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			<title>Saved</title>
			<description>Adult</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/1456484/</link>
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			<title>Little Wing</title>
			<description>In the evening's pale moonwhen the sun is dimmingA tiny blood clot patchis a heart bleedingSo delicate is this lifethat cuts into my brainwith every lonely nightand a right to liveSo live on little wingfalling feathers&amp;nbsp;from an angel's bednever leave mebecause a choice is always fed&amp;nbsp;with ev..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/1342546/</link>
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			<title>Twisted Ribbon</title>
			<description>Ocean crests are running wild with the windThey sing in low tones kissing the shorewith seaweed eyelashes&amp;nbsp; as mascara linesin a Sahara desert of endless dunesMy thoughts are twisted ribbonselevated past the horizonwith a crystal path leading to the suna picture painting the dayClose your eyes a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/1338896/</link>
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			<title>Green</title>
			<description>My Religion</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/1300325/</link>
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			<title>Young Heart</title>
			<description>Young heart the Ocean callsthe eagles will soar aboveLooking into your soulleading you to a crystal shorethe crashing waves will kissa sunset silhouetteleaving azure skiesinside your eyesThe crashing wavesWill make love to youWith weak surrenderSuspend you weightlessFea..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/1289629/</link>
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			<title>Windy River</title>
			<description>	Windy rivers are veins	Pulsating toward the shore	It roars with kissing wakes	Seagulls soar with acrobatic charm	&amp;nbsp;	The dropping sun peeks	Through the darken clouds	As it dies on the horizon	Meeting with the night	&amp;nbsp;	I am eager to meet my love	S..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/946713/</link>
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			<title>The Voice</title>
			<description>	I sit there in calm subdue	When a voice is lowered onto me	Avoiding the disturbance	I run for cover	Running toward empty dark corners	The voice continues to follow	I leave my drunken stool	While I look into my blues	It sits right next to me	&amp;nbsp;	The voice..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/946629/</link>
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			<title>Always Remembered</title>
			<description>No graffiti since the last timeSitting on this benchIn the parkWhere syringes have injectedWhere c***s have penetrated&amp;nbsp;I have imagined in my truthBewildered in my youthThat innocence is goneThrown into a new Spring &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;Amazing is the change..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/945859/</link>
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			<title>Singing With Ravens</title>
			<description>Looking into blue green eyesA cold blue Ocean White windy sandsLost among missing islands &amp;nbsp;A full moon is in the skyMy mind is stirringClearly lit by crystal stars Hearing only silent cries From the heart&amp;nbsp;The thumping the swayingThe victi..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/941179/</link>
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			<title>The Pack</title>
			<description>A pack sleeping evenlySurrounded by warmthIn peaceful dreamsThe night is silently hushed The rising and fallingOf rhythm is breathing As one body As one soulBoldly covered in blanketsTucked into a universeRepelling the cold Strolling among the moonsTonight the worlds are unitedLeaving behind all ord..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/906306/</link>
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			<title>Moans &amp; Groans</title>
			<description>The pain moans, groansOf a grown manA bruise here a cough thereA long distant stareI jog along the icy riverTo forget the far away angelThat touched me last nightThe sunrise wingsAre souls high over me Spirits past my eyesSo they can seeGuiding me to safetyToward the river valleyThe tall grass of su..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/905007/</link>
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			<title>Fate</title>
			<description>No brakes on a day like thisFell off the handle hookThe bike wire brokeSlid fast on the icy groundRight down past the endless hillOnto the cobblestone nestLaid there Silent to restPerched upon a hood I heard screams Until I movedThen laughterOf Buster Keaton A strawberry blond Recovered meBrushed me..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/905005/</link>
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			<title>Silk Scarf</title>
			<description>Story telling with laughter wailingThe crystal moment is connectedUpon an evening&amp;rsquo;s moon of winterCold on the outside warm on the insideIt becomes the shaman&amp;rsquo;s spiritRaising a warm aura over usIt changes to lifted loveBreaking all barriers of timeSuspended&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;The connection is o..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/903136/</link>
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			<title>Quiet and Still</title>
			<description>Cold can&amp;rsquo;t describe The numb feelingUpon my handsUpon my heartStillThe winter has finally arrivedBlowing its icy cube netsAcross the still riversEndless jagged jungles Refuge for the seagullsWalking on the ice While the morning sunIs slowly fed to usThe ship&amp;rsquo;s motor humsFighting icebergs..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/903126/</link>
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			<title>Fields of Banks and Lawyers </title>
			<description>I am buying a place	Right near the beach	It&amp;rsquo;s like reality on film	Pictures are drawn	From my balcony	Trouble is all the papers	Forms, lawyers and banks	They ask for proof	Good risk or Bad risk	That wouldn&amp;rsquo;t be asked	If I were rich	Signatures and signatures	Notari..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/898820/</link>
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			<title>Song in My Head</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;ve got a song in my head	Yes,&amp;nbsp; I try it	Yes,&amp;nbsp; I try to stay with it	It floats and hides from me	Just can&amp;rsquo;t hold on to it	But it&amp;rsquo;s magical and cool	My fingers are laughing	Distracted little hammers	Don&amp;rsquo;t know how long	My patience will stay	But i..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/898011/</link>
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			<title>First Aid</title>
			<description>Cut my foot on sea urchins	Ended up fishing tiny tentacles	From my toes all day	Intermittent with swigs of cheap rum	I&amp;rsquo;m not going to waste it	As a disinfectant	Rather I&amp;rsquo;ll have it numbing my pain	From the poisonous venom it&amp;rsquo;s pumping	The boat&amp;rsquo;s rocking	It t..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/887814/</link>
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			<title>River to Sea</title>
			<description>Ah yes back on the half crest The river is beaming lights of reflectionBlack river ink is within my veinsIt will lead to ports of shipsEarly morning shadowsFrom the steeples of cranesClawing its way into cruel beautyPearl lined ropes hang usSwinging from swaying portsSomewhere beyond our backsSleeps..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/887785/</link>
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			<title>Isla del Coco</title>
			<description>My eyes are heavy pockets	Filled with sand and seashells	Dreaming of fresh white sails	Crashing through deep blue waves	Seaweed grass gardens&amp;nbsp;	Flying fish crossing my trail	The Seagulls are guiding me	As the salt wind kiss my face	My dogs are bow ornaments	Proudly cutting the ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/885858/</link>
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			<title>Silent Pain</title>
			<description>The bite stuck deeply into the fleshCutting a gaping holeHelplessly pinned onto the groundLetting forth a whimpering soundIt was silenced in bitter roomsWhere laughter is heardLiving with hatred Masked in angerThe veils were lifted The souls were stainedMemories have never healedThe screams are alwa..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/885146/</link>
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			<title>African Sister</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;m in a blustery stormWriting verses and proseI&amp;rsquo;m not perfectI have no rulesOnly uncontrolled needs For expressionThe phrases are thoughtsThe eyes become fingersMy PC&amp;rsquo;s in the storm&amp;rsquo;s eyeFeeling the first drops of inspirationI travel on rough waters Through troughs and crest..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/884473/</link>
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			<title>Buisiness Trip</title>
			<description>The end of the earth	Has taken a toll on me	A not so young body	That is happily planted	The thrill has dwindled	Living out of a suitcases	In posh hotels	Even with free WI-fi	I&amp;rsquo;m forced to smell	Plastic flowers	Mass produced art	A ragged speak easy	Long faces lining	Lo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/884467/</link>
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			<title>Equilibrium</title>
			<description>	There is a balance in the sky	Between night and day	Full Moon rising	While the Sun melts	&amp;nbsp;	The equilibrium is placed	It is put onto a scale	Showing seesaw equality	Subtle tokens of change	&amp;nbsp;	Silently it speaks of revolution	Rearranging the norm..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/880643/</link>
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			<title>Tombstone Thoughts</title>
			<description>The shadows of morning bringCool crisp misty rainA coffee in hand to taste Ships on the river to see&amp;nbsp;Blinded in thoughts of a dayThe agendas of many tasksBut for a wisp of a momentIt&amp;rsquo;s all left behind and forgotten&amp;nbsp;I sit in distant dreams, ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/877795/</link>
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			<title>When I Die</title>
			<description>When I die don&amp;rsquo;t place meIn caskets and paradesWith a masqueraded faceWhere people cry and wave&amp;nbsp;When I die place me in OceansReplace me with natureFood for the flowersNext to the sandy shores &amp;nbsp;When I die no big speechesLet the voices rema..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/874469/</link>
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			<title>The Rock</title>
			<description>	He talks about curtains	That hangs upside down	Swirling around his head	Is tar and nicotine	&amp;nbsp;	A hand caching wind	With shallow complements	Playing with false experts	And probably something else	&amp;nbsp;	The subjective tease	That we can&amp;rsquo;t save..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/872961/</link>
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			<title>Mickey Beer</title>
			<description>	The sunrise slowly lifts	Shakes dreams across	Copper ship yards	Along small port towns	&amp;nbsp;	Winter whisker trees	Line the stubble river	Loading cranes in shadows	Majestic Silhouettes	&amp;nbsp;	The orange sun seeps	Through all the rubbish	Left from th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/870123/</link>
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			<title>The Seed</title>
			<description>	In the seed you will find a heart locket	Filled with universal love	Nurtured and bathing	Along rivers of salvation &amp;nbsp;	&amp;nbsp;	In the seed you will find	Fertile grounds	Dancing in the evening sun	Melted upon Tuscan hills	&amp;nbsp;	In the seed you will find..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/867621/</link>
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			<title>Rhapsody in Blue</title>
			<description>My hands are tied by blue angelsDisguised as tiny saviorsPulling me upTo the wistful hope That I must endure today&amp;nbsp;They tame my mood But the anger remainsStitched into my bodyTouched by blistered fire&amp;nbsp;In soundproof emptinessI listen to Rhapso..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/864864/</link>
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			<title>Hidden Eyes</title>
			<description>	Need to get my tempo back	Stabilized from a wasted lapse	The winds are screaming at me	To win still hearts&amp;nbsp;	&amp;nbsp;	The midnight depression	Seeds flowers of red tears	I look into destructive eyes	On wooden shelves	&amp;nbsp;	Pictures of a hidden past	Th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/863406/</link>
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			<title>Habits</title>
			<description>Traveled long and farTo the edge of timeThe baby New YearSleeping and learning&amp;nbsp;Crying and yearningQuiet will comeIf we erase the habitsThat we always feed &amp;nbsp;We will point the fingersWhile the poets cryWrite the wordsAs innocence dies&amp;nbsp;Upon cribsAre truth ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/860824/</link>
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			<title>New Year 2012</title>
			<description>	I wake up in the New Year	With shallow voices	Worried about	How a f*****g party	Turned out	&amp;nbsp;	Right from the start	The external thoughts	Of what she wore	The way he acted	And how they	Didn&amp;rsquo;t get along	&amp;nbsp;	Asking me how come&amp;hellip; ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/858010/</link>
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			<title>Family Poison</title>
			<description>	Don&amp;rsquo;t need a bed full of rusted nails	Scattered glass	To cut me in my dreams	Or quiet blind stares	That never becomes real	&amp;nbsp;	I think about my family	Start to vomit and sweat	Drink to escape	I see all the s**t staring me	Right in the face	They..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/858007/</link>
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			<title>Frozen and Locked</title>
			<description>I remember the candlelightIt covered your faceVeils of Arabian NightsLiquid moon stars&amp;nbsp;It covered all of our painWith temporary curesBut within your eyesOnly the truth stared&amp;nbsp;It was an angel that dancedUpon silvery spoonsIn a cold winter&amp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/851649/</link>
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			<title>Sacrifice</title>
			<description>	The wind is blowing scattered rain	Turing away an old year	And pulling in the new	The horizon is hard to see	&amp;nbsp;	Cannot predict its destiny	I look into my heart	It answers in song	It has followed	Long and narrow paths	&amp;nbsp;	I have always followed..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/846515/</link>
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			<title>Excess</title>
			<description>	Excesses has taken its toll	The fever is running higher	Uncontrollable desires	While every temptation	Follows lost fate	&amp;nbsp;	Afraid to look into the mirror	Refuse to look into ghost eyes	The harshness of truth lives	Both blinded and dead	&amp;nbsp;	I dive..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/846170/</link>
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			<title>Blue</title>
			<description>He was born AmericanOn a wood immigrant shipTossed poor and taut A worried mother Finding him warmth&amp;nbsp;The sea, the salty kissThe wintery mist Hitting his tiny feetSpraying an Ocean&amp;rsquo;s drift&amp;nbsp;Blue is what he was calledAfter the sea&amp;rsquo;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/845627/</link>
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			<title>Dog House</title>
			<description>Cloud filled dreamsCreep over my shoulderSeep under my skinInjecting contagious wind&amp;nbsp;Screams of fear Are silencedBottled into A human package&amp;nbsp;It floats on subliminal streamsBitten by the ghostsTrying to cure my sinsOf bourbon whiskey ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/845344/</link>
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			<title>Silhouette</title>
			<description>My silhouette is drifting Past the sunrise flowersPast her tear filled towersInto a clear blue sky&amp;nbsp;She was made from red clayFolded into an earthly cryptSpeaking to heavenly angelsWhile spirits leapedInto my fiery heart&amp;nbsp;Molded by a daily life..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/845168/</link>
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			<title>Retired Blue</title>
			<description>	He sits on this ship	Studying crossword puzzles	A neighboring beer	Set for his travels	&amp;nbsp;	Up and down the river	To every stop	He watches us	From a reserved seat	&amp;nbsp;	Old retired blue	That could never let go	A good firm grip	Of his watery s..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/CAL/844917/</link>
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			<title>Christmas River Waltz</title>
			<description>Last day before Christmas Weaving through the river fogMinds are left travelingThrough needs and creeds&amp;nbsp;Oceans of lonely souls Drift into the pastOf market filled peopleUnder a church steeple&amp;nbsp;The midnight songOf rum and danceLast minute s..</description>
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			<title>Sailor's Prayer</title>
			<description>	Don&amp;rsquo;t claim to be Godly	Holy or full of grace	Just a sailor with a rosary in his hand	Drunken man&amp;rsquo;s whiskey on his breath	&amp;nbsp;	The dusk of dawn	Brings a scent of death	In an Ocean&amp;rsquo;s grave	With coral flowers	&amp;nbsp;	The golden day	Acro..</description>
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			<title>Between Heaven and Hell</title>
			<description>	Red lights sprinkle the river	White lights paint the shores	The sleeping ship is guided	Mysteriously through dark tar	&amp;nbsp;	Not quite awaken or shaken	From the sleepless dreams	While container ships are loaded	And motors hum slowly away	&amp;nbsp;	The lights f..</description>
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			<title>Watchtower</title>
			<description>	Falling across curtains of showers	The old tall watchtower	With eyes of oiled lamps	Hauled up circular steps	&amp;nbsp;	They meet the midnight ships	On a cruise to the seaboard lands	Beaches filled with hidden gems	Reefs filled with razor coral	&amp;nbsp;	They meet..</description>
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			<title>Ocean Home</title>
			<description>	When we grow the rivers collide	The tides are caressing sands	They are taught the sweet love	Between the moon and the sea	She flies touching flowers	Feeling the roughness of waves	Uses it to tease the shores	While seashells decorate her thoughts	The wind speaks gently	Silently k..</description>
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			<title>Cocoon and Sap</title>
			<description>Slow dripping long sapElongated funnel Releasing a single dropFalling and spinning&amp;nbsp;Revolving and huggingTree barks with a trailMoving in random scaleDrying under The hot sun&amp;nbsp;It equals my mood Slow and smooth Thoughtful But very cr..</description>
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			<title>Soul Asylum</title>
			<description>The way we change	the way we have grown together	in the shadows of cyber	in streets called survivor	on the lights of southern roads	in the heat of tropical nights	on crowded New York streets	sleeping in a wintery soul kitchen	the soul asylum is in the middle	it has an all night san..</description>
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			<title>Thirsty Years</title>
			<description>For a long time	through the years	of my loving tears	through our universal cribs	I feel circles of warmth	torn rags in the wind	the beards that sag	hungry thirsty words	that drift long and far	upon the ends of tongues	the fire that touches hearts	traveling to lost worlds	spea..</description>
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			<title>Old River</title>
			<description>	The dark skies are crying	Across winter homes	They wish and pray	For a summers day	&amp;nbsp;	Tied on a long river night	The days are in and out	Out and in	They begin the same	&amp;nbsp;	They speak to tiny spirits	Climbing through my head	The claim my soul..</description>
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			<title>Ocean Eyes</title>
			<description>On the river pearlMy heart is adrift&amp;nbsp; Guided to her armsAlong white winter shores&amp;nbsp;The ships are Christmas d&amp;eacute;cor Doors to my freedomOpen Oceans to her lipsLeft at her finger tips&amp;nbsp;I have missed the salted windsThat covers faceless s..</description>
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