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loneliness, forgottenbe calm
stormy seas
that sends winds glancing off trees
tossed, thrown
like a birdie
between two rackets

be at peace
be at rest
calm the raging
desires of my heart
passion to never be
met, empty
cooled by the stormy winds
blown away by the tempest
of another's desire
wish
but to wish is not enough
for hours tick away
in the gloom of a rainy day
chill of each sky's tear
falling with gravity
as my heart fails
fail to be lifted up
faltering at the sight
of unfulfilled longing
o heart where are you
deep down in my depths
i search in vain
will there never be one
never be one for me
to be lifted
soaring as a kite on
no complacencyFamiliar
Became exotic
Seen in new light,
But fire dies.
Must die out of it
To be
Self-reliant, mature;
Great pain to humanize.

Our paths slipping
Like water draining free
From a colander
Separating from
Memories, painful,
Left behind,
But not so easy
To erase memories,
Coy resentment;
Like trying to walk through
Quick sand, a losing battle
Foot lost, rest soon to follow.
Why continue?
How do you continue
When all is lost?
You cannot book
Ahead path to bliss.

Looking out across
Tranquil sea,
It covered,
Waters washing over
A sunken ship
Broken, torn apart,
Lost in a storm,
Forgotten,
Never missed
As the
to a better placedon't ask me how i knew,
but it was my time to go.
farewell.
goodbye.
sorrow ceases.
i go to welcome joy,
escape to the greenest of fields
of the widest space,
to the closest one i can be with
in ultimate reality,
forever envisioned
following hints of reality
beyond our reality.
if this current world is a dream,
death is awakening
from this dream.

i leave the blue sky to you,
please keep it blue,
with billowing white clouds
greeting the sun after
a grey, gloomy, dark storm
passed, already forgotten.

(i know) i am
already forgotten
like yesterday's news
you won't miss me,
i am gone,
already pushed aside,
left behi

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main stacks, uc berkeley campus
i don't know who or why, but i thought that it was a neat idea.
i discovered it on my quest for summer reading books.
it reminded me that there are many people in the world who don't have access to as many books as we do in the US. whether through libraries or through bookstores, we have so many books at our fingertips to just pick up and read; yet there are people who don't have the freedom of expression, let alone the freedom or even the luxury to read. i feel like this can almost represent a statement that everyone should be free to read and share the intellectual wealth by lifting constraints for people who are limited by governments, resources, lack of wealth, or society.

it is mainly a photo taken with my recently purchased, first digital camera, but there was noticeable manipulation done with adobe photoshop (see my scraps section for a look at the original).

many thanks to skydream for the hours spent on helping me with making the borders and for teaching me the ropes of photomanipulation with adobe photoshop. (thank you chris! :D )
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~Polichet May 14, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
That is awesome.
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~Laurichi78 Jan 19, 2012
Hi! I hope you don't mind that I've used your wonderful picture for my blog:

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~PhilosophyLeeds Jan 3, 2012
Dear Knows-Flower,

I'm writing to you on behalf of Leeds University Philosophical Society.

Bi-annually we produce an academic philosophy journal; we mainly focus on publishing contemporary work in analytic metaphysics, language and logic.

Currently, we're working on compiling our Winter edition and are looking for a cover image. Personally, I think this image would be perfect for the cover of the upcoming journal. I must ask if it would be possible for us to use it?

Thank you,
Alexander
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~dodicimagazine Sep 26, 2011
Very nice pic. Contact us if you are interested to publish it like a book cover.
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~meganann23 Sep 22, 2011
Oh, Flying books. I catch all books.

Good job.
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~yesar Mar 29, 2011
Can I use as a FEATURED IMAGE for a blog post?
I will and link back to you ...if u don't like it plz email me. Thanks
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~ChastityKeat Feb 16, 2011
Oh look, it's raining books! :D
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~Juveny2 Jan 2, 2011
brilliant photoshopping!
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!nade-chan Nov 25, 2010
may I use this for a project? I'll credit you, don't worry. ; o ;
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~Equinox27 Sep 24, 2010   Writer
Can i use this photo for my project on censorship? I will credit you into the work citations and the project will only be seen by my teacher and fellow classmates. Please reply as soon as possible. Thank you!
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