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			<title>Tomato with Basil</title>
			<description>tomatowith basil&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;mysoul is wintering,seekingrefugefromunhurried daysin theturning of pagesof aHemingway novel,findingsolitude and calmin theslow revolutionsof aspoonfrequentlystirredin acup oftomato with..</description>
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			<title>Forehead Kisses</title>
			<description>foreheadkisses&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;foreheadkisses havevastly becomea lostart&amp;nbsp;like ahandfirmlyplacedto thesmallof awoman&amp;rsquo;s back&amp;nbsp;like thesyllablesofyour namelyingin waituponmy tongue.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbs..</description>
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			<title>An Unfinished Sky</title>
			<description>anunfinished sky&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;stoic branchesvoyeuristicallyembellishan unfinishedsky,illustratingastill life impressionof wordlesspoetry,voidof allegory andrhyme.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>Van Gogh</title>
			<description>VanGogh&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;all Iknowof VanGoghisartistically definedbyolive groves and wheat fieldsandthe ebullience of iconic sunflowers.&amp;nbsp;the psychoticepisodesand delusionsthatfingered the trigger of a gunmay stillfuel the idi..</description>
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			<title>Dance Me to the End of Love</title>
			<description>...a bow to Leonard Cohen</description>
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			<title>Coercion of Desire</title>
			<description>...sensually explicit</description>
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			<title>Mood Indigo</title>
			<description>...a little jazz for the soul</description>
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			<title>Vintage Chevrolet</title>
			<description>Vintage Chevrolet&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;mymom&amp;rsquo;s keystoher &amp;rsquo;57 Chevyadornmy keychain.&amp;nbsp;itwas a memoryworthkeepinglikeballet shoesandhigh school yearbooks,somethingtangiblethattraversed through the yearslongafter sh..</description>
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			<title>Oh Captain My Captain</title>
			<description>OhCaptain My Captain&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;let&amp;rsquo;stell the worldwe&amp;rsquo;vegone fishingandset our sails towardtheend of the sky.&amp;nbsp;with utterabandonmyheart is vicariously beatinginhaste with yoursas aSauvignon, pours.&amp;nbsp;o..</description>
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			<title>Song of the Fisherman</title>
			<description>Songof the Fisherman&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;lobsterboats head outatsunrise in BarHarbor&amp;nbsp;seagulls, in adept formationgatherwind songs in acappella &amp;nbsp;asrippling waters rush againstthe fiberglasshull&amp;nbsp;and thefisherman hums..</description>
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			<title>Like John Imagined</title>
			<description>likejohn imagined&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;i dareto dreamthere&amp;rsquo;scoffee in heaven, witha buffet line longer thananyroad i have traveled down,wherea beacon of light shines brighter thanflecksof sunlight upon a vast ocean&amp;hellip;idare to believe ..</description>
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			<title>How I Spent My Summer Vacation</title>
			<description>...a tribute to Camp Mystic</description>
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			<title>The Bane of Bukowski</title>
			<description>TheBane of Bukowski&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He maywell have been controversialbuti found some of his quotes someof the best i&amp;rsquo;ve readinAmerican culture&amp;nbsp;there&amp;rsquo;sone about his &amp;ldquo;beer drunk soul&amp;rdquo;beingsadder than allthe dead Christmas..</description>
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			<title>Surfer Girl</title>
			<description>Surfer Girl&amp;hellip;a birthday tribute to Brian Wilson&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;thebeach was the place to goandwhat girl wasn&amp;rsquo;t playing 45&amp;rsquo;s listeningto &amp;ldquo;Surfer Girl&amp;rdquo;dreamingof California onsuch a winter&amp;rsquo;s day&amp;nbsp;thankyou..</description>
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			<title>That Girl</title>
			<description>that girl&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;i&amp;rsquo;mthat girl witheyes of a different huewholoves the rain and poetry andcoffee with creamtwosugars.i&amp;rsquo;mthat girl whosefavorite Beatle was johnwhofell in love with Wuthering Heightsandwatched it a ..</description>
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			<title>Eulogy for My Brother</title>
			<description>Eulogy for My Brother&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;aweek since pastashands were clasped welaid you to rest that summer day-inrecitation of a prayeraceremonial bugle played.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>The Marsh</title>
			<description>The Marsh&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Migrating birds of egrets, glossy ibis and blue herondescend from a pallid &amp;nbsp;sky,foraging wet fields and hollow reeds of the marsh.As the tranquility of morning unfoldslike a ballet upon water.</description>
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			<title>Paper Airplanes</title>
			<description>Paper&amp;nbsp; Airplanes&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;crumpledballs of paperbeginto accumulateinmy waste basket&amp;nbsp;dayafter daytheybecome nothing morethanunfinished attemptsatwriting poetry&amp;nbsp;andwhat could have beenpaperairplanes.&amp;n..</description>
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			<title>The Tenebrous of Evening</title>
			<description>The Tenebrous of Evening&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;thewillow weepswithbranches low,apendulumsweepingthetenebrous of evening.</description>
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			<title>My Soul It Speaks</title>
			<description>My Soul It Speaks&amp;nbsp;mysoul it speaksnotwith words upon my lipsbutwith&amp;nbsp; sunlight peering throughumbrellatrees&amp;nbsp;inquietude it speaks ofa slumbering skyimminentof &amp;nbsp;snow,ofpea soup dawns andmorning walksofresting &amp;nbsp;..</description>
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			<title>Alice in Wonderland</title>
			<description>Alice in Wonderland&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;asa childidon&amp;rsquo;t recall the golden book everread to me of&amp;ldquo;Alice in Wonderland&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;atea partyofcharacter allusions,awhite rabbittheHatter,whateverwould there bet..</description>
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			<title>The Topic of Cancer</title>
			<description>The Topic of Cancer&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Itrained the day we buried you.I acclimated myself to the painthrough the mindless fog offamily and well-wishersandthe overt sound of a furnaceclickingon then off, as conversations were hushed by the topic of cancer.&amp;nbsp;Iwanted you..</description>
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			<title>Valentine</title>
			<description>Valentine&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;you are the dancemy heart skips a beat to&amp;hellip;&amp;nbsp;the dance my heart&amp;hellip;</description>
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			<title>Null and Void</title>
			<description>Null and Void&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;thegravityofyour wordsweighupon melikesnowonredwood trees.&amp;nbsp;youstifle myresolvewithsilence&amp;hellip;adroning humthatextinguishesthebreath of me.&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>The Dance</title>
			<description>The Dance &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;we&amp;rsquo;llleave the chill of winteronthe grounddrinkfrom fluted glasses theremains of a Sauvignon&amp;nbsp;we&amp;rsquo;llcount the starswesee within eachother&amp;rsquo;s eyesthenmap the constellationsofOrion and Cassiopeiaina northern sky&amp;nbsp;andthe mo..</description>
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			<title>A Soliloquy to Nature</title>
			<description>A Soliloquy to Nature&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;December draws to a close.Long shadows of evening stretch across the frozen ground. &amp;nbsp;The crow and blackbird perch &amp;nbsp;lofty heights of stoic trees,their piercing caws&amp;nbsp;ubiquitously heard &amp;nb..</description>
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			<title>An Ode to Rain</title>
			<description>An Ode to Rain &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;arainy daygoodfor a pot of chiliforoversized sweatersandjeans stressed outatthe knees&amp;nbsp;agood dayforslouchy socksandturner classic movies,thefilm noirs in black and whiteofBogart andOrson Welles, thefemme fatalesofStanwyckandHayworth,Bacall..</description>
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			<title>Umbrella of Crimson Red</title>
			<description>Umbrellaof Crimson Red&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;laywith meinthis cusp of autumnbeneathan umbrella of crimson redoh,how the trees are lovelythistime of year,vermilionleaves pirouetting downina whirlwind dancescrapbookingpagesfor&amp;nbsp;poetsandsag..</description>
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			<title>A Jubilation of Quietude</title>
			<description>A Jubilation of Quietude&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;satedin this humble abodewitnessto rivulets of rainminuscule orbs, fallingplummetingtrickling&amp;nbsp;downward intotranslucent poolsfroma windows chill,arrestingmy gaze &amp;nbsp;my ardent starewit..</description>
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			<title>A Novice to Art</title>
			<description>A Novice to Art&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;iwas a novice to arthewas an amateur at beststrokingmy scars and imperfectionswiththe highbrowed demeanorofa scholar.&amp;nbsp;ourconversation was sparseindulgingin the contrast of shadow and light,ashe gath..</description>
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			<title>The Unspoken Sadness</title>
			<description>The Unspoken Sadnessphotography by / MecuroB. Cotto&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;CouldByron orShakespeareparaphrasethe luciditythethundering palpitations of my heart,theunspoken sadnessofopportunities lostinwait.&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>Winter's Bone</title>
			<description>...a prelude to winter</description>
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			<title>Dead End Street</title>
			<description>Dead End Street&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;you&amp;rsquo;dthink by nowiwould&amp;rsquo;ve learnedthatevery attempt toforget youhasbecome adead end street.</description>
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			<title>Poetry by Dead Men</title>
			<description>Poetry by Dead Men&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;myfeet were crossed withinhis lap ashe read to mepoetryby dead men&amp;nbsp;ilistened with earnest intentasthe atmosphere around me slippedintooblivionasthe spine of bookscrackled&amp;nbsp;upon openingtopag..</description>
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			<title>Willow</title>
			<description>2008 - 2023&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I have felt no greater painthan the moment when your heart stopped beatingand mine carried on&amp;hellip;&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;&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;n..</description>
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			<title>God's House</title>
			<description>God&amp;rsquo;s House&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;somethings from the pastlivein memory forever,likeclassic Chevroletsandold churches.&amp;nbsp;icame upon an old churchwhileliving in Californiaitswindows were boarded upfissurescould be seen in the walls andit..</description>
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			<title>My Couch of Self Indulgence</title>
			<description>MyCouch of Self Indulgencephotography by / Eddie O&amp;rsquo;Bryan&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;arotisserie of thoughts concuron my couch of self-indulgence,wherea Pinot Noirandthe unbridled orchestration ofa Berlioz symphonybegetthe thought of you.</description>
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			<title>A Vestige of My Youth</title>
			<description>A Vestige of My Youth&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Itwas winter theyear my unemployment checkswererunning out.Iwas barely getting by paying rentexistingon cold pizza and ramen noodles,witha diamond deck of solitaire tokill the monotony of time.&amp;nbsp;Itwas th..</description>
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			<title>The Dark Abyss</title>
			<description>The Dark Abyss&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Explorersat heartSankinto the dark abyssSt.John&amp;rsquo;s Newfoundland.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;-Tohonor those lost on the Titanic Expedition -&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>Wind Songs in Acappella</title>
			<description>Wind Songs in Acappella&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;anotherJune precipitates daysofsun bleached hair&amp;nbsp;weekendsof cocoa buttered skinandvolley ball beaches&amp;nbsp;withPicasso sunsetsandmargarita evenings&amp;nbsp;asseagulls in adept formationgatherwind..</description>
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			<title>After I'm Gone</title>
			<description>After I&amp;rsquo;m Gonephotography by / MecuroB. Cotto&amp;nbsp;what&amp;rsquo;sto become of themafter&amp;nbsp;i&amp;rsquo;m gone,thiscache &amp;nbsp;of poetrywithpages formatted and leather bound thatare the very breath of methebreadth of who i am.&amp;nbsp;forall that i aminthe realm of this existence lies..</description>
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			<title>The Ambrosia of Charms</title>
			<description>The Ambrosia of Charmspainting by / Felix Mas&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;come to mein silencewithout word or warning,lie within the lilywhite of armsthe ambrosia of charms, till i am starved of sleepand full of you.&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>Breakdown</title>
			<description>Breakdownphotography by / Stefan Beutler&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Every morningcold cereal andorange juice&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;&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;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;n..</description>
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			<title>The Exhilaration of Imagination</title>
			<description>The Exhilaration of Imaginationphotographyby / Stefan Beutler&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;strippedof inhibitionsi assiduously partakeof the unchaste provocation,in putting my &amp;nbsp;imaginationto bed.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<title>Drunk in Love</title>
			<description>Drunkin lovephotography by / GabrieleRigon&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;withmartini in handhestood poised,wearinga come hither glancelikea well-worn suit.&amp;nbsp;dallyingmy Jimmy Choo heelfroma pedicured toe,ibit the cherry fromits abbreviated stem,..</description>
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			<title>The Art of Woo</title>
			<description>The Art of Woophotography by / Stefan Beutler&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I was never a pearlkind of girl.Always wore jeans with holes in theknees.&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; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; I&amp;rsquo;m not beyond givingflow..</description>
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			<title>Life Lived</title>
			<description>LifeLivedArtwork by / Andrew Wyeth&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;lifelivedbequeathsto us morethan wrinkles and gray hairmorethan aches and painsforecastinga probabilityofrain&amp;nbsp;itexists of hand crocheted blanketsandgrandchildren,withpast generations of heroes of warallin matted framessit..</description>
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			<title>Indelible</title>
			<description>Indelible&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;he is an incessant tunerunning&amp;nbsp; amarathon pace in my mind&amp;nbsp;weaving an indelible impressionof jazz and culinary skillsof Marlboro Lights and Calvin Klein&amp;nbsp;he is a litany of paperworkwith a scent of me not easily removed&amp;nbsp;i am the coercive thoughtpiquing h..</description>
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			<title>A Gibbous Moon</title>
			<description>A Gibbous Moon&amp;nbsp;infatuatedam ibesotted,&amp;nbsp;beguiledbya waning gibbous moon&amp;nbsp;itsconvex shapemakeslucent the nightorchestratinga galaxy of starsina celestial dance&amp;nbsp;myheart with wild abandon, beatserratically,tem..</description>
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			<title>The Last Time He Brought Her Flowers</title>
			<description>The Last Time He Brought Her Flowers&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;they were like strangerspassing in the hallbarely speakingapologizing in whispersshe couldn&amp;rsquo;t remember whenthe last time he brought her flowersor held her without provocationthere was hesitation nowa disconcerting ai..</description>
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