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       daniel arnold 
      daniel arnold, from east lansing, mich., is a junior at the msu
      college of education, a writer for natural spirit ministries,
      and has done extensive research on the history of toys. darnold@toylegacies.org 
      Works on this page: 
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      Ray of light, 
      Glimmer of hope, 
      Why do you shine 
      Your face upon us? 
      When the bleak, gray earth 
      Steals the centerpiece. 
      Drearily setting 
      Its unchanging cadence. 
      On the verge of collapsing--  
      Caving into mental depravity. 
      You come in 
      To keep our spirits 
      from crashing into oblivion. 
        
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      Words of random seeping through the pages. 
      Feelings of angst in a course not finished. 
      Relentless fidgeting, 
      Concentration fading. 
      Seemingly irrevelant, 
      Though spontaneously crucial. 
        
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      Oh little writer you, 
      Don't try to impress me. 
      Let it f l o w. 
      Words disperse out like rain drops 
      On the hot desert sand 
      dunes.  
      mysterious. 
      Little is known about where they go 
      Or how they got there, 
      But the parched earth 
      Hungrily soaks up the moisture (just the same.) 
        
      
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