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Always & Forever
    My main portfolio contains 3 items.
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[LOVE ~ Revitalized]    (E)    # 1172106:
        Tribute to the one who has kept my alive, because I cannot survive alone.
[Poetic Stumblings Into Serendipity]    (E)    # 1157792:
        Everything I've posted since joining August, 2006 that encompasses 20 years of poetry.
[Route 66]    (E)    # 1213150:
        The journey begins here, with many paths and side roads to discovery.
#1155112:   Yes, you may see my photos.    (E)     [Top]
Pictures I have posted.    (1 item)

[The Writer]    (E)    # 1164538:
        Photos of the writer, Brian Keith Compton.
#1157792:   Poetic Stumblings Into Serendipity    (E)     [Top]
Everything I've posted since joining August, 2006 that encompasses 20 years of poetry.    (2 items)

[AWARD WINNERS]    (E)    # 1161211:
        Some of my poems recognized here at Writing.Com.
[The Poet's Last Pens]    (E)    # 1305084:
        The last poems I will likely write. Some are unfinished.
#1161211:   AWARD WINNERS    (E)     [Top]
Some of my poems recognized here at Writing.Com.    (13 items)

Clutching Leaves    (E)    # 1145690:
        Autumn is upon us. Experience mood changes as with the season.
Soar    (E)    # 1169069:
        Like the tree, growing closer through faith that each tomorrow will come.
Careful Not To Sing (Censored)    (ASR)    # 1306079:
        Coffee shop, writing community, anywhere...you're gagged by the complacency.
Old Log    (E)    # 1599485:
        A naturist's kinship with a rotting log puts life, death and purpose in perspective.
Are You Safe In Your Houses?    (ASR)    # 1292664:
        Satirical commentary on misunderstandings with depression.
Be My Eyes    (E)    # 1245862:
        When the reader completes the writer's vision with much needed love.
A Slower Return    (E)    # 1222886:
        Make the most of each moment...before it's gone.
Flower Of My Memory    (E)    # 1158939:
        A rose pressed in a book is used to help remember True beauty.
Journey's End    (E)    # 1153551:
        We trail where life calls us until we can venture no further.
Before I'm Rejected By You    (E)    # 1152712:
        The artist fears to commit to his subject.
The Evergreen    (E)    # 1149934:
        God gives what man destroys, then God gives...
Giving In    (E)    # 1145676:
        Discovered in the drifting leaves is what life is all about.
Hidden Flower    (E)    # 1143050:
        The gardener discovers true beauty and self among flowers and weeds.
#1164538:   The Writer    (E)     [Top]
Photos of the writer, Brian Keith Compton.    (2 items)

Maddy & Daddy - Camping    (E)    # 1295877:
        Photo of my daughter and me on our first family camping trip.
May, 1982 on Lake Superior    (E)    # 1177947:
        Taken May, 1982 during vacation on the Keweenaw Peninsula on Lake Superior.
#1170418:   Mother, My Muse    (E)     [Top]
Poems and other works about the woman who inspired my vision to become a writer.    (9 items)

My Oxygen    (E)    # 1633450:
        Remembering the life and love she gave from one little molecule.
The Passing Days    (E)    # 1154212:
        Passing time with the woman who filled me with a lifetime of inspiration.
Mother's Last Assignment    (E)    # 1171943:
        Eulogy I read at my Mom's funeral in 2000.
The Evening Edition    (ASR)    # 1224867:
        Who will be found in the light of a fading day?
Mama Loved Us    (E)    # 1152063:
        Tribute to a tireless mother, may she now rest in peace.
Guardian Of Dreams    (E)    # 1160995:
        The mother, the actor, the storyteller, the dream weaver captured a boy's imagination.
Momma's Happy Child    (E)    # 1172713:
        We still need the assurances of Mom's love, even as adults.
[Photos Of Mom & Dad]    (E)    # 1205631:
        Some early photos of Mom & Dad from about the time they met in 1945.
Ode To Your Mother...Winners In! CLOSED    (ASR)    # 1390406:
        First annual event that paid homage to the women who brought us here.
#1172106:   LOVE ~ Revitalized    (E)     [Top]
Tribute to the one who has kept my alive, because I cannot survive alone.    (6 items)

Someone Who Fears Love    (13+)    # 1151427:
        Love is needy, Love is hungry, but Love wants commitment.
My Body Pains for My Love!    (13+)    # 1155659:
        Alas! A throwback to ye olde Romantic era of poetry!
Deny the Heart    (E)    # 1145678:
        A poem that explores and implores the heart to yield its truth and beauty to love.
She Makes Me Warm    (13+)    # 1166483:
        The allure of another can overwhelm the senses and reason that seeks to avoid love.
My Soul Is In Her    (13+)    # 1160200:
        Caught off guard by sexual advances you hesitate before diving in.
Castaway Heart    (E)    # 1160964:
        Abandoned on a desert beach searching for love.
#1173858:   Of A Personal Nature    (E)     [Top]
Primarily auto-biographical in nature, but sometimes opinions on general things.    (3 items)

2012: The Year We Flip!    (ASR)    # 1300042:
        Time to reinvent, remap, and redress my approach to writing & life...before it's too late!
In The Shadows Of Glaucoma    (13+)    # 1176370:
        My accounts of my struggles with glaucoma
Brian Keith Compton - About Myself    (ASR)    # 1164342:
        Brief synopsis about my life and writing and where I see it going.
#1173863:   Non-Fiction    (E)     [Top]
The real stories. Some articles I've written for Helium.com, too.    (5 items)

To 'Publish America' Or Not To Publish    (E)    # 1188669:
        Is it worth putting out a book with Publish America? Some information to consider.
Date With The Headless Horseman    (13+)    # 1610699:
        Wacky adventure to visit Sleepy Hollow.
Interviewing And The Dance    (ASR)    # 1411217:
        There is an art to interviewing just like a dance where a reporter must take the lead.
Preparing Your Child For A New Sibling    (E)    # 1248832:
        How to develop pride and make your child part of the process during pregnancy.
Empowering Kids With Choices    (E)    # 1248829:
        Building self-esteem and character by allowing your children to choose.
#1173871:   BKC's Fiction    (E)     [Top]
Short stories, novel starts and other fictional attempts.    (7 items)

Fishing With Dad    (E)    # 1158381:
        The accounts of my love fishing one day with Dad.
The Prankster    (13+)    # 1195045:
        Father reaps what he sowed for a comedic, lonely son.
Redirected Call    (13+)    # 1152984:
        Kismet. Written for a contest prompt where I could only write dialogue to tell a story.
Death Of A District Salesman    (18+)    # 1181914:
        Ever have one of those manipulative bosses that will do anything to get ahead?
To Kill A Killer    (13+)    # 1175932:
        Deer hunters or killers? They roam the woods of a rural Wisconsin community.
Drag The Field    (ASR)    # 1193359:
        Summer of '72, written from the perspective of a 12-year-old about a revelation.
Life: Alter As Needed    (13+)    # 1337328:
        Just a rough start to a novel with a yet undeveloped plot...
#1205631:   Photos Of Mom & Dad    (E)     [Top]
Some early photos of Mom & Dad from about the time they met in 1945.    (10 items)

Dad Sadles Motorbike    (E)    # 1205589:
        Dad saddled up this stylin' ride sometime before he met Mom.
Mom & Her Sisters (circa 1925)    (E)    # 1202873:
        Photo taken of my Mom and her sisters around 1925 in Centerville, SD.
Margaret Genevieve Cue (Early Mom Pic)    (E)    # 1205467:
        Photo of Mom from the 40's. Most likely in South Dakota.
Dad Was A Snappy Dresser    (E)    # 1205585:
        Dad in front of home in Iron Mountain, Mich. in his finest around 1945.
Kitten Caboodle    (E)    # 1205583:
        Fun with kittens in this 40s photo from Mom's days in South Dakota.
The Young Big John    (E)    # 1205599:
        They called him 'Big John' when he was young, the only nickname I ever knew he had.
Margaret Genevieve Cue (1940s)    (E)    # 1205457:
        Photo from around the time my Mom first met Dad wearing a fetching hat.
Giving Mom A Lift    (E)    # 1205464:
        Amusing my family by picking up Mom. In my defense of those shorts: it was the 80s.
Margaret Genevieve Cue (Mom On Porch)    (E)    # 1205579:
        Photo of Mom on porch. Most likely in South Dakota.
Margaret Genevieve Cue (& Her Black Cat)    (E)    # 1205580:
        Mom and her cat 'Bob' from early 40s.
#1213150:   Route 66    (E)     [Top]
The journey begins here, with many paths and side roads to discovery.    (5 items)

[Mother, My Muse]    (E)    # 1170418:
        Poems and other works about the woman who inspired my vision to become a writer.
[Of A Personal Nature]    (E)    # 1173858:
        Primarily auto-biographical in nature, but sometimes opinions on general things.
[BKC's Fiction]    (E)    # 1173871:
        Short stories, novel starts and other fictional attempts.
[Non-Fiction]    (E)    # 1173863:
        The real stories. Some articles I've written for Helium.com, too.
[What Is Writing.Com?]    (E)    # 1309305:
        A place to share my thoughts, outiside of blog and to have a little fun.
#1305084:   The Poet's Last Pens    (E)     [Top]
The last poems I will likely write. Some are unfinished.    (7 items)

Forsaken    (ASR)    # 1387595:
        From fame to infamy, a heavy price is extracted for former vanity in a cruel, cold world.
Complicated    (ASR)    # 1300026:
        Simple, yet more complicated than it seems this pursuit of a dream.
Ignorant Pencil    (ASR)    # 1306072:
        If the world around us could only speak of the wasted effort.
A Heart Such As Mine    (ASR)    # 1599342:
        Pessimistic rant of a symbolic heart seeking freedom from the bonds of conformity.
W-I-N-T-E-R    (E)    # 1833744:
        Winter revelations in an acrostic poem.
Bare    (ASR)    # 1830739:
        Contrasting the seasons and feelings about life and experience.
Vagrant Liberty    (ASR)    # 1387317:
        You do all that you can and then you are alone.
#1309305:   What Is Writing.Com?    (E)     [Top]
A place to share my thoughts, outiside of blog and to have a little fun.    (5 items)

To Gift or Not to Gift    (E)    # 1154362:
        My take on a survey about the use of gift points on WDC.
Preserving Reviews    (ASR)    # 1402931:
        How do you feel about shrinking review totals and losing the earned community recognition?
Free Upgrades At Writing.Com    (E)    # 1308150:
        Introduction to a survey attempting to learn how many members benefit from free upgrades.
Was Your Upgrade Request Answered?    (ASR)    # 1307754:
        ...and if so, did you get it? A poll to see how many upgrades are spared by generosity.
New To Writing.Com?    (E)    # 1212385:
        Hey Newbie! Make the most of your experience at Writing.Com and have fun!!

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