Lapping at the feet
loving sea, goes overhead
changing as the dog
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Photo: Alki beach, Seattle
Unpredictable
Lifecycle
Falls may seem to choke
as rain from dying petals
yet life blooms again
Slice of history
The past embedded
resurrects each memory
on walls and in minds
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Good to know: The lower parts of the Tribune tower incorporate rocks and relics that Tribune correspondents had brought back from their travels. There’re pieces of the Berlin Wall, The Great Pyramid, Abraham Lincoln’s tomb, Westminster Abbey, Taj Mahal, Notre Dame de Paris, and much more.
Unmissable
Looming, obvious,
magnificent—vanity—
alike light houses
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Photos: Three of the many lighthouses on the Magnificent Mile, Chicago.
It was war
“Do you have all the bullets? We can’t afford to lose again. We have to make this our best effort yet.”
Mark was pacing as he always did before the final face off.
And as always, Karl was there to assure him. “Don’t worry, I’ve got them all.”
“Good,” Mark replied, punching his right fist into his left palm, “those imbeciles won’t know what hit them!”
Mark had always been too competitive for his own good. But even his partner, Karl, knew this was a pivotal point in their lives. If they win, they’d become the senior school debating champions.
The Chaos Within 