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Hi! My name is Derrick. I love to write, particularly poetry, as well as teaching people new things that they, perhaps, would not have known otherwise. I guess I fit in here just right! I love to garden and I have immense gardening knowledge and troubleshooting

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Loneliness: 73 of 541

Staring high into the sky I hope you can find your way into the clouds. And I hope you find what you're looking for whatever it happens to be. And whatever crown you find and place upon your head, I hope your proud. And when you fall I hope that you find a way to land on your feet. I understand that you're off to find your w...
Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Evaluating the Final Fantasy series: 1 of 6

Not many games grab my attention nowadays. With all of the games now feuding over who has the best graphics and who's game looks the most realistic. I can easily pop in an older Final Fantasy game and get carried away for days at a time. What makes Final Fantasy differ from the rest of the games in it's genre, as well as the...
Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather The NOAA's StormReady preparedness program: 1 of 3

Each year there are over 10,000 thunderstorms across the United States, spun from Hurricanes, Frontal Boundaries, and Heat Convection. Within that grand total lies an thunderstorms classified as severe, each containing one or more of the following: 58mph wind gusts (enough to peel shingles, overturn lawn furniture, down tree...
Health & Fitness > Alternative Therapies Synthetic medicine versus herbal medicine: 2 of 4

It seems like the world is rotating into the more convenient side of life. All of the things that used to require work or physical effort is being transformed into a "sit in your seat and do everything" type of environment. Looking for a job used to be a travel around town applying at various locales and now it is nothing mo...
Health & Fitness > Herbal & Natural Remedies First aid relief from nature: 1 of 1

Everyone faces it...the need for first aid. Sometimes it really isn't convenient to travel to where a first aid kit is handy, such as working in a garden that isn't near a house, camping, hiking, etc. It is wise, however, that during the latter two that you do have a first aid kit but not everyone prepares. There are many na...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Feelings: 467 of 747

So dark here, I cannot see what it is in front of me. One step at a time onto the path I'll find eventually. There's no hand to for me to hold and no hand there to fold. I've given everything to things I'll never see. As I wait to lose controlsuffering. It's the weight of the world holding the cell shut. It's a horrible worl...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inner struggles: 355 of 498

Ashen fields of make believe swallow footprints of disbelief. An answer plaguing doubt within our hearts. Angels surround to honor the sin we've become in which we harbor. A sacrament of mourning for time when we depart. I've tried so hard to find my way. I've fought your diseases and fought the plague. I'm failing, I'm dece...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The Earth: 127 of 178

OF AMBIVALENCE AND FAITH Walking through these wooded halls, I hear the flowers softly singing. The sweetly scented breath of life purges my mind of tension. The sunset flossing through the white oaks shows me its beauty in polychromatic displays of its lovely departure. The floral brilliance fades int he wind as the tears o...
Home & Garden > Annuals Recommendations for annuals: 3 of 4

Growing annuals can be a pain for some people yet others seem to do it at whim with little or no effort. Annuals differ from other plants due to their longetivity. Annuals span from common vegetables such as tomatoes and pole beans to common flowers and herbs. Most of us should be familiar with annuals such as Basil, Tomatoe...
Health & Fitness > Herbal & Natural Remedies Essential oils and aromatherapy: 12 of 15

Nature can get no purer than with the very essence of plant life and abundance. With all the medicines in the world, some of the safest and most powerful come in the form of nature and is naturally concentrated enough to benefit you without having to use tons of plant material and tincture presses. Most herbal outlets and re...