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		<description>The original writings of author Tonya </description>
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			<title>I sacrifice for him</title>
			<description>You should only love on herI know our love has been longingbut I realized that you canlove someone for the thought of them lovingthat's the beauty and power of love,..imagination After allIt's not so bad... After allI see you with her, she glowingly smiles at youShe is meShe knows love like I doYou ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/2172725/</link>
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			<title>Wounded</title>
			<description>We knew we were broken&amp;nbsp;when we approached each other&amp;nbsp;as a whole woman and manNow we have beaten&amp;nbsp;reopened wounds&amp;nbsp;seeking salvation again</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/2172241/</link>
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			<title>Let's Talk</title>
			<description>What can we do to make the world a better place for all?I would like to sit down with you and talkIt can be doneThe sacrifices have already been madeThe slavesThe holocaustthe boomingsthe plagues&amp;nbsp;what about meditation?What does it do?What about conversation?What does it do?What about love?What ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/2099810/</link>
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			<title>I got my Biscuit and My fruit float</title>
			<description>My lunch is escaping meto a happy island lost at seaI got my biscuit and my fruit floatcan't dare to take a seatWith work flooding all around me&amp;nbsp;they trying to drown meI can't afford the time&amp;nbsp;or even enough to eatyet, I scream with parched throatto teach</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/2059524/</link>
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			<title>Vulnerable</title>
			<description>VulnerableDoesn't tell you her nameDoesn't tell you she's comingDoesn't give you any frameof thought of herShe'll take over you in a flashand leave you open&amp;nbsp;Open to anything&amp;nbsp;Open to anything that seems like somethingYou see what's not thereYou begin to make up thingsto fantasize of what it..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/1834292/</link>
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			<title>Dear Shane</title>
			<description>I had a long conversation with one of my students named Shane. She shared a lot with me during that conversation, which inspired me to write this poem to all of us...because we are all SHANES</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/1745852/</link>
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			<title>Good morning Moon</title>
			<description>My first encounter with the Morning Moon, such a beautiful sight.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/1744615/</link>
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			<title>I am Indigo</title>
			<description>From the soul of an Indigo Child</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/1743132/</link>
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			<title>STRIP, Gentle Eyes</title>
			<description>My reflection on the concept on what it means to &quot;STRIP&quot;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/1493354/</link>
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			<title>Boss Lady</title>
			<description>remnants </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/1375683/</link>
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			<title>The Silence of the Sea  </title>
			<description>Written as reflection: &quot;The U.S. Navy will use high-frequency underwater sound for testing&quot;-July 2012</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/1001390/</link>
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			<title>Peace of Mine</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;See I'se been havin this peace of minefor quite sometime nowMy God&amp;nbsp;said that I better use itor lose itDon't quite know how to use itCause when I try to tell some&amp;nbsp;folks about&amp;nbsp;itthey don't seem to get itI'm afraid trying to convince folksmight make me&amp;nbsp;lose i..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/476662/</link>
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			<title>Lonely at 65</title>
			<description>I have a friend who is sixty-five this reminds me of a story she once told me.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/344727/</link>
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			<title>Paradise Lost</title>
			<description>Follow your heart and those whispers from God</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/344430/</link>
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			<title>A Child for Change</title>
			<description>real incident</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/343056/</link>
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			<title>Change Takes a Nation: &quot;Do Your Part!&quot;</title>
			<description>Article that I wrote for Spokenmagazine.com after attending Ebenezer Baptist Church during the &quot;Nightwatch&quot; of the polls</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/343041/</link>
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			<title>Ode</title>
			<description>6 word story</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/339700/</link>
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			<title>Thanksgiving</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;There is nothing I can give to thank you enough my dear friendno food I can share to thank you enough, good Mothercan't provide enough money for you, fabulous FatherThere's no way to compensate with toys my playful childSo, I just pray to be in..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/339125/</link>
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			<title>Obama-nation: A Victory Bullet</title>
			<description>The reactions of many due to the President Elect Barack Obama</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/339096/</link>
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			<title>Food or Gas?</title>
			<description>This poem was inspired by a story I read.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/276979/</link>
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			<title>Penalty </title>
			<description>The poem is written with the inspiration of women who write for therapy when lost in love</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/262135/</link>
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			<title>A Mother's Intuition</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;A Mother&amp;rsquo;s Intuition&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;A mother knows when to give a hug to a child who&amp;rsquo;s not conscious of needing one&amp;nbsp;at all&amp;nbsp;A mother knows when to catch the pieces from a child&amp;rsquo;s destruction and when to let the pieces fall&amp;nbsp;A mother knows that that so..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/262125/</link>
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			<title>The Stubborn Heart's Sow</title>
			<description>I wrote this when I went through the roller coasters with my high school sweetheart.  I still haven't figured out why they call them &quot;sweethearts&quot;--LOL        So glad, I never married this guy!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/258959/</link>
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			<title>If You Find Something</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;If you find something to be happy about,Your spirit will fly freely through the trees of a tranquil forest&amp;nbsp;and If you find something to be excited about,Your spirit will swiftly climb to&amp;nbsp;the peak of the most momentous mountain&amp;nbsp;but, if you find something to be mad a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/232963/</link>
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			<title>A Plead After Death</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Somebody say something to methat will make me see the lightSomebody state the wordsthat&amp;rsquo;ll bring peace whena brother&amp;nbsp;loses his&amp;nbsp;lifeSomebody utter something to methat&amp;rsquo;ll help me feel all rightSomebody, please, form&amp;nbsp;the wordsthat will help me slee..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/229530/</link>
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			<title>I Wondered Why the Rain Causes Me to Want Sleep</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Driftingpillow forms&amp;nbsp;of fluffy cloudsresembling dreamingare blankets for the sky&amp;nbsp;and beds of rain thatstroke the windows ofpains like you my love slowlyrunning your fingers throughmy hair settles my soulwith peace&amp;nbsp;And I wondered why the rain cau..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/83796/</link>
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			<title>&amp;quot;Pay Attention!&amp;quot;</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Her book bag and nose haul the black markerIs it all a link?&amp;ldquo;She&amp;rsquo;s such a gifted writer&amp;rdquo;&amp;ldquo;Sniff-sniff&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;the bathroom walls read&quot;School Stinks&quot;&amp;ldquo;Pay Attention!&amp;rdquo;&amp;rdquo;He&amp;rsquo;s got skills like Kobie,&amp;rdquo; So the burn't orang..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/tonyagrace/82025/</link>
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