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			<title>PLAYED </title>
			<description>A Haiku Poem (5,7,5)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/2771581/</link>
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			<title>We LOVED.</title>
			<description>True love never end....</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/2163664/</link>
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			<title>Poetry&amp;hellip;&amp;hellip;is Artistry </title>
			<description>(Acrostic Poem)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1340805/</link>
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			<title>I saw it all...</title>
			<description> A Tanka Poem ( 5-7-5-7-7 ) </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1340777/</link>
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			<title>30/30 Challenge</title>
			<description>30 poems in 30 days is quite a challenge</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1156082/</link>
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			<title>Facebook Junkie</title>
			<description>6/30</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1155326/</link>
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			<title>Sleep </title>
			<description>5/30</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1154793/</link>
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			<title>Lilly</title>
			<description>National Poetry Month Challenge 5/30

Lilly is a short poetic story of a young boy who meets the girl who he would eventually marry. I hope you enjoy it. :) </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1153736/</link>
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			<title>Autistic and Awesome!</title>
			<description>I honor of National Autism Month and National Poetry Month challenge 
30 Poems in 30 days - 4/30</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1153622/</link>
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			<title>Skittles?</title>
			<description>30 Days of Poetry  3/30 </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1152848/</link>
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			<title>Natural Beauty</title>
			<description>30 poems in 30 days challenge for National Poetry Month - 2/30</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1152209/</link>
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			<title>Songbird</title>
			<description>In honor of National Poetry Month I will post 30 poems in 30 days. Haiku's and short poems. 

Day 1</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/1151624/</link>
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			<title>A Lonely Heart Speaks</title>
			<description>My heart has been heavy for so long&amp;nbsp;Heavy with words unspoken&amp;nbsp;But today&amp;hellip;today this lonely heart speaks&amp;nbsp;I have secretly desired you since my tender years&amp;nbsp;Ever since I read my first Fairytale&amp;nbsp;I've yearned for my prince to come take me away&amp;nbsp;a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/948767/</link>
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			<title>AN OCEAN OF CRIES</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;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I'm only a teardrop in an ocean of cries but I hear it so clearly when I close my eyes I can hear it often when the night is still Voices that carries on the sl..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/583050/</link>
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			<title>The Colors of His Love</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;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;He loves me in living colorFrom the deepest shadesto the lightest of huesAdorning my existence with the beauty of his presenceCreating ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/583036/</link>
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			<title>REJECTED</title>
			<description>This poem is not based on personal experience. Just something that's been floating around in my head..lol.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/446437/</link>
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			<title>ADDICTED</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;I just can't get enough of itI'm drawn like a moth to a flameTo be without it for a little whileis enough to drive me insaneMy compulsion to have it consumes my soulI think of it all of the timeThis habit has reduced me to someone I don't knowbecause of it I can't keep a di..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/445800/</link>
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			<title>Anniversary of Woe</title>
			<description>A touching tale of a woman who tragically lose the love of her life.....</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/443158/</link>
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			<title>She's Posi+ive</title>
			<description>A young girl suffers the very sad consequences of her bad choices</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/427315/</link>
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			<title>A Love Like No Other</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I've never felt love like this before&amp;nbsp;It's you alone that my heart beats for &amp;nbsp;You've brought so much joy to me my dear&amp;nbsp;I can't help but smile whenever you're near &amp;nbsp;My love for you consumes my soul&amp;nbsp;I'll love you 'til I'm gray &amp;amp; old &amp;n..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/413068/</link>
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			<title>Someday, I&amp;#2013266066;ll get over you</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Day after dayNight after nightImages of youI try to fight&amp;nbsp;But there&amp;rsquo;s no useThough try, I might&amp;lsquo;Cause loving you Is my heart&amp;rsquo;s delight&amp;nbsp;So I struggle with thisEach and every dayStrength from aboveIs what I pray&amp;nbsp;For..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/403653/</link>
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			<title>It's A Rainy Day In Georgia</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;It&amp;rsquo;s a rainy day in GeorgiaAnd I&amp;rsquo;m a little blueAs I lay here upon my bedMy thoughts go back to youIt&amp;rsquo;s a rainy day in GeorgiaI&amp;rsquo;m as lonely as can beWhen you told me it was overIt devastated meIt&amp;rsquo;s a rainy day in GeorgiaAnd I&amp;rsquo;m so very sadHow could you l..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/399389/</link>
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			<title>ONLINE PREDATOR</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;You see me but you don&amp;rsquo;t SEE meI&amp;rsquo;m like a chameleonI can be whatever I choose to beThen change right back again&amp;nbsp;I&amp;rsquo;ll tell you what you want to hearI&amp;rsquo;m so far from what you thinkAlthough I indulge in it everydayI tell them I don&amp;r..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/399364/</link>
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			<title>Love Don&amp;#2013266066;t Live Here Anymore</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Love don&amp;rsquo;t live here anymoreShe&amp;rsquo;s packed her things and goneShe&amp;rsquo;s had enough of your cheating waysNow she&amp;rsquo;d rather be left alone&amp;nbsp;You&amp;rsquo;ve crossed the line so many timesWith your deceit and liesShe&amp;rsquo;s tired of lipstick on your collar,The p..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/398196/</link>
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			<title>Without Regret </title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;I will love you completely without a single regretNo longer my love will you have reason to fret&amp;nbsp;I know you&amp;rsquo;ve been hurt many times beforeYou can trust me with your heart, of this be assured &amp;nbsp;I&amp;rsquo;m not like the others that came before meWhen ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/397219/</link>
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			<title>My Romeo</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The man I love is specialHe&amp;rsquo;s much different than the restHe may not be the perfect manBut he&amp;rsquo;s a cut above the rest&amp;nbsp;He&amp;rsquo;s not a pretentious personSo he never put on airsHe makes me feel so beautifulAnd he shows me that he cares&amp;nbsp;He&amp;rsquo;s gentl..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/397217/</link>
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			<title>IN THE MIDDLE </title>
			<description>Life as the middle child</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/395306/</link>
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			<title>WHEN THE SUN SETS</title>
			<description>Inspired by Esk's amazing shot of the Setting Sun</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/394223/</link>
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			<title>Why Haven't I Heard From You, My Love?</title>
			<description>Every night I lay awake in bedAnd hold my pillow tightI close my eyes and think of youAnd pray that you&amp;rsquo;re alrightI haven&amp;rsquo;t heard from you in monthsMy letters go unansweredThe fear I feel inside my heartEats away at me like cancerWhy haven&amp;rsquo;t I heard from you, ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/392591/</link>
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			<title>Lord, Hear My Plea</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;I&amp;rsquo;m a Christian woman Who&amp;rsquo;s been faithful and true But I must admit there is something That I&amp;rsquo;ve been going throughYou see, I&amp;rsquo;ve heeded your commandments Your principles I have applied But I've been celibate for several years now And I&amp;rsquo;m STILL wait..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/392580/</link>
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			<title>~ NEVER ~</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Never will I hold you nearOr feel your warm embraceNever will I kiss your lips Or touch your handsome faceNever will I hold your hand As we stroll in the night airNever will I feel your fingersGoing through my hairI&amp;rsquo;ll never hear you say the wordsDarling, I ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/392574/</link>
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			<title>A Safe Place To Fall</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;You said that you&amp;rsquo;re looking for true loveAnd you&amp;rsquo;re ready to offer your heartBaby, you don&amp;rsquo;t have to look any further&amp;lsquo;cause I fell for you from the startYou said that you&amp;rsquo;re looking for something specialA love that will last for all ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/391983/</link>
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			<title>~ A Love Without Limits ~</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;They say home is where the heart isI say my home is with youFor no matter where I go in this worldMy heart will reside with youI&amp;rsquo;ll follow you to the ends of the earthMy love is faithful and trueBeing near you each and everydayIs all I want to doIf you were to mov..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/391978/</link>
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			<title>Shush, Be Quiet!</title>
			<description>Shush! Be quiet, don&amp;rsquo;t say a word!I hear him coming you might be heardI know you&amp;rsquo;re frightened, I know you&amp;rsquo;re scaredBut I got to keep us safe from this man that we fearWhy he&amp;rsquo;s chasing us I do not knowBut I can&amp;rsquo;t let him touch you anymoreYou&amp;rsquo;re my ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/391689/</link>
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			<title>It Could Happen To You</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Everyday I wake up on cold hard concreteMy body is aching, I have nothing to eatDays at a time with no more than a crumbIt&amp;rsquo;s so cold here outside that my toes are all numbPeople pass by me their disgust is plain to seeThey show no compassion or empathyI wasn&amp;rsquo;t alw..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Masqueradepoet/390290/</link>
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