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Areida

  • the tears that fall- the perfection of a woman in love

    she walks in the beauty of the sun, bare feet padding softly on the cool dirt fingers skimming the tops ...

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  • For Daddy

    *smacks head against wall* Okay, I SUCK at poetry, but I couldn't think of anything prose-y to do for my dad on Father's Day. Will you guys do me a ...

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  • Diana

    “Diana” Visions of pink Care Bears called “Rainbow” And movie scenes in black and white Flicker across my mind before they Collide with combat boots And camouflage paint smeared across ...

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  • The Twelve Days of Christmas-- YWS style!

    On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a visit to the YWS. On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to me two ...

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  • For Papa

    My grandfather isn't doing very well right now, and it's hit harder than I expected it to. This poem isn't working out; I wanted to convey exactly how much I ...

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  • West Point Fairy Tale

    Posted this one on TSR but I figured I might as well re-post it over here. ** West Point Fairy Tale Stop that-- I can't breathe when you're looking at ...

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  • For Addie

    For Addie June 9, 2007 Ridiculous remarks and smart-aleck suppositions with a side of sarcasm Are the daily special every day But your favorite meal is goldfish with the heads ...

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  • For Will

    For Will You clumsily, carefully Attached the roses to my wrist And I fingered them gently the rest of the night While you watched with a smile I couldn’t decipher. ...

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  • Sweet Sixteen No More

    A tale as old as time, I am sure, But my bewilderment is brand new. Defensiveness fails And my careful boundaries are breached with ease. All it takes: A smile ...

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  • Paul and Suzanne

    For lit class, thought I would share. Inspired by Renoir's Dance at Bougival and W.H. Auden's poems In Praise of Limestone and The Shield of Achilles. The painting is attached. ...

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