are so sick of it they'd sooner send me flying off a cliff into the Caribbean Sea than tolerate another "That's interesting..." from me...), and I'm constantly debating whether or not to take dancing lessons and try that out. Decisions, decisions. I'm a lamentable decision-maker. I'm an American-Israeli, having "made aliyah" (immigrated to Israel) seven and a half years ago, when I was around ten years old. At first I hated it. Now I can't live anywhere else. Anyway. Why Sunflower Philosophy? Because sunflowers are my favorite flowers. Why? They're everything optimistic in this awesome world of ours- bright, yellow, huge, giving (seeds...), and always tilting towards the sun EVEN... *waits for droning chorus of "On a cloudy day..."* I have lots of friends on this site! Let's see. There's Jupgrrl, my crazy older sister who writes breathtaking poetry and bribes me into listening to her rant about her boyfriend/fiance by stuffing chocolate down my throat (not a bad exchange, really...); Minihaha, my beautiful and adorable close friend, to whom a few of my poems were written- I still haven't managed to convince her to post more poems, but I will! I will, I tell you!!!... There's Strongwind, another friend of mine who works very hard on keeping to herself about her problems, but gives me a glance at them through her beautiful writing; MagenDavid, the adorable girl who lives on the other side of my wall (we have a whole code of communication- hey Rose! Knock knock knock!); and the Happy-Platipus herself, a highly entertaining and amusingly philosophical human being, for whom the spelling of the word "platypus" is of no importance in comparison to the cosmic reasoning behind the creation of the universe. Or something. Have a great summer, y'all! Your ~* Sunflower Philosophy | |||||||
1. I Really Am reviewsIt's hard to define exactly what you are. Here is a poem describing an attempt to understand what I really am... another of my personal favorites.General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 204 - Reviews: 18 - Updated: 4-4-04 - Published: 4-4-042. Joy reviews"Why did I never tell her? Why did I never look deep into those beautiful eyes she thinks are so plain, and say to her, 'Joy, you are beautiful" My tribute to one of the most frustrating- and most rewarding- friendships of my life...Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 614 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 4-4-04 - Published: 4-4-043. Think of Me reviewsAnd sometimes I just feel so alone/And sometimes I feel like a forgotten waterfall,/Deep in the woods where the deer forget to roam,/Singing with all my might to the silence of a pristine/Darkness... Sometimes I just feel forgotten...Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 267 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-4-04 - Published: 4-4-044. Erase Myself reviewsWhy do I find myself wondering/If maybe I should just erase myself/Against the deep blue of the sky/So I don't block the sun for you/Anymore... sometimes I feel like my friends don't appreciate me for who I am...Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 238 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 4-4-04 - Published: 4-4-045. Serenity reviews"I never really understood Serenity. She was always a shimmering reflection of herself, a glimmer of soft blue light on the surface of the lake..." This is one of what I call my character study essays, in which I describe a glimpse of a person I know...Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 840 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 12-25-03 - Published: 12-25-036. Letting Go reviewsA shortish essay describing one of the hardest lessons I had to learn this year... sometimes, you just have to let go.Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 413 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 12-19-03 - Published: 12-19-037. Sunflower Philosophies » reviewsA collection of my thoughts... chapter 3: The Fall and Rise of Sunflower Philosophy. About my experiences this year and what I learned from them- about friendships, listening, and most importantly, myself.Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,209 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 12-5-03 - Published: 7-30-038. Judges reviewsEvery human being judges others, whether by surface, which gives no information on the person, or by deep abilities, by which you can legitimately judge another. But in my opinion, there is one quality by which you can judge someone completely...General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 181 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 10-19-03 - Published: 10-19-039. Dancing reviewsA poem about optimism, told as a story, in a free-flowing style... "Blinking in the sunlight/Stinging his eyes/Singing in hers..."General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 169 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 8-4-03 - Published: 8-4-0310. The Gift You Give reviews"You are the gift you give the world... so why not make yourself the best gift you can give" An inspirational piece guaranteed to inflate your ego about five times its normal size... my gift to you!Essay - Fiction Rated: K - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 557 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 7-22-03 - Published: 7-22-0311. Stormy Sunlight reviewsA story I wrote about a girl, who is based somewhat on myself, though exaggerated in both ways. I consider it one of the best pieces I've written... you'll see what I mean if you read the first paragraph. Anyway, it's about the storm beneath the sunray...General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 875 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 7-22-03 - Published: 7-22-0312. Seeds reviewsThis is probably my most poetic, well, poem, that speaks about this particular subject. It's the story of my depression and my coming out of it... written as almost a sonnet.Life - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 309 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 7-9-03 - Published: 7-9-0313. Answer reviewsThis a song, written to a different friend of mine, who is on a soul-searching quest at the moment. I wanted her to know that even when it's at my expense, I'll support her and be there for her. After I wrote it, I realized that this is not just to her...Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 175 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 7-9-03 - Published: 7-9-0314. The Sun Behind the Moon reviewsHappiness lies just over the mountain, it will come not a minute too soon... but until then our hope will be, the sun behind the moonGeneral - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 185 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 7-9-03 - Published: 7-9-0315. When You Smile reviewsI wrote this song for Minihaha (that's her pen name, not her real name...), a friend of mine who's been going through a rough time lately. Yesterday she was suddenly in a good mood, and I was so happy to see it I put it down into music and words...Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 139 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 6-16-03 - Published: 6-16-0316. Today reviewsThis is my latest "hit single"... it's a song about maturing, growing up and accepting myself. Based on something that happened to me recently. Sorry about the way it's arranged, FP won't let me set it up normally... "Today, today" starts the chorus.Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 205 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 4-29-03 - Published: 4-29-0317. Sunny Standing reviewsNo, Sunny is a person. This is a story song about a girl hanging on the edge...Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 219 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 4-29-03 - Published: 4-29-0318. Meaningless reviewsA poem about an old lady, talking about the things that were dear to her in her lifetime and how they've lost their meaning now that she's goneGeneral - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 176 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-29-03 - Published: 4-29-0319. Opening You reviewsOnce there was this cold sort of rift between a close friend of mine and me, and I got very frustrated. I thought maybe fighting it out would help, so I wrote this poem to her.Friendship - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 237 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-29-03 - Published: 4-29-0320. I Shouldn't Have to Know reviewsI shouldn't have to know what a missile is for, what's a will, what's a war, why there's tape on the door... a lamentation for my lost innocence, so to speakGeneral - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 340 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 4-29-03 - Published: 4-29-0321. In the Mirror reviewsLiterally my most recent song (wrote it yesterday!). It's not about searching for myself, but rather just studying my face in the mirror and accepting who I am.Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 233 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 11-11-02 - Published: 11-11-0222. Rain reviewsIf anyone read that review I wrote for someone back there, a song about rain, here's that song I wrote on there. It's an ode to the blessing and the happiness I get around this time of year, first rain in the desert... written a year ago (at 14).Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 139 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 11-11-02 - Published: 11-11-0223. Little Heart reviewsHere's a song written at 14, from a very different viewpoint... I was down (again) at the time, torn in guilt and feeling like I was a horrible person. I got a sign, though... a line... before you forgive others, you must forgive yourself.Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 152 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 11-11-02 - Published: 11-11-0224. Heart of Stone reviewsAfter you listen to the news and you hear the same sad stories over and over again, soon you find yourself numb to them when at first you were very upset. Here's a song about turning ourselves into hearts of stone, to avoid the pain...Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 198 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 11-11-02 - Published: 11-11-0225. Escaping the Abyss reviewsAnother "timeless" poem (see summary of "Blue & Black")- this one proved prophetic, as well. Written at 13, I still consider it among my favorites.General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 328 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 11-11-02 - Published: 11-11-0226. Circle of Dreamers reviewsThis is a song, to the tune of "We" by one of my favorite singers, Noa. It's about us, the circle of dreamers, constantly trying to achieve our ultimate goal...Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 128 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 11-11-02 - Published: 11-11-0227. Blue & Black reviewsHere's my "timeless depressive" poem. When a poem is timeless, it means that every time I read it I marvel at it, no matter how much time has passed. I consider it the height of all my depressive poetry. Whoa, relax, it's not that bad! Written at 14.General - Fiction Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 340 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 11-11-02 - Published: 11-11-0228. Signs reviewsHas an ordinary day ever been brightened by a sign? A little something that jumps out at you from everyday life, putting a smile on your face for a moment? This is an essay- I have nothing else to call it- on signs.General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 497 - Reviews: 27 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-0229. The Butterfly » reviewsThis is a trilogy of poems written at ages 11, 13 and 15, about growing up.General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 3 - Words: 698 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 9-24-02 - Published: 9-24-0230. The Sound of My Own Footsteps reviewsOne of my most radiant post-depressive poems... when I talk about the philosophy and the optimism I gained after depression, I refer to this one. Please read and review!General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 333 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 9-10-02 - Published: 9-10-0231. Free reviewsAnother WTC tribute... this one is told from the viewpoint of one of the victims.General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 349 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 9-10-02 - Published: 9-10-0232. Explain reviewsWe all like to write depressive poetry, right? Here's a song looking at it from a different point of view- the friend of someone dealing with depression. Have you ever considered what your friends feel about it? Please read and review!Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 153 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 9-10-02 - Published: 9-10-0233. Light of the Moon reviewsA song I improvised while just singing to myself, and the scary part is that it rhymes. It is talking about something specific in my life, but not something I'll share on the Internet... ;) Please read and review!Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 218 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 9-10-02 - Published: 9-10-0234. Tears for a Hero reviewsContrary to popular belief, no, this is not a WTC tribute... it's taking a good look at someone called simply labeled a hero, who, after all, is also human...Song - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 202 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-6-02 - Published: 9-6-0235. Watching reviewsThe human understanding of God as he or she grows older.General - Fiction Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 227 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-2-02 - Published: 9-2-02
