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Blessed Are The Weird People

Blessed are the weird people: poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, troubadours… for they teach us to see the world through different eyes. ~ Jacob Nordby

The Most Massive Characters

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Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. ~ Kahlil Gibran

Think rap battles were a modern invention? Think again! Medieval poets were dropping fire bars centuries ago, though they called it ‘flyting’ – a verbal showdown where insults flew faster than arrows.

Where My Books Go

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All the words that I utter, And all the words that I write,

Must spread out their wings untiring,

And never rest in their flight,

Till they come where your sad, sad heart is,

And sing to you in the night,

Beyond where the waters are moving,

Storm-darkened or starry bright.

~ W. B. Yeats

Em’s Bookstore

245

SWAG

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SWAG FEATURING THE VIBRANT LIFE LOGO

501

On Bed Days

709

When all your plans go up in smoke, The pain’s too much and it’s almost a joke, You try to sleep but dreams are invaded, By twinges, pangs, aches, and dedicated…

Sunflowers

556

All flowers are happy in their way,
But dear Helianthus you win the day.
Every aspect of your nature is sunny.
Even your face tracks its eponym across the sky.

To All The Women Then and Now…

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Feelings penetrating deep
Have caused my hand to grasp
A pen that I might convey
The impact you all have.