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stargate atlantis
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They killed the doctor with an exploding tumor. I'm sorry, but there must be some really bored writers in charge of that show... sometimes I think it's so unfair that I'm not writing some teevee series with my super clever plotlines... --Ray
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Will Power
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by Jen From back in the pantry, behind the tomatoes, Somewhere between the dried beans and alfredo It's tempting me, begging me for some attention- And soon I'm afraid I might need intervention! We first got acquainted in aisle 5-B I couldn't resist how it called out to me Touting variety and quantity...
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Women of Tahiti - Gauguin
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Okay here's a link to the latest piece of art we're to discuss and make up a project for... what do you think of it? http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gauguin/gauguin.femmes-tahiti.jpg I've decided as a person I kinda don't like this guy, since he abandoned his wife and five kids to pursue his...
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"If my love was a lollipop"
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A phrase you sometimes said, something I didn't understand; you were offering, and I didn't take your hand. Looking back, now I see, I missed it from the start; I was hearing with my head, not listening with my heart. I saw. I liked. I wanted. But I didn't look, care, or accept, So I couldn't find, love, or...
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A Piece of Rope
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A Piece of Rope A piece of rope tied to a tree, As you touch it, what do you see? A stretched-out neck and a resting head, That frowns no more, because it's dead? It seems to be a sign so plain: Your way out, an end to pain. Why else would you find this rope, If not to leave when you can't cope? A piece of rope tied t...
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Pleasantries
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Pleasantries by RayB Talk to me of pleasant things. Lie to me of dreams. Let me find the silver linings That seem to grow thinner and thinnerIn the darkening storm. Lift and Encourage... There is peace, is there not? Is there not a promise of rest?Why does the path seem so dark sometimes? Why must the wa...
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Religious Poems
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I believe in Zion that we will find the forgiving. The pure of heart who've learned the art of humble living. Those who know that nothing they could do would ever suffice if Christ did not with his suffering and life pay the price.
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Water of the Flowery Mill by Gorky
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So here's a picture of the first print I get to teach art concepts to students about... as art docent.... http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/11/waa/hob_56.205.1.htm I am in a crappy mood, and modern art just really torks me off sometimes... talk about ugly... SO if anyone wants to say something re...
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grumble
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Grumble, Grumble, Grumble! Why must my station in life be so humble? If I were in every way well-esteemed and very rich, then methinks being humble would be a cinch. -- Edited by zealia at 20:08, 2007-10-09
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Impromptu Verse
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Is it a game, or is it an actual writing exercise? Actually, a little of both. It is fun and can really get the creative juices flowing, particularly if a number of folks get involved and inter-post response time gets short. Think of it kind of like Poetry Uno! Here is how it works: 1. I will start b...
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It was a Dark and Stormy Night...
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Gerald began--but was interrupted by a piercing whistle which cost him ten percent of his hearing permanently, as it did everyone else in a ten-mile radius of the eruption, not that it mattered much because for them "permanently" meant the next ten minutes or so until buried by searing l...
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attention
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I am a little shy to mention That I need a little attention. Not contention or dissention. Just a little attenion.
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Ode to Benadryl
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Runny nose, floating feeling; What's that crawling on the ceiling? Slow motion, deep thinking; --Huh? What? My IM's blinking. Soft chair, not much noise; No one's watching my three boys.
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Plywood Shield principle
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My brother was telling me about a post at bar.baen.com where the author David Drake related his "plywood shield" principle. The background to the principle is that once he had written a story where the roman soldiers had plywood shields. Now, this is historically accurate. Roman soldie...
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News: Author of Wheel_of_Time series Robert Jordan is dead...
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http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/ap/20070917/119004990000.html
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Cliff dwellings on a summer afternoon
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Climbing a ladder to the inviting and peaceful opening of someone's long-ago home; Being completely encompassed by an ancient stone cavity; Listening to the comforting sounds of a steady, gentle rain; Absorbing the vista of deeply saturated shades of green blanketing the meadow; Soothing the ac...
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Catch me
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Catch me on a good day When I know just what to say. Catch me when I am in my element And I have only kind sentiments. Catch me when I reach out rather than in. And I want to call all the world my friend.
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Casting Crowns: Praise You in this Storm...
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji2rLXr3cEU I really like this song. I love the poetry about Christ's love for us, and how he holds us despite the world. I have been really impressed with this particular musical group... The pictures are hit and miss... but nice tribute to the song... but if you'l...
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This is silly
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I posted 13 lines on another board. I realize that people want to help but it seems a little encouragement is nice when what you posted is being torn apart. Here is the real issue: I am not a writer. My husband is. In my opinion, he is great. We've submitted his book and actually had a nudge, but in the en...
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First 13 lines
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I thought that we could discuss the things we are writing together. Hatrack forum has an area where you can discuss the first 13 lines (the amount that fits on the first double spaced page after the obligatory header) and see if it would keep the first reader at the publisher reading or whether it would g...
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Arthur Henry King
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Do any of you know anything about the late Arthur Henry King? I saw a documentary about him on BYU-TV probably 1/2 year or more ago. From what I saw, he seemed to be a brilliant man, a poet, a deeply spiritual man, and a mentor to hundreds (adults and students alike) at BYU. One of my favorite professors at B...
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Some things just make me happy when I see them
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http://www.designboom.com/contest/view.php?contest_pk=16&item_pk=10425&p=1
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erased poem
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I deleted that poem as it was very lame and maybe someone would misunderstand -- Edited by zealia at 08:58, 2007-07-12
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Dance of Tears
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The sparkling rainbow dances around the crystal water with steps so graceful they almost flow together becoming a single, gliding wave of motion. It calls to me, promising to ease my pain, hypnotizing me with it's gaze of flirting light. "Dance with me," it says, "I'll make you free...
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Junkie
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It drags me to a place where I'm not responsible and other lies. Like how tragedy is more real than happiness, since it bites harder. So I went out and failed, because I liked the salty taste of licking wounds. Cold, afraid and hiding, but it was fun, and I was selfish. Always wanting more.
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Sharp Edges
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I was lying here, naked & shivering, under the blanket of a hot summer night. Ripping layers of me backwards; I keep wanting right yesterdays & I can't get past it. Agony & ecstacy huddled together, warming each other, but chilling me. When you asked how I felt, I laugh nervously and said,...
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Strong in Your Loving
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I'm strong in your loving. You give me what I need without hovering. By being so gentle and sweet, you help me to stand on my own two feet. I don't want to fly away. Strong in your loving, this is where I will stay. But if we should have to part, I will go on with you in my heart. I'm strong in your loving, and beca...
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cadence
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I fell in love with the cadence of the Scriptures. There are also some poems that have a cadence that effects me in ways that I can not describe in an adequate way. I don't really have training in how to use meter. I try to do what sounds good. I don't know if I ever know how to do it. Maybe someone could star...
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Paperclip
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Paperclip Today I spent more time than I should've Searching for a paperclip. I searched my desk, for I could've Sworn I had one on my desk. I shuffled papers, and stared off into space, My mind drawn out to a dozen concerns. No paperclip. Why? Shouldn't there be a paperclip? I thought I had one. I rememb...
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Poems about Death
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Death (by RayB) I am a mouth full of teeth. My eyes are microscopic. My ears have fallen off. My nose smells only decay. --- Ever written poetry about death? It's a very common topic among poets, and yet, one wonders... Is it strange to do it? I find it strangely cathartic to th...
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