As a rose unfolds its beauty explodes, dressed in fine velvet petals they pose.

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“And so I am quiet, day after day, Because at night, my brain shatters- deep against the duvet.”

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"We all begin as winners in the race to fertilize. So we've all been the recipients of the most coveted prize... life. " -Crystol Woods :)

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Naivete begets idealism
and idealism nurtures naivete.

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They will never get their lives back.
Their parents will never get their kids back.
And there are many more who will never get their limbs back. Many more who will never get their sanity back. You say that you will Never Forget...
but you already have.
Elisa A. Escalante- LCSW/ OEF Vet

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Poppies are red, a symbol of veteran bloodshed,
Each petal a tribute to those who fought to their death.

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I am holy when my heartbeat is eagerly coveted by thunders in a single moment of ecstasy to kiss my beloved.

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"To see with the eye is a lie, to feel with the heart is to know the truth, the spirit deceiveth not." Dawne Zacharias

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'Mature people are inspired; immature people covet what's desired.'

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No man has the purity of the mind of God. Some covet His divinity by counterfeiting His grace instead of divesting themselves of holiness..

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I'm back from my voyage to the Appalachian Mountains. My last stop was near a little town called Martin. This valley is called a"holler," and being there was a real heartbreaker. Myself and a few other Veterans were volunteering for a great company called The Christian Appalachian Project.
There is so much more I would like to share with you, but remembering those families and children who live in complete poverty brings tears to my eyes. I am posting a poem about my service there.

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The five most coveted things one wants to possess are elixir, ambrosia, panacea, nectar and philosopher's stone. Unfortunately nobody invented them.

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Humbleness is the hidden strength to any elevetion

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