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		<description>The original writings of author   Fran Marie</description>
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			<title>A Poets Breath</title>
			<description>I sit and ponder the redundant diatribeA. I. prints out in flat dull sequencewithout substance, fluffed air soneatly stuffed with Its degree in B.S.&amp;nbsp; yes, this big bad wolf isat the door to huff and puff andblow poetry downIt has no place in the poetic realmamong poets bearing&amp;nbsp; all...heart..</description>
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			<title>Sounds of Silence </title>
			<description>I&amp;nbsp; ponder poetry&amp;nbsp;as soft snowflakes gently falleach flake caresses my thoughtsthere are angels in tonight's snowunique flakes, an embodiment&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; embracing my&amp;nbsp; emotionsethereal sounds of silence&amp;nbsp; are on tonight's milieu&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; amid the city streetsI watch from my bal..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2875353/</link>
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			<title>Noel </title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Sprigs of holly&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;sprays of pinethe night is still&amp;nbsp; Silent&amp;nbsp; snowflakes&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;blanket the earth&amp;nbsp;and angels sing noel</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2872415/</link>
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			<title>Cordon Bleu</title>
			<description>Daylight dances into&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; soft silhouettes of evening&amp;nbsp;you're my scented rose&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; in November's cool breezeCaresses by candlelighttipsy on chilled champagne&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; bubbling up sensual urgesyou're my bon appetit menu&amp;nbsp; A&amp;nbsp; Cordon Bleu of sizzling high vibestripping ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2869123/</link>
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			<title>October Winds</title>
			<description>October salutes mother naturewith a collage of wonderdelicately delighting oursensibilities, renewing our viewnow revealing and revelingin new dressed glorySoon trees disrobe baring alllike sepia snapshots of long agosurrendering to a distant sunsetThere are ghosts in tonight's rainas October coughs..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2866018/</link>
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			<title>Hollow Nothingness </title>
			<description>her style always hada cast of dark shadowsghostly apparitions, eerily hauntingin a distant charade of movementsshifting sharplyinto death's dressed up handsdancing with him into the darknessoffering her tattered-torn tokenof life held in&amp;nbsp; her handas he escorts her gently withbony fingers&amp;nbsp; ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2864832/</link>
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			<title>Fame</title>
			<description>sitting lost and forlorncaught in the mirror of fameIts glass cuts deeplyto the quick of herbut they say..they shoutthe show must go ongo out there and kill 'emshe lets go of her quiet stanceputting on her game faceperforming destiny's deceitwhen all she wantedwas to be his, in thesimplicity of life..</description>
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			<title>If Paradise Waits</title>
			<description>of all the thingsin the world to captureit would be timelove catches us off guardin sweet rapturethen cuts in time,we're left to bleedwould we rathertime be standing stillif paradise waitsin a distant breeze?dawns and setting sunsetsas time spins new life tapestriesmemories may still time to viewold..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2862149/</link>
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			<title>Blue Moon</title>
			<description>Segments of a blue mooncapture my senseslighting up the night skysapphire starsconnect and reflecther bright glowing halowith a blue waltzaround her lunar alureas bella luna shinesher aura&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;spotlight in moonlightplaying center stageperforming her lunar&amp;nbsp; show tonight</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2861870/</link>
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			<title>September 's Twilight</title>
			<description>meet me in autumn' s amber glow' pon a golden meadowin September'stwilight.there I'll bein sundown splendour' til two lovers tender as oneyou and me</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2861828/</link>
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			<title>Painting Presence </title>
			<description>Transcending past to futureMona Lisa embodies her spirit&amp;nbsp; with an incarnate smile ..&amp;nbsp;her painting presence...emboldens brush strokes&amp;nbsp;to kaleidoscope blushing...once subdued shades now&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;flamboyant...&amp;nbsp;enhancing new auras&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2858909/</link>
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			<title>Isolde's Song to Tristan</title>
			<description>written from the perspective of Isolde</description>
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			<title>Cigarette</title>
			<description>sitting in the rainsmoking my cigarettefazed out and fizzleddrowning in cold shower miseryshivering raindropspelt down,pouring soaked regretsI sent you awaydon't ask why..I wouldn't tell you anywayInsomnia rooms spinplaying misty memoriesand I'm missing you tonight&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2858764/</link>
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			<title>Blue Dawn</title>
			<description>Inspired by painting ' Morning Cypress '
 by John T. Elseman</description>
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			<title>Nature's Realm</title>
			<description>A murmuring breeze&amp;nbsp; brushes her hairin shades of springtime harmony&amp;nbsp;scents of&amp;nbsp; lavender carry her airshe hears the soft call of naturewhisper in her earSurround sounds of mother earthtapping her senses alive in timeshe holds the moment for its worthbreathing&amp;nbsp; nature's' floral bou..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2857327/</link>
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			<title>The Wizard's Ring</title>
			<description>An all knowing wizard gazed into his&amp;nbsp;sapphire stonea ring with certain magic powers all its owndeep within its fiery glowrevealed good and evil about every so and soThrough town and hill and country sideo'er yonder dales and valleys widecasting midnight spells by skulls candlelighthe saw today'..</description>
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			<title>Fair Lady of Shallot </title>
			<description>Revised longer version of my original poem</description>
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			<title>Before Dawn</title>
			<description>He sat silently, his sleepy eyes tired&amp;nbsp;from&amp;nbsp;anxious nightmares..darkness became his frequent companionshadows in candlelight swayed&amp;nbsp;like skeletons dancing&amp;nbsp;to a dirge macabre tune playing&amp;nbsp;and replaying upon his mind 'wicked winds howled outside&amp;nbsp;his cathedral windows, scr..</description>
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			<title>Afterglow of Love </title>
			<description>The music of the muses.stir strings of enchantmentdulcet tones flame desiresoftly in a concerto caressa sweet sonata&amp;nbsp; pleadsfor passion play asour heated movements&amp;nbsp;match in harmonyeach nuance of sensuality&amp;nbsp;beating breathlesslyto a violin's vibrationmusical themes wrap us in amber'swar..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2856552/</link>
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			<title>Non-Stop </title>
			<description>I hold sorrows deep inside&amp;nbsp; replaying heartaches&amp;nbsp;in mid tempo bluesa half crazed moon&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; stalks&amp;nbsp; my shadow.each night meeting&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the morning dawn non-stop&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2856448/</link>
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			<title>Beneath a Dusty Sky</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;beneath a dusty skyunder a sycamore treeI sit writing poemsfeeling the green grasstickling my bare feetwith a slight breezedandelions have blown&amp;nbsp;all their kisses to tomorrowanother ordinary dayso it seems,&amp;nbsp; and i just felt&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;the..</description>
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			<title>merely a poet</title>
			<description>I don't let the suncatch me cryingI write the midnight inktears diluted withmisery's sad illusions&amp;nbsp;drowned in sentimental&amp;nbsp;sedimentsof destiny's damning drinkI'm but a mere poet ~my words....conscientiously conceived&amp;nbsp;and caringperhaps one might read&amp;nbsp;and feel at ease&amp;nbsp;not much ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2856164/</link>
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			<title>Electric Blue</title>
			<description>Electric blue~ collapsed&amp;nbsp; upon myselfneon bright lightning of the seaconsumes me,&amp;nbsp; pulls meinto swirls of a vortex, your realmI'm at the edge of your reachgrasping fingersbegin to bend the fabric of timeand spaceblue velvet caresseswith cyan waves of infinitysheer sapphire nights illuminat..</description>
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			<title>Hey Boy, would i lie</title>
			<description>My poem inspired by the song
Didn't I( blow your mind this time
By The Delfonics..
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2856012/</link>
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			<title>A Gray Ghost</title>
			<description>FFond memories linethe now empty windows..love stained curtains ofbygone yearsFrank's diner wasour denizen of cozydaydreams in ringsof cigarette smokeand hot steamed coffeea plate full ofjukebox tuneson the daily menuplaying our song B 3 rightfrom the back boothof secluded secrets..Elvis never sound..</description>
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			<title>Taffy</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; pulled in by honeyed&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;soft words and sticky kisses&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Stretched&amp;nbsp;out~candy sweet</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2855204/</link>
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			<title>Drifting into The Storm </title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;jIt just keeps pouring down rainshadows of sorrow crossing my pathdripping drops of sadness' pon a telltale heartof withdrawn emotionsO' I throw myself to the storm!dark ponderous clouds haveformed a heavy burden of miserywith each mournful raindropsince you lefta pattern set in rusted shackle..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2855183/</link>
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			<title>Christmas~The Bygone Years</title>
			<description>It was Christmas eveseems like eons agowhen brother Gene Robertand I playedin white marshmallow snowsnowy mounds roundeda form for frostymaking him a snowmandelighthis top hat tipped to theside with a jolly ole pipea scarf wrapped 'ponhis neck flapped in windquite coldblack button eyes shonebrightly..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2836550/</link>
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			<title>Upon This Christmas Day</title>
			<description>Inspired by the C'mas Carol
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2836479/</link>
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			<title>Drenched in Verse</title>
			<description>I dance my poetryevery line an embodimentof emotionsmesmerizing musicsplashes of ink~&amp;nbsp;drenched in versewords~comforting little spiritsperforming like ballerinasreminiscing in poetic songseems it started eons agoart guiding my hand&amp;nbsp;perchance to create&amp;nbsp;another new dance in&amp;nbsp;poetic h..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2832027/</link>
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			<title>one with the sea</title>
			<description>I&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; I'm one with the seato drown the down in my soul&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;sweet serenity</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2832026/</link>
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			<title>Watercolor Whispers</title>
			<description>I ascendwith watercolor whispersof lilac and lavender pastelsswirls of silver curlsdance in my hairforming foamwaves of a new seasonI bringscents of honeysuckleIn summer's last heated nightssoft pink and powder blue huesblend and bend to rosy shadesof sapphire's breathingautumn's amber breatha new d..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2831972/</link>
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			<title>Overcast Shadows</title>
			<description>The night before;&amp;nbsp; the moonshrieked behind misty cloudssleeping on night watcha solemn face appeared behindpuffed pillows of fog;one of sorrow&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; the arrows slunghis hasty words spoken..stingingher open wounds, sea shadowsheld hands with her sunken ego~her reflection a sullen mirror o..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2831970/</link>
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			<title>Somewhere My Love</title>
			<description>Inspired by the music Lara's theme
and Dr.Zhivago movie 1965 film</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2827228/</link>
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			<title>Winter's Frosted Breath</title>
			<description>rain and snowsought her fragile bones..dryingsleep escaped her dim eyesnight shades of blues dustedher forgetful mindstill she never complaineda myriad of miseries hugged hervibrations ~ blocking all hopestrapping sunshine from enteringher humble existence..spring daffodils no longer dancedin her wo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2823896/</link>
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			<title>Baby ~ you're soo smooth</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; night breeze&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;seeps beneath my skin~&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; I sway to a rhythm beat&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;dancin' into your light&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2823785/</link>
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			<title>Gently Severe</title>
			<description>Blue shadows cross my vibrant visionsof lively red rainbows dusting the silver&amp;nbsp;clouds to hazy graydeaden life still lingers and chained&amp;nbsp;deadlocks tightly choke sleepless&amp;nbsp;nights stroked by phantom fingersbut I've been burnt, tossed and turned&amp;nbsp;to stone in the turbulent sea of life&amp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2823543/</link>
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			<title>My Adonis es</title>
			<description>formed with precision&amp;nbsp;rippling muscles adorna man's streamline physiquehis chiseled facedefined featuresoutline the fine artsAdonis..i adore you~&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;young man of beauty&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;masculinity magnifiedwith muscular suitabilitybroad shoulder warriorspirit of battle..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2823376/</link>
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			<title>She~An Enigma</title>
			<description>She~a deep enigmaher aura set in dazed wonderher green eyesasking haloed hazed questionsin moonlight mistshining no light on shallow watersshe wades in deeper seeking truthoff set by her lover's lies~his fake facadestill she sees his face surfacein sea's waves of wonderas she wandersher days measure..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2823266/</link>
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			<title>Dark Despair</title>
			<description>Shadows of dark despairblocking bright views and lightmy soul caught in vague darknessdeep deep down evil&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; haunts~ taunts memany times my courage fadesbecoming a demon's victim~their evil preydark storms of despair&amp;nbsp;sinking destiny to the&amp;nbsp;bottomless pit..heavy burdens weigh fath..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2821464/</link>
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			<title>A Siren's Song</title>
			<description>Rusalka is a water sprite, A famous opera by Dvorak, Rusalki in slavic folklore Rusalja sings to the moon</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2821454/</link>
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			<title>Lost Love</title>
			<description>Monotetra Form</description>
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			<title>Waltz of The Flowers</title>
			<description>The silk of sunlight glistensfiltering through fragrant fieldsof flowers, little spirits reachingto comfort and caressrushing roses, blushing bluebellsand lush lilies slip into mydaylight dreams,dancing softly like ballerinastip-toeing into my visions of&amp;nbsp;sweetness with dainty daisies&amp;nbsp;delig..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2819986/</link>
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			<title>Shaded Shadows</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;In the still of darkness&amp;nbsp;sitting lost and forlornI let go of fond words to me&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; poetry verses you once wrote&amp;nbsp;with desirescattered about in sullen debrisa midnight breeze breathes lowas I mourn you in death&amp;nbsp;words now dead matter&amp;nbsp;without life's fire&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2819890/</link>
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			<title>Distant Echoes</title>
			<description>Inspired by the Painting &quot; Village Shadows&quot;
By Charles Dickinson</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2818640/</link>
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			<title>Stoned Cold Laurels</title>
			<description>powdered~ puff dragonhis laurel leaf crown slippedmagic~over eyes that have weptand whose mind has slept...kept&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; from truth..&amp;nbsp; grieved.in his naive youth&amp;nbsp; deceived&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; by one sweet rose..green laurel leaves withered&amp;nbsp..</description>
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			<title>Sylvia's 'fragile facade'</title>
			<description>She walks in pretensesplendour~ smilingfrowns turned&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; upside downthose ink stain memories&amp;nbsp; of him~ fragments ofinsecurity plagued herin grayscale thoughtsInvisible tears streaking&amp;nbsp; behind lowered eyelidsbecame her focus&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; no one knewher delicate demise planas she car..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Fran-Marie/2816712/</link>
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			<title>Tree of Enlightenment</title>
			<description>Ivory clouds drift upon azure skies&amp;nbsp;another day to open our eyes&amp;nbsp;therein this tree&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;dangles each key..&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; to unlock knowledgetreasure troves&amp;nbsp;await the probing&amp;nbsp;genes&amp;nbsp;within&amp;nbsp;our psych to growthose pages of rustic books..</description>
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			<title>In Vapors Caught</title>
			<description>Inspired by Pink Floyd's song
Comfortably Numb</description>
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			<title>Enchanting Goddess</title>
			<description>Goddess of enchantmentgolden aura of heavenly blues&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; and purple wondershe holds mere mortals&amp;nbsp;spellbound.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; wrapped in silver sparkle&amp;nbsp; and white light lustershe has bewitchedwith coy charmamid the midnight mistand magic of&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; moon glowsh..</description>
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