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" It is difficult
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William Carlos Wiliams, from
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If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was
standing on the shoulder of giants.---Isaac Newton
If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants
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On Crabapple Beach
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My world = sand, beach, ocean, and scribbles
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Aug 19th, 2003
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Slam Work
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A folder for my slam items
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Mushrooms, Splinters, and Thorns
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a journal with poems written on the fly without much ado
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At Duffy's
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Davos and such ---A response poem written in Dew Drop Inn
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Green Peas at Stake
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A poetry journal of everyday clippings
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E-Mail
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E-Mail cannot be a curse - not?
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POETRY
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House of Solitude
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house internalized
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Into the Wind
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Song-poem in dimeter (2 beats to a line) & Ecstasy/Joy theme for Katya's Dew Drop Inn
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POETRY
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Self-Discovery at Midnight
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When the clock strikes midnight...
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Hauntings
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Dark poem to honor Writing.com’s celebration of the horror genre
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POETRY
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Noise
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Noise and denial - for someone I know
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POETRY
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One Last Wish
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A haibun for "You've Got Character!"
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Chess Players in Central Park
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In early fall and late spring I used to watch old men play chess in Central Park
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