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Paper
Pressed sheets of tree, purpose aplenty. My day was full of paper in all its incarnations. Paper of news, work, and page after page of addresses and notifications as I attempt to notify the world of my new endeavour in the appropriate, college sanctioned way. But after spending nine hours on paper for work purposes,…
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The circle
It continues eternally, smooth and perfect, a loop unending We struggle to understand it from the moment of our arrival, stunned and blinded by the light of the world Continually striving, climbing, growing and changing, Becoming, unceasing, perpetual in the nature of the transformation we undertake. Until the last minute, we are in a constant…
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Father’s Day
Today is Father’s Day. A day when we celebrate our Dads, give them ties and keychains and coffee mugs or other tchotchkes made in school with patient teachers. A day that brings back great memories from childhood. My father showing me how to ride the little red bmx, knees above the handle bars with his…
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Backyard lessons
I watched them play today, Out in the backyard surrounded by nature. The oldest becoming a leader, showing her little brother what to do, The middle forging her own path through forbidden territory, bold and willing to risk the consequences to do things her way The youngest trusting he wouldn’t be led astray, looking up…
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Creation
I think we all want to make our mark on the world. For some people, it’s about accomplishing grand things, making a lot of money, having huge buildings with their names on them Achievement means being important and recognized, famous for something. Some people will go to any lengths to do this. They’ll sell their…