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[descartes_rock]

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Sherman Pearl

After the hammer slams down on your thumb
or the hurtful word penetrates,
a stunned moment follows.

You're like a soldier who feels no pain until he sees the wound.

Happiness, too, is sometimes slow to register.

It was years after the rain had sent
me and the girl huddled close to me dashing for cover
that I suddenly felt the

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[mardeen]

Thanks. And I've been wanting to ask: What exactly is your icon conveying?

[descartes_rock]

Your welcome! It's a sketch by Renee Descartes explaining how a rainbow is formed.

[mardeen]

It looks gynecological.

[descartes_rock]

Really??? Usually when something looks gynecological you can count on my mind to see it. In this case... nope. You have a fertile imagination. xD