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May 31, 2010
By feruspiuslupus GOLD, Bradenton, Florida
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"We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all."-Kalu Rinpoche

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I will not say ‘I love you’ for my life
But from my acts you know it to be true,
For I’d slit my soul empty with a knife
Of all things good if I were to lose you.
The breeze as you pass by beats that of those
Who do not meet the level of your own.
Your mouth on mine will move to kiss my nose,
My eyes open to say the words I won’t.
Of thousand bits of love I have to give
Nine hundred ninety nine will go to me
And though the sole one left I need to live
The last, most special: that will go to thee.
For years to come, when days and nights have passed,
I’ll be with you until the very last.

© Susan R., Iselin, NJ

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bakedbeans PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 25 2010 at 12:41 pm
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People often ask me "why are you so fast?" and my reply was "ask a basketball player why he or she keep making three point shots in a row or ask a football player why is he so good at breaking tackles. its practice!!! common sense idiot!!!" Charles.C

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This is good. can you look at my work and tell me what you think about it thanks