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Usually I don't have trouble with titles, but this time I did. Maybe that's a sign this piece needs more work, anyway. Feel free to suggest titles. Thanks!

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I was challenged by a service missionary to write about a church-owned facility where we both worked.

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This suicide poem of a Samurai is an attempt to underscore the cultural differences between western culture and eastern culture. The west is largely Christian. In Japan Christians amount to less than 3%. The culture is largely agnostic--Buddhism and Shintoism are the primary 'religions' although they are more philosophies than religions.//Imagine not believing in a supreme being and contemplating the end of your life as an absolute ending, by your own hand?//This poem is the creation of the author's imagination and is not at all authentic. I'm not Japanese but I've lived in Japan for nineteen years over a thirty five year period from the mid fifties to the late eighties. I graduated from a Japanese grade school in 1964.//The Japanese have a deep sense of honor. They are particularly sensitive to anything that reflects negatively on themselves, their family or their company. Most suicides in Japan are over issues of honor.//Personally, I'll never forget receiving a hand delivered wedding invitation on Monday, only to have it have it retrieved the following Monday, because the father of the bride opposed the marriage, and executed his wife, son and daughter with a Samurai sword, and then took his own life. The groom was the President of a large Japanese distribution company.//This poem, and many other cultural differences and nuances, are what inspired me to write the novel Corporate Samurai.

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Feeling about writing as one of the arts. How is see creating and staying true to the vision. Daring to be so naive and perhaps a little scared to catch the vision and to do it justice. But then... isn't it in the search and the journey that the soul lies like a snare.

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This work is an attempt to explore the emotions and questions that arise from human tragedy. It raises the questions, but not the answers. While the questions raised are specific to a situation, similar questions are eventually asked by all. //God is defined in the broadest sense--and I hope it causes thoughtful introspection only. There is also a bit of "Eastern Philosophy" in this, as we are all affected by our experiences--and I spent 19 years in Japan and four of my seven children were born there.// A thought to consider; mustn't God loves us all?(regardless of our specific religion, or lack thereof). This is the first in a the first in a series of poems designed to provoke thought.

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This is just a piece for all who have moments of separation from hope. I want all the technical help you are willing to offer as you all know it is where I stumble, hell, I fall! Little different format then I usually do. Hell I don't have a format!

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Please be gentle. Looking for feedback about theme and content.

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Henry Simms is a retired college football coach. For the last five years, he and his wife have been thriving in their golden years, but life doesn't always follow our agendas.

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I will appreciate all reviews offered.

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For those out there who's dreams have yet to come true.

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This is a revised piece in a way. It was written in haste right after the Democrats won back the majority. A friend called me and asked if I was happy. I said I was but feelings were nagging as had been here before all through my life. It seem rather pertinent to repeat it now with lots of editing as technically it was horrible. Hopefully, I have made progress but know there is still lots to correct.

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Thank you.

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A friend of just went through this with his dad.

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I haven't a clue as to where this came from, but the title has been haunting me to put it into words! Enjoy!

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This is my entry for the drabble challenge. A story of life ,of pain and hope

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Simply put, this is an echo of my life. The words are exact, albeit put in "poetry form". I don't presume to tell you, the reader, anything. Just listen to YOUR heart!

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