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Snowy Days and Good Friends
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Verse about a new and unexpected friendship
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Dec 15th, 2013
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Praises
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My Christian Life
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Always Autumn
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Remembering sweet lovers in autumn.
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Why Do You Ask?
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A poem about mental conflict
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Oct 3rd, 2009
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Withering
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What use is a withering tree?
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Jan 19th, 2008
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Now You're Gone
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About losing someone over time.
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Aug 30th, 2007
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Day of Reckoning
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About one of life's inevitabilities.
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Aug 19th, 2007
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Aug 19th, 2007
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Far Side of the Mountain
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A child's desperate attempt for help.
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Jul 3rd, 2007
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I'm Glad I am Reborn
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A prayer of a tired believer; not meant to offend.
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Jun 14th, 2007
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All Worked Up
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A poem about subconscious fears.
Created:
May 30th, 2007
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May 30th, 2007
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Missing You
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A poem about missing a friend.
Created:
May 14th, 2007
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May 15th, 2007
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Thank You, Tam
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1260373
A poem about missing my mother.
Created:
May 10th, 2007
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May 10th, 2007
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Ambush
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1257873
About loss of trust
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May 4th, 2007
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May 5th, 2007
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Dear Jenny
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A poem of encouragement.
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Apr 12th, 2007
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Friends
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My friends and why they are dear to me. Dedicated to Lin & Bren.
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Mar 17th, 2007
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Mar 17th, 2007
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Friends and Crinolines
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A poem about looking over one's life.
Created:
Dec 13th, 2006
Modified:
Dec 13th, 2006
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So Many Rivers
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1188304
A poem about rivers crossed in a life time.
Created:
Dec 9th, 2006
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Dec 9th, 2006
Size:
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Genres:
Family
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Nature
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The First Snow
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A poem about the season's first snow and my last season.
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Dec 1st, 2006
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Oct 13th, 2013
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Story Never Told
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1171935
A poem about an affair of the heart.
Created:
Oct 26th, 2006
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Oct 26th, 2006
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The Hapless Tree
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A poem about love and loss.
Created:
Oct 24th, 2006
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Oct 25th, 2006
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Looking at Tomorrow
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A poem of love and worry for my daughter.
Created:
Oct 21st, 2006
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Oct 28th, 2006
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Late September
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A poem about love, loss and trickery.
Created:
Sep 24th, 2006
Modified:
Aug 12th, 2012
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A Tiny Seed
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1154871
A love poem.
Created:
Sep 9th, 2006
Modified:
Feb 21st, 2008
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POETRY
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To Shannon
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1151830
A poem for my friend, Shannon.
Created:
Sep 2nd, 2006
Modified:
Sep 2nd, 2006
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Life is a Highway
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1128478
A poem about highways and life.
Created:
Jul 7th, 2006
Modified:
Jul 7th, 2006
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Come September
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1127621
A poem of rembrance.
Created:
Jul 5th, 2006
Modified:
Feb 1st, 2013
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It's Yesterday Again
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1122449
A love poem of remembrance.
Created:
Jun 22nd, 2006
Modified:
Oct 3rd, 2013
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My Friend, Jack
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1122437
A child's poem written for Zoey's daily contest.
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Jun 22nd, 2006
Modified:
Oct 3rd, 2013
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POETRY
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My Greatest Gift
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1120009
A poem about the love for my daughter.
Created:
Jun 16th, 2006
Modified:
Jun 16th, 2006
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One Small Request
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A poem about a little boy abandoned
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Jun 2nd, 2006
Modified:
Jun 22nd, 2006
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Weighed in the Balance
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1111607
A poem about disappointing someone, totally.
Created:
May 27th, 2006
Modified:
Oct 3rd, 2013
Size:
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POETRY
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Photos on the Wall
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1110445
A poem of sad awareness.
Created:
May 25th, 2006
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May 25th, 2006
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Hell's Minions
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1109396
A simple poem of truth.
Created:
May 22nd, 2006
Modified:
May 22nd, 2006
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POETRY
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I'm Tangled Up in You
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1105362
Poem written for Jem's Song Poetry contest.
Created:
May 12th, 2006
Modified:
Sep 27th, 2013
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Carnival Thrills
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1102358
A poem of youth and seduction.
Created:
May 5th, 2006
Modified:
Feb 1st, 2013
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POETRY
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A Child Again
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1102265
Written for Lotus Note contest. Poem of aging and love.
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May 5th, 2006
Modified:
May 5th, 2006
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Psychology
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POETRY
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As Darkness Falls
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1102263
A poem of fear and cowardice.
Created:
May 5th, 2006
Modified:
May 27th, 2006
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Lonesome Lament
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A poem about love lost.
Created:
Apr 30th, 2006
Modified:
Oct 10th, 2013
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POETRY
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Black Birds
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1099800
A poem of promise and apology and prophecy.
Created:
Apr 28th, 2006
Modified:
Jul 4th, 2007
Size:
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POETRY
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If I Must Go
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1084315
A tribute to a wonderful friend.
Created:
Mar 20th, 2006
Modified:
Jul 18th, 2006
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POETRY
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Mrs. Bachtel
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You might not want to believe a dreamer. Never believe a schemer.
Created:
Mar 17th, 2006
Modified:
Mar 18th, 2006
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POETRY
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Robin Blue Note
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She received a note of robin blue from out of nowhere.
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Mar 11th, 2006
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Mar 11th, 2006
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POETRY
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That Face
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1079255
The face of an angel, "that face."
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Mar 7th, 2006
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Mar 7th, 2006
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Brother Esau
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She's dying and resentful. After all the pain, where were her three score and ten?
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Feb 26th, 2006
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May 14th, 2006
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Oh Brother, Esau
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A bitter lament on dying.
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Feb 26th, 2006
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Feb 26th, 2006
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The Promise
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A promise to a loved one far away.
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Feb 18th, 2006
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Feb 22nd, 2006
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Mutations
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As time evolves, do things change much?
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Feb 13th, 2006
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Feb 13th, 2006
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Philosophy
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An Ode to Kevin
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1059679
An ode to my four-year-old grandson, Kevin Michael.
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Jan 18th, 2006
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Jan 18th, 2006
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24/7
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1047058
A poem about time, too much time.
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Dec 18th, 2005
Modified:
Dec 23rd, 2005
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Psychology
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Waiting for the Day
Rated:
13+
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Religious
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1041390
A Christmas poem for Baby Jesus
Created:
Dec 3rd, 2005
Modified:
Dec 4th, 2005
Size:
2.09 KB
Genres:
Religious
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Holiday
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Emotional
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POETRY
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by 9 members
Ode to Benjamin
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Family
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#
1038370
Thoughts of my grandson, Benjamin.
Created:
Nov 25th, 2005
Modified:
Nov 25th, 2005
Size:
0.72 KB
Genres:
Family
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Relationship
,
Experience
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POETRY
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by 6 members
Verity, Verity
Rated:
18+
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Emotional
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1032206
There comes a time to stop the lies.
Created:
Nov 9th, 2005
Modified:
Nov 10th, 2005
Size:
1.43 KB
Genres:
Emotional
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Relationship
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Death
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POETRY
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by 9 members
Object of My Affections
Rated:
13+
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Romance/Love
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1027625
A whimsical look at a fine man.
Created:
Oct 29th, 2005
Modified:
Oct 29th, 2005
Size:
0.97 KB
Genres:
Romance/Love
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Comedy
,
Relationship
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POETRY
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by 11 members
The Letter
Rated:
18+
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Relationship
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1008365
She's thinking about an old 'flame.'
Created:
Sep 6th, 2005
Modified:
Sep 6th, 2005
Size:
0.85 KB
Genres:
Relationship
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Romance/Love
,
Emotional
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by 17 members
Black Eyes
Rated:
13+
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Emotional
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#
1000837
I wrote this, my personal favorite poem, about star-crossed lovers.
Created:
Aug 12th, 2005
Modified:
Mar 27th, 2006
Size:
1.61 KB
Genres:
Emotional
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Relationship
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