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			<title>i think it odd (3rd edition)</title>
			<description>i think it oddthat we can recognize certain feelingsbut never recognize what they mean,to rememberand know why they are there,but not understand why they feel.i wonder why that is?be it hurt or happinessthat lays within,perhaps we will never know,for these feelingscannot be pla..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/822527/</link>
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			<title>farewell and adieu</title>
			<description>a closing statement for everyone here.  for the moment, though, i'm chosing not to close my account in hopes that some of my words may continue to inspire someone out there.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/499604/</link>
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			<title>i think it odd (the unintended second edition)</title>
			<description>i think it oddthat our own words tempt us.they call to our heart,pulling at its strings,hoping that the knot will undoand all of our thoughtswill spatter out down onto to floor.we want those words,the very words that threatento destroy us.it's because we knowwhat they are capab..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/497262/</link>
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			<title>sometimes i don't think before i speak</title>
			<description>i'm sorry if i spoke too soonor was imprudent with my words,but it's my way, you see,and habits are hard to break.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/496040/</link>
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			<title>for you, whatever your name my be III</title>
			<description>i do wish that&amp;nbsp;she reaches&amp;nbsp;her destinationbut only to stay&amp;nbsp;for but a momentand return safely homeeven just to tell me goodbye</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/495641/</link>
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			<title>to you</title>
			<description>if you can't see by nowthat this has all been for you,then shame on meand my silent tongue.it seems the words&amp;nbsp;for sunrisehave slipped and fallen awayand i do not know whetherthey can ever be found.truthfully,these lost wordssit right before me,but they are beyond my reach..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/495636/</link>
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			<title>the unfortunate reality of life II</title>
			<description>the amount of happiness we do havesadlyis sometimes a measure of how muchunhappiness we do not have.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/495622/</link>
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			<title>may contain more incomplete thoughts</title>
			<description>the beginnings and the ends,those are the easy parts.it's the middlethat gives us the most trouble.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/495618/</link>
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			<title>may contain incomplete thoughts</title>
			<description>it's not quite what's there,it's more of what's not thereand i suppose that's what makes itall the more difficult to swallow.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/495616/</link>
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			<title>winter must begin once a year</title>
			<description>i awokein the early morning,much before the sun,to the soft white blanketof winter's first snow.it lay where the earth once wasand in some places it was not,hiding any sign of seasons past.the trees quietrly stretched out,their long crooked fingerscatching the plump white flakes..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/494776/</link>
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			<title>172</title>
			<description>do you know what makes me smile?it's you.i just can't help it,i love you to pieces.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/492930/</link>
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			<title>the ballerina's pauper</title>
			<description>in a darkened narrow alleya single pauper walks,his warm breathmaking a vanishing trail that falls behind.for a moment,the white puffs&amp;nbsp;pauseas he takes in a deep breathand smiles.as the wind picks up,he pulls tightthe scarf that&amp;nbsp;she made for him.he walks up to a lit b..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/490760/</link>
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			<title>the pauper's ballerina</title>
			<description>in a nearly empty studioa single ballerina dances.her hand placed lightly on the barreat firstas she glances into the mirrored wall.she stands,slowly closing her eyesand after a still moment,pushes away.she moves effortlessly,the room silentsave the soft pat of her feeton the..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/489335/</link>
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			<title>i think it odd</title>
			<description>i think it oddthat we sometimes choose to use wordsthat we do not own,that we treat hopethe same way we regard faith.we lie to ourselves,even though we do not believewhat we sayand we blame ourselvesover things of which we have no control.these same things,these same lies,are..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/489088/</link>
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			<title>love &amp; logistics (part 2)</title>
			<description>you cannot explain lovewhen you look at it from the inside out.you can't explain itbecause you're in it,and and it completely baffles your mind.love can only be definedwhen look at from the outside in,broken down intoits sixes and and sevensby someone who is not you,for they can ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/488455/</link>
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			<title>two pairs of toes</title>
			<description>slip off your lovely ballet feetand stretch your toes.dance barefoot with meon the hardwood floor.but be careful,please,for my clumsy pauper feethave a mind of their own.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/488016/</link>
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			<title>the boy with the baby bottom beard</title>
			<description>silly boy,needs his vitamin cand chicken soup.he's been sick for a weekbut he still knows how to smile.he makes piggy noisesand explores the rooms of your home.i'm glad to call him friend,the boy with the baby bottom beard,and i hope he feels the same.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/487750/</link>
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			<title>the girl with the black velvet flats</title>
			<description>with purest intent...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/487736/</link>
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			<title>love &amp; logistics (part 1)</title>
			<description>if there's one thing that's certain,it's that there's no certainty&amp;nbsp;in love.logistically speaking,though,there should be all the certainty in the world.if it fits,if you fit,then it fits,and that's all there should be.one and one is one.but when you really take a look at the ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/487647/</link>
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			<title>can you think of such a place?</title>
			<description>i know a place where the snow falls upand the rain makes puddles in the sky,where the dreariest of days does not existand you can cuddle up closejust because you can.there's a place to bury your toesin warm white sandand a place to think about your thoughts.the grass is always soft..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/486381/</link>
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			<title>12 hours</title>
			<description>of sittingof thinkingof staring at a computer screen;and that's just today</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/485939/</link>
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			<title>i am but a boy</title>
			<description>may i be so bold as to ask you a question?would you ever,even but once,consider letting me steal a kiss?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/484978/</link>
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			<title>it was a thimble after all</title>
			<description>i think one dayi shall fly to the moon.or better yet,i think one dayi shall fly to your window.perhaps you will be sewinga shadow for me.i'll place a small ribboned boxat the foot of your bed.&amp;quot;what is it?&amp;quot; you might ask.but i won't say.how could i ruin the surprise?..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/483708/</link>
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			<title>inaudible silence</title>
			<description>disclaimer:  i in no way mean to offend anyone with this poem.  the intent is not to point out the flaws of others, but to comment on what true silence is.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/483644/</link>
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			<title>i've already got the problems and the friends</title>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/483372/</link>
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			<title>(no need for) anguish</title>
			<description>when was the last you felt happyin your hectic &amp;quot;crazy weekend&amp;quot; word?there's no reason to hurt,so remember, please, what it was i&amp;nbsp;said.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/483354/</link>
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			<title>stray thought #152</title>
			<description>it happens every single time,you're like the purest pinch of inspiration.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/481783/</link>
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			<title>it does not follow</title>
			<description>thanks to a shawn.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/481619/</link>
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			<title>Once Upon a Time in Kennywood</title>
			<description>Tales of waiting in line for the Exterminator</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/481193/</link>
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			<title>zero</title>
			<description>if you figure out the secret behind this one, i give you a lot of props.  and trust me, you'll know if you figure it out.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/479162/</link>
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			<title>01101100 01101111 01110110 01100101</title>
			<description>what simple complexity.on.off.from this choice,everything else reads.but, if you don't knowthe key to its design,it can send your head spinning.you can be so confusedthat it may become unrecognizable,a blurred, endless chainof delusion.it will occupy youin your newfound abs..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/478144/</link>
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			<title>23+</title>
			<description>it's a funny thing,what time can do.it fills every nook of every spacein almost twenty four different ways.it moves curiously,slinking and falling around,bending,but always toward its next destination.it can make an eternity&amp;nbsp;pass in a instantor drag&amp;nbsp;a moment somewhere bey..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/477645/</link>
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			<title>fidgety</title>
			<description>i have a short attention span.&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/469683/</link>
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			<title>let's take a walk, it's brisk outside</title>
			<description>cold nose,cold toes.arms in long sleeves revealing hands in pockets.no breath,it's not that low,but it's low enough to sniff once in awhile.black hats,bare thoughts and ears.scuttles,smiles,one more one more lap.one more.four makes one,i think.until again comes around, go..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/469674/</link>
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			<title>this poem intentionally left blank</title>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/462607/</link>
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			<title>stray thought #28</title>
			<description>i don't have much else,can't&amp;nbsp;you just let me be a little crazy?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/461950/</link>
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			<title>...into something that's just a bit more inertial than my mind</title>
			<description>mymind isinertial.&amp;nbsp; sometimes ittakes a moment toget moving, but it movesall the same.&amp;nbsp; the more itmoves, though, the more it gains.&amp;nbsp; beforei know it, it's racing out of control,and no matter how much i try to stopit, it just continues barreling faster and faster unt..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/457842/</link>
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			<title>hope and circumstance</title>
			<description>nothing is inconsequencialunless we have no hopebecause without hopeeverything is without consequence</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/454659/</link>
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			<title>everything on the outside of something</title>
			<description>it's not about what i want though,is it?and that's what i want.i want it to be about what you want,because that's the way it should be.i want what you want,even if it's not what i want.honestly, it doesn't even make sense,so let me say this,understandi want you to be happy,even..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/452960/</link>
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			<title>i want to tell you something (and everything in between)</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;i want to tell you something.i want to tell you everything.i want to tell you all of my words, all of my faces.i want to tell you a secret you already know.i want to hold your hand when there's no reason to.i want to sing a song for you without it being weird.i want to ask you to..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/452954/</link>
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			<title>stray thought #72</title>
			<description>deep downeverybody wants to be a fool.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/452176/</link>
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			<title>unidentified information</title>
			<description>it's too muchi don't even know how to process it allit time, though, i suppose everything must fadei just hope it's not me</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/450952/</link>
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			<title>i hope you're okay</title>
			<description>why does emotional pain stick with us so long?why is it so easy to remember what it felt like,what it feels like now?it stabs,giving us a brush burn on its way down to our knees.it changes who we are.it is who we are.sometimes the only words that come out are tears.but no matter how ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/450720/</link>
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			<title>brush burn</title>
			<description>it got scratched today,quicklike a brush burn,but i'm still trying to figure out how&amp;nbsp;much it hurts.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/450718/</link>
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			<title>you</title>
			<description>i'm pretty sure this one isn't finished.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/450461/</link>
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			<title>clementine</title>
			<description>Sitting still across the table sipping on my glass of winei try to catch your eyes, not able&amp;nbsp;so i drink and wonder whyyou are the hardest fruit to peel&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/448263/</link>
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			<title>where?</title>
			<description>i stare at the red dot that talks to me.&amp;quot;you are here,&amp;quot;&amp;nbsp;it says.but i'm kinda unsureof where exactly that is.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/448249/</link>
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			<title>bella mia</title>
			<description>another attempt at a foreign language poem.  probably butchered this romance language, too.  curses abound.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/447875/</link>
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			<title>mademoiselle</title>
			<description>standing perfectlyin your white cotton sundress,the sun reflecting off your long&amp;nbsp;tumbling hair,you smile.your barefeet press lightlydown on the green grassas you hide&amp;nbsp;those eyesbehind an orchestra of love.the silver locket hangsfrom your neck,the wildflower rests behind..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/447859/</link>
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			<title>stalemate</title>
			<description>my mind is racing with thoughts,nearly full to capacity.but it's the funniest thing:i can't think of anything to write.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/speakingcolors/439564/</link>
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