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I have never been able to speak as well as I write. Writing was a way for me to clearly express my deepest thoughts and feelings. I have kept journals since I was a teenager and before that I wrote on whatever I could find. It wasn't always a good thing, my

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Memories: 7 of 539
MemoriesI picture you as plainAs if you were really hereI know that is impossibleYou died just last yearI would not change a single oneMy memories carry me throughIt truly is the best thingThat I have left of youI think about the good timesAnd bow my head as I smileI am thankful that I had youEven for a little whileSo now I h... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Theories of Spirituality Applying 'The Secret' to your life: 1 of 54
The key to using The Secret' is to know how to use it. As with anything it is important to research and find out if this is something that is right for you. The fact is that The Secret' is based on faith. The question here should then be "Do you have the Faith it takes to Apply the Secret to your life?"In order for "The Secre... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love does not die: 13 of 312
Still WaitingThe full moon is just a reminderOf many days gone byWhen we would walk togetherTo save me you said you would dieI thought that couldn't happenTo me or to youNot now or foreverIt couldn't possibly be trueIt has been six months nowAnd nothing else will doMy love will never dieI just can't forget youSo while you are... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Ghosts: 6 of 142
It was a little after midnight when Corina went to settle down on the sofa in front of the television with her favorite comforter and a cup of warm cocoa. She loved to watch the late night oldies and since she had been single for only a short time it was easier for her to sleep in the living room than it was to sleep in that ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Imagine life without: 5 of 109
Imagine life without the beautyOf a lake shore at nightThe moon and the starsGiving off their guiding lightImagine the world without the sun and rainTo make a miracle every springImagine no flowers growing at allOr birds that did not singImagine that you lost your freedomAnd had to be locked upCaged like an animal in a zooAll... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Growing up gardening: My most amazing gardening memory: 5 of 67
I can recall helping my grandparents in the garden all through my young life but one particular year stands out to me. It was July of 1989 that I moved into my grandparents' house to help care for my grandfather and to spend time with my grandmother whom I looked up to more than anyone I had ever known.I was in charge of plan... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: As time goes on: 5 of 66
Still lonely and sadMy thoughts are of youLooking backNot seeing the newIt has been a yearI know not what to doMy heart is still waitingI'm still in love with youThe ring on my fingerA promise turned to tearsYou said we would marryTo start a new yearYou passed so suddenlyTaken from meMy heart is still longingMy soul how it bl... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Falling in love: 48 of 614
Falling For YouI couldn't make it happenNow I can't seem to stopI saw a piece of heavenWith every smile I gotI kiss your lips so tenderBut pain I can not barePlease don't ever hurt meTrue love is very rareAs I begin to fall for youAnd you to fall for meRemember I am new to thisAnd find it hard to breatheI've never really felt... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs My true garden story: 25 of 298
One summer a few years past I decided that a nice way to teach my children while spending quality time together would be to plant a garden. I didn't have a lot of space or time as I was a mother of four children and one of them was a brand new baby. I lived in a nice little apartment in a well maintained complex. Garden space... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse The domestic violence problem: 4 of 35
Stand Up, Don't Stand AsideUpon researching the many domestic violence titles that were available to write on I discovered that Surviving Domestic Violence was the title that had been written to most. I found myself able to relate and sad to think that thousands of people everyday fall victim to this horrible and sometimes fa... More..