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The Heart of Beauty

Posted on February 7, 2005 by John

When Beauty stands alone at last upon the wretched reefs of time and watches as her suitors sink beyond the pale horizon line where tied to masts of providence they’ve closed their senses to her charms and set their sextants … Continue reading →

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Before Attending Miss Teen Louisiana Training

Posted on August 8, 2004 by John

We do not want to go and sit for three long hours of this shit. We do not think it well-spent time to learn to walk the judging line or show your beauty, just skin deep to leeches, dilettantes and … Continue reading →

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Building Around a Thing

Posted on April 23, 2004 by John

“I know it when I see it,” said the man who vainly tried conveying truth to friends. “When it is absent, the space that it leaves unfilled describes it clearly, end to end; and though there are no words to … Continue reading →

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Rilke

Posted on August 10, 2003 by John

Where did you find the most inspiration, as each line cut like a diamond-edged drill through layers of effluvia that still the seeking heart? Was it your frustration with a cold and unfeeling world, that sought to silence any expression … Continue reading →

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Hidden Beauty

Posted on January 22, 2003 by John

Looking out from behind the holly bush as the early morning fog gently lifts, watching the gauzed-tinted light softly push its way into the air like a shy mist, one can almost forget the waking world, with its constant focus … Continue reading →

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