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O N . D I S P L A Y - C O L L A B O R A T I O N - A B C' S

A - a is for A R T, A B S R A C T I O N, and A P P L E S, all of which have kept me happy and full, at least temporarily.

B - b is for B O Y, B A S T A R D, and B R O C C O L I, only one of three that agree with me and even that is not always regular.

C - c is for C U B I S M, C A R , and C O U P L E, one of which I love, I have and I am not a part of.

D - d is D O G, D E T A I L, and D I S C O V E R Y, all of which I like to pay close attention too.

E - e is for E S T A B L I S H E D, E X P R E S S I O N, and E A T E N, the latter of which I've done too much of this past week.

F - f is for F A U V I S M, F A T E, and F R E E D O M, three things I feel quite close to.

G - g is for G R A S S, G A L L E R I E S, and G O E T H E, to be freshly cut, leisurely strolled and read.

H - h is for H O U S E S, H A P P I N E S S, and H O T . S H O W E R S, just a few more of my favorite things to have or to own.

I - I is for I C E . S K A T I N G, I N D E P E N D E N C E, and I N D I V I D U A L I T Y all either done or fought for, for more than 17 years.

J - j is for J O K E, J A M, and J O U R N A L, I can appreciate a really good one of each.

K - k is only for K L I M T, my favorite artist of all time.

L - l is for L O V E, L O V E R, and L O V E M A K I N G, no need to say more.

M - m is for M O T H E R , M O N E Y, and M O R E , things I may want but not necessarily to be.

N - n is for N O, N E V E R, and N O T what I like to hear.

O - o is for O R G A S M, O' K E E F F E, O P P O S E D (to), and I assure you I am not to either.

P - p is for P A R E N T, P A R T Y, and P A R I S. If I had to pick only one it would always be P A R I S.

Q - q is for Q U E S T I O N S, Q U E S T S, and Q U I P S some that can be good and bad are always good for learning.

R - r is for R O M A N C E, R U L E S, and R E A L I T Y. Now try and keep them straight.

S - s is only for S E N S U O U S because I just like the way it sounds (and how it feels to feel that way).

T - t is for T A R T A G L I A, T H R E E, and T O M O R R O W, my first crush, my birth date and something not to always wait for.

U - u is for U N D E R S T A N D I N G, not always easy but important to have.

V - v is for V E L V E T (or) W W W . I N S I D E V E L V E T T . C O M of which I think this place may come to be.

W - W is for W E, W A N D E R , and W A N T, something to be a part of, to experience and be.

X - x is for X - T R E M E . F I T N E S S and the two years of my life I poured into my now dusty thesis.

Y - y is for Y O U T H and Y E L L O W they seem to go hand in hand.

Z - is for Z E N, Z E R O, Z A G as in Buddhist, hopefully not less then and zig.

T H E S E . A R E . M Y . A B C' S

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