Elisa Ashley
Living in Columbus, GA
Total page views: 25,867
Published Content: 102
Fans: 22
On AC since: 07.20.06
Bio:
Elisa is currently very heavy into writing, living and loving with the man of her dreams, Matthew Austin.
Elisa is currently very heavy into writing, living and loving with the man of her dreams, Matthew Austin.
Education/Experience:
Art institute of Philadelphia - Visual Communication, Ashworth University - Interior Decorating,
Art institute of Philadelphia - Visual Communication, Ashworth University - Interior Decorating,
Motto:
No one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
No one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
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The girls spent a lot of time playing in the garden among the tidy rows of blossoming flowers, having tea parties beneath sun-streaked blue skies and running and giggling in the sprawling green grass next to their home in the country.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 4/22/2008 | Read more »
Sabrina and Samantha spent a great amount of time playing in the garden among the tidy rows of various blossoming scents
By Elisa Ashley | Published 4/17/2008 | Read more »
Life is learning to give and take.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/29/2008 | Read more »
Hope in the face of adversity
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/29/2008 | Read more »
I move through dark spaces
afraid to come out of the shadows
my life is surviving through the nights
alone
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/23/2008 | Read more »
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By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/18/2008 | Read more »
A short story dedicated to Matthew who gave me the first sentence. :)
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/10/2008 | Read more »
My life is a song I am too hurt to sing
My dreams are a dance I am too tired to dance
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/10/2008 | Read more »
I sit and a thousand thoughts flutter through my mind
just mists and glimpses of things
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/7/2008 | Read more »
Everything we have experienced, or will experience
in this life or not
brings us together
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/6/2008 | Read more »
Echoes of the past screaming though my head
a hundred frozen moments in time captured by my mind
dance in and out of my consciousness making me dizzy and weak.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 3/6/2008 | Read more »
Please
I wasn't finished
I still have things to say to you
To make you believe me
By Elisa Ashley | Published 2/5/2008 | Read more »
Love is what is there when you're sick
it's what you talk about when you're together
When you're quiet, but not silent
By Elisa Ashley | Published 1/4/2008 | Read more »
The jingle of change in a pocket
dictates the way that I feel
and brings a premonition of my future
By Elisa Ashley | Published 12/19/2007 | Read more »
I live for the day
when blue skies bring smiles
when warm sunlight
brings joy
By Elisa Ashley | Published 12/19/2007 | Read more »
The underlying sadness
stays with me
It breaks my heart
again and again
By Elisa Ashley | Published 12/19/2007 | Read more »
A poetic look at life through the eyes of a muse.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 11/26/2007 | Read more »
Poetic injustices of the heart
By Elisa Ashley | Published 11/20/2007 | Read more »
Today is the first day of the rest of my life.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 11/15/2007 | Read more »
Chloe exits once more and I, again, sit stunned on her bed. My thoughts are whirling and while I am trying to sort them out Chloe comes back in. Behind her is her friend, Elizabeth Wilton-Turner Hewitt.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 11/2/2007 | Read more »
My mouth drops open. I stammer "20.... Oh my gosh. Chloe you're not a ghost!"
She seems amused. "No, Miss Catherine, you are."
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/30/2007 | Read more »
Do I believe in ghosts? How else can I explain Chloe being in my hallway when I was here alone, and then vanishing into thin air? Yes, I believe in ghosts. At least, I do now. I have no other explanation. My thoughts only seem to run in circles....
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/27/2007 | Read more »
Other than the yellowing fading newspaper clipping of the photo of the painting of Chloe, I cannot find her anywhere. There are no names, no people, no listings, no journal entries of or by anyone of that name.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/26/2007 | Read more »
I stand at the top of the staircase in the hallway and listen, trying to stop my breath from coming in ragged gasps so I can hear. There is an eerie stillness and suddenly, what I hear is a frightened shout.
VICTOR!!
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/23/2007 | Read more »
At the foot of the staircase I do not see my backpack. I shrug and walk through the downstairs, retracing my steps to see if I left it somewhere along the way. I find it in the kitchen. I haven't been in the kitchen today until just now.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/21/2007 | Read more »
Once upon a time it goes
I brought to you, my love, a rose
we loved together and I do still
at the house on haunted hill
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/20/2007 | Read more »
My children sing songs at the top of their lungs
with mistaken words and slightly off-key
as I smile and enjoy their happiness
and I make faces at them in the mirror as I drive
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/18/2007 | Read more »
...I push away from the safety of solid ground
and glide above our frozen pond
above the fish
above the stones we skipped in summer
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/18/2007 | Read more »
Once the mansion was completed the couple wed and moved into the grand structure standing proudly amidst the landscaped lawns and abundant gardens. The heavily grieving tycoon left behind the house and his life there but six months later, never to be seen again.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/18/2007 | Read more »
Poems escape through my hurting fingers
typing away as my feelings become words
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/6/2007 | Read more »
Dust at the side of the street is picked up and whisked away with the fallen leaves and blown in a vortex around the front lawn of the old white house. She closes her eyes and takes in a deep breath as she lies on the cold grass beside the street.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/28/2007 | Read more »
I am so sad that my chest hurts.
Everyday brings so much pain.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/26/2007 | Read more »
You said you don't love me
You said we are through
You said you don't need me
If not you, then who?
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/26/2007 | Read more »
My heart leaps inside my chest
Your voice I treasure
Your impossibly large incredibly blue eyes
look at me
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/25/2007 | Read more »
In the brightness of spring
you awaken and blossom
In the heat of the summer sun
you grow and thrive
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/24/2007 | Read more »
I am one person
I am one voice
I am one mind
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/24/2007 | Read more »
I wake up refreshed
Eager to begin a new day
The first day
of the rest of my life
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/21/2007 | Read more »
Raindrops
cold like ice
sting my exposed skin.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/20/2007 | Read more »
I depend on my
to do the things
that need to be done
because I am a single mom
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/20/2007 | Read more »
but I am sure it's a cold
or maybe the flu
Do not worry about me
It will go away
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/18/2007 | Read more »
Everything aches
I've been awake too long
I'm so wiped out
I can't sing my song
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/17/2007 | Read more »
My goodbye says farewell to a friend
so long to my past
goodbye to my life as I know it
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/16/2007 | Read more »
Laughter makes us smile
makes hard times easier
helps us make friends
even gives us some exercise
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/16/2007 | Read more »
Hiding
Running
My heart is thumping in my chest
it's hard to catch my breath
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/16/2007 | Read more »
You are my best friend
you keep all my secrets
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/16/2007 | Read more »
the light surrounds me
comforts me
covers me in darkness
it is so bright I cannot see
the light surrounds me
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/16/2007 | Read more »
seven peonies rest beneath the sun
gently bobbing in the breeze
their perfumed heads dancing
to the children's laughter
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/16/2007 | Read more »
I dreamt of you last night
I could yet see your goodness
your promise
still you chose to do wrong
even in my sleep
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/16/2007 | Read more »
I saw you regularly outside my school
After a while we said hello
It was a daily occurrence
for us to greet one another
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/14/2007 | Read more »
Like most children I suppose, I think my mother is insane. She isn't psychotic or dangerous -- just nuts. Unlike most children though, I've kept a record of her...um...antics, and have a small accompanying photo album.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/13/2007 | Read more »
I still try to call you
before I remember you're not there.
I feel your absence
more than I feel my own presence.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/12/2007 | Read more »
...it's one person standing on two slabs of wood and hurtling themselves down the side of a mountain...
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/12/2007 | Read more »
I am numb
because I am frozen without you.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/11/2007 | Read more »
I sigh and take in a deep breath
I hope to awaken one day soon
eager to live, excited about the day
instead of dreading getting up
and finding out what horror will greet me.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/10/2007 | Read more »
Let me catch you up on my little life. My husband left for a business convention and will be gone a week. Today was DAY TWO of my harrowing adventures into single parenting.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/10/2007 | Read more »
I lie broken
unable to move
barely breathing
every part of my body aches
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/9/2007 | Read more »
My heart is a window
It can show you my soul
Through it I see others
the way God sees them
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/8/2007 | Read more »
Before I knew it
The kids were grown
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/8/2007 | Read more »
Her truck spun around and hit a parked car at the side of the street, flipped over twice and came to rest against a telephone pole.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/6/2007 | Read more »
Hope springs eternal
Or so they say
Loving you brings peace to my life
Loving you gives me security
You give me hope
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/5/2007 | Read more »
I was twenty-one when I became a parent for the first time. I am thirty-eight now and my first baby is now seventeen. Time flies when you're dazed and confused!
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/4/2007 | Read more »
I've always considered myself "lucky" to have boobs. In my younger days I was whistled at continually, once by a guy hanging outof his car as he drove past...and that was after I'd changed into jeans and a sweatshirt.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/3/2007 | Read more »
Jayci sat on the edge of her bed, resisting the urge to flop face-down and cry.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/1/2007 | Read more »
I am broken inside
I hurt outside
But still I can dance
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/1/2007 | Read more »
I try to forget you and her
I'm dying to forget you and her
The pain is too much to bear
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/30/2007 | Read more »
I lie on my bed
and breathe deeply
I realize it can be done
without you
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/14/2007 | Read more »
I can't hide my pain
It lives on the surface of every day life
It seems to touch everything around me
I cannot escape
You
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/9/2007 | Read more »
My heart is dark and clouded
My face is moist with tears
My life is heavy and muddied
I cry for you
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/7/2007 | Read more »
He made her promise to rest and went to work for half the day. When he returned five hours later he found Janet sitting up in bed with a stunned look on her face and the telephone in her hand.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/6/2007 | Read more »
I lie awake
trying to remember
I'm up all night
trying to remember
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/6/2007 | Read more »
I just wanted to be able to breathe
It hurt so much inside
Inside me
Inside the house
Losing you
Losing me
I had to breathe
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/4/2007 | Read more »
In the darkness of the night you awaken me
I feel you caress my face
I can feel you looking at me
Your eyes are searching
I open my eyes and gaze into yours
You kiss me
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/1/2007 | Read more »
to lose my grasp on reality
i fill your place
with another
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/30/2007 | Read more »
People walk past me on the street or in the store or at the mall
They don't even know I am there.
My eyes are downward at all times.
If I can't see them, they can't see me.
If someone sees me, they forget immediately.
I am a ghost.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/30/2007 | Read more »
What are we but solitary beings,
floating in our indifferent existence
knowing we cannot believe what another tells us,
we cannot let another inside our heads
and especially not our hearts.
If we want to remain unscathed,
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/28/2007 | Read more »
Let me sleep. Let me go. Let me dream.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/28/2007 | Read more »
time is precious as it passes
teasing my mind
what will it bring?
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/22/2007 | Read more »
pulled slowly to shreds
by the harsh indifference
of those around me.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/13/2007 | Read more »
I am trying to exist in a world I helped create and now have no control over.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/11/2007 | Read more »
It hurts that you brought her into our lives..
Into MY life, MY world, MY family
WHILE I WAS STILL HERE
By Elisa Ashley | Published 7/6/2007 | Read more »
A harsh word
an angry look
A love repressed
a singe of heat
a burned out flame
a slighted heart
it's not the same.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 6/8/2007 | Read more »
It's time to be thankful for each member of your large family who takes all morning in the bathroom, uses all your shampoo, tries on your makeup and rummages through your medicine cabinet.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 11/25/2006 | Read more »
The first thing I read on the website about the NCLB Act is the July 2005 Nation's Report Card (NAEP) saying it is working because "student achievement is rising across America"...and what I am wondering is what happens long-term?
By Elisa Ashley | Published 10/25/2006 | Read more »
While Erie is known for its maritime history during the Battle of Lake Erie in 1813 and scenic Presque Isle State Park, it is also loaded with fun things to do year-round and the Halloween season is no exception.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/28/2006 | Read more »
Transitioning to a school setting is a major milestone for millions of children; however, research by the National Center for Early Development & Learning indicates that transition practices used in schools may not be suited to the needs of children.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 9/12/2006 | Read more »
Natalee Holloway was an 18 year old honor student with a scholarship to the University of Alabama waiting for her when she walked out of a bar and into international headlines.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/24/2006 | Read more »
Whether you have already given birth, just found out it's in your future or are approaching your first Kindergarten send-off there is something I want you to be aware of…something I want you to take time to consciously recognize.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/17/2006 | Read more »
You just can NOT fully grasp my fear and loathing of BUGS. You can't. You haven't seen the tears or fits of hysteria. I know, it's sad really. I'm a fairly bright, happy, intelligent human being who is reduced to shrieking fits at the sight of a BUG.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/7/2006 | Read more »
Like most tales this can be traced back in time to one significant event. In my case, my saga begins with the overflowing of the toilet.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/6/2006 | Read more »
This weekend I am dogsitting for a friend. Not a very CLOSE friend, mind you. Let me tell you how insane I am: we have seven kids (five of whom who are still at home), we already have a dog,and it's a four-day weekend.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/2/2006 | Read more »
Whether updating your current room scheme or completely changing your mind about what you like, you can accomplish your decorating goal for under $100 with a little bit of research and some carefully laid plans.
By Elisa Ashley | Published 8/2/2006 | Read more »
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