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		<description>The original writings of author Verin</description>
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			<title>Your Love</title>
			<description>Now that it's passed.Evaporated and gone.I wonder if I ever didLove me.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1826771/</link>
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			<title>Seconds Matter</title>
			<description>It is in this momentThe one that just passedA few seconds agoIt was thenNot now.Gone.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1826496/</link>
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			<title>Stutter</title>
			<description>Words spilled from a jarClitter clatter across the tableHands laying in your lapMy sentences fail to form&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1825093/</link>
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			<title>Forward</title>
			<description>When I first met youYou looked past me I pretended you didn&amp;rsquo;t&amp;nbsp;Is that why it failed?You were always Looking ahead&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1824431/</link>
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			<title>A personal history</title>
			<description>Worn pages, creased and tornLetters faded, retraced, and smudgedOld passages written overSad attempts to alter bold type&amp;nbsp;Water claimed some amountWith mildew finding its way inTaking the warmth from wordsPassion, love, ro..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1821954/</link>
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			<title>Old Doors</title>
			<description>I&amp;rsquo;m walking down a corridor Floorboards groan in protestWith each footstep forwardA haunting warning perhapsDo not proceed furtherYou won&amp;rsquo;t like whatyou find&amp;nbsp;What I&amp;rsquo;ve already foundThis is a return j..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1809837/</link>
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			<title>Unease</title>
			<description>You&amp;rsquo;ve got a slow acidic smileGossamer gleams green upon your lipsAn icy blue lights your eyes&amp;nbsp;Words bubble up, but freezeAll I&amp;rsquo;m left with is a bored sighYour body blurs as you dance away&amp;nbsp;Mine remains ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1803443/</link>
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			<title>Migraines </title>
			<description>It&amp;rsquo;s in the bloodSlithering through veins Pumped from the heartSpreading, intoxicating.&amp;nbsp;Eyes closed to visualizeThe worsening infectionLub, Dub, Lub Dub.The sound of an oil drumFull of tar, Lub Dub.A slurr..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1802328/</link>
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			<title>Summer Sunlight</title>
			<description>Reaching down from bluePulling my chin upWhen it&amp;rsquo;s down&amp;nbsp;Eyes closed as I face youComforting after another lonely nightWarmth tells me I&amp;rsquo;m alive&amp;nbsp;All I want to do is breathe you inAn involuntary smile c..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1754414/</link>
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			<title>Locked</title>
			<description>To say I am sad would be too easyA three letter summation Improperly encapsulating all that I feel&amp;nbsp;It&amp;rsquo;s not just raining when the sky turns blackEach drop an icy stingThe wind is simply not blowingWhen it whips your b..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1753022/</link>
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			<title>Rain</title>
			<description>Water rolling lightly downStreaking across goose fleshed skinCreating soothing, cooling paths Washing away the clinging dirt&amp;nbsp;Broken from the fallEach droplet a river in its own rightStreaming down, towards the earthDisp..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1753019/</link>
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			<title>Quick Drive</title>
			<description>Thought of you todayWaiting at a red lightTen flashing secondsWould go by quicker with you&amp;nbsp;Made me slow downTaking turns too fast Never seemed right with youAlone though&amp;nbsp;I take the long route homeBut zip ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1697005/</link>
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			<title>The Soldier </title>
			<description>The scent of disinfectantreached him over the taste of bile. He reached to wipe his eyes but stopped,his hands where a mess. The blood on them felt cool he could feel it slowlymoving across his skin, his stomach rolled at the thought and he could onc..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1674995/</link>
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			<title>A million Syllables</title>
			<description>Two-minute poetry</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1662090/</link>
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			<title>Just Breathe</title>
			<description>A quick writing exercise. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1662082/</link>
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			<title>Falsehood</title>
			<description>We're given a lot of information in our lifetimes and it is often conflicting. I wrote this in an attempt to discuss the way Western society has constructed itself as a culture that enforces negatives</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1101534/</link>
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			<title>The Price of Fame</title>
			<description>Haloed by gloryPresented via fanfaresSpokesmen call out your nameYour image projected a thousand feet&amp;nbsp;Lights, cameras, capture your momentsWith words and pixelsDesigns created and fosteredSupported through your brilliance..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1098809/</link>
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			<title>Flower</title>
			<description>A flower pluckedBefore its bloomRemoved from those buds&amp;nbsp;Being a bud itselfCutoff and aloneA virgin singularity&amp;nbsp;Placed in a crystal towerBlooming and unfurlingA natural spectacle In an artificial setting&amp;n..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1098808/</link>
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			<title>In front of a Mirror</title>
			<description>A mirror reflects back only what faces itIt shows neither the past nor the futureOnly the image of the presentShould you look upon its surfaceWould you recognize yourself?&amp;nbsp;Or has your concept of selfYet to fully develop? Do..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1098806/</link>
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			<title>Empty Smile</title>
			<description>Searching eyes stare into mineShaking with uneasy wonderment&amp;nbsp; Worrisome yet supported by a smile&amp;nbsp;You asked me a question I don&amp;rsquo;t recall the words nowBut I remember that smileYou wanted, you hoped for something&amp;nb..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/1098805/</link>
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			<title>Broken Wing</title>
			<description>You drew wings on paperI saw them on your backI walked in shadowsYou lived in sunshineYou brought light into my lifeI brought darkness to yours&amp;nbsp;Yet it was me who was leftWith broken wings when I had noneWhile you flew..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/977139/</link>
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			<title>Forever?</title>
			<description>We&amp;rsquo;re designed to dieSo why then do we haveWords like &amp;ldquo;forever&amp;rdquo;?What is eternal?If we are notWe live in momentsFor momentsFleeting seconds and minutesMake up out numbered days&amp;nbsp;From birth a cloc..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/977138/</link>
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			<title>Crimson Globes</title>
			<description>Glowing globes of liquidStreaming from on highReflect a brilliant lightAlthough, as they descendThe brightness fadesThe glamour fails&amp;nbsp;Shifting to a darknessStained crimson&amp;nbsp;Tear like dropsCrash; suddenly..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/977136/</link>
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			<title>Nightmare</title>
			<description>Nightmare&amp;nbsp;If I refuse to wakeThen I can truly live my dreamsTravel and glory would aboundBut conversely I&amp;rsquo;d be closerTo that eternal fearI&amp;rsquo;d be able to hideIn fortresses or castles&amp;nbsp;But still I know..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/977135/</link>
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			<title>Chapter two and three of X1</title>
			<description>The Arrival: Chapter 2 Kyle&amp;nbsp;The man stumbled in through thefort&amp;rsquo;s gate, judging by his demeanor and general smell Kyle guessed that theman had been traveling for some time without stopping to change or bathe. Theman emanated the smell ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/933092/</link>
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			<title>Mask</title>
			<description>Is this my true face or not?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/933089/</link>
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			<title>The Beast Named Worry</title>
			<description>It starts out as a little twingeA small thing that offsets the moodSo tiny yet with so much potentialThe more it&amp;rsquo;s noticed the faster it grows&amp;nbsp;It&amp;rsquo;s a creature that feeds on doubtIt creates it&amp;rsquo;s own foodSpawnin..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/924333/</link>
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			<title>Will You Be My Valentine?</title>
			<description>Tomorrow grows ever nearerMy heart it races; it&amp;rsquo;s hard to breathFor the day is fast approachingAs night takes its leaveWith only hours to goI&amp;rsquo;m left with my thoughtsHoping, praying, you don&amp;rsquo;t say noWhen the sun arisesAnnouncing the coming dayI&amp;rsquo;ll smile as i ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/919347/</link>
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			<title>Chapter One of X1</title>
			<description>This is the first chapter of a book i've have been slowly working to complete now for a year.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/906780/</link>
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			<title>Nameless Saint</title>
			<description>Trying to live a life without regret</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/903086/</link>
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			<title>Broken Me</title>
			<description>When will the journey finallyend?Must I always be a heart for hire?I wander from place to placeNever finding that homely feelingPieces of me get strewn along the wayAs if I&amp;rsquo;ll return to the past&amp;nbsp;But for every part lost..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/903085/</link>
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			<title>Words</title>
			<description>Sometimes i have issues voicing what i want to say. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/903082/</link>
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			<title>Something lost</title>
			<description>Awake when the world sleepsI lay in bed and try to dreamYet nightmares comeWhen none are wantedBut at what timeDoes anyone wish for terror?When bliss was onceSo available&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/903081/</link>
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			<title>Missed the Lines</title>
			<description>If I fall downWill you catch me?If I try to run awayWill you go with me?&amp;nbsp;But it all came down that dayWith tears strung across myeyelidsAnd rain falling down on our headsI listened as you whisperedI have to let you go..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/903079/</link>
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			<title>Short Love Poem</title>
			<description>If only I could writeI&amp;rsquo;d make a song for youTo spill my heart outSo my love could flowFrom the words I&amp;rsquo;d writeAll the way to youThen maybe you&amp;rsquo;d seeWhy you mean so much to me</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/903077/</link>
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			<title>Easy, Like a lie</title>
			<description>Sometimes the truth seems hard or impossible to tell</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900874/</link>
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			<title>Seasons</title>
			<description>Different seasons for different stages of life.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900868/</link>
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			<title>Onions</title>
			<description>Tears roll down soft cheeks
Falling from a quivering chin
Soaking a shaking shoulder
Drops of liquid emotion

Feelings swirl in their minds
Happiness for all that&amp;rsquo;s past
Misery for the long days ahead</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900864/</link>
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			<title>Eleven Eleven</title>
			<description>One of many love poems out there.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900863/</link>
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			<title>Happy Memory</title>
			<description>From when i was in love.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900847/</link>
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			<title>Youth</title>
			<description>Like a ghost it haunts us. Like a sign at the side of the road it's soon behind us.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900845/</link>
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			<title>torn pages</title>
			<description>Our loves and relationships are just pages in our book of life.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900185/</link>
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			<title>Heroism</title>
			<description>We define our hero's as the survivors, while the fallen are only martyr's and a reason to fight.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/900183/</link>
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			<title>Hearts are Glass Houses</title>
			<description>An attempt to describe what it's like to let someone in to that inner sanctum. </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/899053/</link>
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			<title>Valley Trail</title>
			<description>The paths we take in live often converge with the paths of others</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/891537/</link>
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			<title>The Butcher's Floor</title>
			<description>The best way i could describe a recent heartbreak</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/891536/</link>
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			<title>Ambrosia</title>
			<description>My head spins and the imageblursOnce loved features fade andsmudgeTill all that&amp;rsquo;s left is an empty portraitI reach out for my medicine The bottle is cool to my touch Inside I&amp;rsquo;ll find my smile and hopefully amnesiaIt&amp;rsqu..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/891535/</link>
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			<title>Manhunt</title>
			<description>An almost fictional depiction of a child's game </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/891534/</link>
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			<title>Death</title>
			<description>Can the grim reaper really retire?</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/891447/</link>
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			<title>Long Distance</title>
			<description>This is a story for those in or getting into long distance relationships. They are tough and certainly not for everyone.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Verin/891442/</link>
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