Tag: children
group name: flashandshine
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October 11, 2006 04:12 AM EDT --
I was "resting my eyes" when I felt a tentative small hand on mine.
"Nonni" came the whisper.
"Hm"?
"Why are you asleep with your glasses on"?
"The better . . . more
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October 03, 2007 04:42 PM EDT --
Betty woke up this morning and the air seemed different and energizing...The leaves were beginning to get flecks of gold in them, and she has to sweep them from the deck a little more. There was something . . . more
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April 25, 2007 11:22 AM EDT --
Hot Pepper is a fictional story about three little girls who set out to catch aliens in one of the little girl’s homes. Amelia thinks her mother is conversing with strangers from another planet. . . . more
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January 29, 2007 11:50 AM EST --
“Mommy, what will be my legstasee?”
“You’re what, dear?”
“My legstacee. Grandma said we all had one and that you would be hers!”
For the life of me, . . . more
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January 09, 2007 07:21 PM EST --
Two booths over they sat,
young and in love,
looking so much like we used to look
so many years ago;
They laughed and joked
and talked, looking into
each other's eyes, listening
to one another; . . . more
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May 08, 2007 08:19 AM EDT --
Shadow stands
like a totem pole--
Your negative
Twice the height of
your real self.
Stretching
It reaches
the tops of shadow trees.
Matching your flight path
Arms spread . . . more
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October 20, 2006 08:47 AM EDT --
For N.B.D. (Written for my friend whose sorrow I cannot know)
There was no warning-
no sign or scream in the dark.
I didn't know.
There was no indication -
not one breath was taken away . . . more
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October 08, 2006 07:41 AM EDT --
I am not sure but I think some folks have lost their minds.I
saw this on a national news broadcast three times!
The latest parenting "thing" is to potty train a baby right out
of the womb. As . . . more
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April 20, 2007 05:10 AM EDT --
My Space? ( a spersonal rant )
Y es I need my space! I can't help it. I don’t know why I am this way but I am! I need to have a certain amount of time to myself each day or . . . more
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April 25, 2007 05:40 AM EDT --
The Goatleys have been to court - to The Royal Courts of Justice in London's Strand. There was my husband and me, my son and his wife, his wife's mum and dad, two friends and the object of . . . more
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October 18, 2007 12:07 PM EDT --
1.) One good reason for not wearing makeup: much of the lipstick on the market contains lead, especially the high-end brands (such as Chanel) and the vivid red colors. So unless you want a pouty but toxic . . . more
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January 03, 2008 12:19 PM EST --
We'd spent the morning at the beach on the south coast. The beach in Barbados is a wonderful place to be any time of the year but during the winter the temperatures are in the low 80's . . . more
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December 20, 2006 07:05 PM EST --
You are cordially invited to visit me. Pick an article, any article, rate and comment. All my December points are going to NOCH. Happy Christmas everyone. Moya
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March 28, 2007 09:28 AM EDT --
THE RULES: Each player of this game starts with the 6 weird things about him/herself. People who get tagged need to write an article of their own 6 weird things as well as state the rules clearly. In the . . . more
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December 23, 2006 10:11 AM EST --
Two days from now, on Christmas, most of my family will gather at my house. We will talk, eat, open gifts, laugh, and tell stories. The stories won't be new stories. They will . . . more
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October 04, 2008 12:17 PM EDT --
Sho na* knew it'd be no pu s ho ver job, to convince her audience they didn't have to endure sho tgun weddings, because ‘Pappy' thought they'd been di sho nored. One time, . . . more
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January 28, 2007 08:41 PM EST --
( I'm sorry the formatting is a bit messed up. The editor was not coorperating with me....)(
She picked up the photo album,
dusty and worn, and settled back
into her comfy . . . more
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July 05, 2007 06:53 AM EDT --
Ages back when we were kids, our mothers used to involve us in all the kitchen duties. By doing small things like cutting veggies for a salad or grating coconuts, we were able to observe them as they did . . . more
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January 15, 2007 09:59 PM EST --
Where are you going?
Can I come with you today?
You're leaving me home.
Where were you, Mommy?
You were gone so very long.
I was so afraid.
Next time can I come?
Don't you ever want me to?
Why . . . more
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August 26, 2007 04:16 PM EDT --
This heart has grown weary
and no longer can it pretend;
The love is too deep,
and try as I may,
nothing can replace it.
What's the use in even trying?
No gesture, no touch,
. . . more
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