<?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-2813988883088152349</id><updated>2011-09-26T11:05:49.899-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Staple Trees</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>MB</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17551632850991545112</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>4</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2813988883088152349.post-1299471578528210826</id><published>2007-09-20T06:54:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-20T09:02:39.908-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sadness</title><content type='html'>Silent,&lt;br /&gt;Hushed&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I acknowledge losing in this life. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Not in a competition or a fight &lt;br /&gt;But by having watched the tornado of your rage, &lt;br /&gt;But by having witnessed the whirlpool of your sadness &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Silent&lt;br /&gt;Silent&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2813988883088152349-1299471578528210826?l=stapletrees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/feeds/1299471578528210826/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2813988883088152349&amp;postID=1299471578528210826' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/1299471578528210826'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/1299471578528210826'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/2007/09/sadness.html' title='Sadness'/><author><name>MB</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17551632850991545112</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-2813988883088152349.post-3425876567199302095</id><published>2007-09-20T06:54:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-20T06:54:40.604-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sleep (2)</title><content type='html'>My head sunken deep in the pillow of clouds &lt;br /&gt;My Body succumbed to the cool mattress of the sky&lt;br /&gt;I think to my self&lt;br /&gt;   How will this story end?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And the wind of sleep whisks me away&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2813988883088152349-3425876567199302095?l=stapletrees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/feeds/3425876567199302095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2813988883088152349&amp;postID=3425876567199302095' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/3425876567199302095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/3425876567199302095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/2007/09/sleep-2.html' title='Sleep (2)'/><author><name>MB</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17551632850991545112</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-2813988883088152349.post-3442916179919759565</id><published>2007-09-20T06:53:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-20T06:53:58.672-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Flowerpot</title><content type='html'>I have seen hands as small as sparrows&lt;br /&gt;   and as big as a canary’s song&lt;br /&gt;I’ve seen hearts as soft as paper flowers&lt;br /&gt;   and as big as sunflowers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this time of barren thoughts&lt;br /&gt;I await the caress of a bird’s feather&lt;br /&gt;so that perhaps the flowerpot of my heart will bloom&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2813988883088152349-3442916179919759565?l=stapletrees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/feeds/3442916179919759565/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2813988883088152349&amp;postID=3442916179919759565' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/3442916179919759565'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/3442916179919759565'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/2007/09/flowerpot.html' title='Flowerpot'/><author><name>MB</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17551632850991545112</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-2813988883088152349.post-6482099146214430720</id><published>2007-09-19T20:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-20T12:01:09.791-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Volunteer</title><content type='html'>I paint the classroom walls in white&lt;br /&gt;   and get a beautiful tan on my soul&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I put a piece of my heart in each grocery bag that I pack&lt;br /&gt;   so when I pass through the streets of this town &lt;br /&gt;   I can hear my own heart beat from kitchen windows&lt;br /&gt;   and I don't feel like a stranger anymore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I play bingo and have lunch with old ladies&lt;br /&gt;  thinking may be half way around the world&lt;br /&gt;  someone will add a bit of color to my mom's lonely days&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2813988883088152349-6482099146214430720?l=stapletrees.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/feeds/6482099146214430720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=2813988883088152349&amp;postID=6482099146214430720' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/6482099146214430720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2813988883088152349/posts/default/6482099146214430720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stapletrees.blogspot.com/2007/09/volunteer.html' title='Volunteer'/><author><name>MB</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17551632850991545112</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></feed>
