Magic in the Backyard Quotes

“...what happens when you return
and find nothing
but a hollowed shell,
shingles and floor,
walls and echoes
and the light that lead you here
has now burned out
and the ones who built it
have traveled afar
and you cant go to them,
no matter what shoes you wear.”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“Maybe Heaven will be a library and then I might get to finish my ‘to-read’ list.”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“It's summer and time for wandering...”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“Sing me a love song in a slow, southern drawl to the tune of sunny days...”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“The train blows through town
delivering reality,
slapping my face and screaming,
“You are alone”
Rose colored memories drown,
taking their last breath.”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“Oh, those warm days of stumbling words; blinded eyes, embracing in sweet slow dances and sipping courage from a bottle for sneaking kisses.”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“Resting on the roots of this old oak I lean back against his knotted trunk, shine my granny smith on my sleeve And ponder the days…”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“How mighty you are as death comes upon you and your color fades. Yet from life and lush to bold array, screaming into the night.”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“I love how summer just wraps it’s arms around you like a warm blanky.”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“I have yet to be completely submerged in reality, for drowning in the sky.”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard

“...and should I die in her care, I would leave smiling because, I will linger in the hills beside her...”
― Kellie Elmore, Magic in the Backyard