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    I have been thinking about how the world is changing and how as a person I have changed over the years. A decade ago, if I wasn’t in school or actively speaking with someone, I had headphones on my head. I would always replace them in a matter of hours when they shorted out or ...
  • Sunrise
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    The last few moments of darkness Before the dawn rips through the night A calmness as the world starts to wake And my heart fills with light ‘Another chance’ my soul screams out I tell myself I can do it this time To seize the day even for a moment To give the day reason ...
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    Snowflakes big as coins soggy, sullen, sorrowful Tulips will soon bloom.
  • Bride on her wedding day
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    I stared at myself in the golden mirror. The light reflected off of my golden wedding dress. Mother didn’t think white was appropriate. I had a deep V-neck and a large skirt, which detracted from my slight baby bump. I was about two months pregnant and mother thought the gold would hide the glow that ...
  • Life Balance
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    The pendulum swings- delicate life. When goodness usurps, both blades of the knife. Nostalgia-when happiness, seeming so clear yet, soon the non wounded slashes appear. While riding crescendo, baritone lie in wait. Upon its arrival, the Earth trembles great. Terrible fortune, only could be yet, hours before, the world at your knees. How does one ...
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    I am sitting still and you walked by, eyes glazed over head held high   My eyes caught yours but yours, never mine as you strolled on by marking your own time   How would it feel? to get a chance to see the world through the eyes of another being?   Would I see ...
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    As America waited for the ball drop in Times Square, I wondered what the next year would bring. As a child, I always eagerly awaited the arrival of Santa Claus. I was equally as excited to attend midnight mass with my grandparents after opening presents and listening to Italian Christmas carols. Sadly, this April, my ...
  • Woman in a cave
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    Forbidden fruit Forgotten past Long hand moving Time heal fast Born of sin Expected truth This righteous path Shift or move Slight of conscious Human nature Will to live Hence; nothing greater Carry burden Throughout our days When pure emotion Alters fate Toward the heavens Some will seek Observing angels Pray for we.. Forbidden passion ...
  • Hope
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    Do ordinary routines brighten your day, or do you schlep a lead-weight dread spirit everywhere you go? Allow me to help you learn how to shed the dread and live lighter, happier lives from this day forward. I offer you this truth found in Isaiah 55:10-11 of the King James Bible.  “For as the rain ...
  • concentric circles
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    time encapsulated warmth embraced love harnessed chaos reigns death begins life ends swirling mists dancing starts lights twinkle in the din of silence everything around us kaleidoscope of image stand your ground break away cry for shelter welcome the rain so many opportunities so little time concentric circles we all become never ending never beginning ...