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A.O. Avalon

  • Over 13: desire, part one

    Note: This poem contains references that may be inappropiate for children under the age of 13. Parental supervision is recommended for our younger members. - Nate i wrote this in ...

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  • Small Comforts

    we're gonna say this is the right place for this poem, as it reflects a wish of mine. which qualifies, right? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Scent of talcumn gentle floats through the air. Collar ...

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  • Alexis

    This is Alexis, be gentle with her, she's very fragile, and I'm hoping to get a few more poems out of her. ___________________________________________________ At the spot in the room where ...

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  • The America Project

    This is an incomplete story, obviously. However i'm working out some plot plausibility things currently, so this is all i can give you. cheers. Alyce It is late in November ...

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  • The ballad of moon and son

    Days and nights and eons ago the sun ran away from the moon. he went to parts unknown--the universe he said, was his oyster. mama moon didn't know what he ...

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  • You and I

    So I'm bending the rules, and writing a preface, but not about my poem, more about it's inspiration. If anyone (moderators) can tell me where a good place to put ...

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  • Prayer to Our Lady

    For the most part, the Catholic church and I stay out of each other's way, but I've always loved the Virgin Mary and her story... so here's my tribute. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ...

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  • AO's triumphant, but untitled, return

    [pre] Mona was pinning up her hair this morning and counting every minute of seven years She looked in the mirror and saw a face Which didn't look like it ...

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  • Goodbye, July

    Only midly autobiographical. Needs some conflict development. Suggestions, please! Life has a funny way of slipping into patterns. The things that bring us comfort stay with us, even if we ...

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  • Poetic exercise-- French painters

    The emphasis is on sound, so you should use my pronunciation guide, and read the piece out loud. Renior= Ren-wah; Manet= Mah-nay; Monet= Moe-nay; Courbet= Core-bay; Cassatt: Cah-saw-t; Seine=Senn; Cez

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And on the pedestal these words appear:/'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings;/Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!'/Nothing beside remains.
— Percy Bysshe Shelley