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lakeboysgirl

posted 12/09/2007, comments (3)

a gift of nature

I walked my pup this morning like every other morning to stretch out the pain in my body and to enjoy the companionship and the unconditional love of my puppy. But today was different, special , a gift of nature.The sky was grey, that of a summer storm, but the sun shone through. The trees in all their glory were brilliant shades of yellow, red... Read more Chevron

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Kurt Fondriest

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posted 12/07/2007, comments (3)

In The Garden Of My Creator

Greetings my name is Reverend Kurt FondriestMy work is the reflection of living with fibromyalgia. I connect to my spiritual vision through creating spiritual landscapes. I often feel these are places I imagine to escape to when I'm in pain, which is a chronic affair. I find these places beyond my time, my world, or... Read more Chevron

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Andrea Lee

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posted 11/19/2007, comments (3)

Andrea Lee Wangeman Iverson

This is how I escape the constant pain I experience everyday. This is my invocation. My peace in a world of pain. Thank you for looking and may the beauty of this rose fill each of us with hope in a our world of constant hopelessness.

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denise

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posted 11/14/2007, comments (8)

blacktop recess

When I started this piece, I didn't really know where I was going with it. As I worked, it brought to mind what my daughter and I call black top recess. The schools today are so afraid of a child falling,getting hurt and of reprocussions from parents, that it seems that so many people are living in fear and missing so much. For example...at... Read more Chevron

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Glenda

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posted 11/13/2007, comments (7)

I am NOT a non-person

You cannot tell me a time to be thereThreatening me if I don't showThen making me wait for almost an hourJust for youI am a person! Human and ProudMy time is important tooI hurt and live on my schedule Yet you do not careI am a non-person to youShove me at a studentDon't bother you with meI am not a non-personI Refuse your treatmentAfter I... Read more Chevron

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