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i walk down to the ocean
i stare out 
at the great expanse
majestic
overpowering
the waves crashing on the beach
i sit down 
in the wet cold sand
the tide is coming
i sit and i look
at the great expanse
it is calming
it is soothing
it helps
it clears the ever clouded mind
it frees the thoughts
left unsaid
unthough of
unspoken things
if only i said things
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It’s eating me from the inside

Chewing and chomping

Gnawing and gnashing

It’s eating me up

Taking away my soul

My reasons for living

For being

For being me

It’s eating me up

Though it stays inside

Like a disease

That can’t be cured or cut away

It eats silently then deafeningly loud

Taking my soul with it

Taking me

Taking me

I am a shell of who I once was

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 The world is a ticking time bomb
Ticking and tocking

Though we are deaf to its call

The world is falling apart

We abuse and abuse
our mother earth
she is dying

She is calling to us

Ticking and tocking

Calling to save her

Save her from this bomb

Of utter destruction and despair

she is crying out

she is dying

She has lost all hope

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Week 1 has come and gone already and I can’t really believe it!

This week we looked at a few poems one by John Skelton and the other by Thomas Wyatt, we also looked at a translation of Castiglione’s ‘The Courtier’, which I must say that I still can’t get my head around, I am so confused and totally lost with it, I don’t know why?

So… because I have ( Read more... )

Wow welcome back everyone!
I hope everyone had a good break and got the rest and relaxation that we needed after a hectic year, although I think that this year may yet prove to be more hectic than last year. 
It was good to see everyone and also sad to not see people that we have gotten to know over the past few years. It's weird seeing everyone ( Read more... )

Hi All
I need some help, I have unfortunately lost the community placement booklet and have been locked out of the link on WebCT I dont know why? I have been locked out I just am.
What I was wondering if some one could please email me the booklet so that I have one as we need the last couple of pagers in it.
Thanks