Memory: Cynthia Dominguez Today I feel happiness Without the trees and water there would be emptiness Right now we're going to have fun While we try to unite as one The trees and water are what we need to appreciate And realize how precious life is The rocks are huge and powerful The trees are vital and captivating The water is pretty and clear You can hear the little waves collide against you When you're near Lake Tahoe is so unique and amazing Without the grandeur it would be Devastating When there is silence you can hear everything The laughter of our thoughts The birds singing melodies The trees being moved by the wind Our feelings uniting as one When you're here you can see The trees so green The water clear as crystal The ground so smooth This is the place to be with family and friends I just hope this memory never ends Where the Earth Always Speaks: Shirley Lei There is a place where the Earth always speaks There the water and air are clean There the mountains grow; they don't stop There the photograph expands long and far where the silence interrupts There the trees never are chopped expanding their arms and legs to the water's gleam let us leave this place where people disturb and noise and voices interrupt past the giant silver walls filled with suits We shall go the same way when animals take flight and watch where water ripples, even just a scant to a place where the sun is always on top Yes, we shall go where the animals go and we'll watch the water make its ripples For the students, we've been there and the students, we know the place where the Earth always speaks