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A tribute to Alex by dawnshadow, literature

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A tribute to Alex

I had no words yet to tell you how I felt The smiles I gave you were how you knew Mommy and Daddy I loved you I know you now feel sad Remember instead the feelings we shared as you held me mom and dad I'll never forget I'm sorry I had to leave you I'd have stayed if I could Remember my smile and not my last day Remember only the good I know you'll always miss me I'll miss you too But now I'll always be happy Never have a cold, or the flu Remember all the dreams we shared Remember all the hugs I always knew how much you cared How much that I was loved Remember My grip on your finger I know you'll always remember my grip on

Alone and Apart by dawnshadow, literature

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Alone and Apart

I lie here Here I lie Too afraid to face another Day Too afraid to die Pathetic and quaking My whole body shaking Unshed tears in my eye Like the mime trapped in his invisible box I look out and see the world go by But I stand, alone and apart Can't someone free me? The pills dispensed by doctors The platitudes dispensed by friends Nothing matters in here Trapped in a cage of my own minds making Please set me free I miss My heart

Painfully Dark Days by dawnshadow, literature

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Painfully Dark Days

Corpses of dreams float by My mind races My heart beats too hard for my chest Pain!!! Pain is not just physical Pain is everything The misplaced dreams I dwell on Loss!!! A spiraling shaft of despair A raging river of fear A tumescent tumor of terror Sorrow!!! Heart beating Why? Mind screaming Why? Depression One word, with many meanings to someone without it's meaningless to someone within it's Dark Days without end

Wings of Magick by dawnshadow, literature

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Wings of Magick

Wings of Magick Alexis woke up that morning feeling a little excited and a lot anxious, today would be her first day acting as high priestess for her coven. She took particular care in her preparations for her big day, for an ordinary circle where she was just participating, a cleansing ritual, while preferred would not be strictly necessary, however, She preferred to do everything "by the book" today. After a cleansing bath of thyme, to renew her personal energy, and vervain, for inspiration, she spent a quiet hour in meditation before dressing in her ritual garb. A flowing gown of an unusual amber color matched her hair almost to

Car Full of Pain by dawnshadow, literature

Hush Now Children by dawnshadow, literature

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Hush Now Children

Hush Hush now children, listen, To the whisper of the breeze Softly, gently, sighing through the Boughs of the trees Open your heart and hear it, The call of Nature free The gentle singing, pure and sweet The song of Mother Goddess Fills my soul with its beat Let it in to reach you Its power felt from head to feet Open your heart to nature Stop your sad retreat From the Earth and all its goodness Learn your way to live free When I hear the wind & water sing I long to be among them Soul naked Body free Dancing in a waterfall Running in a stream Back to Nature Proud of living free Away from man's artificial world I wou

Nature Sings A Melody by dawnshadow, literature

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Nature Sings A Melody

Nature Sings a Melody Perhaps the mountains sing my love Perhaps the oceans cry Perhaps they know the ring of truth Perhaps they see the lie Nature sings a melody Where man is out of tune The earth beneath our feet my dear Is something man has ruined Mankind has a problem That only we can fix We've called it all improvement But man, it really stinks! He says that nature's lovely I say how the heck could he know.. He takes the bloody city Everywhere he goes When you stop to think of it It's really very sad We ignorantly threw away The best thing we ever had Well, we're trying now to fix it Maybe it's not too late We can

IMyselfMe by dawnshadow, literature

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IMyselfMe

Myself Why do I wonder and worry so much Emotions roiling and seething within I try to keep this hidden Why constantly worry and have such strong doubts About the value of what I think, feel & say I am myself and no other I am not my sister or my brother I have my own values, thoughts My own way of doing things I am myself I do what *I* feel is right What others think is of no consequence I am myself I fit no mould you have I am myself What I think of myself is all that matters

Dancing the Maypole by dawnshadow, literature

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Dancing the Maypole

Pounding feet Following the drum Spiraling Bowing Twirling Spinning ever closer To the gods and each other Ducking Spinning Laughing Weaving a tapestry Binding us together Rythm fills me Ribbon wraps me Chanting swells Praise to the Godess Praise to the God Finally Collapsing Breathless Power raised Power lingers We release it to the earth Another Season Another Festival Beltaine is done

Under new Management by dawnshadow, literature

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This is Beauty by dawnshadow, literature

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This is Beauty

This is Beauty! A woman belittled and derided Because she is not the norm... Is this truth? A woman struggling, longing to be thin Accepting, finally, herself as she is... This is truth! Flimsy figures a stiff wind could blow away Children dying to be thin... Is this beauty? A woman at home in her own body A full-figured goddess of her own life... This is true beauty!

SoulMates by dawnshadow, literature

The Unknown Soldier by dawnshadow, literature

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The Unknown Soldier

The Unknown Soldier Death comes to the soldier As he stands on the field of honour As he wonders about the futility of it all The memories wander The children, the wife The mother, father, sister, brother As he remembers all of his life War had returned He went to fight again His only wish That he had the chance To change the world To make a real difference Men fight for glory And die in pain As the tears from home Wash their wounds clean as the rain

Volcanic by dawnshadow, literature

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Volcanic

Volcanic The flaming red lava, the mountains blood Thunders forth in a roaring flood A ring of flame Weds Mountain to Vale Its terribly frightening beauty raining Ash and Stone Fire and smoke Among the aging oak trees A raging fire Sweeps Through the land Carrying death and destruction A blackened stretch Of Worthless land Is all that remains Moments before Here stood majestic beauty Beauty may die But hope will be eternal Forever in the hearts of men Rebuilding, replanting, living Again

Under new Management by dawnshadow, literature

Dancing the Maypole by dawnshadow, literature

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Dancing the Maypole

IMyselfMe by dawnshadow, literature

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IMyselfMe

Nature Sings A Melody by dawnshadow, literature

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Nature Sings A Melody

Hush Now Children by dawnshadow, literature

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Hush Now Children

Car Full of Pain by dawnshadow, literature

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Silenced Circles by fae, literature

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Silenced Circles

SILENCED CIRCLES Books lining closet shelves Hidden from a traditionalist each containing keys to open minds... How long can I hide? Never able to honor the Goddess That is my image Because of the primal fear of my other Mother throwing stones like she has before. Candlelight vigils secret ritual, so uncomfortably mysterious, is what I have resorted to. Words, ancient and ever changing roll off my mind's tongue silenced by akwardness. Joyous celebrations of the cycles of the moon, Smothered. Strangled by another who prefers to deny her daughter

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Deviant for 22 years
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Favourite genre of music: alternative

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lord of the rings

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AC/DC to ZZ top and everything between

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Mercedes Lackey/Anne McCaffrey

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Diablo II

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dawnshadow

Dec 4, 2002

Devious Journal Entry

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well, they finally found out for sure what is going on with my husband, he has a herniated disc in his neck and they are trying to contact a neurosurgeon now to find out when they can operate.. needless to say.. AAAARRRGGGHHHH! ok, maybe it wasn't entirely needless.. i think i needed that

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dawnshadow

Dec 3, 2002

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Well back at work again, seems to be the only time I have to write in my journal, right now I'm in .... well I'm not sure what I'm in... I've been busy as heck for weeks, my husband has been in the hospital since Nov. 17th and they still don't know what's going on or how to fix it.  Sent him for more tests yesterday, hopefully that will tell us something, all I know is I want my honey to come home soon but I want him to get better more... damn hospitals... no double beds :p

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dawnshadow

Sep 4, 2002

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Well... here I am again, sitting at work wondering why I'm here, if any of you have seen the Buffy 'musical' episode you'll understand when I say "I'm just going through the motions, walking through the part" I used to love my job and feel like I was actually making a difference by helping people fix their computers.... what a schmuck!  The last few days the only things that I can think about when at work are various songs that have been floating through my mind... 'trigger happy, there's no feeling any greater than to shoot first and ask questions later' (weird al) 'These are the voices in my head' (dennis leary) Is it a bad sign that at wor

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namaste

Jul 14, 2003

haven't seen you in forever! hope all's going well for you.

spyed

Apr 10, 2003

Have you ever had a dream, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire deviant life, that there's something wrong with the story. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.

You take the blue pill, the story ends. Your browser closes and you believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland. And, I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.

I offer only the truth, nothing more.

Take: The Red Pill
Take: The Blue Pill

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