February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 324 days remaining until the end of the year (325 in leap years).
Nathan White is a journalist. He is a regular contributor to The Hockey News, and his articles have also appeared in The Globe and Mail, National Post, The Sporting News, New Brunswick Reader, the Vancouver Province, the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, the Moncton Times & Transcript, the Edmonton Sun, the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, the London Free Press, Progress magazine, the Calgary Herald and Fred.
White blogs regularly at Keep Your Stick on the Ice and Coming Down the Pipe.
White covered sports, business, provincial news, technology and arts for the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal from 2005 to 2009. He was the primary beat reporter covering the Saint John Sea Dogs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 2008 to 2009. He served as the color commentator on the official CKNI-FM radio broadcast of the QMJHL's Moncton Wildcats from 2006 to 2008.
In 2008, White was named one of New Brunswick's 21 Leaders for the 21st century by the organization 21 Inc. In 2007, he received the 2006 Jim MacNeill Best New Journalist Award at the 26th Annual Atlantic Journalism Awards. The award recognizes "creativity, persistence, initiative and ingenuity" in print, television or radio journalism published or broadcast in an Atlantic Canadian media outlet. He was a finalist for the award the previous year.
I threw your keys in the water, I looked back,
Theyd frozen halfway down in the ice.
They froze up so quickly, the keys and their owners,
Even after the anger, it all turned silent, and
The everyday turned solitary,
So we came to February.
First we forgot where wed planted those bulbs last year,
Then we forgot that wed planted at all,
Then we forgot what plants are altogether,
and I blamed you for my freezing and forgetting and
The nights were long and cold and scary,
Can we live through February?
You know I think Christmas was a long red glare,
Shot up like a warning, we gave presents without cards,
And then the snow,
And then the snow came, we were always out shoveling,
And wed drop to sleep exhausted,
Then wed wake up, and its snowing.
And February was so long that it lasted into March
And found us walking a path alone together.
You stopped and pointed and you said, "Thats a crocus,"
And I said, "Whats a crocus?" and you said, "Its a flower,"
I tried to remember, but I said, "Whats a flower?"
You said, "I still love you."
The leaves were turning as we drove to the hardware store,
My new lover made me keys to the house,
And when we got home, well we just started chopping wood,
Because you never know how next year will be,
And well gather all our arms can carry,
Sister's gone, a crown of red,
you said, I missed, a mistake...
In the dark, I thought her you, and shot, the room was tilting
I hear your voice
calling me from a calendar
anniversary
I hear your voice
calling me from a calendar
anniversary
wake up empty head, ringing bells, you said, you heard
her voice here
an eastern wind
on branches bare
no moon, no stars, no passing time
and all you ever wanted was my embrace
so why do you stay inside your hiding place
I hear your voice
calling me from a calendar
anniversary
I hear your voice
calling me from a calendar
anniversary
It's February,
You're two years gone,
and I am lost, I am lost
It's February,
I can feel you're here,
and Here I come, Here I come
You cannot hide yourself
I'm everywhere
You cannot hide yourself
I'm everywhere
You cannot hide yourself
You cannot hide yourself
February 8th, 1878
South of Trout Creek, west of Cedar Lake
On a winding mountain trail of the North Pacific Union
Rail
The snow arrived on time, the circus train was running
late
Rip spot’s past and all the knuckles worn,
Firebox bursting to the running boards
A pounding in his chest, crushing like a cider press
The hogger rode the throttle ‘round the bender like a
flank-strapped horse
[ELEPHANT (addressing the frightened animal car):]
"Let’s return now to the dust as the dust we are;
tonight, our bridal fate, the hour’s come to
consummate!"
And drove her massive body like a truck into the iron
bars
Limestone thrown from out the hopper’s back
Ash Cat tossed against the diamond stack
from cradle to caboose, the frozen bolts broke loose,
sent that cage spinning like a dreidel off the icy
tracks
Run on, Rabbit, run!
Before the East sky wakes the sun!
Sails set to the dreadful cold,
Until your anchor-heart takes hold
Run on, Fox & Bear,
From this dismal dream’s despair!
Cast thoughts to in the open ocean of air
Until your thread catch somewhere
[ANIMALS:] "Mother, please come along!"
[ELEPHANT (from inside her cage):]
"My tusks are dull, my eyes, half-blind,
too old to run, too big to hide,
and have neither friend nor enemy,
nor that phantom, ‘self’-identity
nor concern for what ‘they’ll’ do to ‘me’
now, my children, run free!"
But Tiger, why sit still,
As the officers climb the hill?
What stars cast down their spears,
cooled your fire with their tears?
[TIGER:] "Gone that siren’s sound,
it’s a silence now pours down
Gone, my next of kin,
and all once without now lives within"
[FOX & RABBIT:] "Topiary Tiger, once burned bright
save your tales of gnostic sight
and take heed on this (most) auspicious night!
the floor is empty where we used to lie i remember every moments im with you the season is changing the summer is here i wish to be with you i want you here here i am expecting for the best and there you are a hundred miles away there's nothing to do im so in-to you the TV. don't mean anything now you're the one you're every thing i need i miss the cold February's gone when can i see you again? i don't want to spend the summer al
Febrero catorce, luna en el jardín
hoy sueltan sus besos los amantes.
yo guardo los míos, tú no estás aquí
te extraño, no soy el mismo de antes
En vez de habitar el paraíso
recuerdos es todo lo que tengo
quién sabe si aún dura el hechizo
Quién sabe si tú me estás pensando
CORO:
Enamorado... de tus besos
enamorado de ti hasta los huesos
desesperado... porque estás lejos
como las olas, como las olas,
vienes y después... te vas.
ESTROFA
Febrero catorce llueve soledad
con pena me miran las estrellas
yo sigo soñando que regresarás
sentada en las faldas de una de ellas
CORO.
Enamorado... de tus besos
enamorado de ti hasta los huesos
desesperado... porque estás lejos
como las olas, como las olas,
vienes y después... te vas.
ESTROFA
Febrero catorce, tú, San Valentín
ayúdame y dile que la quiero
encuentra una forma de traerla aquí
no ves que de amor, yo ya me muero
CORO.
Enamorado... de tus besos
enamorado de ti hasta los huesos
desesperado... porque estás lejos
como las olas, como las olas,
Febrero 14 luna en el jardín
hoy sueltan sus besos los amantes
yo guardo los míos tú no estás aquí
te extraño, no soy la mismo de antes
En vez de habitar el paraíso
recuerdos es todo lo que tengo
quien sabe si aún dura el hechizo
quien sabe si tú me estás pensando
Enamorado de tus besos
enamorado de ti hasta los huesos
desesperado porque estás lejos
como las olas
como las olas
vienes y después te vas
Febrero 14 llueve soledad
con pena me miran las estrellas
yo sigo soñando que regresarás
sentado en las faldas de una de ellas
Enamorado de tus besos
enamorado de ti hasta los huesos
desesperado porque estás lejos
como las olas
como las olas
vienes y después te vas
Febrero 14, tú, San Valentín
ayúdame y dile que la quiero
encuentra una forma de traerla aquí
no ves que de amor yo ya me muero
Enamorado de tus besos
enamorado de ti hasta los huesos
desesperado porque estás lejos
como las olas
como las olas
vienes y después
Como las olas
vienes y después
te vas.
It is febuary 1998,
with too many mindless bodies,
walking the face of the planet,
and too many mindfull bodies,
without enough motivation,
to do anything constructive with their lives,
i despise these people,
in a way i can not verbally express,
my hatred for humanity
has reached an all time high,
i believe i am a higher power
and a greater being,
than our all too common society,
Lately i have asked myself
should i concede defeat
and conform to our commercialist society,
surely it would make my life
on this world easier to bear,
but when i get near my lowest moments,
i remember...
Why, i hate the world,
and everything, that is inside,
i remember why, that i despise
It is febuary 1998,
with too many mindless bodies,
walking the face of the planet,
and too many mindfull bodies,
without enough motivation,
to do anything constructive with their lives,
I despise these people,
in a way I can not verbally express,
my hatred for humanity
has reached an all time high,
I believe I am a higher power
and a greater being,
than our all too common society
Lately I have asked myself
should I concede defeat
and conform to our commercialist society,
surely it would make my life
on this world easier to bear,
but when i get near my lowest moments,
I remember...
Why, I hate the world,
and everything, that is inside,
i remember why, that I despise
In my Country their in the distance (Everytime I leave it's not the time to try)
Did you think before you got it (I'm leaving for all reasons)
Everytime you breathe I hope you think of me
Those are the words you told me, told me
No questions why'd I'd have to leave (I guess it's time to leave)
One reason I restored with sleep (I'll think of what I'll be)
This moment feels like destiny (I won't dare to eat)
Won't you tell me, tell me?
You want me to always remember
You promised I always will
You'll watch and wait for my return
You promised I'm coming home
For all the loney nights when your not feeling alone
You'll taunt the midnight sky and wish the sunrise
This the life we live, the only one that we know, these things just never ends, never ends
You want me to always remember
You promised I always will
You'll watch and wait for my return
You promised I'm coming home
It's not the time to leave, it's not the last goodbye (don't know I can't resist this)
Did you think before you've all forgot it? (I'm destined to always come home)
Everytime you breathe I hope you think of me
Those are the words you told me, told me
So when will it end?
When will it end?
When will it end?
When will it end?
Sometimes I don't know
Where I am
Where I'll be
Feels like I'm so far
Far away
Far away
and the snow
falls down
melts before it even
hits the ground
and i'm standing here
listening to the sound
of your hand washing
back and forth
across my filthy heart
and i don't know
if i should say "i'm sorry" or
"thank you" i try to speak
but the tears choke the words
and i think i finally know
what they mean
February 1994
- coldest Valentine L.A.'s ever known
All I gave you were tears without a cause
And I don't know why I could not say
The words inside my heart
I need you
You are my life - I love you
Heaven is mine - I want you I...want you I...
Hear me
More than my life I love you
More than the sky I need you I...want you I...
All your roses - faded from the light –
Hang in my window to remind me of the night
I said nothing and you faded away
I'd give anything
To take back all the things I didn't say
I want you
More than the sun I need you
Heaven is mine - I want you I...want you I...
Hear me
You are my life - I love you
More than the sky I need you I...want you I...
And I know that if you'd come to me
Like you did before I'd love you
-swear I would always need you
You are my life
I'd want you I – I'd need you I...
Hear me
More than my life I'd love you
92 I lost you, I got the call in February
He tried and tried to pull you out from the
wreck but it was too late
You know I need to get alone, get out of here
For my mind to find the space
Where memories of you can take shape
I think it's time to slip away
I bought you flowers too on that cold
Valentines Day
We buried you next to your son in the year
You looked so young
You know I need to get alone. GET OUT OF HERE
For my mind to find the space
Where memories of you can take shape
I think it's time to slip away
Remembering is honoring
Brother I want to laught it up
When I picture us running in the sunlight
Mother I want to hear you sing and
[Son:]
Strange, that we meet again
I recognize your face
You brought me my father's book
The memory from the old days
I want to understand
What he wrote to me
Sit in this chair, and drink some wine
It will help you to speak
Oh, trust in me
Oh, speak to me
That was the day in 1773.
That was the day the 17. of February
[The old friend:]
I try to recall the past
When he came to this town
I've never seen him before
But I felt that he was so down
It was so sad to see
As he stood there alone
I don't know why he chose me
And I won't know nevermore
Oh, nevermore
Oh, nevermore
That was the day in 1773.
That was the day the 17. of February
He gave those things to me
And when I asked him „Why?"
He said: „I've got a son
I had to leave him behind
Should I not come back
In the next few days
I want you to give these to him
On his 21st birthday"
Give me your word
Siempre lo s?, yo siempre supe todo
Me anticipo al diario de ayer
Nadie la ve, nadie la mira como
Desde adentro yo la mir?
Cuando digo que voy a volver
Me r?o primero (me r?o primero)
Todos se van y esto reci?n empieza
Sin testigos, mucho mejor
Un golpe m?s, un golpe necesario
No hay noticias en el balc?n
Cuando digo que voy a volver
Me r?o primero
Y si digo que voy a volver
Me r?o primero
En el bar un vaso me habla de vos
Cada vez que se termina
Y en el bar tu mesa ya se durmi?
Con las sillas arriba
Siempre es igual, tengo que soportar las
Veintiocho de ese pu?al
Nadie qued?, esta ciudad se alquila
Con lo poco que el viento dej?
Y en el bar un vaso hablaba de vos
La sirena desafina
With sadness, I invoke, come forward, and speak to me. In trance, we supplicate, partake in the discovery. The journey is forever, a trail of tears. With sadness, I invoke, come forward, and speak to me. In trance we supplicate, partake in the discovery. Trail of tears, no gods I fear. Trapped souls sing to me. Central axis of creation, a force we no longer feel, lost in our deliberation, what is I is not real. With pain my in my hands I cry, deliverance a joke I sigh. In the movement of a twisted invasion, a connection will appear, spiritual enslavement, gods voice is clear; and it takes our breath away to give up our will is too much to say. I will not feel, I will not give my soul away. I see you never cared. I see you never felt the way I fell. You will never see.
But it's so hard when you don't know your name searching for answers to find.
Still it's so hard when you don't know your name searching for answers to find.
verse:
As i wait here for you to come back home to me.
Never again do i hear all these thoughts of wasting my life here i am.
Trying so hard everyday we change still we drift apart.
I touch my hands to your face so pure i'm tasting the tears again
why can't i just let go leave it all far behind?
The air is cold in february, but that shouldn't bother
you,Coz I love feelin' empty, And I love feelin' used
Welcome to my soul, we hope you enjoy your stay,
The bar stays open all the time at the broken heart
parade,
So you can get intoxicated while not thinkin bout me,
Im not gonna pretend I'm okay,
I'm gonna show you how hard this is for me,
How did you find your way here? I was sure you never
would,
I created this place, to keep you away from me for good,
You better leave before you break somethin else,
This whole place is made of ice,
Its too cold for your warm eyes
Through the ashes made from smashed up icicles, I see a
godess who deserves more than me,
Through the windows you smashed with icicles, Its looking
blurry, like stars on the sea
Im not keeping a secret, I really cannot tell you what
you want to know
I cant tell you what I see,
Its not clear enough for me
the air is cold where you are, but its even colder here,
You are the stars looking down on the world from afar
You will shine through the night, an eternal beacon of light
Yeah, and you are the sun, beaming life into everyone
You will light up the sky 'til the day that the universe dies
Don't fall asleep
The night has only started
There's time to keep
And we are only young
If we kiss, we'll ignite
We can set this whole damn world alight
And everything we know will burn away
You are the trees, making oxygen so I can breathe
Over time you will rise, with your branches sturdy and wide
And you are the earth, and I'll tell you for what it is worth
That your core is alive, it's my only chance to survive
Don't fall asleep
The night has only started
There's time to keep
And we are only young
If we kiss, we'll ignite
We can set this whole damn world alight
And everything we know will burn away
And if you love me, then please let me know
Cause I believe that my heart is your home
But then when February comes, I hope that you know
I hope that you know that I'll hold you close
Don't fall asleep
The night has only started
There's time to keep
And we are only young
Don't fall asleep
The night has only started
There's time to keep
And we are only young
If we kiss, we'll ignite
We can set this whole damn world alight
Now's the time to hold the wind
The fire, the flames, the beast of prey
And the viper must feed
Hey you foolish one do you think it breaks my heart
To see, see you bleed after you tore at me: as the viper feeds
Think before you do, no, not you, you play to lose
And hell it's more than hurt, it's more than just a word
You can't just walk away: the viper will feed
Hold on to my hand we'll watch this once again
Eat, fill yourself oh viper
Sink your teeth into subjugated meat
Tear down their will please, viper
But now we can get through, my viper's near, all over you
My hate is spewing forth with lightning force, I must eat
So the viper has got to feed
Hold on to my hand we'll watch this once again
Eat, fill yourself my viper
Sink your teeth into sacrificial meat
Tear down their will please, viper
Now's the time to hold the wind
The fire, the flames, the beast of prey
There is a rope in My Heart
That I connect to a rock
So when I think of You
There's nothing wrong
There is a rope in the Hearts
Of those who wait a single hand
So then I find You here
And I do not know
Wait
There is just one thing
Wait
There is a hope in My Heart
That I neglect every now -
And then I find You there
And then I know
What the hell did You expect
From those who wait a single hand?
They deconstruct their hopes
To find a way back
I'm walking by
a place with no disquise
Fine sand, blue sea,
no walls and mystery
Eating a real good crab
Feeling like a true old man
I'm moving on
collect up all the creamthe waves, the sun
into my memories
My girl is on my side,
we're sharing happy time
When i think that i'm going to deep
I hear the sound of my clock-ring
I know... you know...
Look at my face, look at my eyes, look at my teeth,
And watch me walk away, do you think you will ever see me again?
Give me this night, give me this town, give me the time
Because we don't have long, and I know I'll never see you again
And this time I think I'm sure, but I've been wrong before
Is it too late to call you my baby?
Well I hope that someday, well I hope you come around
Read my lips, read my book, read my palm, and tell me I'll be alright,
Will you tell me that everyone gets hurt sometimes?
Watch your mouth, watch your kids, watch my things
Because it's all I have to give
And you hate all of my dreams, and you hate the way I live
And this time I think I'm sure
And is it too late to call you my baby?
Well I hope that someday, well I hope you come around
And this time I think I'm sure, but I've been wrong before
And you've got so much heart, so lets go back
Lets go back, lets go back to the start
And is it too late to call you my baby?
Well I hope that someday, well I hope you come around
And is it too late to tell you I still love you?