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IvyLeavesStaff LiteraryAdvisor Dr. WayneCox LiteraryStaff Joshua Burdette DarcieDavis LeanneGray Maghan Lush JessicaSopolosky MarissaSullivan SarahSwofford DesignAdvisor JaneDorn DesignStaff BeckyBradstreet Brian Burrell KaylaEvett AnthonyGonzalez IVlelissaJohnson Kari Pettit DonavonSchmidt AshelySmoak AliseWilkins CoverDesign Kari Pettit AndersonCollege2005 YouWereNeverSupposedtoKnowIt Itallhappenedinamonrient Abirdflewforthefirsttime LeAnneGray Takingitsflightovercountless Treesofdeathandsomegreen Andrightbefore knewthemoment I — Itwastakenfromme Alongwith Myinnocence... Youknowthemoment speakof I Themomentyousowillinglystumbleupon Themomentyouareneversupposedtoknow Themomentinwhichtheultimatetestliesand youfail Amomentyouwerewarnedabout Amomentyouanxiouslyfeared Amomentonlydeathcancomfort. IvyLeaves1 DixieHolton AchillesHeel 47"x52" AcryliconCanvas IvyLeaves2 OnceinaLifetime Weimmediatelyconnected Hiseyesstaredatmefromacrosstheroom BrandyCaldwell Ilookedbackasecond,third,fourth,andfifthtime Hiseyesnevermoved Asheintroducedhimself,hisstorycaptivatedmyattention Iwasdefinitelyawrarethathiseyeswereintentlyfixed onmyeveryword But spokewithoutcareorconcern I Therewassomuchfreedominourconversation Wetoldourhistoriesoffamilyletdowns Thatleftusstrongandindependent Andsometimestooselfreliant Heunderstoodhow couldmissmyfather I Becauseheonlyknewhismotherfortwoyears,butdidn'tsaywhy Hissurpriseendingabruptlystated,"I'minlovewithsomeone." "Metoo,"Isaidandthatwasit. Whoknewthatthreeyearslaterwewouldfindeachotheragain Anditwouldbethemostspontaneousandexhilarating weekofmylife AtonelocalIrishPubhesaid,"I'mgoingtowalkaway. WhenIreturnitwillbeasifwejustmet." Heleftthetableandrushedbackinfrantically ^ searchingtherestaurant Untiloureyesmetandheslowlyandconfidentlymade hiswaybacktome, "Dancewithme,"hesaid,andhisnotionwasjust crazyenoughtodoit. Thereafter,thetablenexttooursbegantoclapandcheer Whileonemanwipedawayatearwithhisshirtsleeve Iliketothinkofourfirstandlastkissgoodbye Itwasalmostinvisible;thesplitsecondbeforeheboardedthebus Nowhiseyesshinelikestarsfarawayfrommyknowing Myheartcalledhisnameinourbeginningexistence Hesmiledatmethenandcontinuestoholdthiswandoverme InatranceIfloatwithhimasIamheldinhissight IfonlyhecouldcometothisplaceIcallforeverparadise Awishwouldbesosweet,butcouldnevercompareto hisstrawberrytouch Andtheglisteningearsthattrulyhearme IvyLeaves3 OscillatingFan Stillinhisquietcorner, yearningforahotday AnthonyGonzalez toperformhisactofnature, nolongerdornnantbutawake. Hislongneckstillstandstall, butafteryearsofoffandon, it'stiltedtowardsmywindow, likeasunflowertowardsthesun. Hisbladesswiftlysawtheair, withapleasant,soothingfury. Hehelpsmefallasleepatnight, it'sreallyhisonlyduty. Itwascoldwithouthimthisnight, thetenthmonthunusuallyfrigid, Igotinbed,thealarmwenton, buthewasonewhodidn't. IvyLeaves4 AliseWiikins Untitled 5"x7" Photograph IvyLeaves5 PersonalBelongings supposehewantedtomakethe I proposalsomethingshe'dneverforget. TriciaTyndall HewantedtoflywithhertoNewYork andgoice-skatingatRockefellerSquare andthenaskherwhilethesnowfell afteracarriagerideinCentralPark. Sheprobablyhadanideaofwhat wascomingbutwouldtrytoactsurprised. Buthemusthavebeensurprisedwhenhereached intohiscoatpocketanddidn'tfindthering. Maybeherememberedthatshehadherhands onhischestontheplane,andhedidn'twant hertofeelthejewelrybox,sohemusthave sneakeditintotheseatpocketinfrontofthem. Heshouldhavepaidattentionwhenthe flightattendantannouncedtocheckthe seatpocketsforallpersonalbelongings thatmayhavebeenleftbehind. IvyLeaves6 TransplantingIrises There'ssomethingfamilial aboutthewayIrisescling MargaretB.Hayes together, holdingontoeachother likechildren holdinghands. Theyneedtransplanting, butsomethingbothersme, forwhen pullthemfrom I thesoftdarkearth, ghost-whiteroots likebloodlessfingers, hangondesperately. Shockedforamoment, Ipullback feelingguilty, thenwalkaway, rememberingwhatit'slike, leavinghome. HannaKozlowski SincerityistheEssenceofFriendship 14"X 23" Graphiteonpaper IvyLeaves7 StacyAdams Untitled 34"x28" OilonCanvas IvyLeaves8