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This is something I wrote for my father when my mother passed away, well it was for me to practice as well. comments are welcome

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I wrote this after many visits to see my late father-in-law that had Alzheimer's

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Taking a break from Ruby Rose and feeling reflective, so thought I'd give poetry a crack. Not because I'm any good at it, but I wanted to play around with interpretations/double meanings. I know as a poem this is really awkward - clumsy rhyming, lousy rhythm, annoying experimental pace ... so I'm looking more for suggestions on how to improve, rather than pointing out what I already know is crap. I'm particularly looking for feedback on the content - I'm trying for the interpreting-alternative-meanings concept without being too obvious or too obscure ... walkin' the line, I guess.

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This is a story about the time in March 2007 that four tornadoes converged on my parent's farm and the destruction, devastation, trauma, loss, and sorrow it brought to our family. It is also about the sense of hope, help, growth, triumph, strength, family, friends, faith, and community that came along with it. There's even a weird sort of humor thrown in here and there . . . I hope you enjoy it. Unfortunately, due to the number of natural disasters we have going on in our country (and the world over)in recent years, it is a story we share with too many others . . .

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I'm just practicing my writing here. But with all the tornados that have hit Missouri and other regions in the past few years, I think this is a story worth telling . . .

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How things in our lives change and we don't even realize it until it is too late.

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I write a lot about trees. I identify so much of my life with trees and memories. They were my haven and still are.They are magic ... They have been honored and they have been defiled My tribute to trees. I would imagine most on this site have their own memories both good and perhaps bad. Willow switches hurt like hell! Favorite means of punishment on me but I never blamed the TREE... My Tree! As always ... any feedback is greatly appreciated

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This work is an attempt to explore the emotions and questions that arise from human tragedy. It raises the questions, but not the answers. While the questions raised are specific to a situation, similar questions are eventually asked by all. //God is defined in the broadest sense--and I hope it causes thoughtful introspection only. There is also a bit of "Eastern Philosophy" in this, as we are all affected by our experiences--and I spent 19 years in Japan and four of my seven children were born there.// A thought to consider; mustn't God loves us all?(regardless of our specific religion, or lack thereof). This is the first in a the first in a series of poems designed to provoke thought.

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Is this a true Haiku?-you can tell me because I've never written one and I do know they can be complicated. Thanks and feedback welcome

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My Patti Guthrie attempt? Just words that were floating inside my head. Busy place last few days. All feed back welcome. Will be asking my son the songwriter and singer what he thinks of this. His lyrics are amazing and gets me going! It is an unfinished work but would appreciate any and all feelings regarding as something totally different for me.

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This love letter is from a woman Samurai to her life's only love. She is forced by tradition and 'bushido', (the Samurai's code of honor), to obey her brother's demand that she end this relationship, with an inferior Samurai, forever. Her purpose in this letter is to confirm her undying love and devotion for her lover, while appealing to his sense of honor to understand she has no choice but to comply. This poem is part of the novel Corporate Samurai, which attempts, in part, to provide some insight into the eastern way of thinking.

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For a short-story contest with a 1500 word limit as well as the prologue of a novella. I'm 100 words below the limit. Please let me know if you feel the story "needs" anything. Also, please let me know which title you like most: BELOW HEAVEN, FOREVER TOMORROW JONES

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True story about this man's best friend. In the blink of an eye (and a few tears) he was gone, but not before he shared one last moment with me so I could remember him so full of life.

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