<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689462814439978842</id><updated>2011-08-01T10:16:21.206-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Nick's Creative Writing</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8689462814439978842/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Nick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08805927386601119410</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689462814439978842.post-4369924969104433331</id><published>2010-01-13T05:12:00.003-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-13T05:12:57.749-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Who is Peace?</title><content type='html'>Peace: she is a calm and serene.&lt;br /&gt;She whispers every word,&lt;br /&gt;just loud enough to be heard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every breath she takes makes&lt;br /&gt;anger, frustration, and revenge disappear.&lt;br /&gt;Her words are clear.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace screams aloud, across the crowd.&lt;br /&gt;She fights for her words to spread.&lt;br /&gt;Her thoughts fill our bottomless heads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We strive for her perfection,&lt;br /&gt;Her grace-&lt;br /&gt;And the loving smile on her face.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8689462814439978842-4369924969104433331?l=creativewritingnd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/feeds/4369924969104433331/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/2010/01/who-is-peace_13.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8689462814439978842/posts/default/4369924969104433331'/><link 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width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689462814439978842.post-955918193744185646</id><published>2009-12-10T04:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T05:07:48.896-08:00</updated><title type='text'>MAGNETIC POETRY!!!!!!!!!!!!</title><content type='html'>The Smoke Contains Me&lt;br /&gt;-Nick De Bari, Kathy Perez, Jeff Lotz, and Jessica Norman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My innocence was taken by rage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your influences are practiced&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;through violence and purple smoke.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Inhale the addiction, &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; tally up the classmates.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All injuries are made from the sickness&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;of that burning cigarette.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No strength left to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;wield the knife&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  into my now useless life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The darkness carries the regret in smoke.&lt;div 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POETRY!!!!!!!!!!!!'/><author><name>Nick</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08805927386601119410</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689462814439978842.post-2164510623340569927</id><published>2009-12-10T04:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-10T04:52:02.152-08:00</updated><title type='text'>MAGNETIC POETRY!!!!!!!!!</title><content type='html'>No More than Friends&lt;br /&gt;-Nicholas De Bari, Jessica Norman and Kathy Perez&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Friends smile, laugh, cry and motivate.&lt;br /&gt;We fear romance, the splash of a kiss.&lt;br /&gt;But we dove into&lt;br /&gt;the sweet sharing of bliss.&lt;br /&gt;From the time we collided at the party,&lt;br /&gt;drama was spread like a hurricane:&lt;br /&gt;The rumors swirled,&lt;br /&gt;gossip destroyed everything that we shared.&lt;br /&gt;So we brought in relief&lt;br /&gt;And tried to repair what went wrong.&lt;br /&gt;Now we are two broken hearts,&lt;br /&gt;that will always be no more than friends.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8689462814439978842-2164510623340569927?l=creativewritingnd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/feeds/2164510623340569927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/2009/12/magnetic-poetry.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8689462814439978842/posts/default/2164510623340569927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' 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those who love you.&lt;br /&gt;Your yelling chokes me and makes be beg for life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I say something:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“STOP”-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and it drives you over the edge. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your fingers wrap around my neck,&lt;br /&gt;and tears start to cascade down my face-&lt;br /&gt;a raging waterfall.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I slip away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As my bare feet race over&lt;br /&gt;the gravel on the road, &lt;br /&gt;the tears blur my vision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My legs stop running.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My heart keeps pounding. &lt;br /&gt;Sadness takes over&lt;br /&gt;and I fall to the ground.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The tears come harder &lt;br /&gt;now at thought of my return.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8689462814439978842-2337738613141681654?l=creativewritingnd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link 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src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689462814439978842.post-1625987363264796253</id><published>2009-10-15T14:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-01-18T14:13:31.528-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Love is a Playground Swing</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uPB-x0LroB0/S1TdAQGOSOI/AAAAAAAAADo/KHV2Bo8of3U/s1600-h/playground+swing.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uPB-x0LroB0/S1TdAQGOSOI/AAAAAAAAADo/KHV2Bo8of3U/s200/playground+swing.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428206447279098082" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love is a playground swing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love is full of desire.&lt;br /&gt;You start out slow and then you go higher.&lt;br /&gt;Love sways back and forth, up and down.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love is the wind in your hair,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love is cold, hard, and rusty.&lt;br /&gt;Love is the childhood memory,&lt;br /&gt;the broken arm after jumping off.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love can take your breath away. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love may be safe but you can never stay long.&lt;br /&gt;Love can’t wait for a sunny day&lt;br /&gt;after a week of rain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love is surrounded by smiling faces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You have to run from love but, &lt;br /&gt;you always make it back.&lt;br /&gt;Love goes higher, higher, and higher.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love is forever.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8689462814439978842-1625987363264796253?l=creativewritingnd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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for&lt;br /&gt;…sunny; for rainy days&lt;br /&gt;…a clear night sky and staring beyond the stars&lt;br /&gt;…the wind in my hair as we drive down the winding road&lt;br /&gt;I am for&lt;br /&gt;…sitting by the fire on cool summer night thinking of nothing&lt;br /&gt;…the weightless feeling you get after jumping into a pool&lt;br /&gt;…a hot cup of coco on a snowy day that warms you from the inside out&lt;br /&gt;I am for&lt;br /&gt;…that person you can talk to for hours and never have a quiet moment&lt;br /&gt;…that person that knows every word your going to say before you say it&lt;br /&gt;…loving my friends and being loved in return&lt;br /&gt;I am for&lt;br /&gt;…banana cupcakes and the smiles that top them&lt;br /&gt;…bear hugs and a teasing punch in the arm&lt;br /&gt;…being the best and always trying my hardest&lt;br /&gt;I am for&lt;br /&gt;…peace, world peace any or every kind of peace&lt;br /&gt;…lazy days where doing nothing is the right thing to do&lt;br /&gt;…the future and for what’s to come&lt;br /&gt;I am for&lt;br /&gt;…dreams and dreaming and hoping mine and yours come true&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8689462814439978842-3403883112807947703?l=creativewritingnd.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/feeds/3403883112807947703/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://creativewritingnd.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-am-for-smiling-face-that-lights-up.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8689462814439978842/posts/default/3403883112807947703'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8689462814439978842/posts/default/3403883112807947703'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' 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