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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would tell you that these poems are all painted from the lining of my soul, but that may not be true. What comes into my head during the fast-pitched SLAM contest is always as much a surprise to me, as it probably is to the reader. Where do the poems come from? Who was that stranger who wrote them? I hardly can remember their birth. If you've never slammed, please try it! It usually occurs once a year. And what fun it is! That mad, mad hustle to discover what new, odd challenge has been given each time, then the mindbending stretch to write something -- anything--- accompanied by the need to live a normal life while berating the fates because an hour may be all the time life has given me to invent, to exhale, to post . . . Oh, the pain and pleasure. . . in the crazy, zany rush of madness. Yet, it's over too quickly. And all that is left then are the poems. I read them and ponder, sometimes asking, where on earth did they come from???? I must have been half-asleep (and believe me, many times they were actually born in the wee hours of the morn!) Yeah, SLAMs!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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817559 Poetry	Bird Days and Nights >> E   by 36 members.	2.01 KB	2/20/04   12:58am 1/11/10  8:37am
	They do not know or understand my secret of the quill. Genres: Biographical :: Emotional :: Writing
870865 Poetry	Exposed >> E   by 9 members.	1.40 KB	7/23/04   11:37pm 8/10/08  11:45am
	There was no privacy when . . . Genres: Biographical :: Cultural :: Personal
869922 Poetry	Bond of Union by M. C. Escher >> E   by 8 members.	1.18 KB	7/20/04   11:56pm 8/10/08  11:45am
	Escher's painting of a couple brings a story to my fingers. Genres: Arts :: Relationship :: Romance/Love
822595 Poetry	Breathing Artist Breath >> E   by 14 members.	1.72 KB	3/3/04   7:15am 8/10/08  11:53am
	I create using models fashioned of words. Genres: Writing :: Biographical :: Arts
999568 Poetry	Bird in Hand >> E   by 19 members.	2.51 KB	8/9/05   10:25am 8/14/05  12:49am
	Challenge #2: Silent/Secret/Quiet Accomplishment Genres: Biographical :: Home/Garden :: Women's
1004581 Poetry	Samhain Night >> ASR   by 20 members.	2.03 KB	8/24/05   2:40pm 3/16/06  7:52am
	This describes the Celtic tradition of Samhain, which is the origin of Halloween. Genres: History :: Holiday :: Fantasy
1006296 Poetry	The End of Symmetry >> ASR   by 13 members.	2.13 KB	8/30/05   4:12pm 2/15/06  6:43pm
	The geometry of the relationship was sublime, but the equation didn't pan out. Genres: Relationship :: Romance/Love :: Emotional
1009839 Poetry	Two Poems: Complaint and Praise >> ASR   by 10 members.	4.10 KB	9/10/05   6:22pm 6/29/09  9:57am
	These are both science poems about space, my favorite kingdom. Genres: Scientific :: Sci-fi :: Biographical
1107504 Poetry	The Beginning of Our Tomorrows >> E   by 6 members.	1.57 KB	5/18/06   8:35am 6/29/09  10:03am
	July 21, 1969 Genres: Sci-fi :: Scientific :: History
997384 Poetry	Come Back to Me, Dear Benjamin >> ASR   by 24 members.	1.84 KB	8/2/05   8:02pm 2/15/06  6:54pm
	He thought, he experimented, he philosophied, he analyzed. What more could a woman want? Genres: History :: Romance/Love :: Biographical
866312 Poetry	Directions for Smooth Coasting >> ASR   by 8 members.	2.45 KB	7/10/04   3:50am 8/10/08  11:50am
	Being single should come with directions. Genres: Cultural :: Relationship :: Biographical
867795 Poetry	Life Scars >> ASR   by 11 members.	1.15 KB	7/14/04   3:00pm 12/17/09  8:01am
	People and events leave scars which we wear in our eyes or. . . Genres: Biographical :: Emotional :: Personal
824044 Poetry	A Man Can Only Die Once >> ASR   by 9 members.	2.54 KB	3/6/04   5:03pm 8/10/08  11:52am
	Wrong decisions guided his life, and each time the penalty came, he died a little more. Genres: Death :: Drama :: Personal
1110266 Poetry	The City: A Cautionary Tale >> ASR   by 4 members.	3.23 KB	5/24/06   9:59pm 12/17/09  7:51am
	The city is not safe for us country folk. Genres: Sci-fi :: Sci-fi :: Technology
867229 Poetry	The Light >> ASR   by 10 members.	1.76 KB	7/12/04   10:39pm 8/10/08  11:49am
	She drifted, seeking, and then she saw. Genres: Religious :: Emotional :: Spiritual
823013 Poetry	Stars of Loneliness >> ASR   by 6 members.	1.05 KB	3/4/04   8:28am 8/10/08  11:55pm
	The stars can bring a romantic adventure or light up the fact that you are alone. Genres: Romance/Love :: Relationship :: Emotional
1115967 Poetry	In the Cave of My Mind >> E   by 7 members.	2.28 KB	6/6/06   10:58pm 12/17/09  8:08am
	The retreat I chose when life was a little more than my child-ego could deal with . . . Genres: Children's :: Biographical :: Fantasy
1113746 Poetry	Like Soured Milk >> ASR   by 5 members.	3.07 KB	6/1/06   11:02pm 12/17/09  8:13am
	Sour grapes on soured milk: love. Genres: Romance/Love :: Adult :: Emotional
1003027 Poetry	Warmth >> E   by 16 members.	1.57 KB	8/19/05   8:00pm 11/20/05  12:32pm
	In fantasy lie different customs. Genres: Sci-fi :: Romance/Love :: Regional
871013 Poetry	A Terzanelle By An Unhappy Desk >> ASR   by 8 members.	2.40 KB	7/24/04   12:22pm 6/29/09  10:35am
	A desk protests about living in the office of a writer. Genres: Melodrama :: Fantasy :: Career
869564 Poetry	The Monk >> E   by 5 members.	2.97 KB	7/19/04   11:59pm 8/10/08  11:46am
	I went out to dinner with my brother. Oh, dear... Genres: Biographical :: Comedy :: Food/Cooking
869051 Poetry	The Black Hole of Mind >> E   by 11 members.	1.62 KB	7/18/04   12:01pm 9/8/08  6:04pm
	Where do the memories go, all those things I've forgotten? Genres: Adult :: Biographical :: Personal
868881 Poetry	The Rosenberg Case >> 13+   by 3 members.	2.13 KB	7/17/04   9:30pm 8/10/08  11:48am
	The Rosenbergs gave sketchings to the Russians. Did they deserve their fate? Genres: History :: War :: Death
866917 Poetry	The Politician >> E   by 6 members.	0.36 KB	7/11/04   11:47pm 8/10/08  11:49am
	The USA has one of the best systems of government, but... Genres: Cultural :: Political :: Opinion
865595 Poetry	At the End >> ASR   by 6 members.	2.21 KB	7/7/04   11:09pm 6/29/09  10:54am
	Out with a whimper Genres: Death :: Emotional :: Cultural

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