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Witness

witness to the light of daybring me joy and hope I pray witness to the dark of nightmy soul prepares for this flight to the sun, the sky, my soulreleases all the thoughts of oldand purges things that bring my painI found my hope, my strength again For all the nights, the dark...

created by smileyarts | 2 years ago
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Is this an Omen?

About a mile from my house is a small town named Sardis that consists of two churches and a tire shop. As I was driving by the small Methodist Church one morning, as the sun was warming up and the dew was still fresh, I ran across a strange and ominous, yet at the same...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Long Forgotton

I was searching through an old backup disk and ran across this…Thought it was worth posting… I wrote it in 12/00. As it is in life, it proceeds in death We retain our soul, yet give up our breath Our soul is the keeper of all that we are Our body is just a...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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Me, Nature & my Camera

Here we go with the first of many entries to come. This past Sat. I went to a park in Waxahachie, TX. I believe it is spelled Getzendaner Park. One of many things that it offers is beautiful and sometimes...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Godsmack Inspired

When the new Godsmack album, IV, came out, I purchased it with eager anticipation. I opened it and played it as soon as I was in my car. I listened carefully and absorbed as much as I could on the drive home. I was pleased. Out for another drive, I listened some more, like a...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Bocktoberfest '06 Ends with a Bang! -- Godsmack

Bocktoberfest '06 ended with a bang, and I'm not talking about the fireworks. I'm talking about Godsmack. After having just finished a tour through Texas, they came back to unleash an unstoppable force that ended with a Bang. On "One Rainy Day", in Shiner, TX,...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Swayed Reality

I live my life based on you, telling me what I can and cannot do. Most of my knowledge is simply second hand and most of these things I don’t understand. We have stretched our arms too far and wide, when we come you had better hide. You’ll become our host and take our...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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Expression and Depression

We all have our own way of escape and just like the 60’s & 70’s came and went with their fads, so our ways of dealing with life have changed. Some found their way of escape through simply repressing the daily burdens that come with life. In this era many became...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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Picasa 2- Free Photo Editor/Organizer by Google!

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Picasa 2- Free Photo Editor/Organizer by Google!

For those of you looking to make your digital photography easier and less time consuming, I have some good news for you. There are easy to use and free programs out there! Personally, I never seemed to find...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago | updated 1 year ago
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I Look in to a Grave...

I look in to a grave and pray that it's not mine. I look in to my soul for shelter and comfort sublime. Time will always pass by, though stop it we may try. There is a certain end for all, that will inevitably take us away. From our loved ones, our ambitions, our rituals we...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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A Mother's Love

As my angel sleepsI listen close and waitTo hear a breath, a soundTo know that she is safe At night when we are apartAs my angel lays in bedI think about our dayAll the things we've done and said And at the end of the day I prayThat I have done my bestThat I am...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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Blogging Idiocy

There are some real pieces of work out there in the blogging community, and that is putting it nicely... For someone who has just recently started blogging, I am all hyped. After getting my blogg set up I started to network myself on sites such as NowPublic and reddit, trying...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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Some Say Love...

Some say love is all romanticism and and excitement. I find it's comforting, reliable, and filled with the normalcies of life. Love is about having someone to collaborate with and share in your burdens. Love is something that is with you every step of the day, adding to your...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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Writing and Stereotypes

I've always loved to write and everyone knows that most inspiration comes from personal experiences. One of my greatest fears when sharing my writing, is that a label will be attached to me based on my writing. My writing usually isn't all roses and sunshine and usually...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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Hungerectomy Ad -- Hung-Erect-O-My?

Hung-Erectomy? Hung-Erect-O-My? What on earth where they thinking when they came up with this ad campaign? Come on now, no one realized what it said? You know that their was a lot of snickering going on in the office when they came up with this one? I've seen a lot of...

created by smileyarts | 3 years ago
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