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        <title>Short Forms of Poetry</title>
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        <![CDATA[ Shorter forms more your forte&#39;?Here you&#39;ll find poetic forms inspired from the East, such as Haiku, Tanka, and Sijo. You&#39;ll also encounter short
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			<title><![CDATA[ Temporary purity ]]></title>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="5">The once white snow is dirty grey.</font></strong></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="5">Churned into slush by passing feet,</font></strong></p>

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			<title><![CDATA[ The autocrat ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="5">The Autocrat.</font></strong></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="5">History tells us Henry Tudor</font></strong></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><font size="5"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>was a kind man but much
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			<title><![CDATA[ Farewell performance ]]></title>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Eureka. Todays Idiocy. ]]></title>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#0000FF" size="5">He stands alone, he has B.O</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#0000FF" size="5">He has no friends to let him know.</font></p>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Maidenly Modesty ]]></title>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font color="#993366" size="5">She walks in beauty modestly</font></p>

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			<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:57:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Cliff Dwellers. ]]></title>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">The sea cliffs rise majestically.</font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">From narrow ledges sea birds... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Changing Perspective for Restless Beauty ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Changing perspective</font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A patchwork quilt of sunlit fields</font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Where has everybody gone ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ Has there been an epidemic of writers block? ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Yellow Wellies ]]></title>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">He&#39;s only two or three, no more.</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Splashing in puddles happily.</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">I daren&#39;t do it any... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:27:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Wasted Effort ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Wasted effort</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p>

<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Who steals my purse steals only trash.</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">My credit cards are all maxed out</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">I have no job I have no... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:16:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ The most famous Hiku poem in the world ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ ancient pond.
<br>
frog jumps in.
<br>
splash ! ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Dare to live ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Dare to live</font></p>

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<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Today might be the day you die.</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">So seize each opportunity</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">That&#39;s offered you and don&#39;t ask... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Whatshisname ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Whatshisname</font></p>

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<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">An actor always plays a part.</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He has no personality.</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">It is the... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Sad Sacks ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Sad Sacks</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p>

<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Some folks can&#39;t tell the difference</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>between real life and the T.V</font></p>

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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:58:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Aide Memoire ]]></title>
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<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Aide Memoire.</font></p>

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<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Love tokens often signify.</font></p>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Intellectual Property ]]></title>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Intellectual property.</font></p>

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<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">The copyright belongs to me.</font></p>

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			<title><![CDATA[ a passing 'ku ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ i have failed miserably
<br>
once again:
<br>
<br>
on note i leave-
<br>
<br>
no tone has grieve.
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			<title><![CDATA[ Say not the struggle mought availeth ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Arthur Hugh Clough</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">1819-1869</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span> a glosa</font></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Say not the struggle nought... ]]></description>

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			<title><![CDATA[ Bare Not Chains My Brother to Love, But Sip ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ What of the better race;
<br>
the grace of woman?
<br>
<br>
You see desire
<br>
as the exhultation of possession
<br>
acquired,
<br>
sequestered,
<br>
deposed-
<br>
<br>
I see a dais;
<br>
there, I privileged,
<br>
excited
<br>
do kneel-
<br>
<br>
and love is a double espresso tattoo
<br>
just under a navel.
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br> ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:48:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ Out of your rut!! ]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[ <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p>

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<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Out of your rut</font></p>

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<p><font size="5"> </font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5">Sometimes a change of circumstance</font></p>

<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="5"><span... ]]></description>

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			<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 08:29:10 GMT</pubDate>
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