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~Wyn--:iconWyn--:

wyn dawson  

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  • Deviant since Nov 16, 2003, 7:20 PM
  • 60 Deviations
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Autumns oily shadows

The shapes of the night bleed out, and  
Autumn’s oily shadows define the shades  
Of the old mason buildings  
Rising from the bluff.  
 
Scratching in My sketchbook,  I picture myself settled in beside a reading woman,  Looking out over Mud Island  
And the dirty bends of the river, as she flips  
The pages of a Grisham novel.   
But I’m here alone. Parked just off  Riverside, shaking the ice to get  
The last sip out of my waxy paper cup  Before turning the motor and  
Driving to a late shift.  
 
Opening locker number 128  
I pull out my uniform and

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Thoughts of a Skink.I watch a blue tailed skink emerge from  The damp mulch.  Its body silky in the day light  And wiggling around cracks.   
I startle it with my clumsy feet,  
And instinctually the skink  
Struggles to hide, and stops under my sandal.   
As I poke the motionless lizard,  
it starts spinning circles.  Its front legs are limp, broken, and useless.   
I try to pick it up, but it drops  
Its twitching tail into my hand and I  
Toss it into the thorny brush.   
I throw a towel over a white plastic fence  
by the Hampton pool, and I stand  
waiting on Sybi Thoughts of a Skink.
in Open on 12/22/07
Hackberries on Harrison Way1.   
Near a house on Harrison Way are  
Stout old hackberry trees planted in clusters.  
Their expanding girth  
married them long before I came here.   
They shade a small porch of    new vinyl walls and  raw iron  
chairs where  I sit waiting on Sunday lunch with Papaw.  He never sat inside while the  
women cooked, so we wait out here  throwing corn to squirrels while the greasy  
chicken odor hugs the house.  
 
Granny Camilla calls us inside, and I can’t wait to  
Hear the ice cracking as the warm sweet tea  Fills up inside Hackberries on Harrison Way
in Open on 4/2/07
Mid-south Coliseum July 28thThe wind is still and calm in the  
Coliseum’s south parking lot.  Her Bert’s Bees lip balm goes unused  
And I miss the taste of it.   
We sit on a small embankment  
Above a yellow curve keeping the noon  Sun from our eyes with a reddening wild  
Muscadine that grows the barbed wire  
Topping a chain linked fence.  
 
Behind me I hear machines dismantle  The Revolution roller coaster in Liberty  
Land. Elvis had a favorite ride in there  
And so had I.   
Inside I watch her glow stick bracelets and tie-died  
Dress becomes liquid colors and neon streamers. Mid-south Coliseum July 28th
in Open on 4/2/07
This Soggy Afternoon.Above scattered gravel and leaves in a  A stone flower bed puddle  I’m creating silhouettes in the matted sky   
And hating that my ears ring when it’s this quiet.  Maybe I should stop living with so  
Many home appliances.   
After a car passes and the caterwaul  Of it’s wet tires fades in the hills,  I watch a squirrel jump onto a  Sagging power line   
Its rodent body seems to move naturally  
Down the polyurethane wrapped cables.  
And within seconds, white light  
 
Explodes from the transformer  
Above Oak Grove and 21st Street, and  The backd This Soggy Afternoon.
in Open on 4/2/07
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An Occasional Piece of ToastThe bright reflection of the light  On silver is the finest sight  The greatest functionality  A good breakfast for you and me   
But sometimes every now and then  Disfunction occurs from within  Shortage of electricity  This goddamn toasters testing me   
It\'s time for me to make my use  Of medieval toaster abuse  Tear the cord from the wall with pride  Device of freedom waits outside   
I set the toaster in its place  Devious grin upon my face  It spoiled the best meal of my day  I\'ll catapult it far away   
Watching it spiral through the a An Occasional Piece of Toast
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Devious Journal Entry

Journal Entry: Mon Mar 31, 2008, 9:29 PM
  • Mood: Zest
  • Listening to: ophila - the band
  • Playing: call of duty
  • Eating: a cheese burger
  • Drinking: a Fat Tire (Amber Ale)
so far my classes have been going good, i've missed a good number of days due to staying up too late, but overall i think i'll come out fine.

I've got tickets to widespread panic for their 420 show and i can't wait for that. But even better i have TICKETS TO RADIOHEAD in atlanta and i'm fucking ready...

on another note I'm starting to play more music with people around town and i think i'll have a good acoustic band lined to for playing local bars. The Grill, where i work, has even offered to let my start playing there as soon as they start having music again.

as far as my poetry, i've been focusing on song lyrics more lately. I'll post some if i get in the mood to type out what i've written in my notebooks.

:peace:

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Devious Information

  • Current Age: 22
  • Current Residence: Starkville MS
  • Interests: Writing poems & journalistic stories, playing guitar, movies, and relaxing when possible
  • Favourite poet or writer: James Wright, Hunter S, Shel Silverstein, Lerry Levis, Frank Herbert, J.R. Tolken
  • Personal Quote: EEEeeee!
  • Tools of the Trade: pencils, pens, papers, and my laptop.

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!amyperticone:iconamyperticone: Mar 1, 2008, 3:04:38 AMComment hidden by Owner
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*JACAC:iconJACAC: Aug 29, 2007, 3:49:32 AM Mood: Joy
t h a n k s . a . l o t . f o r . t h e . :+fav: . o n . " f r i e n d s "

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If you like this photo, please see the gallery . =)
~ErosTurranos:iconErosTurranos: Apr 4, 2007, 9:24:14 AM
Thanks so much for the watch! :D

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Take all that you have
and turn it into something you would miss if
someone threw that brick,
shattered all your plans.
!ndifference:iconndifference: Mar 14, 2007, 10:35:10 AM
Hey man, you still rockin' the house? Any gigs lined up?

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Your head will collapse if there's nothing in it.
~KermitTheMan:iconKermitTheMan: Dec 13, 2006, 9:04:57 PM
Hey this is your little brother, I like your poems and songs. This is my first time to read them.

I like Still Mantis the best, it brings back memories.
!Saki-Marina:iconSaki-Marina: Sep 15, 2006, 3:14:58 AM
:wave:

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"if everyone cared and nobody cried, if everyone loved and nobody lied, if everyone shared and swallowed their pride, then we'd see the day when nobody died" - Nickelback on waiting for heaven (even though I don't think that's what they think it's about)
~unwelcomedarkness:iconunwelcomedarkness: Aug 30, 2006, 3:51:27 PM
thnaks much for the watch and comment. its good to hear what people think.

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"Every Saint Has A Past, And Every Sinner A Future"
~subsequent:iconsubsequent: May 18, 2006, 12:19:14 AM
:fart:




:giggle:

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put the dress on slutboy!
~likewoahitsmoe:iconlikewoahitsmoe: May 1, 2006, 9:33:18 PM
Thank you so much for the add! I will add you back in return for the thankful favor :)

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Make yourself do the things you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not, it's the first lesson that you should of learned, but it's probably the last lesson you'll learn thoroughly.
~southernmetalman:iconsouthernmetalman: Feb 19, 2006, 12:37:50 PM
Im coming to Starkville Tuesday maybe! Breaking Point playing at Ricks up there, gonna be a helluva show

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And whenever you think about my death
You'll know I was honest down to my last breath
And throughout all this lightening and thunder
Everyone will know that I was buried under
*jonukwho:iconjonukwho: Sep 23, 2005, 10:41:35 AM
Thanks so much for the fav!!!

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There are thousands of uses of corn all of which I am going to tell you about right now [link]
My muffin needs your love so relentlessly
~stxv:iconstxv: Aug 11, 2005, 10:16:44 PM
Thanks for watching me :)
I'll keep an eye out for new things you put out too.
(as well as browsing your gallery)
See you sometime eh?

--Mark(stxv)

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Sometimes, I think I can see right through myself.
~Robokatt12:iconRobokatt12: Aug 2, 2005, 11:11:32 AM
hi, Wyn-Thanks for monitoring my gallery.

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"... I'm delirious with joy!"
~FrederickNeeds:iconFrederickNeeds: Aug 2, 2005, 9:07:20 AM
thanks for the watch =D.

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"If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur."
~caveatLECTOR:iconcaveatLECTOR: Aug 1, 2005, 4:49:46 PM
thanks so much for watching, dear!!!

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amelia. nothing cute about it at the mo'.
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"Come and play with me," the little prince proposed. "I'm feeling so sad."
"I can't play with you," the fox said. "I'm not tamed."
~Mut3DFaith:iconMut3DFaith: Jul 31, 2005, 7:10:00 PM
Thank you for the add...i'll be checking out your gallery now. :)

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Mut3DFaith, the not-quite-elegant satiricist.

You definitely don't want to click here.

Or here.



~amourous:iconamourous: Jul 29, 2005, 10:38:28 PM
Hey Wyn--
Thankx for the watch and the fav, i'm really enjoying your works so far! Keep it up!!

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" and maybe you can keep me from ever being happy, but you're not going to stop me from having fun"--ani difranco
!Saki-Marina:iconSaki-Marina: Jul 29, 2005, 10:21:41 PM
:glomp: Thanks for the fav!

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"if everyone cared and nobody cried, if everyone loved and nobody lied, if everyone shared and swallowed their pride, then we'd see the day when nobody died" - Nickelback on waiting for heaven (even though I don't think that's what they think it's about)
~DeviantlyEnlightened:iconDeviantlyEnlightened: Jul 28, 2005, 7:54:02 PM
Hi :wave:

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:rose::blackrose::rose::blackrose::rose::blackrose:RIP Daivd N.:rose::blackrose::rose::blackrose::rose::blackrose:
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what is love?
(\ /)
( . .)
c('';)('';)
Bunny!
~DAffyDude:iconDAffyDude: Jul 28, 2005, 3:28:42 PM
hello! thanx for watch me =)

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Someone please call 911
Tell them I just been shot down
~Mablox:iconMablox: Jul 28, 2005, 2:08:27 PM
Hey, thanks a lot for the add:D much appreeshed!
!Saki-Marina:iconSaki-Marina: Jul 28, 2005, 5:46:44 AM
:boing:
Hi! That sloth baby is soooo cute!! ^_^

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"if everyone cared and nobody cried, if everyone loved and nobody lied, if everyone shared and swallowed their pride, then we'd see the day when nobody died" - Nickelback on waiting for heaven (even though I don't think that's what they think it's about)
~dont-get-close:icondont-get-close: Jul 28, 2005, 5:06:40 AM
cheers for the watch :)

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::thirteenft.andrising
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