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They didn’t fall in love

February 10, 2016January 13, 2018 / The Traveling White Belt / Leave a comment

They didn’t fall in love. A fall is sudden, unexpected, violent. It is as if they climbed down into it. Making sure that each step down, was just as easy to take back up.

The thing about falling is each second of flight magnifies the pain of impact. Continue reading →

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What happens if we fall?

August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 / The Traveling White Belt / Leave a comment

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What if we fell?

Looking out that window in a cloud,

What if we fell?

Came crashing, burning to the ground. Continue reading →

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Wonder As She Wanders

May 27, 2015April 10, 2017 / The Traveling White Belt / Leave a comment

Her hips carry her softly,

Half a smile lights her face,

With ease in her movement

And an elegant grace. Continue reading →

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Alone In The Dark

February 2, 2015February 3, 2015 / The Traveling White Belt / Leave a comment

Clara Lieu Fine Art

It Is the darkness I crave,

Against the Dawn I fight.

Even in the sunshine,

I wait for the twilight.

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The Anatomy Of A Broken Heart

December 17, 2014December 17, 2014 / The Traveling White Belt / 2 Comments

Photo By Katarzyna Dembrowska

Her eyes they locked with his

For a moment, no longer

Both felt from deep within

A Feeling growing stronger

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A world still yet to experience

A life still yet to be

He promised her the universe

She promised to make him see Continue reading →

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Beauty Conquers Man

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 / The Traveling White Belt / Leave a comment

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A beast is soothed by beauty

His wildness tamed by splendour

A sweet and tender smile

Demands calmness and surrender

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An Impossible Moment

July 26, 2014July 26, 2014 / The Traveling White Belt / 2 Comments

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A moment that feels infinite

A dream with an open end

If you believe in the impossible

Perhaps Happiness is possible to defend,

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In Love with a Shooting Star

March 4, 2014July 31, 2014 / The Traveling White Belt / Leave a comment

shooting star

A shooting star burns through the night sky

Replacing darkness with light

In the moment your paths cross

So Beautiful and wondrous brings tears to the eyes,

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Traveling Philosopher and Author of The Traveling White Belt Blog I believe we are all addicted to happiness of some kind. I’m Addicted to the pure kind, the one true happiness that is infectious to all it touches. The denunciation of selfishness and the realisation that life is good! Contact me at thetravelingwhitebelt@gmail.com

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